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05 Sept 2025

BREAKING: Family referendum is defeated as Ireland votes no

Here are the results of the vote on the 39th Amendment of the Constitution

How Ireland voted in the family and care referendums

Ireland has overwhelmingly voted to defeat the proposed amendment to the Constitution in the family referendum.

The majority of voters in Ireland voted against the proposed amendment regarding the Family bill.

67.69% voted against the proposed bill, while 32.31% voters were in favour of the change.

Here is a breakdown of the votes for each of the 39 constituencies.

Carlow-Kilkenny

No: 70.70%

Yes: 29.30%

Turnout: 42.69%

Cavan-Monaghan

No: 78.08%
Yes: 21.92%
Turnout: 44.81%
Clare
No: 67.88%
Yes: 32.12%
Turnout: 44.01%
Cork East
No: 68.27%
Yes: 31.73%
Turnout: 42.49%
Cork North-Central
No: 68.90%
Yes: 31.10%
Turnout: 42.57%
Cork North-West
Yes: 33.08%
No: 66.92%
Turnout: 44.67%
Cork South-Central
Yes: 38.63%
No: 61.37%
Turnout: 45.11%
Cork South-West
Yes: 38.28%
No: 61.72%
Turnout: 42.78%
Donegal
Yes: 19.79%
No: 80.21%
Turnout: 39.99%
Dublin Bay North
Yes: 38.50%
No: 61.50%
Turnout: 50.72%
Dublin Bay South
Yes: 49.65%
No: 50.35%
13,749 votes
Turnout: 39.14%
Dublin Central
Yes: 41.99%
No: 58.01%
Turnout: 42.97%
Dublin Fingal
Yes: 39.98%
No: 60.02%
Turnout: 46.90%
Dublin Mid-West
Yes: 28.86%
No: 71.14%
Turnout: 47.63%
Dublin North-West
Yes: 28.83%
No: 71.17%
Turnout: 47.61%
Dublin Rathdown
Yes: 49.40%
No: 50.60%
Turnout: 47.37%
Dublin South-Central
Yes: 34.36%
No: 65.64%
Turnout: 45.64%
Dublin South-West
Yes: 34.34%
No: 65.66%
Turnout: 47.55%
Dublin West
Yes: 36.98%
No: 63.02%
Turnout: 46.16%
Dún Laoghaire
Yes: 50.29%
No: 49.71%
Turnout: 45.48%
Galway East
Yes: 27.98%
No: 72.02%
Turnout: 40.83%
Galway West
Yes: 33.75%
No: 66.25%
Turnout: 41.71%
Kerry
Yes: 28.70%
No: 71.30%
Turnout: 42.61%
Kildare North
Yes: 40.20%
No: 59.80%
Turnout: 48.15%
Kildare South
Yes: 30.39%
No: 69.61%
Turnout: 45.73%
Laois-Offaly
Yes: 24.29%
No: 75.71%
Turnout: 43.71%
Limerick City
Yes: 31.68%
No: 68.32%
Turnout: 43.41%
Limerick County
Yes: 27.38%
No: 72.62%
Turnout: 42.60%
Longford-Westmeath
Yes: 25.37%
No: 74.63%
Turnout: 40.86%
Louth
Yes: 28.83%
No: 71.17%
Turnout: 47.55%
Mayo
Yes: 24.45%
No: 75.55%
Turnout: 43.35%
Meath East
Yes: 32.41%
No: 67.59%
Turnout: 45.94%
Meath West
Yes: 28.09%
No: 71.91%
Turnout: 39.71%
Roscommon-Galway
Yes: 26.00%
No: 74.00%
Turnout: 43.74%
Sligo-Leitrim
Yes: 28.11%
No: 71.89%
Turnout: 42.68%
Tipperary
Yes: 26.70%
No: 73.30%
Turnout: 44.43%
Waterford
Yes: 32.94%
No: 67.06%
Turnout: 42.87%
Wexford
Yes: 27.73%
No: 72.27%
Turnout: 42.49%
Wicklow
Yes: 38.84%
No: 61.16%
19,882 votes
Turnout: 51.37%

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