Marriage equality referendum 2015

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marriage_equality_referendum_2015
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:addedTextToConstitution Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex.
gptkbp:amendedConstitution gptkb:Constitution_of_Ireland
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:date 2015-05-22
gptkbp:firstCountryToApproveByPopularVote gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Presidential_age_referendum_2015
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marriage equality referendum 2015
gptkbp:legislationEnacted gptkb:Marriage_Act_2015
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Mothers_and_Fathers_Matter
gptkb:Yes_Equality
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Thirty-fourth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_(Marriage_Equality)_Bill_2015
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Iona_Institute
gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_Ireland
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Children_referendum_2012
gptkbp:purpose to legalise same-sex marriage in Ireland
gptkbp:result passed
gptkbp:stateElectorate 3,221,681
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Fine_Gael
gptkb:Sinn_Féin
gptkbp:voterTurnout 60.52%
gptkbp:votingSystem 1,201,607
37.93%
62.07%
734,300
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:21st-century_Ireland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6