Plebiscite on the Draft Constitution 1937

A plebiscite on the draft Constitution was held on 1 July 1937. A general election of members to Dáil Éireann took place on the same day. The total number of votes given at the plebiscite approving of the draft Constitution was 685,105 and the total number of votes not approving was 526,945. As the majority of the votes cast at the plebiscite signified approval, the draft Constitution was deemed to have been approved by the people and came into operation on 1 January 1938.

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Title Plebiscite on the Draft Constitution 1937
Description A plebiscite on the draft Constitution was held on 1 July 1937. A general election of members to Dáil Éireann took place on the same day. The total number of votes given at the plebiscite approving of the draft Constitution was 685,105 and the total number of votes not approving was 526,945. As the majority of the votes cast at the plebiscite signified approval, the draft Constitution was deemed to have been approved by the people and came into operation on 1 January 1938.
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Geographic coverage National
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    Contact Person Franchise section- Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
    Contact Person Email franchise@housing.gov.ie
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    Update frequency Never
    Date dataset released
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    Period of time covered (begin) 1937-07-01
    Period of time covered (end) 1937-07-01
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    Landing Page https://opendata.housing.gov.ie/dataset/9aaa7eeb-625f-40ae-b395-2e53fa13954e
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    High Value Dataset (HVD) No
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      Language English
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