Adoption of the Constitution of Ireland

Plebiscite on the Constitution of Ireland
29 December 1937 (1937-12-29)
Do you approve of the Draft Constitution which is the subject of this plebiscite?
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 685,105 56.52%
No 526,945 43.48%
Valid votes 1,212,050 90.03%
Invalid or blank votes 134,157 9.97%
Total votes 1,346,207 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,775,055 75.84%
Results by Dáil Constituency

The current Constitution of Ireland came into effect on 29 December 1937, repealing and replacing the Constitution of the Irish Free State, having been approved in a national plebiscite on 1 July 1937 with the support of 56.5% of voters in the then Irish Free State.[1][2] The Constitution was closely associated with Éamon de Valera, the President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State at the time of its approval (and who assumed the position of Taoiseach on its adoption).

  1. ^ L. Prakke, C. A. J. M. Kortmann, Constitutional Law of 15 EU Member States, 'Ireland – The Constitution of 1937' (Kluwer, 1 January 2004), 427.
  2. ^ "Referendum Results" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. pp. 18–19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.