Two referendums took place on March 8th across Ireland…
Although less than half of Wexford people voted, the Wexford people that did vote voted for a resounding ‘No-No’ for the family and care amendments.
Regarding the family amendment, 72.2% of Wexford people voted ‘No’. In relation to the amendment on care, 74.1% of Wexford people voted ‘no’.
Nationally, the Family referendum was resoundingly defeated with the result showing 67.7% voted No and 32.3% voted Yes. Nationally, 73.9% voted no for the care referendum. It was the highest ever no vote percentage in an Irish referendum.
The results were released on Saturday evening.
Vote on Family from Wexford:
Electorate 114,653
Total Poll 48,719
Spoiled Votes 580
Total Valid Poll 48,139
YES votes 13,348
NO votes 34,791
Vote on Care from Wexford:
Electorate 114,653
Total Poll 48697
Spoiled votes 601
Total Valid Poll 48096
YES votes 12477
NO votes 35619
Turnout 42.5%
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