Divorce Referendums Comparison
Irish Divorce Referendums: 1986 and 1995
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Divorce Referendums
Comparison
Constituency of Dublin North East
Thursday 26th June 1986
Friday 24th November 1995
Electoral Turnout Turnout NO NO YES YES YES
Area Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Swing
1986 1995 1986 1995 1986 1995 1995
Coolock 58% 51% 52% 35% 48% 65% 17%
Edenmore 67% 64% 54% 41% 46% 59% 13%
Árd na Gréine 66% 66% 46% 36% 54% 64% 10%
Grange Park 64% 66% 49% 34% 51% 66% 15%
Raheny (SH) 65% 79% 50% 39% 50% 61% 11%
Raheny (SA) n.a. 74% n.a. 41% n.a. 59% n.a.
Donaghmede 74% 66% 52% 33% 48% 67% 19%
Kilbarrack 63% 68% 53% 38% 47% 62% 15%
Baldoyle 62% 67% 50% 33% 50% 67% 17%
Bayside 72% 67% 43% 35% 57% 65% 8%
Sutton 63% 66% 40% 29% 60% 71% 11%
Howth (Bottom) 64% 63% 45% 33% 55% 67% 12%
Howth (Top) 60% 67% 31% 26% 69% 74% 5%
Postal n.a. n.a. 37% 25% 63% 75% 13%
All Dublin NE 64% 65% 49% 35% 51% 65% 14%
Official Result 66% 67% 49% 35% 51% 65% 14%
Dublin North East constituency stretches from its westermost point
in Coolock, to the hill of Howth in the east. The electorate of
58,600 is of mixed social composition. Roughly speaking, social
class changes as one moves moves from west to east, going from
a predominance of working class in Coolock, to a predominance
of higher professional and capitalist in Howth.
From the table it can be seen that the swing from "NO"
to"YES" voting in the 1995 referendum, compared to the
1986 referendum, is greater in the areas of greatest working class
concentration.
Description
of Electoral Areas
A rough guide to the electoral areas listed in the
table is as follows:
- Coolock:
- Working class, public housing, high unemployment.
- Edenmore:
- Working class, public housing, fairly high unemployment.
- Árd na Gréine:
- Working class, private housing.
- Grange Park:
- Working class, mixed public and private housing.
- Raheny SH (Scout Hall):
- Working class, mixed expensive to less expensive private housing.
- Raheny SA (St. Assams):
- Working class, some higher working class/professional, private
housing.
- Donaghmede:
- Working class, less expensive private housing.
- Kilbarrack:
- Working class, mixed public and private housing (mainly public).
- Baldoyle:
- Working class, some higher working class/professional, mixed
public/private housing (mainly private).
- Bayside:
- Working class, some higher working class/professional, private
housing.
- Sutton:
- Mainly higher professional/managerial class, expensive private
housing.
- Howth Bottom:
- Mainly higher professional/managerial class, expensive private
housing, some working class in public and private housing.
- Howth Top:
- Higher professional/managerial/capitalist class, expensive
or very expensive private housing.
- Postal:
- Mixed social classes. Formerly confined to garda (police)
and army personnel, seafarers etc., it now includes disabled persons.
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