Independence Referendum: Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement
Implementations
Independence Referendum – 1998
Referendums took place both in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on 22 May 1998. In Northern Ireland, people were asked “Do you support the Agreement reached at the multi-party talks on Northern Ireland and set out in Command Paper 3883?”Turnout in the referendum was 81.1% of which 71.1% supported the agreement. In Republic of Ireland, people were asked “Do you approve of the proposal to amend the Constitution contained in the under mentioned Bill ? Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1998.” Turnout in the referendum was 55.6% of which 94.4% supported the proposed constitutional amendment.[fn]”The 1998 Referendums, Elections- Northern Ireland,” ARK, accessed February 5, 2013, http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fref98.htm.[/efn_note]
According to the outcome of the referendum, Northern Ireland would stay within the United Kingdom.
Independence Referendum – 1999
Referendum took place in 1998.
Independence Referendum – 2000
No further developments observed.
Independence Referendum – 2001
No further developments observed.
Independence Referendum – 2002
No further developments observed.
Independence Referendum – 2003
No further developments observed.
Independence Referendum – 2004
No further developments observed.
Independence Referendum – 2005
No further developments observed.
Independence Referendum – 2006
No further developments observed.