1972 Religions:
Yes 84.4%  No 15.6%

Referendum on Fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1972 (Recognition of specified religions)

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Constituency Yes No Turnout Spoilt
National Result
84.4%
(721,003)
 15.6%
(133,430)
 50.7%
(903,659)
5.4%
(49,226)
Carlow–Kilkenny
86.8%
(26,589)
 13.2%
(4,040)
 55.2%
(32,786)
6.6%
(2,157)
Cavan
90.1%
(16,775)
 9.9%
(1,838)
 54.0%
(20,136)
7.6%
(1,523)
Clare
86.3%
(15,099)
 13.7%
(2,389)
 47.6%
(18,748)
6.7%
(1,260)
Clare–Galway South
89.4%
(15,298)
 10.6%
(1,813)
 52.6%
(18,303)
6.5%
(1,192)
Cork Mid
81.7%
(20,430)
 18.3%
(4,571)
 53.8%
(26,576)
5.9%
(1,575)
Cork North–East
81.9%
(20,986)
 18.1%
(4,640)
 54.8%
(27,406)
6.5%
(1,780)
Cork North–West
71.1%
(11,821)
 28.9%
(4,805)
 48.2%
(17,417)
4.5%
(791)
Cork South–East
72.4%
(13,701)
 27.6%
(5,212)
 53.9%
(19,662)
3.8%
(749)
Cork South–West
76.3%
(14,620)
 23.7%
(4,545)
 53.1%
(20,327)
5.7%
(1,162)
Donegal North–East
88.4%
(13,260)
 11.6%
(1,736)
 43.4%
(16,441)
8.8%
(1,445)
Donegal–Leitrim
88.4%
(14,705)
 11.6%
(1,937)
 46.2%
(17,811)
6.6%
(1,169)
Dublin Central
81.2%
(15,718)
 18.8%
(3,648)
 43.7%
(20,442)
5.3%
(1,076)
Dublin County North
85.9%
(23,804)
 14.1%
(3,897)
 48.6%
(28,577)
3.1%
(876)
Dublin County South
85.4%
(20,966)
 14.6%
(3,572)
 55.5%
(25,157)
2.5%
(619)
Dublin North–Central
80.8%
(18,933)
 19.2%
(4,505)
 49.4%
(24,245)
3.3%
(807)
Dublin North–East
84.4%
(24,128)
 15.6%
(4,450)
 52.9%
(29,334)
2.6%
(756)
Dublin North–West
82.4%
(16,386)
 17.6%
(3,488)
 46.6%
(20,667)
3.8%
(793)
Dublin South–Central
82.6%
(19,582)
 17.4%
(4,134)
 48.7%
(24,537)
3.3%
(821)
Dublin South–East
83.0%
(15,267)
 17.0%
(3,138)
 50.8%
(19,204)
4.2%
(799)
Dublin South–West
83.8%
(14,956)
 16.2%
(2,901)
 45.0%
(18,768)
4.9%
(911)
Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown
85.9%
(27,136)
 14.1%
(4,443)
 57.7%
(32,393)
2.5%
(814)
Galway North–East
90.8%
(13,721)
 9.2%
(1,385)
 47.1%
(16,172)
6.6%
(1,066)
Galway West
87.7%
(12,903)
 12.3%
(1,813)
 42.7%
(15,368)
4.2%
(652)
Kerry North
86.9%
(12,886)
 13.1%
(1,946)
 43.0%
(15,908)
6.8%
(1,076)
Kerry South
86.7%
(12,642)
 13.3%
(1,940)
 43.2%
(15,719)
7.2%
(1,137)
Kildare
87.7%
(16,942)
 12.3%
(2,369)
 50.6%
(20,267)
4.7%
(956)
Laois–Offaly
85.0%
(25,171)
 15.0%
(4,452)
 55.1%
(31,025)
4.5%
(1,402)
Limerick East
74.7%
(18,109)
 25.3%
(6,133)
 54.5%
(25,630)
5.4%
(1,388)
Limerick West
85.5%
(16,327)
 14.5%
(2,772)
 56.5%
(20,275)
5.8%
(1,176)
Longford–Westmeath
85.5%
(18,592)
 14.5%
(3,141)
 49.4%
(23,287)
6.7%
(1,554)
Louth
85.4%
(16,449)
 14.6%
(2,811)
 50.4%
(20,306)
5.2%
(1,046)
Mayo East
90.9%
(13,729)
 9.1%
(1,376)
 46.2%
(16,075)
6.0%
(970)
Mayo West
89.9%
(12,593)
 10.1%
(1,419)
 44.3%
(15,106)
7.2%
(1,094)
Meath
85.9%
(15,689)
 14.1%
(2,577)
 50.2%
(19,599)
6.8%
(1,333)
Monaghan
88.0%
(13,987)
 12.0%
(1,901)
 47.3%
(17,116)
7.2%
(1,228)
Roscommon–Leitrim
86.5%
(15,421)
 13.5%
(2,416)
 51.3%
(19,334)
7.7%
(1,497)
Sligo–Leitrim
85.4%
(14,578)
 14.6%
(2,496)
 48.8%
(18,586)
8.1%
(1,512)
Tipperary North
83.8%
(15,578)
 16.2%
(3,014)
 58.0%
(20,173)
7.8%
(1,581)
Tipperary South
82.7%
(20,801)
 17.3%
(4,353)
 58.6%
(27,041)
7.0%
(1,887)
Waterford
85.5%
(17,174)
 14.5%
(2,902)
 53.6%
(21,178)
5.2%
(1,102)
Wexford
85.6%
(21,032)
 14.4%
(3,544)
 52.3%
(26,082)
5.8%
(1,506)
Wicklow
84.8%
(16,519)
 15.2%
(2,968)
 52.0%
(20,475)
4.8%
(988)