The result of these referendums was a large majority in both parts of Ireland in favour of the agreement. In the Republic, 56% of the electorate voted, with 94% of the votes in favour of the amendment to the constitution. The turnout in Northern Ireland was 81%, with 71% of the votes in favour of the agreement.
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The result was a majority (71.1%) in favour. A simultaneous referendum held in the Republic of Ireland produced an even larger majority (94.4%) in favour. 1998 ...
The Good Friday Agreement is based on the idea of co-operation between communities. It set up a new government for Northern Ireland, representing both ...
951,845 cast their votes, representing an unusually high 80.7% turnout. · 676,966 voted Yes (71.12%). · 274,879 voted No (28.88%). · We believe that 57% of ...
In a referendum on 22 May 1998, over 71 percent of those who voted supported the Agreement. There was an 82 percent turnout of registered voters. The Democratic ...
The following day, May 23, it emerged that the Good Friday Agreement found a majority of support in both referendums - 71% supported it in Northern Ireland ...
Apr 17, 2023 · The agreement gave formal recognition to Northern Ireland's multiple identities, allowing residents to identify as British, Irish or both. It ...
The people of the island of Ireland, North and South, voted to resoundingly endorse the Good Friday Agreement, with majorities of 71% and 94% voting 'Yes' ...
Feb 16, 2024 · The 1998 Good Friday Agreement achieved compromise by creating a new power-sharing government, facilitating disarmament, and abolishing border ...
Apr 7, 2023 · Both sides ultimately decided and agreed that no hard border could exist. That has left the DUP furious and feeling sold out by the UK ...