Should foreigners, currently residing in Ireland, have the right to vote?
In most countries, suffrage, the right to vote, is generally limited to citizens of the country. Some countries, however, extend limited voting rights to resident non-citizens.
Response rates from 16.8k Labour Party voters.
78% Yes |
22% No |
39% Yes |
17% No |
18% Yes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
5% No, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
10% Yes, anyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote |
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8% Yes, but only after living in the country for 10 years |
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2% Yes, but only if they are European Union citizens |
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1% Yes, but they should only be allowed to vote in local elections |
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0% Yes, but they should not be allowed to vote in local elections |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 16.8k Labour Party voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 16.8k Labour Party voters.
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Unique answers from Labour Party voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B5TKQWW3wks3W
Yes, anyone to reside in ireland and contribute to the growth of the economy should have a right to vote
@B5RCTNH4wks4W
Yes, if they passed tests that would demonstrate their skill and understanding of politics and the country’s culture.
@B57532C2mos2MO
Yes but restricted to EU and UK nationals and only in local elections for an initial period of 3 years and not in a referendum on a United Ireland unless they have lived in the country more than 15 years or more than 8 and have applied for citizenship.
@B46LPG33mos3MO
Yes as long as they've gone through the legal process to be considered an Irish citizen they can vote
@B2R487D5mos5MO
They have to live in Ireland 5 years and maybe I don’t know know about Irish culture and voting patterns.
@B2GVP7S6mos6MO
No, only legal citizens of Ireland after that is who the government are representing and working for
@9ZVXZR77mos7MO
once it’s certified documents and they are legally in this country after being garda vetted i believe they could vote
@9ZV2Q827mos7MO
Legal citizens should be allowed vote but there needs to be a better system for foreign experts working and paying taxes in Ireland to become citizens.
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