The President of Ireland is directly elected by secret ballot using the Alternative Vote, the single-winner analogue of the Single Transferable Vote. Presently, only Irish citizens resident in the Republic aged eighteen or over may vote; a 1983 bill to extend the right to resident British citizens was ruled unconstitutional. However, there have been many suggestions for reforming the office of President and its election process over the years. In March 2017, the government proposed holding a referendum on whether Irish citizens living outside the country, including in Northern Ireland, should be able to vote in Irish presidential elections, with the vote expected to go ahead during 2018.
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Constituency
Response rates from 11.2k Labour Party voters.
73% Yes |
27% No |
60% Yes |
27% No |
11% Yes, but only within the first five years of living abroad |
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3% Yes, but only for citizens living in Northern Ireland |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 11.2k Labour Party voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 11.2k Labour Party voters.
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Unique answers from Labour Party voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes, but only within the first five years of living abroad, but citizens living in Northern Ireland should be able at all times
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Yes, but only if they have a residence in Ireland that they live in for a minimum of 4 months of the year.
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Yes, but only if they have lived in Ireland for a substantial period, and are not citizens because of ancestry
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yes but only for citizens living abroad within the first five years of living abroad, not nothern irish people
@9F2MBPC1yr1Y
Yes, but only for the first five years of living abroad, and Northern Ireland should get no say in our elections.
@98FZNYM2yrs2Y
Only if in favour of the republic and a United Ireland
@98CZ4KL2yrs2Y
yes but have yo be catholic
@97Y6BGS2yrs2Y
Yes, but must have lived in the country for at least 18 years
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