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Voting system | Majority voting | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Outcome | Northern Ireland remains a constituent part of the United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Results of the "Border Poll" Referendum of 1973 |
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The Northern Ireland border poll was a referendum held in Northern Ireland on 8 March 1973 on whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom or join with the Republic of Ireland to form a united Ireland. It was the first time that a major referendum had been held in any region of the United Kingdom. The referendum was boycotted by nationalists and resulted in a conclusive victory for remaining in the UK. On a voter turnout of 58.7 percent, 98.9 percent voted to remain in the United Kingdom, meaning the outcome would not have been impacted without the boycott.
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