Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

7 December 1972 (1972-12-07)
To remove references to "special position" of the Catholic Church and to other named denominations
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 721,003 84.38% No 133,430 15.62% Valid votes 854,433 94.54% Invalid or blank votes 49,326 5.46% Total votes 903,759 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 1,783,604 50.67%

The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which deleted two subsections that recognised the special position of the Catholic Church and that recognised other named religious denominations. It was approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on 5 January 1973.