Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

Nettle Soup

Sundew wrote: »

Went in to polling station with the intention of voting no and swung at the final second.
I think a lot of folks have not made up their mind, but I reckon there will be more swing votes to the yes camp today! Polling station empty and was chatting to the officers for nearly ten mins before another straggler came in.

Do you mind me asking why you changed your mind at the last minute?

revelman

Mavis Some Insignia wrote: »

There's also an assumption, in many groups, that everyone is voting Yes and discussions are based on that assumption which can make it difficult for No voters to go against the grain as they just don't want to have to deal with the incredulous looks etc.

Also, I think No voters did not want to be associated with the people 'representing' them in the media. Many No voters don't agree with the 8th Amendment but think that the proposed legislation is going too far. The people representing the No side in the media were far to extreme and people didn't want to be identified with them.

munsterlegend

seamus wrote: »

They said this last time, and it turned out not to be true.

I would expect the no vote to be higher than that referendum as such voters would feel more strongly about it and more likely to vote. Time will tell.

kunst nugget

Mavis Some Insignia wrote: »

Many posters on here have said that they're worried that a lot of people who are voting NO just haven't come out and said it. That would indicate that they don't feel free to air their view without getting abuse or shunned or insulted.

I haven't come out and said I voted Yes because I'm surrounded by a lot of No voters. It works both ways. I'm not going to get shunned over it but some of them will get hot under the collar about it and try and debate me about it when I'm not for turning. I'd rather just get on with my day to be honest.

PARlance

Nettle Soup wrote: »

Do you mind me asking why you changed your mind at the last minute?

The potential thanks.

scarepanda

I wouldn't be so sure elm327. Im a yes voter and I hope more than anything that the yes side wins, but I'm not overly confident. I'm afraid the no side might just cross the line first - I sincerely hope I'm wrong though.
I think in my local area the no side had a more visual campaign with posters etc. Also, among my family and friends, in comparison to the marriage referendum, pretty much all the younger generation were for the referendum and the usual suspects, older & religious people were against it. But this time there's more of the younger generation than I would have thought that are on the no side. And that worries me.

munsterlegend

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Sí

A void vote. Now if you said ta...

Frank Bullitt

A solid X in the box for Yes. Must have checked it about 10 times before I did it.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

The higher turnout will favour the Yes side I think, more so than he No side.

I voted Yes because I want my daughter to have a choice when she gets older.

theteal

I've been a foreigner way too long to go back to vote, I'm fairly sure I'm no longer on the register - would hope not after 7 years

I would love it, love it if the end result mirrors the poll above. There would be a lot of salty people if a 80/20 result came through. Can't see it though.

Fair play folks


P.S. I've not been on the winning side of an election since I moved over here which is rather depressing

PurvesGrundy

I voted no because I am not happy with the terms of the referendum.

jigglypuffstuff

micks_address wrote: »

My parents in their 70s are voting yes to. I was a little surprised to be honest. Their rational is if it's already happening and people are being put at risk then they should be cared for at home.. I had the opinion that those voting no were just ignorant of the facts but I've debated with quite a few intelligent people in the last few weeks and respect their opinions on no.. Most were worried on unrestricted to 12 weeks. They felt accidental pregnancy should not be aborted. We debated that the so called hard cased couldn't be legislated for without the removal of the ammendment.. I guess at some point it's unfair to try and convince someone that they are wrong.

Blame the government because it was their idiot Idea to draft a legislation prematurelythat s led to this country being divided

You have people voting no but are half yes in reality...you have people who vote yes but abhor the 12 weeks...the conundrum is clear

You also have people like me who won't vote due to arriving at a moral stalemate... because on both sides there will be casualties...when in actuality there need be none

Chris_Heilong

Voted No as it is basic science that a Baby growing in a Mother is alive.

freshpopcorn

Voting done at around 1pm. Crowd was a busy enough as normal.
Result hard to call. I heard of a few Yes that I'm surprised with and the same with No's.
Most just made up their own minds at the end of the day and the campaigns hadn't much of an effect on them.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Orange Order says “no” to abortion referendum in Ireland.

kunst nugget

pone2012 wrote: »

because on both sides there will be casualties...when in actuality there need be none

Tell me how.

Sardonicat

PurvesGrundy wrote: »

I voted no because I am not happy with the terms of the referendum.

There are no terms. It's either yes or no to repealing. You are not being asked to vote on the proposed legislation.

Sundew

Nettle Soup wrote: »

Do you mind me asking why you changed your mind at the last minute?

I think it was just something my husband said. He is staunchly yes and we discussed it the other night. We both had our little one with IVF so I’m acutely aware of the whole journey of the fetus! I think we did it for our daughter. He said we dont know what might be on the road ahead for her, and he just said if she wants/ needs a termination, he doesnt want her to have to book a Ryanair flight and go through all that stress. He also said that obviously as her Dad if that situation arose, he would hope to talk her out of it. I think it was his words I thought of as I walked to the booth to cast my vote!

Anastasia_

I voted yes at 7am this morning. After nearly 10 years of sexual abuse the catholic church and iona have NEVER offered me any sort of support. To believe they should start caring now is an absolute insult. Tá for Mná.

Infini

Id say theres a few fearing a narrow No vote but I dont think it will happen. The No campaign has primarily been fearmongering and negativity and IMO not credible with facts and as such I dont think theyll win because of it.

Voted Yes because the constitution is not the place for this. It never was and only ended up there because of meddling by one side to shut down anything on thr subject regardless of the circumstances.

Adamocovic

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

Orange Order says “no” to abortion referendum in Ireland.

Well that's an endorsement they could do without!

Don't want to stray off topic but the absolute cheek of them to get involved in our politics when they keep saying we should stay out of theirs!

juanjo

kunst nugget wrote: »

Tell me how.

I can tell you. Bum sex.

minikin

Voted NO
I won’t have the forthcoming holocaust on my conscience in the name of ‘choice’.

Blazer

Voted Yes!!

Conservatory

I vote no and the missus is on her way to vote no.

NuMarvel

pone2012 wrote: »

Blame the government because it was their idiot Idea to draft a legislation prematurelythat s led to this country being divided

You have people voting no but are half yes in reality...you have people who vote yes but abhor the 12 weeks...the conundrum is clear

You also have people like me who won't vote due to arriving at a moral stalemate... because on both sides there will be casualties...when in actuality there need be none

It's standard practice to publish a draft of proposed changes to the law if a referendum is carried, as we saw in the children's referendum and the marriage equality referendum.

And without getting into a discussion about the content, the government couldn't not publish a draft really. The No side would have completely gone to town making all sorts of claims about what the new laws would say, and they'd be very hard to counter without draft legislation out there. It puts a framework on the discussion and gives people something to refer back to.

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kunst nugget

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

Orange Order says “no” to abortion referendum in Ireland.

I thought they would have been mad to see a reduction in the amount of Catholics being born.

sjb25

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

Orange Order says “no” to abortion referendum in Ireland.

Hey orange order

forumlover

Voted YES

Actually, I'm alive because of Repeal the Eighth.

coz If I had voted No, the wife would've killed me!!