Glynn had biggest Yes vote, Kilmyshall had biggest No
A polling station in Glynn returned the highest percentage of Yes votes in County Wexford with 80% of people in favour of repealing the constitutional ban on abortion while Kilmyshall Community Centre had the highest number of No votes at 47%.
The figures are based on a tally of thousands of votes from 177 from the county’s 191 polling stations before the official result was announced by acting returning officer John Garahy.
The tally which accurately predicted a margin of 68% to 32% in favour of the Yes vote ahead of the announcement, was conducted jointly by the Yes and No sides who pooled their resources at the count centre in St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Bishopswater.
Glynn national school number 1 has the highest Yes percentage at 80% to 20% while the Yes vote also polled very strongly in areas such as Ballyfad School (79%);Riverchapel New School 2 (73%); Ferns Community Centre 1 (73%); Kilmuckridge National School Number 2 (76%); Gorey Central School 1 (76%); Kilanerin school (77%); Kiltealy Hall (75%); Ballindaggin Hall (75%); Davidstown National School 1 (77%); St. Aidan’s national school 1, Enniscorthy (75%; St. Aidan’s National School 2 (73%); Murrintown Hall Number 2 (73%); Faythe School, Number 1, Wexford (71%); Coast Hotel, Kilmore Quay (76%); Scoil Mhuire, Coolcotts Number 3, Wexford (74%); Community Centre, Our Lady’s Island 72%; Barntown National School Number 2 (70%); Barntown School Number 1 (79%);Curracloe New School (74%); Castlebridge Old School Number 3 (73%); Crossabeg national school (78%); New Credit Union Premises, Baldwinstown (75%); Taghmon National School Number 2 (71%); New Ross Youth Centre Number 7 (76%); Clongeen School Number 1 (73%); Gusserane School (79%); Rathangan Hall (71%); Clonroche School Number 1 (72%).
Some of the biggest No vote percentages were in polling stations such as Kilmyshall Community Centre voted against repealing the Eight Amendment by 47%; Craanford School (41%); Gorey Central School Number 3 (41%); Bree Community Centre Number 2 (41%); Ballykelly Hall (40%), New Ross Youth Centre Number 8 (45%) and Glenbrien School (42%).
A majority of tallied polling stations in the county showed voting patterns in line with the overall national result of a two too one majority in favour of a Yes vote.
A noteworthy feature of the Eight Amendment referendum is that there was no significant difference in voting patterns between urban and rural areas of the county.