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PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE TEXT The subject matter of the Referendum was described as follows: :The Third Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1968, proposes – :that in forming Dáil constituencies, the population per deputy in any case may not be greater or less than the national average by more than one-sixth and that regard must be had to the extent and accessibility of constituencies, the need for having convenient areas of representation and the desirability of avoiding the over-lapping of county boundaries. OVERVIEW It proposed to specify more precisely the system of apportionment in the drawing of constituency boundaries. It would have permitted rural constituencies to elect a disproportionate number of TD s (see '' Malapportionment ''). The proposal was put to a referendum on 16 October , 1968 but was rejected. It was introduced by the Fianna Fáil government of Jack Lynch but was opposed by Fine Gael , the main opposition party, and by the Labour Party . The Third Amendment, 1968 was rejected by 656,803 (60.8%) against to 424,185 (39.2%) in favour. The Fourth Amendment Of The Constitution Bill, 1968 was submitted to a referendum on the same day and was also rejected. RESULT SEE ALSO
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