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3° No person whose marriage has been dissolved under the civil law of any other State but is a subsisting valid marriage under the law for the time being in force within the jurisdiction of the
Government and Parliament established by this Constitution shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage
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The government also published the Draft of a
General Scheme of the Family Law (Divorce) (Amendment) Bill 2019, which it said that it would enact if the referendum passed. The promised bill would amend Section 5(1) of Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 by the substitution of “two years during the previous
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Divorce is regulated in statute law by the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996, passed after the 1995 amendment, which repeats conditions i, ii and iii of
Article 41.3.2° verbatim. Limited recognition of foreign divorce is provided by the Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986. In 2015 the
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proposed the amendments to the constitutional bill in the Dáil at report stage on 3 April 2019; they passed unopposed and the bill completed remaining Dáil stages. Flanagan also said that the issue of changing the law on foreign divorces within the terms of the revised
Article 41.3.3° would be
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The referendum was overshadowed by campaigning for the simultaneous local and
European elections. The lacklustre campaign was attributed to "campaign fatigue" by a campaigner on the "No" side, Seamas de Barra, who is treasurer for the Alliance for the Defence of the Family and Marriage:
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Some commentators criticised the bundling into a single amendment bill of two distinct changes (removal of the four-year waiting period and recognition of foreign divorces) thus preventing voters from approving one while rejecting the other. An opinion poll taken on 7–9 May for
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on 16 October, and it passed remaining Dáil stages that day without opposition. On 23 October the Seanad passed the bill unamended, and then passed a motion for its early signature by the
President, who accordingly signed it into law on 25 October as the
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in the Dáil on 9 October 2019; among the changes to divorce laws which it proposed were those newly permitted by the constitutional amendment, namely a reduction in the separation period from four to two years, and recognition of divorces granted in the
304:, which was narrowly approved by 50.28% to 49.72%. The recognition of foreign divorce is regulated by Article 41.3.3°, which was unaffected by the 1995 referendum. The text of these two subsections prior to the 2019 amendment is set out below:
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iii. such provision as the Court considers proper having regard to the circumstances exists or will be made for the spouses, any children of either or both of them and any other person prescribed by law,
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3° Provision may be made by law for the recognition under the law of the State of a dissolution of marriage granted under the civil law of another state.
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2° A Court designated by law may grant a dissolution of marriage where, but only where, it is satisfied that –
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after two years apart and a divorce after four years, thus incurring two sets of legal costs.
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within that jurisdiction during the lifetime of the other party to the marriage so dissolved.
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and renumber subsequent paragraphs; and to substitute the following for subsection 3°:
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to remove this prohibition was defeated. The prohibition was removed after a second
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2167:"Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Divorce) Bill 2016: First Stage"
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1901:"Minister Flanagan announces Government approval for a referendum on divorce"
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One argument in favour was that couples under the current law often obtain a
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ii. there is no reasonable prospect of a reconciliation between the spouses,
421:, said the government would propose substantive amendments to the bill at
2757:"We're backing a YES vote in the Divorce referendum this Friday May 24th"
1966:"Divorce referendum to reduce required wait period passes by huge margin"
3229:"Family Law Act 2019: Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act"
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3179:(Press release). Office of the President of Ireland. 25 October 2019.
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for the amendment referendum was established on 26 February 2019 with
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2933:"Campaigners see little appetite for No vote in divorce referendum"
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I think it's largely campaign fatigue from the abortion referendum.
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2117:"Supreme Court calls for law on recognition of foreign divorces"
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2575:"Why Hot Press Will Be Voting Yes In The Referendum On Divorce"
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iv. any further conditions prescribed by law are complied with.
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three years” for “four years during the previous five years”.
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Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Divorce) Bill 2016
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2445:"Push to inform public as vote on divorce length set for May"
3024:"The Divorce Bill has officially been signed into law today"
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In November 2017 Madigan was appointed to the government as
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Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration
268:. The proposal was approved by 82% of voters. The bill was
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and chair of the Council for Marriage & Family of the
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of the Dáil and Seanad passed immediately after the bill.
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judge Tara Burns appointed as chair. Registration as an "
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had been enacted since the divorce bill was introduced.
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agreed to support the bill, thereby permitting it to go
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from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved from
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Organisations that campaigned for a "No" vote included
3117:"Family Law Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages"
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Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
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Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
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Constitutional referendums in the Republic of Ireland
2884:"Alliance for the Defence of the Family and Marriage"
2818:"Students Voting YES in Divorce Referendum, May 24th"
615:'s "Alliance for Defence of Family and Marriage" and
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Elections and referendums in the Republic of Ireland
3147:"Family Law Bill 2019: Motion for Earlier Signature"
2727:"Vote Yes for more humane and compassionate divorce"
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Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
2056:"Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 [as amended]"
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Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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2788:"Solicitors want a Yes vote in divorce referendum"
2473:Referendum Commission (Establishment) Order 2019 (
2348:. Houses of the Oireachtas. 13 March 2018. 2h54m.
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2560:"A guide to the issues in the Divorce Referendum"
2342:"Daily business in Seanad Éireann: 11 April 2019"
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2964:"Bishops call on electorate to 'reflect deeply'"
2529:"Approved Bodies - Application process now open"
2062:. Law Reform Commission. 1 January 2019. §5(1).
1870:. Library and Research Section Notes. Oireachtas
485:set 24 May 2019 as the date for the referendum.
430:Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
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16:2019 amendment easing divorce restrictions
4374:Amendments of the Constitution of Ireland
3311:Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland
2633:"Divorce in Ireland: the Case for Reform"
2092:. Law Reform Commission. 1 January 2016.
1747:The concomitant Family Law Bill 2019 was
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237:which altered the provisions regulating
235:amendment to the Constitution of Ireland
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3057:"Family Law Bill 2019 — No. 78 of 2019"
1889:
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4338:Elections in Ireland as part of the UK
2864:from the original on 25 September 2020
2002:. Office of the President of Ireland.
1865:"Divorce in Ireland – Referendum 2019"
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4384:Family law in the Republic of Ireland
3206:from the original on 11 November 2019
3183:from the original on 11 November 2019
3157:from the original on 11 November 2019
3067:from the original on 11 November 2019
2638:. Law Society of Ireland. p. 7.
2455:from the original on 28 February 2019
2394:from the original on 18 November 2021
2372:"Referendum (Polling Day) Order 2019"
2319:from the original on 22 December 2020
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477:on 11 April 2019. The following day,
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3200:electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)
3151:Seanad Éireann (25th Seanad) debates
3127:from the original on 17 October 2019
3097:from the original on 17 October 2019
3087:"Family Law Bill 2019: Second Stage"
3034:from the original on 16 October 2019
2701:Seanad Éireann (25th Seanad) debates
2645:from the original on 2 December 2020
2587:from the original on 9 December 2021
2443:McQuinn, Cormac (27 February 2019).
1863:Cousins, Charlotte (27 March 2019).
497:on 24 May 2019, the same day as the
4333:Elections in the Kingdom of Ireland
606:National Women's Council of Ireland
334:called for reform of the 1986 Act.
2707:from the original on 13 March 2023
2539:from the original on 11 April 2019
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2006:from the original on 18 April 2019
1946:from the original on 26 March 2019
1939:Department of Justice and Equality
1905:Department of Justice and Equality
645:Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference
473:The bill passed all stages in the
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2115:Carolan, Mary (3 February 2015).
602:Irish Council for Civil Liberties
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3121:Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) debates
3091:Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) debates
3003:from the original on 28 May 2018
2974:from the original on 25 May 2019
2962:Cunningham, Paul (18 May 2019).
2943:from the original on 19 May 2019
2890:from the original on 24 May 2019
2828:from the original on 30 May 2019
2798:from the original on 1 June 2019
2767:from the original on 24 May 2019
2737:from the original on 4 June 2019
2676:from the original on 11 May 2019
2631:Shannon, Geoffrey (April 2019).
2509:from the original on 12 May 2019
2418:Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) debates
2210:Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) debates
2171:Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) debates
1976:from the original on 26 May 2019
760:Results by local authority area
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3153:. Oireachtas. 23 October 2019.
3123:. Oireachtas. 16 October 2019.
3093:. Oireachtas. 16 October 2019.
2036:from the original on 3 May 2019
578:Solidarity–People Before Profit
560:The amendment was supported by
407:Solidarity–People Before Profit
3063:. Oireachtas. 8 October 2019.
2931:Bray, Jennifer (16 May 2019).
641:Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
1:
2695:Bacik, Ivana (9 April 2019).
2558:Kenny, Aisling (9 May 2019).
1801:Electronic Irish Statute Book
619:’s European candidate in the
3268:Referendum Returning Officer
3022:Mangan, Ian (12 June 2019).
2822:Union of Students in Ireland
2703:. Houses of the Oireachtas.
2346:Seanad Éireann video archive
2242:. Oireachtas. 12 July 2017.
2212:. Oireachtas. 6 April 2017.
655:The proposal was approved.
594:Union of Students in Ireland
499:European Parliament election
3607:"Missing" amendment numbers
2173:. Oireachtas. 6 July 2016.
1816:. Oireachtas. 6 July 2016.
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4414:May 2019 events in Ireland
4404:2010s elections in Ireland
2664:Leahy, Pat (11 May 2019).
2387:(31): 620. 16 April 2019.
1732:when the amending act was
747:Registered voters/turnout
493:The bill was submitted to
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3617:Constitutional Convention
2786:Daly, Adam (2 May 2019).
2026:"Constitution of Ireland"
1772:in the Dáil was moved by
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214:Results by election area
719:Invalid or blank votes
302:referendum held in 1995
298:referendum held in 1986
290:Constitution of Ireland
154:Invalid or blank votes
4409:2016 in Irish politics
4364:2019 in Irish politics
3892:Presidential elections
2488: on 27 March 2019.
2150:[2015] IESC S7
1004:Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
590:Law Society of Ireland
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393:on 6 April 2017. The
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3627:Referendum Commission
3262:Referendum Commission
3196:"Family Law Act 2019"
2533:Referendum Commission
1762:in the United Kingdom
514:Referendum Commission
460:Law Reform Commission
436:Government amendments
399:Independents 4 Change
356:private member's bill
243:act of the Oireachtas
50:24 May 2019
3612:Electoral Commission
3235:. 18 December 2019.
2997:"Current Referendum"
2852:Comms (9 May 2019).
2505:. 26 February 2019.
1742:President of Ireland
781:Proportion of votes
557:, 91% favoured Yes.
278:President of Ireland
4419:Divorce referendums
4399:Marriage in Ireland
2914:19 May 2019 at the
2614:24 May 2019 at the
1907:. 29 January 2019.
1779:Family Law Act 2019
1736:on 11 June 2019 by
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633:the abortion debate
543:judicial separation
338:Legislative history
272:on 11 June 2019 by
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3975:European elections
3622:Citizens' Assembly
3274:Divorce Referendum
3233:Irish Statute Book
2486:Irish Statute Book
2030:Irish Statute Book
1996:"2019 Legislation"
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266:European elections
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2032:. December 2019.
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2909:Irish Times
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1840:|work=
1724:Legislation
1062:Galway City
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774:Turnout (%)
770:Electorate
731:Total votes
639:, Catholic
637:Denis Nulty
625:David Quinn
586:Green Party
566:Fianna Fáil
507:resolutions
166:Total votes
4353:Categories
4331:See also:
4319:2024 (Mar)
4309:2018 (Oct)
4304:2018 (May)
4289:2012 (Nov)
4284:2012 (May)
4259:2002 (Oct)
4254:2002 (Mar)
4219:1992 (Nov)
4214:1992 (Jun)
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4179:1972 (May)
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3717:1927 (Sep)
3712:1927 (Jun)
3131:17 October
3101:17 October
3071:17 October
3038:17 October
2609:Al Jazeera
2478:Oireachtas
2313:Oireachtas
1785:References
1756:and, post
1708:1,384,192
1702:3,397,636
750:3,397,636
711:1,686,511
518:High Court
495:referendum
489:Referendum
403:Clare Daly
344:introduced
284:Background
258:referendum
187:3,397,636
146:1,686,511
54:2019-05-24
3586:40 (2024)
3581:39 (2024)
3576:35 (2015)
3571:32 (2013)
3566:30 (2011)
3561:28 (2008)
3556:28 (2005)
3551:25 (2002)
3546:24 (2001)
3541:22 (2001)
3536:12 (1992)
3531:10 (1986)
2580:Hot Press
1884:Citations
1842:ignored (
1832:cite book
1766:Gibraltar
1613:Westmeath
1555:Tipperary
1468:Roscommon
888:Cork City
736:1,727,056
686:1,384,192
627:said the
570:Sinn FĂ©in
562:Fine Gael
453:Minister
367:Fine Gael
365:from the
360:backbench
348:32nd Dáil
288:When the
171:1,727,056
114:1,384,192
3595:See also
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3521:3 (1968)
3516:3 (1958)
3489:Proposed
3237:Archived
3204:Archived
3181:Archived
3155:Archived
3125:Archived
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2972:Archived
2968:RTÉ News
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2564:RTÉ News
2543:11 April
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2507:Archived
2482:Archived
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2422:Archived
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2004:Archived
1974:Archived
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1944:Archived
1909:Archived
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1530:184,645
1410:Monaghan
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1037:176,889
1008:157,366
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921:260,527
892:142,627
700:302,319
584:and the
528:Campaign
220:Source:
135:302,319
3318:Enacted
3243:21 July
3028:Buzz.ie
2513:2 March
2146:H. v H.
2040:2 March
2010:12 June
1856:Debates
1790:Sources
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1714:82.07%
1705:50.83%
1694:14.11%
1678:56.04%
1675:95,847
1671:Wicklow
1665:14.52%
1649:52.34%
1642:Wexford
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1272:51.11%
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1236:Leitrim
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1201:19.42%
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1172:14.61%
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664:Choice
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350:as the
346:in the
239:divorce
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176:100.00%
157:40,545
149:97.65%
138:17.93%
81:Results
52: (
3508:Failed
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2978:23 May
2947:23 May
2894:24 May
2868:23 May
2832:23 May
2802:23 May
2771:23 May
2741:4 June
2711:23 May
2680:23 May
2649:23 May
2591:24 May
2480:.
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1820:
1758:Brexit
1740:, the
1699:Total
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1686:7,454
1682:45,375
1661:85.48%
1657:8,712
1653:51,289
1632:79.44%
1628:6,727
1624:25,998
1603:81.32%
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1595:34,970
1574:79.65%
1566:57,073
1545:86.06%
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1516:80.37%
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1508:25,550
1487:78.09%
1483:6,344
1479:22,605
1458:80.83%
1454:5,785
1450:24,389
1439:Offaly
1429:75.04%
1425:6,441
1421:19,366
1400:83.24%
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1371:79.29%
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1342:82.35%
1338:7,723
1334:36,041
1313:77.58%
1309:4,180
1305:14,467
1284:78.70%
1276:55,862
1255:76.41%
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1247:12,517
1226:79.93%
1222:6,215
1218:24,759
1197:80.58%
1193:7,323
1189:30,384
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