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Do you agree with the introduction of the option of divorce in the case of a married couple who has been separated or has been living apart for at least four years, and where there is no reasonable hope for reconciliation between the spouses, whilst adequate maintenance is guaranteed and the children
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Do you agree with the introduction of the option of divorce in the case of a married couple who has been separated or has been living apart for at least four (4) years, and where there is no reasonable hope for reconciliation between the spouses, whilst adequate maintenance is guaranteed and the
956:
Discussion on the divorce bill started in earnest soon after the result was announced. In the second and third readings a number of MPs still voted against the bill. Parliament approved the law on 25 July. The law came into effect on 1 October.
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Member of
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on 28 May 2011. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new law to introduce allowing divorces, as at that time, Malta was one of only three countries in the world (along with the
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issued on the Sunday before the referendum day. Complaints were made that religious pressure was being brought to bear upon voters. Around 8 per cent of marriages in Malta are already
1040:"Motion No. 206 – Private Members Bill – Civil Code (Amendt) Bill – (1st Reading) – Presented by Hon Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando MP and Hon Evarist Bartolo MP (the Eleventh Parliament)"
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775:) in which divorce was not permitted. The proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.
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Although for the purposes of the referendum the whole country was regarded to be a single constituency - taking into account
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questions printed on them. The
English version of the question put to voters was as follows:
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The question, which resembled the proposal approved by Irish voters in the
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948:- in only three out of the thirteen did the "no" vote reach a majority.
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and electoral, police, postal zones without administrative functions.
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1129:"Referendum question does not reflect divorce bill – Tonio Fenech"
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1091:"Malta prepares to vote in historic referendum to allow divorce"
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The
Catholic Church in Malta encouraged a "no" vote through a
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Ministry for
Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Trade
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Writ by the
President of Malta dated 28th March, 2011
1155:"MPs in Catholic Malta pass historic law on divorce"
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991:"Malta to legalise divorce after bitter referendum"
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Note: Saturation of colour denotes strength of vote
71:
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1022:"Malta to hold divorce referendum in May (AFP)"
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1066:"Malta votes to introduce divorce laws"
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763:A referendum on divorce was held in
835:Ballot papers had both English and
814:facultative, non-binding referendum
1211:Elections and referendums in Malta
14:
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850:Irish divorce referendum of 1995
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1024:. 16 March 2011. Archived from
1002:from the original on 1 May 2022
19:2011 Maltese divorce referendum
1068:. ABC (Australia). 31 May 2011
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924:Registered voters/turnout
799:Member of Parliament and
793:Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando
459:Administration of Justice
215:
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174:Registered voters/turnout
88:
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1157:. BBC News. 25 July 2011
827:by the Catholic Church.
789:House of Representatives
609:Administrative divisions
451:Law Courts and Tribunals
402:Leader of the Opposition
1677:Social history of Malta
844:children are protected?
145:Invalid or blank votes
1638:Presidential elections
846:
672:Diplomatic missions of
502:ABBA (political party)
204:
785:private member's bill
309:Deputy Prime Minister
270:Myriam Spiteri Debono
203:
1667:Referendums in Malta
1692:Divorce referendums
946:electoral districts
896:Invalid/blank votes
385:Leader of the House
20:
1489:European elections
787:was tabled in the
457:Commission for the
205:
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1219:General elections
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689:Visa requirements
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487:Nationalist Party
473:Political parties
227:Politics of Malta
220:
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1046:on 7 August 2011
1042:. Archived from
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1028:on 27 May 2011.
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998:. 30 May 2011.
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1097:. 27 May 2011
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810:Referenda Act
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581:Referendums:
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444:Mark Chetcuti
442:
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434:Chief Justice
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412:Bernard Grech
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1159:. Retrieved
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1133:the original
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1095:The Guardian
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1070:. Retrieved
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1044:the original
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816:to be held.
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773:Vatican City
762:
626:
587:
569:
482:Labour Party
302:Robert Abela
255:Constitution
166:
161:
156:
134:Valid votes
121:
109:
104:
99:
46:
15:
1594:Referendums
797:Nationalist
769:Philippines
694:Visa policy
378:David Agius
207:Results by
157:Total votes
47:28 May 2011
1651:Categories
1636:See also:
1312:1904 (Apr)
1307:1904 (Feb)
1302:1904 (Jan)
973:References
779:Background
507:Volt Malta
344:Parliament
285:Government
952:Aftermath
803:, then a
795:, then a
629:Districts
523:elections
427:Judiciary
260:President
1000:Archived
961:See also
935:Source:
831:Question
825:annulled
771:and the
684:Passport
676:in Malta
662:Ian Borg
658:Minister
555:European
395:Ian Borg
319:Ian Borg
249:Republic
209:district
178:325,102
137:230,518
126:107,971
1161:16 July
927:325,102
913:232,691
888:107,971
885:Against
877:122,547
863:Choice
856:Results
837:Maltese
616:Regions
521:Recent
351:Speaker
330:current
326:Cabinet
181:71.57%
167:100.00%
162:232,691
140:99.07%
129:46.84%
105:122,547
72:Results
1139:30 May
1101:30 May
1072:31 May
1050:30 May
1006:30 May
930:71.57
891:46.84
880:53.16
866:Votes
805:Labour
151:0.93%
148:2,173
110:53.16%
86:Votes
82:Choice
908:Total
899:2,173
765:Malta
492:AD+PD
1626:2015
1621:2011
1616:2003
1611:1964
1606:1956
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