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	The '''divorce referendum''' was a consultative poll held in ] on Saturday, 28 May 2011, in which the electorate voted to permit the introduction of ]. Malta is currently the only European country in which divorce is not permitted.<ref></ref> The outcome of the referendum will have no effect until the ] enacts the necessary legislation.
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			A '''referendum on the introduction of divorce''' was held in ] on Saturday, 28 May 2011.

	==Background==		==Background==

⚫	~~The Family Law (Divorce) Bill was introduced as a~~ ], tabled in the ] by ], a ] backbencher.<ref></ref> ~~Constitutionally, it would have been possible to introduce divorce without a referendum, but the government decided to consult the electorate before changing the law.~~ The text of the bill, which was changed twice, ~~did~~ not provide for the holding of a ]. This was eventually provided for through a separate ~~parliamentary~~ resolution authorising a ] to be held~~. The resolution was adopted on 16 March 2011 under the terms of the ]~~.
			Malta is the only European country where ] is not permitted.<ref>http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ggvZ-jF8tctPa7jhyr6eQ3oBqWJA?docId=CNG.d73a80696980e3b5a3d31c519ccb3846.4e1</ref>

		⚫	A ] was tabled in the ] by ], a ] backbencher.<ref></ref> The text of the bill, which was changed twice, does not provide for the holding of a referendum. This was eventually provided for through a separate Parliamentary resolution authorising a ] to be held.

	==Question==		==Question==

			The referendum question bore some similarity to the question posed in ]. The English version was as follows:
	The English version of the question put to voters was as follows:

	: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 children are protected?<ref></ref>		: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 children are protected?<ref></ref>

	The proposal resembles that approved by Irish voters in 1995, when divorce was legalised in the ]. In the ] voters approved an amendment to the constitution stating that divorce may be granted but only if: (1) the spouses have lived apart for at least four years during the previous five, (2) "there is no reasonable prospect of a reconciliation between the spouses" and (3) "such provision as the Court considers proper" is made for both spouses and for any children.

	==Results==		==Results==

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	At time of writing exact results are not available - but it appears the referendum has returned a Yes vote, with the support of approximately 54% of voters. The final ballots are still being counted and the Prime Minister, who campaigned for No, has conceded defeat.
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	\| yes = 122,547
	\| yespct = 53.16
	\| no = 107,971
	\| nopct = 46.84
	\| invalid = 2,173
	\| invalidpct = 0.93
	\| total = 232,691
	\| turnoutpct = 72
	\| colspan="3"\|source =
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A referendum on the introduction of divorce was held in Malta on Saturday, 28 May 2011.

Background

Malta is the only European country where divorce is not permitted.

A Private member's bill was tabled in the House of Representatives by Jeffrey Pullicino-Orlando, a Nationalist backbencher. The text of the bill, which was changed twice, does not provide for the holding of a referendum. This was eventually provided for through a separate Parliamentary resolution authorising a facultative, non-binding referendum to be held.

Question

The referendum question bore some similarity to the question posed in Irish divorce referendum of 1995. The English version was as follows:

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 children are protected?

Results

Voters	Voted	Invalid votes	Valid votes	For	Against
	(%)			(%)	(%)
Source:

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