The Good Friday Agreement states that the Secretary of State should call a referendum "if at any time it appears likely to him that a majority of those voting would express a wish that Northern Ireland should cease to be part of the United Kingdom and form part of a united Ireland.
"[1] *"Neither Agree/Disagree" In 2016 an Ipsos MORI poll asked "If there was a referendum on the border tomorrow would you:" and the answers for different regions of Northern Ireland were as follows,[48] City Belfast Fermanagh The same poll recorded answers from people in different age groups as follows,[49] Answers from people of different religious backgrounds were as follows,[48] An opinion poll of 1,089 people conducted by LucidTalk in 2014 around the time of the Scottish referendum posed several questions.
[71] Does not include organisations focused on Unionism which do not mention British nationalism in their official makeup.
Does not include organisations supportive of Unionism or Scottish independence without mentioning nationalism in their official makeup.
Does not include organisations supportive of Unionism or Welsh independence without mentioning nationalism in their official makeup.