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"Constituency orientation in Irish politics: video statements of the candidates in the Irish general election 2016". Irish Political Studies. 32 (3): 498–520. doi: 10.1080/07907184.2017.1325362. S2CID 148869328. Little, Conor (2017). "The Irish general election of February 2016: towards a new politics or an early election?" (PDF). West ...
The events surrounding the formation of Ireland's government in 2016 took place during March, April and May of that year, following the general election held on 26 February, which failed to produce an overall majority for any of the country's outgoing political alliances and resulted in a hung parliament.
Some have suggested this is due to voters disappointed in the party instead choosing to support the government. Voter turnout also hit a record low this year at 59.7 per cent – meaning two in ...
The Government of the 32nd Dáil was a minority government of Fine Gael and several independent TDs, supported by Fianna Fáil. Similarly, Fine Gael did not hold a majority in the Seanad: and even if all 20 Fine Gael Senators voted in favour of a motion, and all 14 Fianna Fáil Senators abstained, four more votes from independent or opposition ...
21 February – Oliver Dingley qualifies for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first Irish diver to do so since 1948 (68 years). [22] [23] [24] 17 April – Ellis O'Reilly becomes the first female gymnast to qualify for an Olympics representing Ireland. [25] [26] 22 June – golfer Rory McIlroy announces his withdrawal from the Olympics. [27]
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The 2016 Irish general election was held on 26 February 2016. Subcategories. ... 2016 Irish government formation; O. Opinion polling for the 2016 Irish general ...
In Ireland, direct elections by universal suffrage are used for the President, the ceremonial head of state; for Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas or parliament; for the European Parliament; and for local government. All elections use proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) in ...