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Irish presidential election. The Irish presidential election determines who serves as the President of Ireland, the head of state of Ireland. The last election took place on 26 October 2018. Where only one candidate is nominated, that candidate is declared elected without a ballot; this has occurred on six occasions.
e. 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 ...
The 2018 Irish presidential election took place on Friday, 26 October, between 7.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m. [2] President Michael D. Higgins, who was elected in 2011 with the support of the Labour Party, was seeking re-election to a second term as an Independent. [3] This was the first time since the 1966 election that an incumbent president faced ...
This category has the following 92 subcategories, out of 92 total. 1921 elections in the Irish Free State (1 P) 1922 elections in the Irish Free State (1 P) 1923 elections in the Irish Free State (3 P) 1924 elections in the Irish Free State (7 P) 1925 elections in the Irish Free State (1 C, 9 P) 1926 elections in the Irish ...
I. 1938 Irish presidential election; 1945 Irish presidential election; 1952 Irish presidential election; 1959 Irish presidential election; 1966 Irish presidential election
Elections in Ireland (Irish Free State / Ireland (Éire) / Republic of Ireland) from 1922 to present are in this category. Subcategories This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total.
The 2020 Irish general election took place on Saturday 8 February, to elect the 33rd Dáil, the lower house of Ireland 's parliament. The election was called following the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil by the president, at the request of the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, on 14 January 2020. The members, Teachtaí Dála (TDs), were elected by single ...
The 2011 Irish presidential election was the thirteenth presidential election to be held in Ireland, and was contested by a record seven candidates. [1] It was held on Thursday, 27 October 2011. [2][3] The election was held to elect a successor to Mary McAleese, with the winner to be inaugurated as the ninth President of Ireland on 11 November ...