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The 2024 Irish general election to elect the 34th Dáil took place on Friday, 29 November 2024, following the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil on 8 November by President Michael D. Higgins at the request of Taoiseach Simon Harris.
General elections to Dáil Éireann and resulting Irish governments Polling Date of nominations Dáil Government Date Day No. Term [14] Days No. [a] Head [b] Party or parties 14 Dec 1918 [c] [d] Sat 4 Dec 1st: 21 January 1919 – 10 May 1921 [e] 841 1st DM/ 2nd DM [f] Cathal Brugha/ Éamon de Valera [f] Sinn Féin: 24 May 1921: Tue 13 May [g] 2nd
When the Dáil is dissolved, the Clerk of the Dáil must issue a writ of election to the returning officer for each constituency. [2] The election must take place on a date set by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 18 to 25 days (disregarding any excluded day, being Sundays, public holidays and Good Friday) after the writs ...
There were 685 candidates in the 2024 general election. 248 of the candidates were women, making a record 36% of the total. There were 171 independent candidates. The five-seat Louth had the most candidates at 25, while the three-seat Wicklow–Wexford had the fewest at 10.
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.
Various organisations conduct regular opinion polls to gauge voting intentions. Results of such polls are displayed in the lists below. On 1 November, Coimisiún na Meán announced the lifting of the reporting moratorium that had been in place since 1997, and which had prevented election coverage from 14:00 on the day prior to the election until the close of polls.
All Irish citizens entered on the current electoral register are eligible to vote. [3] Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011, there is a spending limit by each candidate of €750,000. Candidates who are elected or who reach 12.5% of the vote on their elimination are entitled to a reimbursement of expenses up to €200,000.
General 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 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.