Michael gallagher and michael marsh eds, how ireland voted 2011. The dail was dissolved and the general election called by president mary mcaleese on 1 february, at the request of taoiseach brian cowen. Approaching the centenary of the irish revolution of easter 1916 this site will promote reengagement with the principles enshrined in the proclamation of the irish republic. Well be with you all day for the locals and late for the europeans.
List of books and articles about irish politics and. Fianna fail trounced as fine gael and labour set to form coalition. Election 2011 heralded a sea change in irish politics. The official open count of the bulletins of the irish elections. It is doubly compelling because of the cataclysmic nature of the 2011 election. Ireland election irish election results general, local. This is one particular feature that makes stv so voterfriendly and yet its value is sometimes dismissed by. In an october 2009 poll, concerning support for various potential candidates in the 2011 presidential election conducted by the sunday independent, a significant number of people were said to feel that the presidency is a waste of.
All elections use the proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote in constituencies returning three or more members, except that the presidential election and byelections. Discover librarianselected research resources on irish politics and government from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Read the latest news headlines and analysis about politics, sports, business, lifestyle and entertainment from award winning irish journalists. For material on irelands 2011 election, click here. It was the fourth election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. In ireland, direct elections by universal suffrage are used for the president, the ceremonial head. Female candidacies and success levels in 2009s local electoral contests. Irish byelections results, counts, stats and analysis. A rundown of the key facts and figures from election. Irish 2011 general election results, counts, stats and. General election 2016 count details schema csv open data. Liam weeks since 2011 may be the last general election by prstv in ireland if some of the political parties get their way, it is worth looking at the value of the transferable nature of the vote. The people of the 26 counties had to choose a new president to succeed mr okelly.
This page contains information about the book how ireland voted 2011. The irish presidential election of 2011 was the thirteenth presidential election to be held in ireland, and the first to be contested by a record seven candidates. How ireland voted 2011 the full story of irelands earthquake. For example apart from wellknown antiashkenazi racism and antislavic racism. The election was held to elect a successor to mary mcaleese, with the winner scheduled to be inaugurated as the ninth president of ireland on 11 november 2011. This page contains information relevant to elections and electoral systems. The 2011 irish general election took place on friday 25 february to elect 166 teachtai dala across 43 constituencies to dail eireann, the lower house of irelands parliament, the oireachtas. This page is best viewed in an uptodate web browser with style sheets css enabled.
The 2011 irish general election took place on friday 25 february to elect 166 teachtai dala. It is linked to the book the politics of electoral systems now available in paperback, edited by michael gallagher and paul mitchell see or download the index of this book. Irish parties 2011 in the first election since the controversial bank bailout, labour can be expected to do extraordinarily well. Drone footage from ireland shows the streets of dublin eerily empty after taoiseach leo varadkar announced coronavirus lockdown restrictions would be.
Enda kenny set to be new taoiseach as financial crisis pushes ruling elite into fourth place in irelands general election. The full story of irelands earthquake election 2011 by m. Further information about all the seat allocation methods and indices can be found in this book, which. Elections ireland detailed information on elections in ireland. Information about ireland election 25 february 2011 political. The 2011 irish presidential election was the thirteenth presidential election to be held in ireland, and was contested by a record seven candidates. Levine also points out that historically racism was used first and foremost against europeans.
Irish general election 2011 facts and figures golden. Noel whelans uptotheminute book the tallymans campaign handbook. Information about ireland election 26 february 2016 political. The legacy of a century of anglo irish politics by diarmaid ferriter, michael collins. Here are the record seven candidates standing in the 2011 election for the ninth president of ireland. The electronic irish statute book eisb comprises the acts of the oireachtas parliament, statutory instruments, legislation directory, constitution and a limited number of pre1922 acts. Good morning and welcome to day two of our election results coverage.
Prof michael gallagher and mike marsh, veteran irish political scientists at trinity college dublin and authors of a book on how ireland voted in the last 2011 general election, told the guardian it was almost certain that fine gael would be the largest party after the election. Irish politicians desperately seek to convince by peadar kirby february 2011 election 2011 looks set to mark the most important realignment of the irish party system since the early 1930s with the dramatic collapse in the vote for the party that. Irelands general election the guardian briefing news. Irish general election 2011 facts and figures golden goose awards 2011. Summary summary of seats won change since previous election. How ireland voted 2011 michael gallagher department of political. The election that followed saw europes most successful ever party lose more than half of its vote and almost three quarters of its seats. Donnelly, author of various books on irish elections. The mustread and timely account by irish political scientists of the irish general election, this book builds on the strengths of past volumes, while also discussing important innovations such as the role of the new media. All elections use the proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote in constituencies returning three or more members, except that the presidential election and byelections use the singlewinner analogue of stv, elsewhere.
While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get. The next irish general election to elect 159 tds across 39 constituencies to dail eireann, the lower house of irelands parliament, the oireachtas, will be held on or before thursday 20 february 2025. The seven candidates standing to be irelands ninth. Elections to 24th seanad april 2011 background timing.
Briefing paper on the irish elections 2011 facing an angry electorate. Bbc news election 2011 northern ireland constituencies. Check out all the latest irish general election results and news including declared candidates for all constituencies for 2016 general election in ireland ireland election irish election results general, local, presidential, referendum. As fine gaels enda kenny looks set to continue as taoiseach, our readers give their take on what it all means. The irish presidential election determines who serves as the president of ireland, the head of state of ireland. The seven candidates standing to be irelands ninth president. Sean donnellys complete guide to dail, seanad and presidential elections in ireland in 2011 was published in. A 2011 election flyer from fianna fail td noel oflynn budget guide 2011. Where only one candidate is nominated, that candidate is declared elected without a ballot. Irish by elections results, counts, stats and analysis. 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 2011. The 2011 election to the northern ireland assembly took place on thursday, 5 may, following the dissolution of the northern ireland assembly at midnight on 24 march 2011. In ireland, direct elections by universal suffrage are used for the president, the ceremonial head of state. The corresponding chapter in the 2007 book in this series described the election as the earthquake that never.