1997 Irish presidential election
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The 1997 Irish presidential election was the contest in which Mary McAleese was elected President of Ireland, succeeding Mary Robinson and marking a continued era of female heads of state in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1997 Irish presidential election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5389585 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1997 Irish presidential election Context triple: [Mary McAleese, election, 1997 Irish presidential election]
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A.
Áras an Uachtaráin
Áras an Uachtaráin is the official presidential residence and primary workplace of the head of state of Ireland, located in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
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B.
Michael D. Higgins
Michael D. Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and human rights advocate who has served as the ninth president of Ireland.
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C.
Éamon
Éamon is a masculine Irish given name commonly associated with prominent historical and political figures in Ireland.
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D.
Bruce campaign in Ireland
The Bruce campaign in Ireland was a 14th-century Scottish military expedition led by Edward Bruce that sought to challenge English rule and briefly establish him as High King of Ireland.
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E.
Cipriano de Valera
Cipriano de Valera was a 16th-century Spanish Protestant theologian and Bible translator best known for revising the Spanish Bible that became part of the influential Reina-Valera version.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1997 Irish presidential election Target entity description: The 1997 Irish presidential election was the contest in which Mary McAleese was elected President of Ireland, succeeding Mary Robinson and marking a continued era of female heads of state in the country.
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A.
Áras an Uachtaráin
Áras an Uachtaráin is the official presidential residence and primary workplace of the head of state of Ireland, located in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
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B.
Michael D. Higgins
Michael D. Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and human rights advocate who has served as the ninth president of Ireland.
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C.
Éamon
Éamon is a masculine Irish given name commonly associated with prominent historical and political figures in Ireland.
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D.
Bruce campaign in Ireland
The Bruce campaign in Ireland was a 14th-century Scottish military expedition led by Edward Bruce that sought to challenge English rule and briefly establish him as High King of Ireland.
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E.
Cipriano de Valera
Cipriano de Valera was a 16th-century Spanish Protestant theologian and Bible translator best known for revising the Spanish Bible that became part of the influential Reina-Valera version.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish presidential election
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presidential election ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
Northern Ireland peace process
NERFINISHED
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role of the presidency ⓘ |
| candidate |
Adnan al-Kaissie
NERFINISHED
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Dana Rosemary Scallon NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Nally NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Banotti NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary McAleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuedTrend | female Presidents of Ireland ⓘ |
| countNumberOnWhichWinnerElected | 2 ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 30 October 1997 ⓘ |
| electedPresident | Mary McAleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralCommission | Department of the Environment and Local Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFamily | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electorateType | universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| firstPreferenceVoteShareOfAdnanAl-Kaissie | 4.7% ⓘ |
| firstPreferenceVoteShareOfDanaRosemaryScallon | 13.8% ⓘ |
| firstPreferenceVoteShareOfDerekNally | 7.0% ⓘ |
| firstPreferenceVoteShareOfMaryBanotti | 29.3% ⓘ |
| firstPreferenceVoteShareOfMaryMcAleese | 45.2% ⓘ |
| followedResignationOf | Mary Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateElected | President of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentBeforeElection | Mary Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2011 Irish presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | second consecutive female President of Ireland ⓘ |
| numberOfCandidates | 5 ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfWinningCandidate | Fianna Fáil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentNumberElected | 8 ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1990 Irish presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | election of the eighth President of Ireland ⓘ |
| resultedInSuccessionFrom | Mary Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInSuccessionTo | Mary McAleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| simultaneousEvent |
1997 Irish local elections
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referendum on Amsterdam Treaty ⓘ |
| termLengthOfOffice | seven years ⓘ |
| turnoutPercentage | 47.6% ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
instant-runoff voting
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single transferable vote ⓘ |
| winner | Mary McAleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningVoteSharePercentage | 58.7% ⓘ |
| year | 1997 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1997 Irish presidential election Description of subject: The 1997 Irish presidential election was the contest in which Mary McAleese was elected President of Ireland, succeeding Mary Robinson and marking a continued era of female heads of state in the country.
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