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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish presidential election
ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
Northern Ireland peace process
NERFINISHED
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role of the presidency ⓘ |
| candidate |
Adnan al-Kaissie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
single transferable vote ⓘ |
| winner | Mary McAleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningVoteSharePercentage | 58.7% ⓘ |
| year | 1997 ⓘ |
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