1981 Irish general election
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The 1981 Irish general election was a national parliamentary election in Ireland that led to a change of government and took place amid intense political tension over the Northern Ireland hunger strikes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1981 Irish general election canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: 1981 Irish general election Context triple: [Kieran Doherty, election, 1981 Irish general election]
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A.
1997 Irish presidential election
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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B.
1921 Northern Ireland general election
The 1921 Northern Ireland general election was the inaugural parliamentary election that established the political landscape of the newly created entity of Northern Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act 1920.
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2004 Irish presidential election
The 2004 Irish presidential election was effectively a non-contest in which incumbent president Mary McAleese was returned unopposed for a second term after no other candidates were nominated.
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Northern Ireland Assembly elections
Northern Ireland Assembly elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters in Northern Ireland choose representatives to its devolved legislature at Stormont, determining the region’s power-sharing government.
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E.
1983 United Kingdom general election
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was a landslide parliamentary contest in which the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, won a dominant second term amid a divided opposition and the backdrop of the Falklands War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1981 Irish general election Target entity description: The 1981 Irish general election was a national parliamentary election in Ireland that led to a change of government and took place amid intense political tension over the Northern Ireland hunger strikes.
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A.
1997 Irish presidential election
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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B.
1921 Northern Ireland general election
The 1921 Northern Ireland general election was the inaugural parliamentary election that established the political landscape of the newly created entity of Northern Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act 1920.
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C.
2004 Irish presidential election
The 2004 Irish presidential election was effectively a non-contest in which incumbent president Mary McAleese was returned unopposed for a second term after no other candidates were nominated.
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D.
Northern Ireland Assembly elections
Northern Ireland Assembly elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters in Northern Ireland choose representatives to its devolved legislature at Stormont, determining the region’s power-sharing government.
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E.
1983 United Kingdom general election
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was a landslide parliamentary contest in which the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, won a dominant second term amid a divided opposition and the backdrop of the Falklands War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish general election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| context | took place during the 1981 Irish hunger strike ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 11 June 1981 ⓘ |
| electedBody | Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionType | parliamentary ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote ⓘ |
| FiannaFáilSeatChange | −6 ⓘ |
| FiannaFáilSeatsWon | 78 ⓘ |
| FiannaFáilVoteSharePercentage | 45.3 ⓘ |
| FineGaelSeatChange | +22 ⓘ |
| FineGaelSeatsWon | 65 ⓘ |
| FineGaelVoteSharePercentage | 36.5 ⓘ |
| governmentFormedOn | 30 June 1981 ⓘ |
| incomingGovernmentHead | Garret FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incomingTaoiseach | Garret FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IndependentFiannaFáilSeatsWon | 1 ⓘ |
| IndependentFiannaFáilVoteSharePercentage | 1.0 ⓘ |
| independentSeatsWon | 4 ⓘ |
| independentsVoteSharePercentage | 5.0 ⓘ |
| LabourSeatChange | −2 ⓘ |
| LabourSeatsWon | 15 ⓘ |
| LabourVoteSharePercentage | 9.9 ⓘ |
| largestPartyBySeats | Fianna Fáil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestPartyLeader | Charles Haughey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureNumber | 22nd Dáil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
Northern Ireland hunger strikes
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economic policy ⓘ taxation ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 84 ⓘ |
| nextElection | February 1982 Irish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituencies | 41 ⓘ |
| otherParty |
Independent Fianna Fáil
NERFINISHED
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Independents ⓘ Sinn Féin The Workers Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outgoingGovernment | Fianna Fáil government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outgoingTaoiseach | Charles Haughey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1977 Irish general election ⓘ |
| resultedIn | change of government ⓘ |
| resultedInGovernment | Fine Gael–Labour coalition government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyBySeats | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyLeader | Garret FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SinnFéinTheWorkersPartySeatsWon | 3 ⓘ |
| SinnFéinTheWorkersPartyVoteSharePercentage | 2.3 ⓘ |
| thirdParty | Labour Party (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 166 ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutChange | +0.8 ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutPercentage | 76.2 ⓘ |
| year | 1981 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1981 Irish general election Description of subject: The 1981 Irish general election was a national parliamentary election in Ireland that led to a change of government and took place amid intense political tension over the Northern Ireland hunger strikes.
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