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.
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| 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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