Irish general election, 2011
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The Irish general election of 2011 was a landmark national vote that dramatically reshaped Ireland’s political landscape amid the financial crisis, leading to a major defeat for the long-dominant Fianna Fáil and the rise of Fine Gael to power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish general election
ⓘ
general election ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfVotingSystem | PR-STV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignContext |
banking crisis in Ireland
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severe economic recession ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
historic defeat for Fianna Fáil
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landslide victory for Fine Gael–Labour bloc ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 25 February 2011 ⓘ |
| defeatedParty | Fianna Fáil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark national vote ⓘ |
| electorate | Irish electorate ⓘ |
| followedBy | Irish general election, 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
dramatic reshaping of Ireland’s party system
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end of uninterrupted dominance of Fianna Fáil in 20th-century Irish politics ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign |
English
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Irish ⓘ |
| largestPartyBySeats | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingPartyAfterElection | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
EU-IMF bailout of Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Irish sovereign debt crisis ⓘ austerity measures ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collapse in Fianna Fáil vote share
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growth of Sinn Féin representation ⓘ increase in independent TDs ⓘ rise of Labour Party to record seat numbers ⓘ |
| oversawGovernmentChangeFrom | Fianna Fáil–Green Party coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawGovernmentChangeTo | Fine Gael–Labour coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentElected | 31st Dáil ⓘ |
| partOf | political history of Ireland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Irish general election, 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAtTime | Mary McAleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
change of government
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formation of Fine Gael–Labour coalition government ⓘ |
| seatsContested | 166 ⓘ |
| taoiseachElected | Enda Kenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taoiseachParty | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Irish financial crisis
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collapse of the Fianna Fáil–Green Party coalition government ⓘ |
| turnout | high voter turnout ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote ⓘ |
| year | 2011 ⓘ |
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