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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irish general election, 2011 canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Irish general election, 2011 Context triple: [Enda Kenny, participatedIn, Irish general election, 2011]
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A.
1981 Irish general election
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
Northern Ireland local elections
Northern Ireland local elections are periodic polls in which voters across Northern Ireland choose representatives to serve on local councils responsible for municipal services and community governance.
- 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: Irish general election, 2011 Target entity description: 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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A.
1981 Irish general election
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
Northern Ireland local elections
Northern Ireland local elections are periodic polls in which voters across Northern Ireland choose representatives to serve on local councils responsible for municipal services and community governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish general election
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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
ⓘ
end of uninterrupted dominance of Fianna Fáil in 20th-century Irish politics ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| largestPartyBySeats | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingPartyAfterElection | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
EU-IMF bailout of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish sovereign debt crisis ⓘ austerity measures ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collapse in Fianna Fáil vote share
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
formation of Fine Gael–Labour coalition government ⓘ |
| seatsContested | 166 ⓘ |
| taoiseachElected | Enda Kenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taoiseachParty | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Irish financial crisis
ⓘ
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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Subject: Irish general election, 2011 Description of subject: 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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