Irish general election, 2016
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The Irish general election of 2016 was a national parliamentary vote that resulted in a highly fragmented Dáil Éireann and led to a minority government headed by Enda Kenny’s Fine Gael party.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | general election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
economic recovery after financial crisis
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healthcare ⓘ housing and homelessness ⓘ water charges ⓘ |
| characterisedBy | rise of independents and smaller parties ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedGovernment | Fine Gael–Labour coalition government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dáilDissolvedOn | 2016-02-03 ⓘ |
| dáilElected | 32nd Dáil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2016-02-26 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single transferable vote ⓘ |
| electorateIncluded | Irish citizens resident in the state ⓘ |
| firstMeetingOfNewDáil | 2016-03-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Irish general election, 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forLegislature |
32nd Dáil
NERFINISHED
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Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incomingTaoiseach | Enda Kenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestPartyBySeats | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledToGovernmentHeadedBy | Enda Kenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledToGovernmentParty | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainGoverningPartyAfterElection | Fine Gael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPartyLeader |
Enda Kenny
NERFINISHED
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Gerry Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Micheál Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
longest government formation period in modern Irish history up to that time
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no party won an overall majority ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituencies | 40 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 158 ⓘ |
| outgoingGovernment | Fine Gael–Labour coalition government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outgoingTaoiseach | Enda Kenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawGovernmentFormationProcessDuration | over 60 days ⓘ |
| pollingDay | 2016-02-26 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Irish general election, 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAtTime | Michael D. Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Electoral Act 1992 (as amended) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | highly fragmented Dáil Éireann ⓘ |
| sawSeatLossFor | Labour Party (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyBySeats | Fianna Fáil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Fianna Fáil (confidence and supply) ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartyBySeats | Sinn Féin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentFormed | minority government ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutPercentage | 65.1 ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
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