1959 Irish presidential election
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The Irish presidential election of 1959 was held on 17 June 1959.[1] Fianna Fáil's founder and longtime leader, Taoiseach Éamon de Valera (under pressure from members of his party) decided to leave active party politics and seek the presidency. The main opposition party, Fine Gael, decided to run its defeated candidate in 1945, Seán Mac Eoin, against him. As expected, Éamon de Valera won the presidency.
Result
| Irish presidential election, 1959[2] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Fianna Fáil | Éamon de Valera | 538,003 | 56.3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fine Gael | Seán Mac Eoin | 417,536 | 43.7 | |||
| Electorate: 1,678,450 Valid: 955,539 Spoilt: 24,089 (2.5%) Quota: 477,770 Turnout: 58.3% | ||||||
| Constituency | Éamon de Valera | Seán Mac Eoin |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow–Kilkenny | 58% | 42% |
| Cavan | 56.6% | 43.4% |
| Clare | 65% | 35% |
| Cork Borough | 55.8% | 44.2% |
| Cork North | 54.2% | 45.8% |
| Cork South | 57.3% | 42.7% |
| Cork East | 56.6% | 43.4% |
| Cork West | 48.5% | 51.5% |
| Donegal East | 69.1% | 30.9% |
| Donegal West | 62.8% | 37.2% |
| Dublin County | 52.9% | 47.1% |
| Dublin North–Central | 47.9% | 52.1% |
| Dublin North–East | 48.5% | 51.5% |
| Dublin North–West | 46.3% | 53.7% |
| Dublin South–Central | 49.6% | 50.4% |
| Dublin South–East | 50.8% | 49.2% |
| Dublin South–West | 51% | 49% |
| Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown | 53% | 47% |
| Galway North | 62.7% | 37.3% |
| Galway South | 66.6% | 33.4% |
| Galway West | 69% | 31% |
| Kerry North | 61.7% | 38.3% |
| Kerry South | 57.7% | 42.3% |
| Kildare | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| Laois–Offaly | 58.8% | 41.2% |
| Limerick East | 59.2% | 40.8% |
| Limerick West | 62.4% | 37.6% |
| Longford–Westmeath | 48.1% | 51.9% |
| Louth | 55.2% | 44.8% |
| Mayo North | 62% | 38% |
| Mayo South | 55.1% | 44.9% |
| Meath | 58.9% | 41.1% |
| Monaghan | 60% | 40% |
| Roscommon | 53.5% | 46.5% |
| Sligo–Leitrim | 52.7% | 47.3% |
| Tipperary North | 60.2% | 39.8% |
| Tipperary South | 58.2% | 41.8% |
| Waterford | 61.7% | 38.3% |
| Wexford | 55.9% | 44.1% |
| Wicklow | 57.9% | 42.1% |
| Total | 56.3% | 43.7% |
See also
References
- ↑ A referendum proposing to change the electoral system was held on the same day, see Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill, 1958.
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