Runner Up Irish Presidential Election

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Runner up irish presidential election. The irish presidential election is hotting up ahead of the vote on october 26. In 1966 de valera again nominated by fianna fail defeated fine gael s tom o. When she was nominated ní riada said it was a special honour to follow in the footsteps of martin mcguinness who was the sinn féin candidate in the 2011 irish presidential election.

The former dragons den investor who finished second in last year s presidential election will run in the four seat midlands north west constituency. In the 1959 presidential election fianna fail s eamon de valera defeated fine gael s general sean maceoin. Ahead of the election here are profiles of the candidates seeking your vote.

23 25 342 727 seán gallagher. Electoral votes for winner. County and city councils 6 41 94 514 liadh ní riada.

Michael d higgins has been re elected as president of ireland after winning 56 per cent of the vote in friday s election. However michael d higgins won a landslide victory on polling day with a 56 8 per cent share of the vote comfortably ahead of runner up mr gallagher and former deputy first minister martin. Click on heading to sort.

Electoral votes for runner up. Candidate nominated by 1st pref count 1 michael d. Six hopefuls are currently in the mix.

2 3 the election was held to elect a successor to mary mcaleese with the winner to be inaugurated as the ninth president of ireland on 11 november 2011. Mr higgins who has served as the country s head of state since 2011 will. Sinn féin 6 38 93 987 joan freeman.