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The February 1982 Irish general election to the 23rd Dáil was held on Thursday, 18 February, three weeks after the dissolution of the 22nd Dáil on 27 January by President Patrick Hillery on the request of Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald on the defeat of the government's budget.
The President is directly elected by secret ballot under the system of the instant-runoff voting (although the Constitution describes it as "the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote"). While both Irish and British citizens resident in the state may vote in Dáil elections, only Irish citizens, who must ...
Two general elections were held in the Republic of Ireland in 1982: February 1982 Irish general election; November 1982 Irish general election
18 February – General election: Fianna Fáil was the largest party. 9 March – 23rd Dáil assembled; Charles Haughey was elected Taoiseach . 12 March – The country's first crematorium was officially opened at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin .
While on remand in Crumlin Road Gaol, McElwain stood in the February 1982 Irish general election as an independent candidate for Cavan–Monaghan and received 3,974 votes (6.84% of the vote). [9] [10] In May 1982 McElwain was convicted of murdering the RUC and UDR members, with the judge describing him as a "dangerous killer" and recommending ...
This could be the Labour Party or the Social Democrats – both securing 11 seats – or the right-leaning Independent Ireland, which won four. The two parties joined in a coalition for the first ...
The 18th government of Ireland (9 March – 14 December 1982) was the government of Ireland formed after the February 1982 general election to the 23rd Dáil.It was a minority Fianna Fáil government led by Charles Haughey as Taoiseach, reliant on the support of the Sinn Féin The Workers' Party and independent TD Tony Gregory.
1982 elections in Northern Ireland (2 P) 1982 elections in the Republic of Ireland (4 P) This page was last edited on 3 September 2021, at 12:07 (UTC). Text is ...