1959 Irish presidential election
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1959-irish-presidential-election-297-5699366
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1959 Irish presidential election
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The 1959 Irish presidential election was held on Wednesday,
17 June 1959. Éamon de Valera, then Taoiseach, was elected as president of Ireland. A referendum proposed by de Valera to replace the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote with first-past-the-post voting which was held on the same day was defeated by 48.2% to 51.8%.
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Election in Ireland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Irish_presidential_election
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2024-03-23T09:53:35Z
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