| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Oireachtas / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Seanad Éireann - Senate / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Dáil Éireann / House of Representatives
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 26 April 2011
27 April 2011 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the elective seats of the Senate following the premature renewal of the Dáil (House of Representatives) on 1 February 2011. Senate elections had previously been held in July 2007. |
| (not applicable - indirect elections and appointments) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 (from/to) | 26 April 2011
27 April 2011 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Fine Gael |
19
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| Fianna Fail |
14
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| Independents |
13
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| Labour Party |
11
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| Sinn Fein |
3
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
42
18
30.00%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Note on distribution of seats according to sex:
Eleven women were indirectly elected on 26 and 27 April 2011 while seven others were appointed by Prime Minister on 20 May.
Source:
- IPU Group (17.05.2011, 26.05.2011, 01.01.2014, 10.11.2014)
http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=24&disp=mem#tabs-1 |
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