2011 Irish presidential election
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The 2011 Irish presidential election was a national contest to choose Ireland’s ninth president, notable for its diverse field of candidates and the eventual victory of Labour Party nominee Michael D. Higgins.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17765926 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2011 Irish presidential election Context triple: [Martin McGuinness, wasCandidateIn, 2011 Irish presidential election]
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2004 Irish presidential election
The 2004 Irish presidential election was effectively a non-contest in which incumbent president Mary McAleese was returned unopposed for a second term after no other candidates were nominated.
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1997 Irish presidential election
The 1997 Irish presidential election was the contest in which Mary McAleese was elected President of Ireland, succeeding Mary Robinson and marking a continued era of female heads of state in the country.
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Irish general election, 2011
The Irish general election of 2011 was a landmark national vote that dramatically reshaped Ireland’s political landscape amid the financial crisis, leading to a major defeat for the long-dominant Fianna Fáil and the rise of Fine Gael to power.
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Irish general election, 2016
The Irish general election of 2016 was a national parliamentary vote that resulted in a highly fragmented Dáil Éireann and led to a minority government headed by Enda Kenny’s Fine Gael party.
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E.
1989 Irish general election
The 1989 Irish general election was a national parliamentary vote that led to a hung Dáil and the formation of a Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats coalition government under Charles Haughey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2011 Irish presidential election Target entity description: The 2011 Irish presidential election was a national contest to choose Ireland’s ninth president, notable for its diverse field of candidates and the eventual victory of Labour Party nominee Michael D. Higgins.
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A.
2004 Irish presidential election
The 2004 Irish presidential election was effectively a non-contest in which incumbent president Mary McAleese was returned unopposed for a second term after no other candidates were nominated.
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B.
1997 Irish presidential election
The 1997 Irish presidential election was the contest in which Mary McAleese was elected President of Ireland, succeeding Mary Robinson and marking a continued era of female heads of state in the country.
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C.
Irish general election, 2011
The Irish general election of 2011 was a landmark national vote that dramatically reshaped Ireland’s political landscape amid the financial crisis, leading to a major defeat for the long-dominant Fianna Fáil and the rise of Fine Gael to power.
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D.
Irish general election, 2016
The Irish general election of 2016 was a national parliamentary vote that resulted in a highly fragmented Dáil Éireann and led to a minority government headed by Enda Kenny’s Fine Gael party.
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E.
1989 Irish general election
The 1989 Irish general election was a national parliamentary vote that led to a hung Dáil and the formation of a Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats coalition government under Charles Haughey.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
James Martin Pacelli McGuinness