2004 Irish presidential election
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2004 Irish presidential election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5389586 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2004 Irish presidential election Context triple: [Mary McAleese, election, 2004 Irish presidential election]
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A.
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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B.
Michael D. Higgins
Michael D. Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and human rights advocate who has served as the ninth president of Ireland.
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C.
Áras an Uachtaráin
Áras an Uachtaráin is the official presidential residence and primary workplace of the head of state of Ireland, located in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
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D.
Bruce campaign in Ireland
The Bruce campaign in Ireland was a 14th-century Scottish military expedition led by Edward Bruce that sought to challenge English rule and briefly establish him as High King of Ireland.
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E.
Northern Ireland Assembly elections
Northern Ireland Assembly elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters in Northern Ireland choose representatives to its devolved legislature at Stormont, determining the region’s power-sharing government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2004 Irish presidential election Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Michael D. Higgins
Michael D. Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and human rights advocate who has served as the ninth president of Ireland.
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C.
Áras an Uachtaráin
Áras an Uachtaráin is the official presidential residence and primary workplace of the head of state of Ireland, located in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
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D.
Bruce campaign in Ireland
The Bruce campaign in Ireland was a 14th-century Scottish military expedition led by Edward Bruce that sought to challenge English rule and briefly establish him as High King of Ireland.
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E.
Northern Ireland Assembly elections
Northern Ireland Assembly elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters in Northern Ireland choose representatives to its devolved legislature at Stormont, determining the region’s power-sharing government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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presidential election ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| electedForTermNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| electionType | indirectly uncontested popular election ⓘ |
| electoralOffice | President of Ireland ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single transferable vote (not applied due to single candidate) ⓘ |
| endDate | 2004-10-01 ⓘ |
| hasIncumbent | Mary McAleese ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyAffiliation | Independent politician ⓘ |
| isContested | false ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Irish presidential elections ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Irish state ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Constitution of Ireland ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2011 Irish presidential election ⓘ |
| nominationRequirement | 20 members of the Oireachtas or 4 county or city councils ⓘ |
| numberOfCandidates | 1 ⓘ |
| officeHolderAfterElection | Mary McAleese ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Ireland ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1997 Irish presidential election ⓘ |
| reasonForNoBallot | only one validly nominated candidate ⓘ |
| result | Mary McAleese re-elected unopposed ⓘ |
| startDate | 2004-10-01 ⓘ |
| termEndAsPresident | 2011-11-10 ⓘ |
| termLength | 7 years ⓘ |
| termStartAsPresident | 1997-11-11 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| wasUnopposed | true ⓘ |
| winner | Mary McAleese ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2004 Irish presidential election Description of subject: 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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