Irish general election, 2011

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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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instanceOf Irish general election
general election
abbreviationOfVotingSystem PR-STV
campaignContext banking crisis in Ireland
severe economic recession
characterizedBy historic defeat for Fianna Fáil
landslide victory for Fine Gael–Labour bloc
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Ireland
country Ireland
date 25 February 2011
defeatedParty Fianna Fáil
describedAs landmark national vote
electorate Irish electorate
followedBy Irish general election, 2016
impact dramatic reshaping of Ireland’s party system
end of uninterrupted dominance of Fianna Fáil in 20th-century Irish politics
languageOfCampaign English
Irish
largestPartyBySeats Fine Gael
leadingPartyAfterElection Fine Gael
legislativeBodyElected Dáil Éireann
mainIssue EU-IMF bailout of Ireland
Irish sovereign debt crisis
austerity measures
notableFor collapse in Fianna Fáil vote share
growth of Sinn Féin representation
increase in independent TDs
rise of Labour Party to record seat numbers
oversawGovernmentChangeFrom Fianna Fáil–Green Party coalition
oversawGovernmentChangeTo Fine Gael–Labour coalition
oversightBody Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
parliamentElected 31st Dáil
partOf political history of Ireland
precededBy Irish general election, 2007
presidentAtTime Mary McAleese
region Republic of Ireland
resultedIn change of government
formation of Fine Gael–Labour coalition government
seatsContested 166
taoiseachElected Enda Kenny
taoiseachParty Fine Gael
triggeredBy Irish financial crisis
collapse of the Fianna Fáil–Green Party coalition government
turnout high voter turnout
typeOfElection parliamentary election
votingSystem proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote
year 2011

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Enda Kenny participatedIn Irish general election, 2011
Irish general election, 2011 precededBy Irish general election, 2007
linked to: Irish general election, 2011
Irish general election, 2016 precededBy Irish general election, 2011