Irish presidential election, 1959
- Irish presidential election, 1959
The Irish presidential election of 1959 was held on 17 June 1959. [A referendum proposing to change the electoral system was held on the same day, see Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill, 1958.] Fianna Fáil's founder and longterm leader, Taoiseach Éamon de Valera (under pressure from members of his party) decided to leave active party politics and seek the presidency. The main opposition party, Fine Gael, decided to run its defeated candidate in 1945, Seán Mac Eoin, against him. As expected, Éamon de Valera won the presidency.
Result
Irish Election box begin
title=Irish Presidential Election, 1959Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Éamon de Valera
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 538,003
percentage = 56.30
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Seán Mac Eoin
party = Fine Gael
votes = 417,536
percentage = 43.70
seat =
count =
ee also
*President of Ireland
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