Ireland
Presidential Elections
Electoral system
The president is elected for a seven-year term by popular vote through a system of proportional representation. Voters indicate an order of predilection for each contender, and the ballots from eliminated candidates are re-distributed. The president can be re-elected for maximum one turn.
Latest elections
Election results 2011 - first count. Constituencies, selected candidates.
Sources
Stöver, Philip and Andreas M. Wüst. 2005. Electoral systems.
Marsh, M. 1998. Ireland. European Journal of Political research, Volume 34: 429-439.
The Electoral Reform Society, European Democracies website.
Department of the Environment & Local Government, Election results.
