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 ⓘ