1997 Irish presidential election

1997 Irish presidential election

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Turnout	47.6% (16.5% )
Nominee Mary McAleese Mary Banotti Dana Rosemary Scallon Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Alliance Progressive Democrats[a] 1st preference 574,424 (45.2%) 372,002 (29.3%) 175,458 (13.8%) Final count 706,259 (55.6%) 497,516 (39.2%) Eliminated   Lab Ind Nominee Adi Roche Derek Nally Party Labour Independent Alliance Democratic Left[b] Green Party[c] 1st preference 88,423 (7.0%) 59,529 (4.7%) Final count Eliminated Eliminated
President before election Mary Robinson[1] Elected President Mary McAleese Fianna Fáil

The 1997 Irish presidential election was held on Thursday, 30 October 1997. It was the eleventh presidential election to be held in Ireland, and only the sixth to be contested by more than one candidate. It was held ahead of schedule when incumbent Mary Robinson resigned to assume her new appointment as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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