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Civil and political liberties
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6 |
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[10th of 140]
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Electoral system
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single transferable vote |
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Electoral system type
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proportional |
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Female candidacy
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1,918 |
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[151st of 161]
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Female ministers
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19% |
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[37th of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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13.7% |
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[63rd of 157]
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Female suffrage
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"1918 ,1928" |
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First female parliamentarian
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1918 (elected) |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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1.1% |
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[84th of 110]
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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62.6% |
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[108th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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1,878,610 |
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[83rd of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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3,002,170 |
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[83rd of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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2,681,820 |
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[95th of 163]
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Presidential elections > Invalid votes
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0.8% |
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[57th of 61]
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Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout
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46.7% |
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[82nd of 86]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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1,279,690 |
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[68th of 87]
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Presidential elections > Turnout
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47.7 |
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[66th of 82]
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Presidential elections > Voter registration
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2,739,530 |
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[53rd of 86]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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2,681,820 |
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[65th of 91]
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Vote counting technology
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manual |
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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Ireland, ireland republic, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic
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