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Europe > Ireland > Democracy

IRISH DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 6 [10th of 140]
Electoral system single transferable vote
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system
Electoral system type proportional
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system type
Female candidacy 1,918 [151st of 161]
Definition: Democracy > Female candidacy
Female ministers 19% [37th of 125]
Definition: Democracy > Female ministers
Female parliamentarians 13.7% [63rd of 157]
Definition: Democracy > Female parliamentarians
Female suffrage "1918 ,1928"
Definition: Democracy > Female suffrage
First female parliamentarian 1918 (elected)
Definition: Democracy > First female parliamentarian
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 1.1% [84th of 110]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 62.6% [108th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 1,878,610 [83rd of 154]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Total vote
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 3,002,170 [83rd of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 2,681,820 [95th of 163]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
Presidential elections > Invalid votes 0.8% [57th of 61]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Invalid votes
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout 46.7% [82nd of 86]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout
Presidential elections > Total vote 1,279,690 [68th of 87]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Total vote
Presidential elections > Turnout 47.7 [66th of 82]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Turnout
Presidential elections > Voter registration 2,739,530 [53rd of 86]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Voter registration
Presidential elections > Voting age population 2,681,820 [65th of 91]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Voting age population
Vote counting technology manual
Definition: Democracy > Vote counting technology

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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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