Выборы в Ирландии в Ирландии
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В Ирландии ; прямые выборы универсального избирательного права используются для президента , церемониального главы государства Для Даила Эйерна , Палаты представителей Оиречтаса или парламента; для Европейского парламента ; и для местного самоуправления . Все выборы используют пропорциональное представительство посредством единого передаваемого голосования (PR-STV) в избирательных округах, возвращающих трех или более членов, за исключением того, что президентские выборы и наборы используют один победитель STV, в других местах, называемых мгновенными голосованием или голосованием или голосованием Альтернативный голос. Члены Seanad éireann , второго дома Oireachtas, частично назначены , частично косвенно избраны и частично избраны выпускниками определенных университетов .
Коалиционные правительства являются нормой с 1989 года. Fine Gael (или его предшественник Cumann na ngaedheal ) или Fianna Fáil возглавлял каждое правительство с момента обретения независимости в 1922 году. Нынешнее правительство представляет собой коалицию Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael и Зеленой партии . Традиционно, лейбористская партия была третьей стороной, хотя с 2016 года она превзошла Синн Фейн , а с 2020 года - Зеленой партией. Меньшие партии и независимые существуют в Dáil, а в большей степени в местном правительстве.
Since 2023, electoral operations and oversight of electoral integrity have been carried out by an independent Electoral Commission.
Eligibility to vote
[edit]Entitlement to vote is based on citizenship. Residents of the state who are Irish citizens or British citizens may vote in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament). Residents who are citizens of any EU state may vote in European Parliament elections, while any resident, regardless of citizenship, may vote in local elections.[1]
The right of Irish expatriates to vote is heavily restricted. Only members of the armed forces and diplomatic staff abroad may vote in Dáil elections, while only expatriates who are graduates of the National University of Ireland or Trinity College Dublin may vote in Seanad elections to the university constituencies.
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Early voting
[edit]Military personnel, whether serving at home or abroad, vote by postal ballot. These votes are delivered by a courier service, usually a commercial one, but a military courier is used for ballots cast by Irish troops in Lebanon and Syria.[4] Voters living on islands off the west coast in counties Galway, Mayo, and Donegal traditionally voted two or three days before polling day, but in 2014 the gap was narrowed, when they voted just one day beforehand.[5] Following an amendment to electoral law in 2022, early voting on the islands is allowed only in exceptional circumstances.[6]
General elections
[edit]Under the Constitution, the term of a Dáil is a maximum of seven years; statute law, currently the Electoral Act 1992, establishes a lower maximum of five years.[7] The Taoiseach may advise the president to dissolve at any time. If a Taoiseach has ceased to retain the support of the majority of the Dáil, the president may in their absolute discretion refuse to dissolve the Dáil. To date, no president has refused to dissolve the Dáil. Elections are by single transferable vote (STV), with each constituency returning between three and five deputies, each called a Teachta Dála or TD. Since 1981, constituencies have been redrawn by an independent Constituency Commission after each census, which was put on a statutory basis in 1997. From 2023, these functions have been carried out by the Electoral Commission
The erection and removal of campaign posters by candidates is governed by the Litter Pollution Act 1997 and the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2009.[8] Posters may only be erected for a certain specified time period before an election. This time period is either (a) 30 days before the poll date or (b) from the date the polling day order for the election has been made, whichever provides the shorter period of time. Posters must be removed within 7 days of polling day.
- Footnotes
- ^ See table for the government title corresponding to each abbreviation.
- ^ See table for the title of the head of government.
- ^ Territorial constituencies only; in those the results were declared on 28 Dec, to allow time for votes by members of the British Armed Forces to be sent to the returning officers. The university constituencies voted as follows: Dublin University polling 16–20 Dec, declaration 21 Dec; National University polling 18–22 Dec, declaration 23 Dec and Queen's University of Belfast polling 16–20 Dec, declaration 20 Dec.
- ^ The 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom, convened after the December 1910 election, was dissolved on 25 November 1918.
- ^ Last meeting of the First Dáil. A resolution passed at that meeting provided for the First Dáil to be dissolved on the assembling of the Second Dáil.
- ^ Jump up to: a b De Valera (2nd) replaced Brugha (1st) on 1 April 1919.
- ^ Except National University of Ireland, where nominations closed on 14 May 1921
- ^ Last meeting of the Second Dáil. A meeting scheduled for 30 Jun 1922 was preempted by the outbreak of the Civil War. The Second Dáil was never formally dissolved and Irish republican legitimists have regarded it as de jure continuing while the Third Dáil was illegitimate.
- ^ De Valera resigned on 7 January 1922 after losing the Anglo-Irish Treaty Dáil vote. Griffith's pro-Treaty ministry was formed on 10 January.
- ^ The polling days for National University of Ireland were 12–15 Jun 1922, with the declaration being made on 16 Jun 1922.
- ^ Except Dublin University, where nominations closed on 8 Jun 1922.
- ^ Originally to have been 1 July 1922. The Dáil was prorogued on five occasions and eventually met on 9 Sep 1922.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The 1st Provisional Government with Michael Collins as chairman was formed on 14 January 1922, without reference to the then Second Dáil. Collins was killed on 22 August 1922 and Cosgrave's Provisional Government formed on 30 August, after the June election to the Third Dáil but before its first meeting in September.
- ^ On 6 December 1922, the Free State constitution came into force. The provisional government ceased to exit and the first Executive Council was appointed.
- ^ Cumann na nGaedheal was founded in early 1923, before which Cosgrave's pro-Treaty government was not affiliated to any party, Sinn Féin having ceased to function.
- ^ On 27 March 1930, the Executive Council resigned. On 2 April, Cosgrave was appointed again as President of the Executive Council and appointed a new Executive Council with the same membership.
- ^ The Constitution of Ireland came into force on 29 December 1937, with the former Free State's final executive council and president becoming the first government of Ireland and Taoiseach.
- ^ Exceptionally, because of the state of emergency arising from the Second World War, the 10th Dáil was not dissolved until after all the returns to the Clerk of the Dáil from all constituencies of the election.[11]
- ^ National Labour merged back into the Labour Party in 1950.
- ^ Jump up to: a b De Valera's 8th government was succeeded by Lemass's 9th in 1959.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lemass's 11th government was succeeded by Lynch's 12th in 1966.
- ^ Jump up to: a b In 1979 Haughey (16th) succeeded Lynch (15th)
- ^ Labour Party left government on 20 January 1987.
- ^ Jump up to: a b On 11 February 1992 Reynolds (22nd) succeeded Haughey (21st)
- ^ Progressive Democrats left government on 4 November 1992.
- ^ Labour Party left government on 15 November 1994.
- ^ On 15 December 1994 the 24th government replaced the 23rd. This has been the only occasion on which there was a change in the government parties without a general election.
- ^ Jump up to: a b On 7 May 2008 Cowen (28th) replaced Ahern (27th)
- ^ Green Party left government on 23 January 2011.
- ^ The Progressive Democrats were dissolved in 2009 and their ministers and other TDs sat as independents thereafter.
- ^ Jump up to: a b On 14 Jun 2017 Varadkar (31st) succeeded Kenny (30th).
- ^ Jump up to: a b On 17 December 2022 Varadkar (32nd) succeeded Martin (33rd). On 9 April 2024, Harris (34th) succeeded Varadkar
Dates | Abbr | Title of government | Head of government |
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1919–22 | DM | Dáil Ministry | President of Dáil Éireann |
1922 | PG | Provisional Government | Chairman of the Provisional Government |
1922–37 | EC | Executive Council of the Irish Free State | President of the Executive Council |
1937– | GI | Government of Ireland | Taoiseach |
Seanad elections
[edit]Elections to Seanad Éireann take place after the general election to the Dáil. There are sixty members of the Seanad. Of these, eleven are nominated by the Taoiseach appointed next after the dissolution of the Dáil. Six are elected by STV in university constituencies: three for the National University (by graduates) and three for Dublin University (by graduates and scholars of Trinity College Dublin).[13][14] Forty-three are elected by an electorate of serving politicians (members of the incoming Dáil, the outgoing Seanad, and city and county councillors)[15] for five vocational panels. These elections are also counted using STV, although using a different set of rules on the distribution of surpluses and the order of counts than in other elections in Ireland.[16]
European elections
[edit]Elections to the European Parliament are held simultaneously across Europe every five years. In Ireland, as for Dáil elections, STV is used in constituencies returning three to five members.[17] Ireland has 14 seats in the European Parliament.
Local elections
[edit]Elections to county councils, city councils and city and county councils are held every five years and by convention take place on the same day as European elections. Local electoral areas (LEAs) return between three and seven councillors by STV.[18] Until the Local Government Reform Act 2014, elections were also held for borough and town councils. The 2014 Act abolished borough and town councils with their functions transferred to municipal districts of the county councils, comprising the county councillors from the LEA coterminous with the district.
Some members of Údarás na Gaeltachta were directly elected by Gaeltacht residents between 1980 and 2012; since then all have been appointed by the government.[19][20]
Presidential elections
[edit]The President of Ireland is formally elected by the citizens of Ireland once in every seven years, except in the event of premature vacancy, when an election must be held within sixty days. The President is directly elected by secret ballot under the system of the instant-runoff voting (although the Constitution describes it as "the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote"). While both Irish and British citizens resident in the state may vote in Dáil elections, only Irish citizens, who must be at least eighteen years of age, may vote in the election of the President. The presidency is open to all citizens of the state who are at least 35. A candidate must be nominated by one of the following:
- Twenty members of the Oireachtas (Dáil or Seanad).
- Four local authorities.
- Themselves (in the case of an incumbent or former president who has served only one term).
Where only one candidate is nominated, that candidate is declared elected without a ballot. No one may serve as President for more than two terms.
Referendums
[edit]The Constitution of Ireland was approved by plebiscite on 1 July 1937. The Constitution recognises two types of referendums:
- On a proposed amendment to the Constitution, for which a referendum is always required, and the amendment is passed by a majority of those voting;
- An ordinary referendum, on a bill other than an amendment to the Constitution, for which a referendum is only required on petition of Oireachtas members, and the bill is passed by a majority of those eligible to vote.
There have been 38 referendums for amendments to the Constitution of Ireland. There have been no ordinary referendums. From 1998 to 2019, a Referendum Commission was established for each referendum to provide neutral information. From 2023, this function is carried out by the Electoral Commission. An organisation can register with the commission as an "approved body" in order to campaign publicly for or against the proposal, and to have monitors in polling stations and counting agents at count centres.
For a proposal to change the name of a place, a plebiscite is required.[21] The current 1956 regulations on conducting such plebiscites relate to a postal vote of ratepayers;[22] in 2019 the relevant electorate was changed from ratepayers to local electors,[21] but as of 16 January 2020[update] the regulations have not been updated accordingly.[21][23] In a County Cork town, Charleville was chosen in a 1989 four-option plebiscite ahead of Ráth Luirc, An Rath, and Rathgoggan.[24][25] The Official Languages Act 2003 prevented the plebiscite provision applying to places in the Gaeltacht, and so a 2005 plebiscite to change the name of Dingle, County Kerry was ruled invalid; in 2011 the 2003 act was amended to remove the restriction.[26]
Other local plebiscites include three in 2019 for directly-elected mayors for Cork City Council, Limerick City and County Council and Waterford City and County Council, of which only that for Limerick was passed.
Party positions on past amendments
[edit]See also
[edit]- Voting system
- Dáil vote for Taoiseach
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- Elections in Northern Ireland
References
[edit]- ^ "System seems complicated but your vote really does matter". Irish Independent. 23 May 2014.
- ^ Phelan, John Paul (6 March 2019). "European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage – Seanad Éireann (25th Seanad)". Oireachtas. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019". Irish Statute Book. §§ 2, 9. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Our peacekeepers among first to cast votes". Irish Independent. 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Defence Forces helicopter glitch delays island poll". Irish Independent. 23 May 2014.
- ^ Electoral Reform Act 2022, s. 200: Part 8: Polling on Islands (No. 30 of 2022, s. 200). Enacted on 25 July 2022. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 14 February 2023.
- ^ Electoral Act 1992, s. 33: Maximum duration of Dáil (No. 23 of 1992, s. 33). Enacted on 5 November 1992. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 28 March 2020.
- ^ Department of Climate Action and Environment - Election Posters FAQs
- ^ "Dáil and Seanad Terms". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Mr. de Valera to be Taoiseach". The Irish Times. p. 1.
- ^ de Valera, Éamon (26 May 1943). "The General Election: Announcement by Taoiseach". pp. Vol.90 No.5 p.19 c.562. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
the Dáil will rise to–day. ... It is my intention to advise the President so that on the 31st May he may issue his direction for the holding of a general election. His proclamation may be issued on the 31st May. ... the 22nd June [sic] will be the polling day and then the outgoing Dáil, the present Dáil, would have to be dissolved not later than 8th July. The House is aware that it will be dissolved as soon as the Clerk of the Dáil is able to inform us that he has got returns for all the writs.
- ^ "Dáil dissolved". The Irish Times. 8 June 1944. p. 3.
- ^ «Закон о избирателях Seanad (члены университетов) 1937 года, третий график: подсчет голосов» . Ирландская статутная книга . 19 ноября 1937 года . Получено 3 апреля 2020 года .
- ^ «Закон о избирателях Seanad (члены университета) 1937, раздел 7: франшиза» . Ирландская статутная книга . 19 ноября 1937 года . Получено 3 апреля 2020 года .
- ^ «Закон о избирателях Seanad (члены панели) 1947 г., раздел 44: Избиратель» . Ирландская статутная книга . 19 декабря 1947 года . Получено 7 марта 2020 года .
- ^ «Закон о выборах в Seanad (члены членов) 1947 года, Второе график: подсчет голосов» . Ирландская статутная книга . 19 декабря 1947 года . Получено 9 марта 2020 года .
- ^ «Закон о выборах в Европейский парламент 1997 года, Приложение 2: Правила проведения выборов и т. Д., Правило 85» . Ирландская статутная книга . 13 ноября 1995 г. Получено 9 марта 2020 года .
- ^ «Регламент местных выборов 1995 г., Регламент 83: Передача избытка» . Ирландская статутная книга . 19 ноября 1937 года . Получено 9 марта 2020 года .
- ^ «Закон о údarás na gaeltachta, 1979, раздел 29» . Ирландская статутная книга . Получено 11 июня 2015 года .
- ^ «Закон Gaeltacht 2012, график» . Ирландская статутная книга . Получено 11 июня 2015 года .
- ^ Подпрыгнуть до: а беременный в «Закон местного самоуправления 2001 года пересмотрен» . Пересмотренные действия . Комиссия по правовой реформе . 16 апреля 2019 г. с. §§189–190 [F244, F247] . Получено 22 февраля 2020 года .
- ^ Местное правительство (смена названий мест) Правила 1956 г. ( SI № 31 от 1956 года ). Законодательный инструмент правительства Ирландии . Получено из ирландской статутной книги 19 апреля 2018 года; «Предлагаемое изменение названия местности (Деревня Палмерстон в деревню Палмерстоун)» (PDF) . Южный Дублинский совет. 2014 . Получено 19 апреля 2018 года .
В соответствии с разделом 79 Закона о местном самоуправлении 1946 года и местного самоуправления (правила смены мест) 1956 г. (с поправками, внесенными в раздел 67 Закона о местном самоуправлении 1994 г.)
; Брофи, Дараг (13 января 2015 г.). «Палмерстон или Палмерстоун?… Жители проголосовали за изменение имени» . Thejournal.ie . Получено 8 января 2018 года . - ^ «Закон об окружающей среде (разные положения) 2011 года» . Ирландская статутная книга . 16 января 2020 года. SIS, сделанная в соответствии с Законом . Получено 22 февраля 2020 года .
- ^ Хоган, Дик (11 декабря 1989 г.). «Король Чарльз выигрывает красивое большинство». п. 4
- ^ Ферри, Лиам (17 декабря 1989 г.). «Кусочки» . Ирландский эмигрант . Архивировано из оригинала 26 мая 2015 года . Получено 22 мая 2015 года .
Люди северного Корка города Рат Луирд (или Чарлевиль, или Рат, или Ратгогган), проголосовали за использование названия Чарлевилля для своего города. Дорожные знаки в этом районе будут заменены.
- ^ Окружающая среда (разные положения) Закон 2011 года, с. 48 ( № 20 от 2011 года, с. 48 ). Акт oireachtas . Получено из ирландской статутной книги 20 апреля 2018 года; «Окружающая среда (разные положения) законопроект 2011 года: инструкция комитету - Dáil Eireann (31 -й Dáil)» . Oireachtas . 21 июля 2011. Том 739 № 4 с.22 . Получено 3 апреля 2020 года .
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Внешние ссылки
[ редактировать ]- Гражданская информация: выборы и референды
- Избирательный архив Адама Карра
- Партии и выборы
- NSD: европейская база данных о выборах - Ирландия Архивирована 23 июня 2014 года в The Wayback Machine публикует данные о выборах на региональном уровне; Допускает сравнение результатов выборов, 1992–2007 гг.
- Electionsireland.org , созданный в сотрудничестве с Шейном Доннелли, автором различных книг по ирландским выборам
- Выборы в Ирландии - результаты выборов ирландских выборов - Общие, местные, президентские, референдум