1952 Irish presidential election
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In the 1952 Irish presidential election the outgoing president Seán T. O'Kelly was re-elected without a contest.
Procedure[edit]
Under Article 12 of the Constitution of Ireland, candidates could be nominated by:
- at least twenty of the 207 serving members of the Houses of the Oireachtas, or
- at least four of 31 councils of the administrative counties, including county boroughs, or
- themselves, in the case of a former or retiring president.
All Irish citizens on the Dáil electoral register were eligible to vote.
Nomination process[edit]
On 25 April 1952, Minister for Local Government made an order under section 6 of the Presidential Elections Act 1937 opening nominations, with noon on 16 May as the deadline for nominations, and 10 June set as the date for a poll (if any).[1]
President Seán T. O'Kelly nominated himself as a candidate, and when no other candidate was nominated, he was declared elected on 16 May.[citation needed] This was the first occasion on which a president nominated themselves for a second term.
Result[edit]
| 1952 Irish presidential election[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Nominated by | |
| Seán T. O'Kelly | Self-nomination | |
O'Kelly was inaugurated for his second term as President of Ireland on 25 June 1952.
References[edit]
- ^ "Presidential election dates fixed". The Irish Times. 26 April 1952.
- ^ "Presidential Elections 1938–2011" (PDF). Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
