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Irish general election, 2011
The
Irish general election of 2011
took place on Friday 25 February to elect 165
Teachtaí Dála
across
43 constituencies
to
Dáil Éireann
, the
lower house
of
Ireland
's
parliament
, the
Oireachtas
. The Dáil was
dissolved
and the
general election
called by
President
Mary McAleese
on 1 February, at the request of
Taoiseach
Brian Cowen
. The electorate was given the task of choosing the
members of the 31st Dáil
, who met on 9 March 2011 to nominate a Taoiseach and ratify the ministers of the
Government of the 31st Dáil
.
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