1952 Irish presidential election

none November 2021 November 2021 1952 Irish presidential election Ireland presidential no 1945 Irish presidential election 1945 1959 Irish presidential election 1959 10 June 1952(Unopposed) Sean T O'Kelly, 1949.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Seán T. O'Kelly Independent politician (Ireland) President Seán T. O'Kelly Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly Independent politician (Ireland) In the 1952 Irish presidential election the outgoing president Seán T. O'Kelly was re-elected without a contest. Procedure 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 On 25 April 1952, the 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).Presidential election dates fixed https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/39935/pages/1 26 April 1952 The Irish Times 1 subscription Alfie Byrne, former Lord Mayor of Dublin, sought a nomination but was unsuccessful. He claimed to have received 14 of the 20 nominations from Oireachtas members required to secure a place on the ballot.Re-Election virtually certain https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/39962/pages/1 The Irish Times 1 16 May 1952 subscription Seán T. O'Kelly nominated himself as a candidate, and with no other candidate nominated, he was declared elected on 16 May.Mr. O'Kelly is Re-Elected as President https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/39964/pages/1 The Irish Times 1 17 May 1952 subscription This was the first occasion on which a president nominated themselves for a second term. Result 1952 Irish presidential electionhttp://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/migrated-files/en/Publications/LocalGovernment/Voting/FileDownLoad%2C661%2Cen.pdf Presidential Elections 1938–2011 Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government 8 August 2018 PDF 24 20 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171220201718/http://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/migrated-files/en/Publications/LocalGovernment/Voting/FileDownLoad,661,en.pdf live Seán T. O'Kelly Independent politician (Ireland) Self-nomination O'Kelly was inaugurated for his second term as President of Ireland on 25 June 1952. References collapsed Category:1952 elections in the Republic of Ireland Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Ireland Category:Uncontested elections Category:June 1952 in Europe