1983 Irish presidential election

none November 2021 November 2021 1983 Irish presidential election Ireland presidential no 1976 Irish presidential election 1976 1990 Irish presidential election 1990 23 November 1983(Unopposed) Patrick Hillery (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Patrick Hillery Independent politician (Ireland) President Patrick Hillery Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery Independent politician (Ireland) In the 1983 Irish presidential election outgoing President Patrick Hillery agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term. Though former Nobel Peace Prize and Lenin Peace Prize winner Seán MacBride made it known in the Sunday Press that he wanted to contest the office, only Hillery was nominated and was declared re-elected without the need for a poll. Procedure Under Article 12 of the Constitution of Ireland, candidates could be nominated by: at least twenty of the 226 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. Result The Minister for the Environment made the order opening nominations on 7 October, with noon on 21 October as the deadline for nominations, and 23 November set as the date for a contest.Date for presidential poll set 7 October 1983 Dick Walsh The Irish Times The only candidate nominated was Patrick Hillery, who had the right to nominate himself, and he was declared elected at the close of nominations.Hillery deemed elected to office 22 October 1983 The Irish Times 1983 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 15 July 2018 PDF 30 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 Patrick Hillery Independent politician (Ireland) Self-nomination Hillery was inaugurated for his second term as President of Ireland on Saturday, 3 December 1983. See also President of Ireland References collapsed Category:1983 in Irish politics Category:Uncontested elections Category:Presidential elections in Ireland Category:December 1983 in Europe Presidential