2011 Fianna Fáil leadership election

Political party leadership election in Ireland January 2025 January 2025 2011 Fianna Fáil leadership election presidential no 2008 Fianna Fáil leadership election 2008 2011 1 26 yes 1st preference 2nd count Final count 150x150px Micheál Martin 33 72 Fianna Fáil 36 72 Fianna Fáil 50 72 Fianna Fáil 150x150px Éamon Ó Cuív 15 72 Fianna Fáil 18 72 Fianna Fáil 22 72 Fianna Fáil 150x150px 0 Brian Lenihan Jnr 14 72 Fianna Fáil 18 72 Fianna Fáil Mary Hanafin 150x150px 10 72 Fianna Fáil Leader Brian Cowen Micheál Martin The 2011 Fianna Fáil leadership election was called by party leader Brian Cowen on 22 January 2011, when he announced that he was resigning as president and leader of the party. He remained as Taoiseach until after the 2011 general election.http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0122/politics.html Cowen resigns as FF leader, remains Taoiseach RTÉ News 22 January 2011 22 January 2011 The deadline for nominations closed at 1 p.m. on 24 January, and the new leader was elected at a special Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting on 26 January. Micheál Martin was elected as the party's eighth leader.http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0126/politics_tracker.html Martin elected FF leader – As it happened 26 January 2011 RTÉ News 26 January 2011http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0126/breaking8.html Micheál Martin elected as eighth leader of Fianna Fáil 26 January 2011 The Irish Times 26 January 2011 Candidates Standing Mary Hanafin – Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovationhttp://www.independent.ie/national-news/hanafin-plays-the-gender-card-as-she-launches-bid-2508097.html https://archive.today/20120906004230/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/hanafin-plays-the-gender-card-as-she-launches-bid-2508097.html dead 6 September 2012 Hanafin plays the gender card as she launches bid Irish Independent 24 January 2011 24 January 2011 Aine Kerr Brian Lenihan Jnr – Minister for Financehttp://www.thejournal.ie/martin-lenihan-put-names-forward-for-ff-leadership-2011-01/ https://archive.today/20110810005759/http://www.thejournal.ie/martin-lenihan-put-names-forward-for-ff-leadership-2011-01/ dead 10 August 2011 Martin, Lenihan put names forward for FF leadership The Journal 22 January 2011 22 January 2011 Micheál Martin – former Minister for Foreign Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív – Minister for Social Protection, Minister for Defence and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Governmenthttp://www.independent.ie/national-news/leftie-o-cuiv-confident-of-a-strong-spell-leading-opposition-2508075.html https://archive.today/20120803155805/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/leftie-o-cuiv-confident-of-a-strong-spell-leading-opposition-2508075.html dead 3 August 2012 'Leftie' O Cuiv confident of a strong spell leading opposition Irish Independent 24 January 2011 24 January 2011 Brian McDonald Declined to stand Conor Lenihan – Minister of State for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resourceshttp://www.thejournal.ie/conor-lenihan-decides-not-to-contest-ff-leadership-2011-01/ Conor Lenihan decides not to contest FF leadership The Journal 23 January 2011 24 January 2011 Results Election: 26 January 2011http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0126/fiannafail.html Micheál Martin wants debates with FG & Labour RTÉ News 26 January 2011 27 January 2011http://www.independent.ie/national-news/how-they-voted-2512779.html https://archive.today/20120905120406/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/how-they-voted-2512779.html dead 5 September 2012 How they voted Irish Independent 27 January 2011 27 January 2011 Candidate 1st count 2nd count 3rd count Micheál Martin 33 36 50 Éamon Ó Cuív 15 18 22 Brian Lenihan Jnr 14 18 – Mary Hanafin 10 – – Result: Micheál Martin elected leader. Only TDs who were members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party were eligible to vote. Jimmy Devins rejoined the parliamentary party on 25 January, a day before the leadership election, bringing the total number of eligible voters to 72.http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0125/fiannafail.html FF leadership candidates address party RTÉ News 25 January 2011 26 January 2011 RTÉ News reported that Martin had received 33 first preference votes, compared to Ó Cuív's 15, Lenihan's 14 and Hanafin's 10; it added that the election ended on the third count, with Ó Cuív the runner-up. When Hanafin had been eliminated and her votes redistributed, Ó Cuív and Lenihan were equal on 18 votes each; Lenihan was then eliminated, having received fewer first preferences. References Category:2011 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:2011 in Irish politics Fianna Fáil leadership election Category:Fianna Fáil leadership elections Category:History of Fianna Fáil Category:Micheál Martin