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Election Trivia question

totallegend · 2011-02-23 07:29:20

When was the last time we had a general election which was guaranteed to result in a new Taoiseach? i.e. in which the sitting Taoiseach was not standing? (I don't know the answer by the way, would be interested to find out...)

23-02-2011 7:29am

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totallegend

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When was the last time we had a general election which was guaranteed to result in a new Taoiseach? i.e. in which the sitting Taoiseach was not standing?

(I don't know the answer by the way, would be interested to find out...)

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#2 23-02-2011 7:39am

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Who did Bertie take over leadership from? I wasn't in the country during that period.

Maybe Garrett Fitzgerald - is that 20 years ago...

Not sure, my politics aren't that good.

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#3 23-02-2011 8:18am

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Never,I think is the answer.

Many taoisigh resigned in office (e.g. Bertie).
Bertie took over from Reynolds after the collapse of the Labour FF coalition.

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