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1973 Irish presidential election

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FieldValue
election_name1973 Irish presidential election
countryIreland
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1966 Irish presidential election
previous_year1966
next_election1974 Irish presidential election
next_year1974
turnout62.2% ( 3.1 pp)
1blankPopular vote
2blankFinal percentage
election_date30 May 1973
nominee1**Erskine H. Childers**
party1Fianna Fáil
1data1**635,867**
2data1**52.0%**
nominee2Tom O'Higgins
party2Fine Gael
1data2587,771
2data248.0%
titlePresident
before_electionÉamon de Valera
before_partyFianna Fáil
after_electionErskine H. Childers
after_partyFianna Fáil

The 1973 Irish presidential election was held on Wednesday, 30 May 1973. The outgoing president Éamon de Valera was ineligible for re-election after serving two terms in office. Former Tánaiste Erskine H. Childers, nominated by Fianna Fáil, was elected as president of Ireland, defeating Fine Gael deputy leader, Tom O'Higgins, who had come within 1% of defeating Éamon de Valera in the 1966 presidential election.

Nomination process

Under Article 12 of the Constitution of Ireland, a candidate for president could be nominated by:

  • at least twenty of the 204 serving members of the Houses of the Oireachtas, or
  • at least four of 31 councils of the administrative counties, including county boroughs.

On 25 April, the Minister for Local Government made the order for the presidential election, with noon on 8 May as the date for nominations, and 30 May as the date of polling.

Campaign

O'Higgins was approved as the Fine Gael candidate on 31 January. Childers was approved as the Fianna Fáil candidate on 6 April. George Colley was director of elections for Childers. O'Higgins was the early favourite to win, with odds of 1/2, against 6/4 for Childers.

Result

Results by constituency

ConstituencyChildersO'HigginsVotes%Votes%Total635,86752.0587,77148.0
Carlow–KilkennyFianna Fáil}}"23,231Fianna Fáil}}"**52.0**21,45848.0
CavanFianna Fáil}}"14,001Fianna Fáil}}"**51.1**13,39948.9
ClareFianna Fáil}}"16,412Fianna Fáil}}"**61.4**10,33538.6
Clare–South GalwayFianna Fáil}}"14,470Fianna Fáil}}"**56.9**10,94643.1
Cork City North-WestFianna Fáil}}"15,589Fianna Fáil}}"**62.9**9,19637.1
Cork City South-EastFianna Fáil}}"15,918Fianna Fáil}}"**60.0**10,62540.0
Cork MidFianna Fáil}}"21,603Fianna Fáil}}"**53.2**19,01146.8
Cork North-EastFianna Fáil}}"20,887Fianna Fáil}}"**54.8**17,25345.2
Cork South-West13,74547.6Fine Gael}}"15,102Fine Gael}}"**52.4**
Donegal North-EastFianna Fáil}}"12,253Fianna Fáil}}"**56.8**9,32943.2
Donegal–LeitrimFianna Fáil}}"14,326Fianna Fáil}}"**55.1**11,68944.9
Dublin Central12,08147.4Fine Gael}}"13,385Fine Gael}}"**52.6**
Dublin County North18,62549.5Fine Gael}}"18,993Fine Gael}}"**50.5**
Dublin County South15,56148.4Fine Gael}}"16,586Fine Gael}}"**51.6**
Dublin North-Central14,01248.0Fine Gael}}"15,162Fine Gael}}"**52.0**
Dublin North-East16,61347.9Fine Gael}}"18,081Fine Gael}}"**52.1**
Dublin North-West12,10248.2Fine Gael}}"12,981Fine Gael}}"**51.8**
Dublin South-Central15,11749.5Fine Gael}}"15,399Fine Gael}}"**50.5**
Dublin South-East11,54049.7Fine Gael}}"11,698Fine Gael}}"**50.3**
Dublin South-West10,92446.4Fine Gael}}"12,641Fine Gael}}"**53.6**
Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown18,03747.9Fine Gael}}"19,655Fine Gael}}"**52.1**
Galway North-EastFianna Fáil}}"12,005Fianna Fáil}}"**50.5**11,75649.5
Galway WestFianna Fáil}}"12,920Fianna Fáil}}"**55.3**10,45844.7
Kerry NorthFianna Fáil}}"12,206Fianna Fáil}}"**52.5**11,03847.5
Kerry SouthFianna Fáil}}"12,280Fianna Fáil}}"**52.6**11,07147.4
KildareFianna Fáil}}"15,689Fianna Fáil}}"**54.1**13,29145.9
Laois–OffalyFianna Fáil}}"21,078Fianna Fáil}}"**50.4**20,74049.6
Limerick EastFianna Fáil}}"17,897Fianna Fáil}}"**51.4**16,95248.6
Limerick WestFianna Fáil}}"16,013Fianna Fáil}}"**55.6**12,77244.4
Longford–WestmeathFianna Fáil}}"17,324Fianna Fáil}}"**51.9**16,05048.1
LouthFianna Fáil}}"14,556Fianna Fáil}}"**55.7**11,57544.3
Mayo East11,29048.2Fine Gael}}"12,141Fine Gael}}"**51.8**
Mayo West10,98348.7Fine Gael}}"11,558Fine Gael}}"**51.3**
MeathFianna Fáil}}"14,542Fianna Fáil}}"**53.7**12,53446.3
MonaghanFianna Fáil}}"13,706Fianna Fáil}}"**52.8**12,26147.2
Roscommon–Leitrim12,88447.7Fine Gael}}"14,127Fine Gael}}"**52.3**
Sligo–LeitrimFianna Fáil}}"12,832Fianna Fáil}}"**50.0**12,82950.0
Tipperary NorthFianna Fáil}}"14,723Fianna Fáil}}"**53.6**12,74846.4
Tipperary SouthFianna Fáil}}"20,002Fianna Fáil}}"**55.0**16,33945.0
WaterfordFianna Fáil}}"15,785Fianna Fáil}}"**54.6**13,11645.4
Wexford16,27946.3Fine Gael}}"18,878Fine Gael}}"**53.7**
WicklowFianna Fáil}}"13,826Fianna Fáil}}"**52.3**12,61347.7

References

References

  1. (26 April 1973). "Closing date for presidential nominations". The Irish Times.
  2. (5 April 1973). "Childers may go for the presidency". The Irish Times.
  3. (7 April 1973). "Childers would expand the dimension of the presidency". The Irish Times.
  4. (14 April 1973). "Colley made F.F. director for election". The Irish Times.
  5. (27 April 1973). "Irish Presidential Elections [ad for Terry Rogers bookmakers]". The Irish Times.
  6. "Presidential Elections 1938–2011". [[Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
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