Irish presidential election, 1973
- Irish presidential election, 1973
The Irish presidential election of 1973 was held on 30 May 1973. With outgoing President Éamon de Valera constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, Fianna Fáil sought to get former Tánaiste Frank Aiken to run for the presidency, but he declined. Under pressure, former Tánaiste Erskine H. Childers agreed to run. The odds-on favourite was Fine Gael deputy leader, Tom O'Higgins, who had come within 1% of defeating Éamon de Valera in the 1966 presidential election. In a political upset, Erskine H. Childers won the presidency.
Result
Irish Election box begin
title=Irish Presidential Election, 1973Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Erskine H. Childers
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 635,867
percentage = 51.97
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tom O'Higgins
party = Fine Gael
votes = 587,771
percentage = 48.03
seat =
count =
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*President of Ireland
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