irish presidential election, 1997

The Irish presidential election in 1997 was due in any case but it was brought forward slightly by the decision of President Robinson to resign slightly earlier to take up her position as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Fianna Fil was expected to run former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds but in a major surprise the party instead chose the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Queens University Belfast, Professor Mary McAleese. Fine Gael chose Mary Banotti, MEP while Labour chose human rights campaigner Adi Roche. In an unprecedented development, two independent candidates were nominated by local authorities, for Eurovision Song Contest winner and family values campaigner Dana, Rosemary Scallon and retired policeman and victims' rights campaigner, Derek Nally. Roche's campaign went into serious decline when she showed a poor understanding of the office, while McAleese provided a formidable campaigner. Banotti also showed her political skills, while Dana surprised all with her appeal and campaigning abilities. Derek Nally's campaign was beset by internal problems. In the final result, McAleese easily beat Banotti, while Dana came in a shock third, forcing Roche into a humiliating fourth. As a result Mary McAleese became the eighth President of Ireland. The results were as follows:

Candidate	Party	1st Preference	Share of Vote	Status
Mary McAleese	align="right" \| Fianna Fil	align="center" \| 574,424	align="center" \| 45.24%	align="center" \| Made Quota
Mary Banotti	align="right" \| Fine Gael	align="center" \| 372,002	align="center" \| 29.30%	align="center" \| Eliminated
Derek Nally	align="right" \| Independent	align="center" \| 59,529	align="center" \| 4.69%	align="center" \| Lost deposit
Dana	align="right" \| Independent	align="center" \| 175,458	align="center" \| 13.82%	align="center" \| Eliminated
Adi Roche	align="right" \| Labour	align="center" \| 88,423	align="center" \| 6.96%	align="center" \| Lost Deposit

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