1959 Irish General Election
17 June 1959 · The office nobody contested
Éamon de Valera won with 56.30% against Seán Mac Eoin on 43.70%. Turnout 58.3%.
President before
Seán T. O'Kelly
Fianna Fáil
Elected President
Éamon de Valera
Fianna Fáil
Winning share
56.3%
Turnout
58.3%
The result
Éamon de Valera
538,003 votes
56.30%
share
Seán Mac Eoin
417,536 votes
43.70%
share