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1979 Fianna Fáil leadership election
1979 Fianna Fáil leadership election, 7 December 1979 contest in which Charles Haughey beat George Colley 44-38 to succeed Jack Lynch as Irish party leader and taoiseach, leaving Fianna Fáil deeply divided.
2017 Fine Gael leadership election
2017 Fine Gael leadership election: Leo Varadkar defeated Simon Coveney under Rule 49's first electoral college (65% parliamentary party, 25% members, 10% councillors), triggered by Enda Kenny's 17 May 2017 resignation as leader.