Dáil Éireann election summary
This is a summary of the results of all the general elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1918 to 2007.
General elections
The Ceann Comhairle, officially non-partisan, is listed as a member of his former party according to convention.
1918–1921
1922–1933
Election |
Date |
|
FF |
|
CnaG |
|
Lab |
|
SF (Pro) |
|
SF (Anti) |
|
FP |
|
SF |
|
BPG |
|
NL |
|
IWL |
|
NCP |
|
Others |
Government |
Days |
1922 |
16 Jun 1922 |
– |
– |
17 |
58 |
36 |
7 |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
SF (Pro-Treaty) |
– |
1923 |
27 Aug 1923 |
– |
63 (39%) |
14 (10.6%) |
– |
– |
15 (12.1%) |
44[1] (27.4%) |
3 (0.9%) |
– |
– |
– |
14 (10%) |
CnaG |
1382 |
1927 (Jun) |
9 Jun 1927 |
44 (26.2%) |
47 (27.4%) |
22 (12.6%) |
– |
– |
11 (8.9%) |
5 (3.6%) |
– |
8 (7.3%) |
– |
– |
16 (14%) |
CnaG |
98 |
1927 (Sep) |
15 Sep 1927 |
57 (35.2%) |
62 (38.7%) |
13 (9.1%) |
– |
– |
6 (6.4%) |
– |
– |
2 (1.6%) |
1 (1.1%) |
– |
12 (7.9%) |
CnaG |
1615 |
1932 |
16 Feb 1932 |
72 (44.5%) |
57 (35.2%) |
7 (7.7%) |
– |
– |
4 (2%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
13 (11%) |
Fianna Fáil |
343 |
1933 |
24 Jan 1933 |
77 (49.7%) |
48 (30.5%) |
8 (5.7%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
11 (9.2%) |
9 (5.0%) |
Fianna Fáil |
1619 |
1937–1981
Election |
Date |
|
FF |
|
FG |
|
Lab |
|
SF |
|
CnaT |
|
NLP |
|
CnaP |
|
NPD |
|
WP |
|
AHB |
|
SLP |
|
Others |
Government |
Days |
1937 |
1 Jul 1937 |
69 (45.2%) |
48 (34.8%) |
13 (10.3%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
8 (9.7%) |
Fianna Fáil |
351 |
1938 |
17 Jun 1938 |
77 (51.9%) |
45 (33.3%) |
9 (10%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
7 (4.7%) |
Fianna Fáil |
1832 |
1943 |
23 Jun 1943 |
67 (41.8%) |
32 (23.1%) |
17 (15.7%) |
– |
10 (9.8%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
12 (9.6%) |
Fianna Fáil |
342 |
1944 |
30 May 1944 |
76 (48.9%) |
30 (20.5%) |
8 (8.8%) |
– |
9 (10.1%) |
4 (2.7%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
11 (9.1%) |
Fianna Fáil |
1345 |
1948 |
4 Feb 1948 |
68 (41.9%) |
31 (19.8%) |
14 (8.7%) |
– |
7 (5.5%) |
5 (2.6%) |
10 (13.3%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
12 (8.3%) |
Inter-Party (1st) |
1211 |
1951 |
30 May 1951 |
69 (46.3%) |
40 (25.8%) |
16 (11.4%) |
– |
6 (2.9%) |
– |
2 (4.1%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
14 (9.5%) |
Fianna Fáil |
1084 |
1954 |
18 May 1954 |
65 (43.4%) |
50 (32%) |
19 (12.1%) |
0 (0.1%) |
5 (3.1%) |
– |
3 (3.8%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
5 (5.5%) |
Inter-Party (2nd) |
1022 |
1957 |
5 Mar 1957 |
78 (48.3%) |
40 (26.6%) |
12 (9.1%) |
4 (5.4%) |
3 (2.4%) |
– |
1 (1.7%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9 (6.6%) |
Fianna Fáil |
1674 |
1961 |
4 Oct 1961 |
70 (43.8%) |
47 (32%) |
16 (11.6%) |
0 (3.1%) |
2 (1.5%) |
– |
1 (1.1%) |
2 (1%) |
– |
– |
– |
6 (5.7%) |
Fianna Fáil |
1281 |
1965 |
7 Apr 1965 |
72 (47.7%) |
47 (34.1%) |
22 (15.4%) |
– |
– |
– |
1 (0.8%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 (2.1%) |
Fianna Fáil |
1533 |
1969 |
18 Jun 1969 |
75 (45.7%) |
50 (34.1%) |
18 (17%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 (3.2%) |
Fianna Fáil |
1351 |
1973 |
28 Feb 1973 |
69 (46.2%) |
54 (35.1%) |
19 (13.7%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
0[2] (1.1%) |
– |
– |
2 (3.8%) |
FG–Lab |
1569 |
1977 |
16 Jun 1977 |
84 (50.6%) |
43 (30.6%) |
17 (11.6%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
0[3] (1.7%) |
– |
– |
4 (5.6%) |
Fianna Fáil |
1456 |
1981 |
11 Jun 1981 |
78 (45.3%) |
65 (36.5%) |
15 (9.9%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1[3] (1.7%) |
2 (2.5%) |
1 (0.4%) |
4 (3.7%) |
FG–Lab |
252 |
1982–2017
Election |
Date |
|
FF |
|
FG |
|
Lab |
|
SF |
|
WP |
|
DSP |
|
GP |
|
PD |
|
DL |
|
SP |
|
PBP |
|
Others |
Government |
Days |
1982 (Feb) |
18 Feb 1982 |
81 (47.3%) |
63 (37.3%) |
15 (9.1%) |
0 (1%) |
3[3] (2.3%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4 (3.0%) |
Fianna Fáil |
279 |
1982 (Nov) |
24 Nov 1982 |
75 (45.2%) |
70 (39.2%) |
16 (9.4%) |
– |
2[3] (3.3%) |
0 (0.4%) |
0[4] (0.2%) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 (2.3%) |
FG–Lab |
1546 |
1987 |
17 Feb 1987 |
81 (44.1%) |
51 (27.1%) |
12 (6.4%) |
0 (1.9%) |
4 (3.8%) |
1 (0.4%) |
0[5] (0.4%) |
14 (11.8%) |
– |
– |
– |
3 (4%) |
Fianna Fáil |
849 |
1989 |
15 Jun 1989 |
77 (44.1%) |
55 (29.3%) |
15 (9.5%) |
0 (1.2%) |
7 (5%) |
1 (0.6%) |
1 (1.5%) |
6 (5.5%) |
– |
– |
– |
4 (3.3%) |
FF–PD |
1259 |
1992 |
25 Nov 1992 |
68 (39.1%) |
45 (24.5%) |
33 (19.3%) |
0 (1.6%) |
0 (0.7%) |
– |
1 (1.4%) |
10 (4.7%) |
4 (2.8%) |
– |
– |
5 (5.9%) |
FF–Lab |
1654 |
15 Dec 1994 |
FG–Lab–DL |
1997 |
6 Jun 1997 |
77 (39.3%) |
54 (27.9%) |
17 (10.4%) |
1 (2.5%) |
0 (0.4%) |
– |
2 (2.8%) |
4 (4.7%) |
4 (2.5%) |
1 (0.7%) |
0[6] (0.1%) |
6 (8.6%) |
FF–PD |
1806 |
2002 |
17 May 2002 |
81 (41.5%) |
31 (22.5%) |
20 (10.8%) |
5 (6.5%) |
0 (0.2%) |
– |
6 (3.8%) |
8 (4.0%) |
– |
1 (0.8%) |
0[6] (0.2%) |
14 (9.7%) |
FF–PD |
1833 |
2007 |
24 May 2007 |
78 (41.6%) |
51 (27.3%) |
20 (10.1%) |
4 (6.9%) |
0 (0.1%) |
– |
6 (4.7%) |
2 (2.7%) |
– |
0 (0.6%) |
0 (0.5%) |
5 (5.4%) |
FF–GP–PD |
1383 |
2011 |
25 Feb 2011 |
20 (17.5%) |
76 (36.1%) |
37 (19.5%) |
14 (9.9%) |
0 (0.1%) |
– |
0 (1.8%) |
– |
– |
2 (1.2%) |
2 (1.0%) |
15 (12.9%) |
FG–Lab |
2016 |
26 Feb 2016 |
44 (24.3%) |
50 (25.5%) |
7 (6.6%) |
23 (13.8%) |
– |
– |
2 (2.7%) |
– |
– |
6 (3.9%) |
26 (20.5%) |
FG with FF support |
See also
References
- ↑ Described on ballot papers as Republican candidates.
- ↑ The anti-abstentionist faction of Sinn Féin, often described as Official Sinn Féin or Sinn Féin (Gardiner Place).
- 1 2 3 4 As Sinn Féin The Workers Party.
- ↑ As the Ecology Party of Ireland.
- ↑ As the Green Alliance.
- 1 2 As the Socialist Workers Party, i.e. before its creation of the People Before Profit Alliance.