Elections in Ireland
As of , the latest result in our data is the 2020 general election: Fianna Fáil won 38 of 160 seats. This page lists 40 elections, past and coming.
Latest result in our data
Ireland 2020 general election81 for a majority
- Fianna Fáil38
- Sinn Féin37
- Fine Gael35
- Independents19
- Green Party12
- Labour Party6
- Social Democrats6
- Solidarity -- People Before Profit5
- Aontú1
- Independents 4 Change1
Turnout at national parliament elections
Past elections
The latest result we hold for Ireland comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 general electionFianna Fáil | 22.2 | 38 of 160 | 62.9 |
| 2016 general electionFine Gael | 25.5 | 50 of 158 | |
| 2011 general electionFine Gael | 36.1 | 76 of 166 | 69.9 |
| 2007 general electionFianna Fáil | 41.6 | 78 of 166 | 67.0 |
| 2002 general electionFianna Fáil | 41.5 | 81 of 166 | 62.6 |
| 1997 general electionFianna Fáil | 39.3 | 77 of 166 | 65.9 |
| 1992 general electionFianna Fáil | 39.1 | 68 of 166 | 68.5 |
| 1989 general electionFianna Fáil | 44.1 | 77 of 166 | 68.1 |
| 1987 general electionFianna Fáil | 44.1 | 81 of 166 | 73.3 |
| 1982 general electionFianna Fáil | 45.2 | 75 of 166 | 72.9 |
| 1982 general electionFianna Fáil | 47.3 | 81 of 166 | 73.8 |
| 1981 general electionFianna Fáil | 45.3 | 78 of 166 | 76.2 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 general electionFianna Fáil | 50.6 | 84 of 148 | 76.3 |
| 1973 general electionFianna Fáil | 46.2 | 69 of 144 | 76.6 |
| 1969 general electionFianna Fáil | 45.7 | 75 of 144 | 76.9 |
| 1965 general electionFianna Fáil | 47.7 | 72 of 144 | 75.1 |
| 1961 general electionFianna Fáil | 43.8 | 70 of 144 | 70.6 |
| 1957 general electionFianna Fáil | 48.3 | 78 of 147 | 71.3 |
| 1954 general electionFianna Fáil | 43.4 | 65 of 147 | 76.4 |
| 1951 general electionFianna Fáil | 46.3 | 69 of 147 | 75.3 |
| 1948 general electionFianna Fáil | 41.9 | 68 of 147 | 74.2 |
| 1944 general electionFianna Fáil | 48.9 | 76 of 138 | 67.7 |
| 1943 general electionFianna Fáil | 41.9 | 67 of 138 | 74.2 |
| 1938 general electionFianna Fáil | 51.9 | 77 of 138 | 73.5 |
| 1937 general electionFianna Fáil | 45.2 | 69 of 138 | 76.2 |
| 1933 general electionFianna Fáil | 49.7 | 77 of 153 | 81.1 |
| 1932 general electionFianna Fáil | 44.5 | 72 of 153 | 76.4 |
| 1927 general electionCumann na nGaedheal | 38.7 | 62 of 153 | 68.9 |
| 1927 general electionCumann na nGaedheal | 27.4 | 47 of 153 | 68.1 |
| 1923 general electionCumann na nGaedheal | 39.0 | 63 of 153 | 61.2 |
| 1922 general electionCumann na nGaedheal | 38.5 | 58 of 128 | 44.8 |
European Parliament elections
| Election and largest party | % | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 European Parliament electionFine Gael | 29.6 | 49.7 |
| 2014 European Parliament electionFine Gael | 22.3 | 52.4 |
| 2009 European Parliament electionFine Gael | 29.1 | 58.6 |
| 2004 European Parliament electionFine Gael | 27.8 | 58.6 |
| 1999 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil | 38.6 | 50.2 |
| 1994 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil | 35.0 | 44.0 |
| 1989 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil | 31.5 | 68.3 |
| 1984 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil | 39.2 | 47.6 |
| 1979 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil | 34.7 | 63.6 |
Parties
Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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