Ireland 2020 general election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Fianna Fáil won 38 of 160 seats with 22.2% of the vote; 62.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Ireland
- Held
Result
- Fianna Fáil38
- Sinn Féin37
- Fine Gael35
- Independents19
- Green Party12
- Labour Party6
- Social Democrats6
- Solidarity -- People Before Profit5
- Aontú1
- Independents 4 Change1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 37 | +14 | 24.5 | +10.7 | 535,573 |
| Fianna Fáil | 38 | −6 | 22.2 | −2.2 | 484,315 |
| Fine Gael | 35 | −15 | 20.9 | −4.7 | 455,568 |
| Independents | 19 | +7 | 12.2 | +1.1 | 266,353 |
| Green Party | 12 | +10 | 7.1 | +4.4 | 155,695 |
| Labour Party | 6 | −1 | 4.4 | −2.2 | 95,582 |
| Social Democrats | 6 | +3 | 2.9 | −0.1 | 63,397 |
| Solidarity -- People Before Profitwith People Before Profit | 5 | 2.6 | 57,420 | ||
| Aontú | 1 | 1.9 | 41,575 | ||
| Independents 4 Change | 1 | −3 | 0.4 | −1.1 | 8,421 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.3 | 5,495 |
± is the change against the Ireland 2016 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Sinn Féin 535,573
- Fianna Fáil 484,315
- Fine Gael 455,568
- Independents 266,353
- Green Party 155,695
- Labour Party 95,582
- Social Democrats 63,397
- Solidarity -- People Before Profit 57,420
- Aontú 41,575
- Independents 4 Change 8,421
- Largest party without seats 5,495
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
Share of the vote
Turnout
62.9% of the 3,498,526 registered voters cast a ballot (2,201,192 ballots). 2,183,489 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 2002 in our data. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Fianna Fáil22.2% of votes23.8% of seats
- Sinn Féin24.5% of votes23.1% of seats
- Fine Gael20.9% of votes21.9% of seats
- Green Party7.1% of votes7.5% of seats
- Labour Party4.4% of votes3.8% of seats
- Social Democrats2.9% of votes3.8% of seats
- Solidarity -- People Before Profit2.6% of votes3.1% of seats
- Aontú1.9% of votes0.6% of seats
- Independents 4 Change0.4% of votes0.6% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.7 by votes and 5.5 by seats; Sinn Féin led Fianna Fáil by 2.4 points of the vote. How these are computed.
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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