General Election Results and Governments
Election | Dáil | Share of votes | Seats | Outcome of election | Total seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1922 | 03 !3rd | 21.4% | 17 | Cumann na nGaedheal government | 128 |
1923 | 04 !4th | 10.6% | 14 | Cumann na nGaedheal government | 153 |
1927.1 !1927 (Jun) | 05 !5th | 12.6% | 22 | Cumann na nGaedheal government | 153 |
1927.2 !1927 (Sep) | 06 !6th | 9.1% | 13 | Cumann na nGaedheal government | 153 |
1932 | 07 !7th | 7.7% | 7 | Fianna Fáil government with Labour Party support | 153 |
1933 | 08 !8th | 5.7% | 8 | Fianna Fáil government | 153 |
1937 | 09 !9th | 10.3% | 13 | Fianna Fáil government | 138 |
1938 | 10th | 10.0% | 9 | Fianna Fáil government | 138 |
1943 | 11th | 15.3% | 17 | Fianna Fáil government | 138 |
1944 | 12th | 8.7% | 8 | Fianna Fáil government | 138 |
1948 | 13th | 11.3% | 14 | Fine Gael–Labour Party–Clann na Poblachta–Clann na Talmhan–National Labour government | 147 |
1951 | 14th | 11.4% | 16 | Fianna Fáil government | 147 |
1954 | 15th | 12.1% | 19 | Fine Gael–Labour Party–Clann na Talmhan government | 147 |
1957 | 16th | 9.1% | 13 | Fianna Fáil government | 147 |
1961 | 17th | 11.7% | 16 | Fianna Fáil government | 144 |
1965 | 18th | 15.4% | 22 | Fianna Fáil government | 144 |
1969 | 19th | 16.6% | 18 | Fianna Fáil government | 144 |
1973 | 20th | 13.7% | 19 | Fine Gael–Labour Party government | 144 |
1977 | 21st | 11.6% | 17 | Fianna Fáil government | 148 |
1981 | 22nd | 9.9% | 15 | Fine Gael–Labour Party government | 166 |
1982.1 !1982 (Feb) | 23rd | 9.1% | 15 | Fianna Fáil government | 166 |
1982.2 !1982 (Nov) | 24th | 9.4% | 16 | Fine Gael–Labour Party government | 166 |
1987 | 25th | 6.5% | 12 | Fianna Fáil government | 166 |
1989 | 26th | 9.5% | 15 | Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats government | 166 |
1992 | 27th | 19.5% | 33 | Fianna Fáil–Labour Party (1992–94) Fine Gael–Labour Party–Democratic Left (1994–97) |
166 |
1997 | 28th | 10.4% | 17 | Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats government | 166 |
2002 | 29th | 10.8% | 21 | Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats government | 166 |
2007 | 30th | 10.1% | 20 | Fianna Fáil–Green Party-Progressive Democrats government | 166 |
2011 | 31st | 19.4% | 37 | Fine Gael–Labour Party government | 166 |
A In December 1994, Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Democratic Left entered into government without a general election being called.
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