Dáil election results

This is a summary of the results of general elections to Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas, the Irish Parliament, from 1918 to the present. With the exception of 1918, they were held using the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

General elections

Notes:

To preserve space, the table is divided according to the participation of different parties.
An empty cell (–) indicates that the party did not participate in the election.

Legend:

Sinn Féin majority government

Irish Unionist Alliance majority government

Fianna Fáil majority government

Fianna Fáil-led minority or coalition government

Cumann na nGaedheal/Fine Gael-led coalition government

Party providing confidence and supply

Non-government party abstaining on confidence vote

1918–1921

The first two elections were not held as elections to the Dáil. The 1918 election refers to the results in Ireland of the British general election, treated by Sinn Féin as the election for the First Dáil. The 1921 election refers to the separate elections to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland and the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, treated by Sinn Féin as elections to the Second Dáil.

House of Commons	Dáil	Election date							Ministry of the Dáil
United Kingdom (31st)	1st	14 Dec 1918	73 (46.9%)	22 (25.3%)	6 (21.7%)	3 (3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (2.1%)	1st	Brugha	SF
United Kingdom (31st)	1st	14 Dec 1918	73 (46.9%)	22 (25.3%)	6 (21.7%)	3 (3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (2.1%)	2nd	De Valera	SF
Southern Ireland	2nd	24 May 1921	124 (unopposed)	–	–	–	4 (unopposed)	–	3rd 4th	De Valera Griffith	SF
Northern Ireland (1st)	2nd	24 May 1921	6 (20.5%)	40 (66.9%)	6 (11.8%)	–	0 (0.6%)	0 (0.2%)	3rd 4th	De Valera Griffith	SF

1922

On 7 January 1922, in the Anglo-Irish Treaty Dáil vote, TDs constituting the 2nd Dáil divided 64–57 (4 not voting) in favour of the Treaty. Those voting were those who were elected for Sinn Féin, which were 125, as five were elected for constituencies in both Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. The Treaty being passed, elections were called for a constituent assembly of the Irish Free State, which constituted the 3rd Dáil.

Dáil	Election date		Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)		Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)		Labour		Farmers		BPG		Ind	Provisional Government Executive Council (Dec 1922)
3rd	16 Jun 1922	58 (38.5%)		36^[a] (21.8%)		17 (21.3%)		7 (7.8%)		1 (2.3%)		9 (8.2%)		2nd	W. T. Cosgrave	SF (Pro-Treaty)
3rd	16 Jun 1922	58 (38.5%)		36^[a] (21.8%)		17 (21.3%)		7 (7.8%)		1 (2.3%)		9 (8.2%)		1st	W. T. Cosgrave	SF (Pro-Treaty) CnaG

1923–1933

Dáil	Election date											Executive Council			Days
4th	27 Aug 1923	–	63 (39%)	14 (10.6%)	15 (12.1%)	44^[a]^[b] (27.4%)	3 (0.9%)	–	–	–	14 (10%)	2nd	W. T. Cosgrave	CnaG	1382
5th	9 Jun 1927	44 (26.2%)	47 (27.4%)^[c]	22 (12.6%)	11 (8.9%)	5 (3.6%)	–	8 (7.3%)	–	–	16 (14%)	3rd	W. T. Cosgrave	CnaG	98
6th	15 Sep 1927	57 (35.2%)	62 (38.7%)^[c]	13 (9.1%)	6 (6.4%)	–	–	2 (1.6%)	1 (1.1%)	–	12 (7.9%)	4th	W. T. Cosgrave	CnaG	1615
6th	15 Sep 1927	57 (35.2%)	62 (38.7%)^[c]	13 (9.1%)	6 (6.4%)	–	–	2 (1.6%)	1 (1.1%)	–	12 (7.9%)	5th	W. T. Cosgrave	CnaG	1615
7th	16 Feb 1932	72 (44.5%)	57 (35.2%)^[c]	7 (7.7%)	4 (2%)	–	–	–	–	–	13 (11%)	6th	De Valera	FF	343
8th	24 Jan 1933	77 (49.7%)^[c]	48 (30.5%)	8 (5.7%)	–	–	–	–	–	11 (9.2%)	9 (5.0%)	7th	De Valera	FF	1619

1937–1948

Dáil	Election date								Government			Days
9th	1 Jul 1937	69 (45.2%)^[c]	48 (34.8%)	13 (10.3%)	–	–	–	8 (9.7%)	8th	De Valera	FF	351
9th	1 Jul 1937	69 (45.2%)^[c]	48 (34.8%)	13 (10.3%)	–	–	–	8 (9.7%)	1st	De Valera	FF	351
10th	17 Jun 1938	77 (51.9%)^[c]	45 (33.3%)	9 (10%)	–	–	–	7 (4.7%)	2nd	De Valera	FF	1832
11th	23 Jun 1943	67 (41.8%)^[c]	32 (23.1%)	17 (15.7%)	–	10 (9.8%)	–	12 (9.6%)	3rd	De Valera	FF	342
12th	30 May 1944	76 (48.9%)^[c]	30 (20.5%)	8 (8.8%)	4 (2.7%)	9 (10.1%)	–	11 (9.1%)	4th	De Valera	FF	1345
13th	4 Feb 1948	68 (41.9%)^[c]	31 (19.8%)	14 (8.7%)	5 (2.6%)	7 (5.5%)	10 (13.3%)	12 (8.3%)	5th	Costello	Inter-Party (1st)	1211

1951–1965

Dáil	Election date									Government			Days
14th	30 May 1951	69 (46.3%)^[c]	40 (25.8%)	16 (11.4%)	6 (2.9%)	2 (4.1%)	–	–	14 (9.5%)	6th	De Valera	FF	1084
15th	18 May 1954	65 (43.4%)	50 (32%)	19 (12.1%)^[c]	5 (3.1%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.1%)	–	5 (5.5%)	7th	Costello	Inter-Party (2nd)	1022
16th	5 Mar 1957	78 (48.3%)	40 (26.6%)	12 (9.1%)^[c]	3 (2.4%)	1 (1.7%)	4^[a] (5.4%)	–	9 (6.6%)	8th	De Valera	FF	1674
16th	5 Mar 1957	78 (48.3%)	40 (26.6%)	12 (9.1%)^[c]	3 (2.4%)	1 (1.7%)	4^[a] (5.4%)	–	9 (6.6%)	9th	Lemass	FF	1674
17th	4 Oct 1961	70 (43.8%)	47 (32%)	16 (11.6%)^[c]	2 (1.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (3.1%)	2 (1%)	6 (5.7%)	10th	Lemass	FF	1281
18th	7 Apr 1965	72 (47.7%)	47 (34.1%)	22 (15.4%)^[c]	–	1 (0.8%)	–	–	2 (2.1%)	11th	Lemass	FF	1533
18th	7 Apr 1965	72 (47.7%)	47 (34.1%)	22 (15.4%)^[c]	–	1 (0.8%)	–	–	2 (2.1%)	12th	Lynch	FF	1533

1969–1982

Dáil	Election date									Government			Days
19th	18 Jun 1969	75 (45.7%)^[c]	50 (34.1%)	18 (17%)	–	–	–	–	1 (3.2%)	13th	Lynch	FF	1351
20th	28 Feb 1973	69 (46.2%)^[c]	54 (35.1%)	19 (13.7%)	0^[d] (1.1%)	–	–	–	2 (3.8%)	14th	Cosgrave	FG–Lab	1569
21st	16 Jun 1977	84 (50.6%)	43 (30.6%)	17 (11.6%)^[c]	0^[e] (1.7%)	–	–	–	4 (5.6%)	15th	Lynch	FF	1456
21st	16 Jun 1977	84 (50.6%)	43 (30.6%)	17 (11.6%)^[c]	0^[e] (1.7%)	–	–	–	4 (5.6%)	16th	Haughey	FF	1456
22nd	11 Jun 1981	78 (45.3%)^[c]	65 (36.5%)	15 (9.9%)	1^[e] (1.7%)	–	2 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (3.7%)	17th	FitzGerald	FG–Lab	252
23rd	18 Feb 1982	81 (47.3%)	63 (37.3%)	15 (9.1%)	3^[e] (2.3%)	0 (1%)	–	–	4 (3.0%)^[c]	18th	Haughey	FF	279

1982–1989

Dáil	Election date										Government			Days
24th	24 Nov 1982	75 (45.2%)	70 (39.2%)	16 (9.4%)	–	2^[e] (3.3%)	–	0 (0.4%)	0^[f] (0.2%)	3 (2.3%)^[c]	19th	FitzGerald	FG–Lab^[g]	1546
25th	17 Feb 1987	81 (44.1%)	51 (27.1%)^[c]	12 (6.4%)	14 (11.8%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0^[h] (0.4%)	3 (4%)	20th	Haughey	FF	849
26th	15 Jun 1989	77 (44.1%)	55 (29.3%)	15 (9.5%)	6 (5.5%)	7 (5%)	0 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (1.5%)	4 (3.3%)^[c]	21st	Haughey	FF–PD	1259
26th	15 Jun 1989	77 (44.1%)	55 (29.3%)	15 (9.5%)	6 (5.5%)	7 (5%)	0 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (1.5%)	4 (3.3%)^[c]	22nd	Reynolds	FF–PD^[g]	1259

1992–2011

Dáil	Election date												Government			Days
27th	25 Nov 1992	68 (39.1%)	45 (24.5%)	33 (19.3%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (1.6%)	0 (0.7%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	–	–	5 (5.9%)^[c]	23rd	Reynolds	FF–Lab	1654
27th	25 Nov 1992	66	47	32	9	—	—	1	6	—	—	5	24th	Bruton	FG–Lab–DL	1654
28th	6 Jun 1997	77 (39.3%)	54 (27.9%)	17 (10.4%)	4 (4.7%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.4%)	2 (2.8%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0^[i] (0.1%)	6 (8.6%)	25th	Ahern	FF–PD	1806
29th	17 May 2002	81 (41.5%)	31 (22.5%)	20 (10.8%)^[c]	8 (4.0%)	5 (6.5%)	0 (0.2%)	6 (3.8%)	–	1 (0.8%)	0^[i] (0.2%)	14 (9.7%)	26th	Ahern	FF–PD	1833
30th	24 May 2007	78 (41.6%)^[c]	51 (27.3%)	20 (10.1%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (6.9%)	0 (0.1%)	6 (4.7%)	–	0 (0.6%)	0 (0.5%)	5 (5.4%)	27th	Ahern	FF–GP–PD	1328
30th	24 May 2007	78 (41.6%)^[c]	51 (27.3%)	20 (10.1%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (6.9%)	0 (0.1%)	6 (4.7%)	–	0 (0.6%)	0 (0.5%)	5 (5.4%)	28th	Cowen	FF–GP^[g]–PD	1328
31st	25 Feb 2011	20 (17.5%)^[c]	76 (36.1%)	37 (19.5%)	–	14 (9.9%)	0 (0.1%)	0 (1.8%)	–	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (12.5%)	29th	Kenny	FG–Lab	1792

2016–

Dáil	Election date											Government			Days
32nd	26 Feb 2016	44 (24.3%)	50 (25.5%)^[c]	23 (13.8%)	7 (6.6%)	2 (2.7%)	6 (3.9%)	3 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	–	19 (11.7%)	30th	Kenny	FG–Ind^[j]	1405
32nd	26 Feb 2016	44 (24.3%)	50 (25.5%)^[c]	23 (13.8%)	7 (6.6%)	2 (2.7%)	6 (3.9%)	3 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	–	19 (11.7%)	31st	Varadkar	FG–Ind^[j]	1405
33rd	8 Feb 2020	38 (22.2%)^[c]	35 (20.9%)	37 (24.5%)	6 (4.4%)	12 (7.1%)	5 (2.6%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (1.9%)	19 (12.2%)	32nd	Martin	FF–FG–GP	1652 to date
												33rd	Varadkar	FG–FF–GP
												34th	Harris	FG–FF–GP

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Did not sit
^ As Republican candidates.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Includes the outgoing Ceann Comhairle returned without election.
^ The anti-abstentionist faction of Sinn Féin, often described as Official Sinn Féin or Sinn Féin (Gardiner Place).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d As Sinn Féin The Workers Party.
^ As the Ecology Party of Ireland.
^ ^a ^b ^c Left the government, forcing it to call early elections.
^ As the Green Alliance.
^ ^a ^b As the Socialist Workers Party, before the creation of People Before Profit, which includes the SWP.
^ ^a ^b In a confidence and supply arrangement with Fianna Fáil.