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Elections in Ireland

What do we know about elections in Ireland?

Latest result: Fianna Fáil won 38 of 160 seats in 2020.

  • Latest result:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of , the latest result in our data is the 2020 general election: Fianna Fáil won 38 of 160 seats. This page lists 41 elections, past and coming.

Fianna Fáil, 38 of 160 seats

81 of 160 seats make a majority

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Latest result

Ireland 2020 general electionFinal result

Fianna Fáil won 38 of 160 seats.

81 of 160 make a majority
  • Fianna Fáil38
  • Sinn Féin37
  • Fine Gael35
  • Green Party12
  • Labour Party6
  • Social Democrats6
  • Others26
Largest party's seats
38 of 160
Its share of the vote
22.2%
Turnout
62.9%

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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    No single party reached a majority.

    Fianna Fáil won 38 of 160 seats. A majority needs 81.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to Sinn Féin.

    Sinn Féin gained 14 seats compared with 2016. Fine Gael lost 15 seats.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 62.9%.

How do the votes compare with the 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
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

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 many people voted in Ireland?

Elections in the turnout line
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which past elections do we list for Ireland?

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%SeatsTurnout %
2020 general electionFianna Fáil22.238 of 16062.9
2016 general electionFine Gael25.550 of 158
2011 general electionFine Gael36.176 of 16669.9
2007 general electionFianna Fáil41.678 of 16667.0
2002 general electionFianna Fáil41.581 of 16662.6
1997 general electionFianna Fáil39.377 of 16665.9
1992 general electionFianna Fáil39.168 of 16668.5
1989 general electionFianna Fáil44.177 of 16668.1
1987 general electionFianna Fáil44.181 of 16673.3
1982 general electionFianna Fáil45.275 of 16672.9
1982 general electionFianna Fáil47.381 of 16673.8
1981 general electionFianna Fáil45.378 of 16676.2
Earlier elections
Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
1977 general electionFianna Fáil50.684 of 14876.3
1973 general electionFianna Fáil46.269 of 14476.6
1969 general electionFianna Fáil45.775 of 14476.9
1965 general electionFianna Fáil47.772 of 14475.1
1961 general electionFianna Fáil43.870 of 14470.6
1957 general electionFianna Fáil48.378 of 14771.3
1954 general electionFianna Fáil43.465 of 14776.4
1951 general electionFianna Fáil46.369 of 14775.3
1948 general electionFianna Fáil41.968 of 14774.2
1944 general electionFianna Fáil48.976 of 13867.7
1943 general electionFianna Fáil41.967 of 13874.2
1938 general electionFianna Fáil51.977 of 13873.5
1937 general electionFianna Fáil45.269 of 13876.2
1933 general electionFianna Fáil49.777 of 15381.1
1932 general electionFianna Fáil44.572 of 15376.4
1927 general electionCumann na nGaedheal38.762 of 15368.9
1927 general electionCumann na nGaedheal27.447 of 15368.1
1923 general electionCumann na nGaedheal39.063 of 15361.2
1922 general electionCumann na nGaedheal38.558 of 12844.8

How did Ireland vote in European Parliament elections?

Election and largest party%Turnout %
2024 European Parliament electionFine Gael and Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party/Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach tied
2019 European Parliament electionFine Gael29.649.7
2014 European Parliament electionFine Gael22.352.4
2009 European Parliament electionFine Gael29.158.6
2004 European Parliament electionFine Gael27.858.6
1999 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil38.650.2
1994 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil35.044.0
1989 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil31.568.3
1984 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil39.247.6
1979 European Parliament electionFianna Fáil34.763.6

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party
  • Sinn Féin24.5% 2020
  • Fianna Fáil22.2% 2020
  • Fine Gael20.9% 2020
  • Green Party7.1% 2020
  • Labour Party4.4% 2020
  • Social Democrats2.9% 2020
  • Solidarity -- People Before Profit2.6% 2020
  • Aontú1.9% 2020
  • Independents 4 Change0.4% 2020
  • Socialist Party4.0% 2016
  • People Before Profit1.0% 2011
  • Progressive Democrats2.7% 2007

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

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