Ireland 1922 general election
What was the result of the 1922 general election in Ireland?
Cumann na nGaedheal won 58 of 128 seats with 38.5% of the vote. 44.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Ireland- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Cumann na nGaedheal won 58 of 128 seats with 38.5% of the vote; 44.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Cumann na nGaedheal 58 38.5%
- Labour Party 17 21.3%
- Farmers' Party 7 7.8%
- Business and Professional Group 1 2.3%
- Fianna Fáil 36 21.8%
- Seats won
- Share of the vote
- Cumann na nGaedheal58
- Fianna Fáil36
- Labour Party17
- Independents9
- Farmers' Party7
- Business and Professional Group1
Key numbers
38.5%
Share of the vote won by Cumann na nGaedheal
Cumann na nGaedheal won 58 of 128 seats. A majority needs 65.
44.8%
Voter turnout
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumann na nGaedheal | 58 | 38.5 | 239,195 |
| Labour Party | 17 | 21.3 | 132,565 |
| Farmers' Party | 7 | 7.8 | 48,718 |
| Independents | 9 | 7.8 | 48,638 |
| Business and Professional Group | 1 | 2.3 | 14,542 |
| Fianna Fáil | 36 | 21.8 | 13,531 |
Votes by party
- Cumann na nGaedheal 239,195
- Labour Party 132,565
- Farmers' Party 48,718
- Independents 48,638
- Business and Professional Group 14,542
- Fianna Fáil 13,531
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.
ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.
How many people voted?
44.8% of the 1,430,104 registered voters cast a ballot (641,271 ballots). 621,587 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Cumann na nGaedheal38.5% of votes45.3% of seats
- Fianna Fáil21.8% of votes28.1% of seats
- Labour Party21.3% of votes13.3% of seats
- Farmers' Party7.8% of votes5.5% of seats
- Business and Professional Group2.3% of votes0.8% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.9 by votes and 3.2 by seats; Cumann na nGaedheal led Fianna Fáil by 16.7 points of the vote.
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