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Ireland 1933 general election

What was the result of the 1933 general election in Ireland?

Fianna Fáil won 77 of 153 seats with 49.7% of the vote. 81.1% 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 : Fianna Fáil won 77 of 153 seats with 49.7% of the vote; 81.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Fianna Fáil 77 49.7%
  • Cumann na nGaedheal 48 30.5%
  • National Centre Party 11 9.2%
  • Labour Party 8 5.7%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
77 of 153 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 49.7%

    Share of the vote won by Fianna Fáil

    Fianna Fáil won 77 of 153 seats. A majority needs 77.

  2. 81.1%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Fianna Fáil7749.7689,054
Cumann na nGaedheal4830.5422,495
National Centre Party119.2126,909
Labour Party85.779,221
Independents95.068,882
Votes by party
  • Fianna Fáil 689,054
  • Cumann na nGaedheal 422,495
  • National Centre Party 126,909
  • Labour Party 79,221
  • Independents 68,882

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?

81.1% of the 1,727,680 registered voters cast a ballot (1,401,265 ballots). 1,386,558 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Fianna Fáil49.7% of votes50.3% of seats
  • Cumann na nGaedheal30.5% of votes31.4% of seats
  • National Centre Party9.2% of votes7.2% of seats
  • Labour Party5.7% of votes5.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Fianna Fáil led Cumann na nGaedheal by 19.2 points of the vote.

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