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Ireland 1944 general election

What was the result of the 1944 general election in Ireland?

Fianna Fáil won 76 of 138 seats with 48.9% of the vote. 67.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Fianna Fáil won 76 of 138 seats with 48.9% of the vote; 67.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Fianna Fáil 76 48.9%
  • Fine Gael 30 20.5%
  • Clann na Talmhan 9 10.8%
  • Labour Party 8 8.7%
  • National Labour Party 4 2.7%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
70 of 138 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 48.9%

    Share of the vote won by Fianna Fáil

    Fianna Fáil won 76 of 138 seats. A majority needs 70.

  2. 67.7%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Fianna Fáil7648.9595,259
Fine Gael3020.5249,329
Clann na Talmhan910.8122,745
Labour Party88.7106,767
Independents117.894,852
National Labour Party42.732,732
Votes by party
  • Fianna Fáil 595,259
  • Fine Gael 249,329
  • Clann na Talmhan 122,745
  • Labour Party 106,767
  • Independents 94,852
  • National Labour Party 32,732

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?

67.7% of the 1,816,142 registered voters cast a ballot (1,230,139 ballots). 1,217,349 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Fianna Fáil48.9% of votes55.1% of seats
  • Fine Gael20.5% of votes21.7% of seats
  • Clann na Talmhan10.8% of votes6.5% of seats
  • Labour Party8.7% of votes5.8% of seats
  • National Labour Party2.7% of votes2.9% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 2.7 by seats; Fianna Fáil led Fine Gael by 28.4 points of the vote.

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