Ireland 2007 general election
What was the result of the 2007 general election in Ireland?
Fianna Fáil won 78 of 166 seats with 41.6% of the vote. 67.0% 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 78 of 166 seats with 41.6% of the vote; 67.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.5 points on 2002.
- Fianna Fáil 78 −3 seats 41.6% +0.1 points
- Fine Gael 51 +20 seats 27.3% +4.8 points
- Labour Party 20 −1 seat 10.1% −0.6 points
- Sinn Féin 4 −1 seat 6.9% +0.4 points
- Green Party 6 0 seats 4.7% +0.8 points
- Progressive Democrats 2 −6 seats 2.7% −1.2 points
- Socialist Party 0 −1 seat 0.6% −0.2 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Ireland 2002 general election, party by party.
- Fianna Fáil78
- Fine Gael51
- Labour Party20
- Green Party6
- Independents5
- Sinn Féin4
- Progressive Democrats2
Key numbers
41.6%
Share of the vote won by Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil won 78 of 166 seats. A majority needs 84.
+20 seats
Seats gained by Fine Gael
The largest gain in seats compared with 2002. Progressive Democrats lost 6 seats.
67.0%
Voter turnout
Up 4.5 points on 2002.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 78 | −3 | 41.6 | +0.1 | 858,565 |
| Fine Gael | 51 | +20 | 27.3 | +4.8 | 564,428 |
| Labour Party | 20 | −1 | 10.1 | −0.6 | 209,175 |
| Sinn Féin | 4 | −1 | 6.9 | +0.4 | 143,410 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 | 4.7 | +0.8 | 96,936 |
| Progressive Democrats | 2 | −6 | 2.7 | −1.2 | 56,396 |
| Socialist Party | 0 | −1 | 0.6 | −0.2 | 13,218 |
| Independents | 5 | −7 |
± is the change against the Ireland 2002 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Fianna Fáil 858,565
- Fine Gael 564,428
- Labour Party 209,175
- Sinn Féin 143,410
- Green Party 96,936
- Progressive Democrats 56,396
- Socialist Party 13,218
- Independents
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.
How many people voted?
67.0% of the 3,110,914 registered voters cast a ballot (2,085,245 ballots), up 4.5 points on 2002. 2,065,810 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1992 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Fianna Fáil41.6% of votes47.0% of seats
- Fine Gael27.3% of votes30.7% of seats
- Labour Party10.1% of votes12.0% of seats
- Green Party4.7% of votes3.6% of seats
- Sinn Féin6.9% of votes2.4% of seats
- Progressive Democrats2.7% of votes1.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.8 by votes and 3.0 by seats; Fianna Fáil led Fine Gael by 14.2 points of the vote.
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