Ireland 2011 general election
What was the result of the 2011 general election in Ireland?
Fine Gael won 76 of 166 seats with 36.1% of the vote. 69.9% 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 : Fine Gael won 76 of 166 seats with 36.1% of the vote; 69.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 2.9 points on 2007.
- Fine Gael 76 +25 seats 36.1% +8.8 points
- Labour Party 37 +17 seats 19.4% +9.3 points
- Fianna Fáil 20 −58 seats 17.4% −24.1 points
- Sinn Féin 14 +10 seats 9.9% +3.0 points
- Green Party 0 −6 seats 1.9% −2.8 points
- Socialist Party 2 +2 seats 1.2% +0.6 points
- People Before Profit 2 1.0%
- 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 2007 general election, party by party.
- Fine Gael76
- Labour Party37
- Fianna Fáil20
- Independents14
- Sinn Féin14
- People Before Profit2
- Socialist Party2
- Unnamed party with one seat1
Key numbers
36.1%
Share of the vote won by Fine Gael
Fine Gael won 76 of 166 seats. A majority needs 84.
+25 seats
Seats gained by Fine Gael
The largest gain in seats compared with 2007. Fianna Fáil lost 58 seats.
69.9%
Voter turnout
Up 2.9 points on 2007.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 76 | +25 | 36.1 | +8.8 | 801,628 |
| Labour Party | 37 | +17 | 19.4 | +9.3 | 431,796 |
| Fianna Fáil | 20 | −58 | 17.4 | −24.1 | 387,358 |
| Independents | 14 | +9 | 12.2 | 270,258 | |
| Sinn Féin | 14 | +10 | 9.9 | +3.0 | 220,661 |
| Green Party | 0 | −6 | 1.9 | −2.8 | 41,039 |
| Socialist Party | 2 | +2 | 1.2 | +0.6 | 26,770 |
| People Before Profit | 2 | 1.0 | 21,551 | ||
| Unnamed party with one seat | 1 | 0.5 | 11,102 |
± is the change against the Ireland 2007 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Fine Gael 801,628
- Labour Party 431,796
- Fianna Fáil 387,358
- Independents 270,258
- Sinn Féin 220,661
- Green Party 41,039
- Socialist Party 26,770
- People Before Profit 21,551
- Unnamed party with one seat 11,102
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?
69.9% of the 3,209,244 registered voters cast a ballot (2,243,176 ballots), up 2.9 points on 2007. 2,220,359 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1987 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Fine Gael36.1% of votes45.8% of seats
- Labour Party19.4% of votes22.3% of seats
- Fianna Fáil17.4% of votes12.0% of seats
- Sinn Féin9.9% of votes8.4% of seats
- Socialist Party1.2% of votes1.2% of seats
- People Before Profit1.0% of votes1.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.5 by votes and 3.5 by seats; Fine Gael led Labour Party by 16.6 points of the vote.
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