Ireland 2016 general election
What was the result of the 2016 general election in Ireland?
Fine Gael won 50 of 158 seats with 25.5% of the vote.
Ireland- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Fine Gael won 50 of 158 seats with 25.5% of the vote.
- Fine Gael 50 −26 seats 25.5% −10.6 points
- Fianna Fáil 44 +24 seats 24.4% +6.9 points
- Sinn Féin 23 +9 seats 13.8% +3.9 points
- Labour Party 7 −30 seats 6.6% −12.8 points
- Independent Alliance 6 4.2%
- Socialist Party 6 +4 seats 4.0% +2.7 points
- Social Democrats 3 3.0%
- Green Party 2 +2 seats 2.7% +0.9 points
- Independents 4 Change 4 1.5%
- 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 2011 general election, party by party.
- Fine Gael50
- Fianna Fáil44
- Sinn Féin23
- Independents12
- Labour Party7
- Independent Alliance6
- Socialist Party6
- Independents 4 Change4
- Social Democrats3
- Green Party2
- Unnamed party with one seat1
Key numbers
25.5%
Share of the vote won by Fine Gael
Fine Gael won 50 of 158 seats. A majority needs 80.
+24 seats
Seats gained by Fianna Fáil
The largest gain in seats compared with 2011. Labour Party lost 30 seats.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 50 | −26 | 25.5 | −10.6 | 544,230 |
| Fianna Fáil | 44 | +24 | 24.4 | +6.9 | 519,353 |
| Sinn Féin | 23 | +9 | 13.8 | +3.9 | 295,313 |
| Independents | 12 | −2 | 11.1 | −1.0 | 237,534 |
| Labour Party | 7 | −30 | 6.6 | −12.8 | 140,893 |
| Independent Alliance | 6 | 4.2 | 89,828 | ||
| Socialist Partywith People Before Profit | 6 | +4 | 4.0 | +2.7 | 84,168 |
| Social Democrats | 3 | 3.0 | 64,094 | ||
| Green Party | 2 | +2 | 2.7 | +0.9 | 57,997 |
| Renua | 0 | 2.2 | 46,552 | ||
| Independents 4 Change | 4 | 1.5 | 31,365 | ||
| Unnamed party with one seat | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 7,452 |
± is the change against the Ireland 2011 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Fine Gael 544,230
- Fianna Fáil 519,353
- Sinn Féin 295,313
- Independents 237,534
- Labour Party 140,893
- Independent Alliance 89,828
- Socialist Party 84,168
- Social Democrats 64,094
- Green Party 57,997
- Renua 46,552
- Independents 4 Change 31,365
- Unnamed party with one seat 7,452
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 counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
2,132,790 votes were valid.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Fine Gael25.5% of votes31.6% of seats
- Fianna Fáil24.4% of votes27.8% of seats
- Sinn Féin13.8% of votes14.6% of seats
- Labour Party6.6% of votes4.4% of seats
- Independent Alliance4.2% of votes3.8% of seats
- Socialist Party4.0% of votes3.8% of seats
- Independents 4 Change1.5% of votes2.5% of seats
- Social Democrats3.0% of votes1.9% of seats
- Green Party2.7% of votes1.3% of seats
- Renua2.2% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.0 by votes and 4.7 by seats; Fine Gael led Fianna Fáil by 1.2 points of the vote.
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