406:
154:
815:
139:
606:
169:
2011:
30:
591:
583:
575:
540:
532:
352:
344:
336:
307:
299:
291:
101:
548:
783:
in schools. Fianna Fáil fought the election on its record in government and a reforming theme; Fine Gael presented itself as the party of free enterprise. The Labour Party campaigned strongly against the "conservative" Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parties. It also favoured major expansion in the public
778:
and various other international affairs, little attention was paid to these matters during the campaign; the 1961 general election has become known as the dullest campaign on record, with the most important issue being the teaching of the
770:
Lemass announced the date of the election on 8 September, with the dissolution to take place a week later on 15 September. It was the shortest period between the dissolution and the election permitted in law.
1977:
2007:
2648:
2603:
2653:
2613:
2713:
2643:
2628:
2608:
2598:
1522:
met on 11 October 1961. Fianna Fáil were short of a majority, with 70 of the 144 seats in the Dáil, but were able to form a new single-party government, the
2593:
2573:
2703:
2623:
2583:
2568:
2563:
2553:
2533:
2031:
1865:"Election results and transfer of votes in general election (October, 1961) for seventeenth Dáil and bye-elections to sixteenth Dáil (1957–1961)"
1864:
2548:
2538:
2518:
2543:
2508:
2503:
2367:
2362:
2357:
2352:
2347:
2342:
2337:
2332:
2327:
2322:
2658:
2377:
1901:
239:
2495:
1999:
485:
479:
1695:
223:
2723:
610:
Percentage of seats gained by each of the five biggest parties, and number of seats gained by smaller parties and independents.
2638:
2633:
2618:
2588:
2578:
2558:
2528:
2523:
2513:
2056:
1965:
2314:
2146:
2141:
2015:
2672:
1660:
893:
752:
188:
1931:
2698:
1559:
474:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2269:
2264:
2259:
2254:
2249:
2244:
2239:
2051:
1527:
1139:
2708:
715:
on 11 October to nominate the
Taoiseach for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new
244:
1772:
1048:
785:
701:
445:
249:
2677:
1992:
1574:
1845:
1823:
1776:
1752:
2203:
1699:
1601:
2231:
2197:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2106:
2101:
2096:
2091:
2086:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2046:
2041:
775:
54:
44:
1589:
2485:
2480:
2475:
2470:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2430:
2425:
2420:
2415:
2410:
2405:
2400:
2395:
2390:
2385:
1751:
Electoral (Chairman of Dail
Eireann) Act 1937, s. 3: Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle (
1523:
720:
774:
While the election was caused by the "crisis" surrounding
Ireland's application for membership of the
667:
1797:
1985:
1107:
2023:
920:
760:
213:
689:
716:
2718:
1706:, under Art. 16.6 of the Constitution and the Electoral (Chairman of Dáil Éireann) Act 1937.
2221:
2036:
1112:
748:
675:
743:
in 1959, making this the first time Fianna Fáil faced a general election campaign without
8:
2010:
1893:
1728:
1784:
1760:
1720:
1016:
450:
1579:
744:
678:
1961:
1569:
693:
86:
2213:
984:
440:
105:
1716:
1021:
700:, which had been reduced in size by three seats from the previous election by the
430:
1829:
1703:
1623:
735:
At the general election of 1961, the three main parties were led by new leaders:
405:
1655:
1584:
989:
925:
780:
764:
712:
420:
193:
1053:
861:
856:
814:
789:
740:
736:
724:
705:
685:
645:
641:
630:
626:
605:
425:
203:
183:
2692:
1953:
1724:
1628:
1613:
1554:
957:
1923:
1650:
1640:
1618:
1549:
1544:
153:
1519:
952:
671:
663:
74:
69:
1672:
1564:
138:
1780:
1756:
697:
1824:"General Election to be on October 4th: Short time for electioneering"
168:
1645:
888:
756:
682:
208:
784:
sector. It was the first and only general election contested by the
1775:, s. 5: Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle (
1727:
became parliamentary leader and the sole member of the
1671:
The Dáil election was followed by an election to the
2016:
Elections and referendums in the
Republic of Ireland
708:lost its majority but remained the dominant party.
1844:
1822:
719:. Lemass was re-appointed Taoiseach, forming the
2690:
666:was held on Wednesday, 4 October, following the
617:
1993:
2714:General elections in the Republic of Ireland
1952:
2000:
1986:
1755:). Enacted on 1 November 1937. Act of the
2704:1961 elections in the Republic of Ireland
1533:
688:. The general election took place in 38
1846:"President Dissolves 16th Dail Eireann"
1779:). Enacted on 14 July 1961. Act of the
1513:
2691:
2678:Elections in Ireland as part of the UK
696:, the house of representatives of the
1981:
1934:from the original on 27 November 2020
1904:from the original on 26 November 2020
1958:Elections in Europe: A data handbook
1874:. Dublin Stationery Office. May 1962
1690:
1688:
692:throughout Ireland for 144 seats in
2673:Elections in the Kingdom of Ireland
13:
1946:
1698:(Lab), returned automatically for
1666:
813:
14:
2735:
1894:"17th Dáil 1961 General Election"
1685:
1595:
1538:
1233:
2009:
1386:
1226:
1212:
1177:
1174:
763:was now under the leadership of
604:
590:
589:
582:
581:
574:
573:
546:
539:
538:
531:
530:
404:
351:
350:
343:
342:
335:
334:
306:
305:
298:
297:
290:
289:
167:
152:
137:
100:
99:
28:
1853:. 9 September 1961. p. 13.
1709:
1634:
1607:
1916:
1886:
1857:
1837:
1833:. 9 September 1961. p. 1.
1815:
1790:
1773:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
1766:
1745:
1467:National Progressive Democrats
1340:National Progressive Democrats
1049:National Progressive Democrats
786:National Progressive Democrats
702:Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
547:
446:National Progressive Democrats
90:73 seats needed for a majority
1:
2724:October 1961 events in Europe
1960:. Nomos. pp. 1009–1017.
1738:
7:
1924:"Dáil elections since 1918"
1080:Christian Democratic Party
776:European Economic Community
730:
660:1961 Irish general election
22:1961 Irish general election
10:
2740:
1524:10th Government of Ireland
723:, a single-party minority
721:10th government of Ireland
262:40 seats, 26.6%
2667:
2494:
2376:
2313:
2230:
2212:
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1408:
1404:
1399:
1373:
1365:
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1352:
1347:
1339:
1334:
1326:
1321:
1313:
1308:
1300:
1295:
1287:
1282:
1274:
1269:
1259:
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1251:
1246:
1217:
1182:
1168:
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812:
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622:Taoiseach before election
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602:
359:
111:
94:
83:
65:
38:
26:
16:Election to the 17th Dáil
2699:1961 elections in Europe
1872:Houses of the Oireachtas
1678:
759:in 1959 also, while the
637:Taoiseach after election
1798:"17th Dáil 1961: Clare"
1719:continued as leader of
808:– 4 October 1961
2709:1961 in Irish politics
2232:Presidential elections
1526:, with the support of
818:
1783:. Retrieved from
1759:. Retrieved from
1534:Changes in membership
1247:First preference vote
1108:Irish Workers' League
817:
717:government of Ireland
711:The 17th Dáil met at
1928:ARK Northern Ireland
1898:ElectionsIreland.org
1802:ElectionsIreland.org
1777:No. 19 of 1961, s. 5
1753:No. 25 of 1937, s. 3
1715:After the election,
1514:Government formation
749:President of Ireland
739:had taken charge of
240:Dublin South-Central
1729:parliamentary party
1218:Electorate/Turnout
801:
690:Dáil constituencies
674:on 15 September by
497:Last election
471:Leader's seat
256:Last election
236:Leader's seat
23:
2315:European elections
1785:Irish Statute Book
1761:Irish Statute Book
1721:Clann na Poblachta
1480:Clann na Poblachta
1327:Clann na Poblachta
1017:Clann na Poblachta
819:
800:
755:had taken over at
681:on the request of
457:Leader since
451:Clann na Poblachta
220:Leader since
21:
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1231:
1230:
1113:Michael O'Riordan
656:
655:
652:
651:
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597:
527:Seat change
486:Dublin South-West
480:Dublin South-East
460:5 September 1944
286:Seat change
61:
60:
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1794:
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1764:
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1732:
1713:
1707:
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1397:
1396:
1391:
1390:
1314:Clann na Talmhan
1244:
1243:
1238:
1237:
985:Clann na Talmhan
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799:
747:(who had become
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387:
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338:
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309:
308:
301:
300:
293:
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259:78 seats, 48.3%
171:
156:
141:
113:
112:
103:
102:
70:outgoing members
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
20:
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2734:
2733:
2732:
2730:
2729:
2728:
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2688:
2687:
2682:
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1863:
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1830:The Irish Times
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1816:
1806:
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1796:
1795:
1791:
1771:
1767:
1750:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1735:
1714:
1710:
1704:Ceann Comhairle
1693:
1686:
1681:
1669:
1667:Seanad election
1637:
1624:Richard Mulcahy
1610:
1598:
1580:Séamus Pattison
1541:
1536:
1516:
1507:
1506:
1498:
1485:
1472:
1459:
1446:
1433:
1420:
1389:
1380:
1379:
1371:
1358:
1345:
1332:
1319:
1306:
1293:
1280:
1267:
1236:
842:
837:
798:
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679:Éamon de Valera
644:
639:
629:
624:
616:
611:
603:
513:Seats won
489:
484:
412:
411:
410:
409:
397:
392:
388:
383:
360:
270:Seats won
265:12 seats, 9.1%
175:
174:
173:
172:
160:
159:
158:
157:
145:
144:
143:
142:
89:
84:
79:
78:
75:elected members
72:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2737:
2727:
2726:
2721:
2716:
2711:
2706:
2701:
2684:
2683:
2681:
2680:
2675:
2668:
2665:
2664:
2662:
2661:
2656:
2651:
2646:
2641:
2636:
2631:
2626:
2621:
2616:
2611:
2606:
2601:
2596:
2591:
2586:
2581:
2576:
2571:
2566:
2561:
2556:
2551:
2546:
2541:
2536:
2531:
2526:
2521:
2516:
2511:
2506:
2500:
2498:
2492:
2491:
2489:
2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2382:
2380:
2374:
2373:
2371:
2370:
2365:
2360:
2355:
2350:
2345:
2340:
2335:
2330:
2325:
2319:
2317:
2311:
2310:
2308:
2307:
2302:
2297:
2292:
2287:
2282:
2277:
2272:
2267:
2262:
2257:
2252:
2247:
2242:
2236:
2234:
2228:
2227:
2225:
2224:
2218:
2216:
2210:
2209:
2207:
2206:
2201:
2194:
2189:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2099:
2094:
2089:
2084:
2079:
2074:
2069:
2064:
2059:
2054:
2049:
2044:
2039:
2034:
2028:
2026:
2024:Dáil elections
2020:
2019:
2005:
2004:
1997:
1990:
1982:
1974:
1973:
1966:
1954:Nohlen, Dieter
1945:
1915:
1885:
1856:
1836:
1814:
1789:
1765:
1743:
1742:
1740:
1737:
1734:
1733:
1708:
1683:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1668:
1665:
1664:
1663:
1658:
1656:Frank Loughman
1653:
1648:
1643:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1609:
1606:
1605:
1604:
1597:
1596:Re-elected TDs
1594:
1593:
1592:
1587:
1585:Eugene Timmons
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1560:Patrick Connor
1557:
1552:
1547:
1540:
1539:First-time TDs
1537:
1535:
1532:
1515:
1512:
1509:
1508:
1503:
1502:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1490:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1477:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1464:
1463:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1451:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1438:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1425:
1424:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1401:
1395:
1394:
1388:
1385:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1375:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1363:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1350:
1349:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1337:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1324:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1311:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1298:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1285:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1257:
1256:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1248:
1242:
1241:
1235:
1234:Voting summary
1232:
1229:
1228:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1215:
1214:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1180:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1166:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1134:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1043:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
990:Joseph Blowick
987:
982:
979:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
963:
960:
955:
950:
947:
946:
943:
940:
937:
934:
931:
928:
926:Brendan Corish
923:
918:
915:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
891:
886:
883:
882:
879:
876:
873:
870:
867:
864:
859:
854:
851:
850:
847:
844:
839:
834:
831:
828:
825:
821:
820:
810:
809:
797:
794:
781:Irish language
765:Brendan Corish
732:
729:
713:Leinster House
654:
653:
650:
649:
634:
613:
612:
609:
600:
599:
596:
595:
587:
579:
571:
567:
566:
563:
560:
557:
553:
552:
544:
536:
528:
524:
523:
520:
517:
514:
510:
509:
506:
501:
500:3 seats, 2.4%
498:
494:
493:
482:
477:
472:
468:
467:
464:
461:
458:
454:
453:
448:
443:
438:
434:
433:
428:
423:
421:Joseph Blowick
418:
414:
413:
403:
402:
401:
400:
398:
391:
389:
382:
380:
376:
375:
372:
369:
366:
362:
361:
357:
356:
348:
340:
332:
328:
327:
324:
321:
316:
312:
311:
303:
295:
287:
283:
282:
279:
276:
271:
267:
266:
263:
260:
257:
253:
252:
247:
242:
237:
233:
232:
229:
228:21 March 1959
226:
221:
217:
216:
211:
206:
201:
197:
196:
194:Brendan Corish
191:
186:
181:
177:
176:
166:
165:
164:
163:
161:
151:
150:
149:
148:
146:
136:
135:
134:
133:
131:
127:
126:
123:
120:
117:
109:
108:
96:
92:
91:
81:
80:
73:
67:
66:
63:
62:
59:
58:
52:
50:4 October 1961
47:
36:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2736:
2725:
2722:
2720:
2717:
2715:
2712:
2710:
2707:
2705:
2702:
2700:
2697:
2696:
2694:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2670:
2669:
2666:
2660:
2657:
2655:
2652:
2650:
2647:
2645:
2642:
2640:
2637:
2635:
2632:
2630:
2627:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2615:
2612:
2610:
2607:
2605:
2602:
2600:
2597:
2595:
2592:
2590:
2587:
2585:
2582:
2580:
2577:
2575:
2572:
2570:
2567:
2565:
2562:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2550:
2547:
2545:
2542:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2505:
2502:
2501:
2499:
2497:
2493:
2487:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2459:
2457:
2454:
2452:
2449:
2447:
2444:
2442:
2439:
2437:
2434:
2432:
2429:
2427:
2424:
2422:
2419:
2417:
2414:
2412:
2409:
2407:
2404:
2402:
2399:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:
2387:
2384:
2383:
2381:
2379:
2375:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2361:
2359:
2356:
2354:
2351:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2329:
2326:
2324:
2321:
2320:
2318:
2316:
2312:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2296:
2293:
2291:
2288:
2286:
2283:
2281:
2278:
2276:
2273:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2256:
2253:
2251:
2248:
2246:
2243:
2241:
2238:
2237:
2235:
2233:
2229:
2223:
2220:
2219:
2217:
2215:
2211:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2199:
2195:
2193:
2190:
2188:
2185:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2160:
2158:
2155:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2053:
2050:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2033:
2030:
2029:
2027:
2025:
2021:
2017:
2012:
2003:
1998:
1996:
1991:
1989:
1984:
1983:
1980:
1969:
1963:
1959:
1955:
1949:
1933:
1929:
1925:
1919:
1903:
1899:
1895:
1889:
1873:
1866:
1860:
1852:
1847:
1840:
1832:
1831:
1825:
1818:
1803:
1799:
1793:
1786:
1782:
1778:
1774:
1769:
1762:
1758:
1754:
1748:
1744:
1730:
1726:
1725:Joseph Barron
1722:
1718:
1717:Seán MacBride
1712:
1705:
1701:
1697:
1696:Patrick Hogan
1691:
1689:
1684:
1676:
1674:
1662:
1661:James O'Toole
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1638:
1630:
1629:Oscar Traynor
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1614:Patrick Giles
1612:
1611:
1603:
1600:
1599:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1575:Tom O'Donnell
1573:
1571:
1570:Brian Lenihan
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1555:George Colley
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1542:
1531:
1529:
1525:
1521:
1495:
1491:
1482:
1478:
1469:
1465:
1456:
1452:
1443:
1439:
1430:
1426:
1417:
1415:
1411:
1406:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1392:
1387:Seats summary
1368:
1364:
1355:
1351:
1342:
1338:
1329:
1325:
1316:
1312:
1303:
1299:
1290:
1286:
1277:
1273:
1264:
1262:
1258:
1253:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1239:
1223:
1220:
1216:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1181:
1171:
1169:Spoilt votes
1167:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1103:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1022:Seán MacBride
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
980:
976:
973:
970:
967:
964:
961:
959:
958:Paddy McLogan
956:
954:
951:
949:
948:
944:
941:
938:
935:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
916:
912:
909:
906:
903:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
884:
880:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
852:
848:
845:
840:
835:
832:
829:
826:
822:
816:
811:
807:
803:
793:
791:
787:
782:
777:
772:
768:
766:
762:
758:
754:
750:
746:
742:
738:
728:
726:
722:
718:
714:
709:
707:
703:
699:
695:
691:
687:
684:
680:
677:
673:
669:
665:
661:
648:
647:
643:
638:
635:
633:
632:
628:
623:
620:
619:
614:
607:
601:
588:
580:
572:
569:
568:
564:
561:
558:
555:
554:
545:
537:
529:
526:
525:
521:
518:
515:
512:
511:
508:1 seat, 1.7%
507:
505:
502:
499:
496:
495:
492:
487:
483:
481:
478:
476:
473:
470:
469:
465:
463:23 July 1958
462:
459:
456:
455:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
436:
435:
432:
431:Seán MacBride
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
416:
415:
407:
399:
395:
390:
386:
381:
378:
377:
373:
370:
368:Fourth party
367:
364:
363:
358:
349:
341:
333:
330:
329:
325:
322:
320:
317:
314:
313:
304:
296:
288:
285:
284:
280:
277:
275:
272:
269:
268:
264:
261:
258:
255:
254:
251:
248:
246:
243:
241:
238:
235:
234:
231:2 March 1960
230:
227:
225:
222:
219:
218:
215:
212:
210:
207:
205:
202:
199:
198:
195:
192:
190:
187:
185:
182:
179:
178:
170:
162:
155:
147:
140:
132:
129:
128:
124:
122:Second party
121:
118:
115:
114:
110:
107:
97:
93:
88:
85:144 seats in
82:
77: →
76:
71:
68:←
64:
57: →
56:
53:
51:
48:
46:
43:←
42:
41:
37:
25:
19:
2204:By-elections
2196:
2111:
1957:
1948:
1936:. Retrieved
1927:
1918:
1906:. Retrieved
1897:
1888:
1876:. Retrieved
1871:
1859:
1850:
1839:
1828:
1817:
1805:. Retrieved
1801:
1792:
1768:
1747:
1711:
1702:as outgoing
1670:
1651:Denis Larkin
1641:Batt Donegan
1635:Defeated TDs
1619:Peadar Maher
1608:Retiring TDs
1602:Seán Collins
1550:Mark Clinton
1545:Lorcan Allen
1517:
1413:
1260:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1144:
894:James Dillon
805:
773:
769:
761:Labour Party
753:James Dillon
734:
727:government.
710:
694:Dáil Éireann
659:
657:
640:
636:
625:
621:
503:
490:
393:
384:
374:Sixth party
371:Fifth party
318:
273:
224:22 June 1959
189:James Dillon
125:Third party
119:First party
87:Dáil Éireann
49:
18:
2496:Referendums
1673:10th Seanad
1590:Seán Treacy
1565:Paddy Harte
1528:Independent
1493:Independent
1414:Fianna Fáil
1366:Independent
1261:Fianna Fáil
1140:Independent
1054:Noël Browne
862:Seán Lemass
857:Fianna Fáil
841:First pref.
790:Noël Browne
741:Fianna Fáil
737:Seán Lemass
725:Fianna Fáil
706:Fianna Fáil
686:Seán Lemass
668:dissolution
646:Fianna Fáil
642:Seán Lemass
631:Fianna Fáil
627:Seán Lemass
556:Percentage
426:Noël Browne
315:Percentage
204:Fianna Fáil
184:Seán Lemass
2693:Categories
2671:See also:
2659:2024 (Mar)
2649:2018 (Oct)
2644:2018 (May)
2629:2012 (Nov)
2624:2012 (May)
2599:2002 (Oct)
2594:2002 (Mar)
2559:1992 (Nov)
2554:1992 (Jun)
2524:1972 (Dec)
2519:1972 (May)
2147:1982 (Nov)
2142:1982 (Feb)
2057:1927 (Sep)
2052:1927 (Jun)
1781:Oireachtas
1757:Oireachtas
1739:References
1694:Including
1400:Dáil seats
1221:1,670,860
751:in 1959).
698:Oireachtas
491:(defeated)
475:Mayo South
2719:17th Dáil
1646:Gus Healy
1520:17th Dáil
1428:Fine Gael
1301:Sinn Féin
1275:Fine Gael
1204:1,179,738
953:Sinn Féin
889:Fine Gael
757:Fine Gael
683:Taoiseach
676:President
672:16th Dáil
664:17th Dáil
504:New party
209:Fine Gael
1932:Archived
1902:Archived
1723:, while
939:136,111
907:374,099
875:512,073
731:Campaign
245:Monaghan
1878:15 July
1807:14 July
1497:
1484:
1471:
1458:
1445:
1432:
1419:
1370:
1357:
1344:
1331:
1318:
1305:
1292:
1279:
1266:
1172:11,334
1158:65,963
1067:11,490
1035:13,170
1003:17,693
971:36,396
827:Leader
788:led by
670:of the
662:to the
417:Leader
379:
365:
250:Wexford
180:Leader
130:
116:
95:Turnout
1964:
1938:30 May
1908:30 May
1449:11.11%
1441:Labour
1436:32.64%
1423:48.61%
1353:Others
1296:11.65%
1288:Labour
1283:32.02%
1270:43.83%
1224:70.6%
1094:1,132
921:Labour
846:% FPv
843:votes
838:seats
830:Seats
824:Party
796:Result
570:Swing
437:Party
331:Swing
326:11.6%
323:32.0%
214:Labour
200:Party
98:70.6%
1868:(PDF)
1700:Clare
1679:Notes
1530:TDs.
1501:4.17%
1488:0.69%
1475:1.39%
1462:1.39%
1374:5.65%
1361:0.12%
1348:0.98%
1335:1.13%
1322:1.51%
1309:3.12%
1184:Total
1164:–0.3
1041:–0.6
1009:–0.9
977:–2.2
945:+2.5
942:11.6
936:11.1
913:+5.4
910:32.0
904:32.6
881:–4.5
878:43.8
872:48.6
594:0.6%
586:1.0%
578:0.9%
565:1.1%
562:1.0%
559:1.5%
355:2.5%
347:5.4%
339:4.5%
319:43.8%
2654:2019
2639:2015
2634:2013
2619:2011
2614:2009
2609:2008
2604:2004
2589:2001
2584:1999
2579:1998
2574:1997
2569:1996
2564:1995
2549:1987
2544:1986
2539:1984
2534:1983
2529:1979
2514:1968
2509:1959
2504:1937
2486:2024
2481:2019
2476:2014
2471:2009
2466:2004
2461:1999
2456:1994
2451:1991
2446:1985
2441:1979
2436:1974
2431:1967
2426:1960
2421:1955
2416:1950
2411:1945
2406:1942
2401:1934
2396:1928
2391:1925
2386:1920
2368:2024
2363:2019
2358:2014
2353:2009
2348:2004
2343:1999
2338:1994
2333:1989
2328:1984
2323:1979
2305:2018
2300:2011
2295:2004
2290:1997
2285:1990
2280:1983
2275:1976
2270:1974
2265:1973
2260:1966
2255:1959
2250:1952
2245:1945
2240:1938
2222:1925
2198:Next
2192:2020
2187:2016
2182:2011
2177:2007
2172:2002
2167:1997
2162:1992
2157:1989
2152:1987
2137:1981
2132:1977
2127:1973
2122:1969
2117:1965
2112:1961
2107:1957
2102:1954
2097:1951
2092:1948
2087:1944
2082:1943
2077:1938
2072:1937
2067:1933
2062:1932
2047:1923
2042:1922
2037:1921
2032:1918
1962:ISBN
1940:2009
1910:2009
1880:2022
1809:2022
1518:The
1161:5.6
1155:4.2
1129:0.0
1126:277
1120:New
1097:0.1
1088:New
1070:1.0
1064:1.4
1061:New
1038:1.1
1032:0.7
1006:1.5
1000:1.4
974:3.1
836:% of
658:The
385:CnaT
55:1965
45:1957
1209:100
1199:100
1189:144
1152:–3
1145:N/A
997:–1
965:–4
933:+4
930:16
901:+7
898:47
869:–8
866:70
849:±%
394:NPD
281:16
278:47
104:0.7
2695::
1930:.
1926:.
1900:.
1896:.
1870:.
1849:.
1827:.
1800:.
1687:^
1675:.
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1213:—
1194:–3
1178:—
1175:—
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1132:–
1123:0
1117:0
1100:–
1091:0
1085:0
1073:–
1058:2
1029:0
1026:1
994:2
968:0
962:0
833:±
792:.
767:.
704:.
551:0
543:2
535:1
522:1
519:2
516:2
310:4
302:7
294:8
274:70
106:pp
2001:e
1994:t
1987:v
1970:.
1942:.
1912:.
1882:.
1811:.
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