Elections in Ireland: Latest Polls, Information & Historical Results

If the Parliamentary Election in Ireland Were Held Today...

Who could enter parliament?

In the current election trend, 9 parties could enter parliament: Sinn Féin reaches 42 MPs, Solidarity–People Before Profit reaches 5 MPs, Social Democrats reaches 16 MPs, Labour Party reaches 9 MPs, Green Party reaches 3 MPs, Aontú reaches 10 MPs, Fine Gael reaches 34 MPs, Fianna Fáil reaches 32 MPs and Independent Ireland reaches 9 MPs.

Next election: 2029

The next parliamentary election in Ireland is expected to take place in 2029.

Government might not stay in office

In the current election trend, the government parties receive 41.3% of the votes.
160
Majority requires 81 seats
SF
42
+3
26.3%
S-PBP
5
+2
3.1%
SD
16
+5
10%
Lab
9
-2
5.6%
GP
3
+2
1.9%
Aon
10
+8
6.3%
FG
34
-4
21.3%
FF
32
-16
20%
II
9
+5
5.6%
Political orientation
SF
S-PBP
SD
Lab
GP
Aon
FG
FF
II
What do the symbols mean?
Far left
Left-wing
Centre-left
Center
Centre-right
Right-wing
Far right
Transversal
Liberal politics
Environment & Climate
Animal Protection
Satire
Regional interests
Unknown

Electoral system

Ireland's electoral system: complicated but fair

Ireland uses the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system – one of the most complex voting methods in the world. Voters rank candidates in order of preference. If no one achieves the required number of votes, the weakest candidates are eliminated and their votes are transferred to the next preferences. This often leads to surprising results.

Two chambers, completely different compositions

The Dáil Éireann directly represents the people, but the Seanad is a curiosity: 43 seats are filled by professional bodies and universities, 11 are appointed by the Prime Minister, and 6 are elected by the universities of Dublin and Cork. This system dates back to the 1930s and is considered outdated – however, reforms have repeatedly failed.

Electoral districts and peculiarities of the Irish system

Ireland has 39 electoral districts with 3-5 seats per district. This gives smaller parties a better chance than a pure majority vote. Interestingly, candidates can run in multiple districts. The counting process often takes days, as each transferred vote is recalculated. In 2020, it took four days to get the final result.
Direct Election Members are elected directly by the people.
Candidate Vote Voters choose individual candidates directly.
Ranked Transfer Seats are allocated using ranked choice with transferable votes.
Ranked Choice Voters rank candidates and preferences are counted.
Free Elections are free, fair and competitive.

Turnout

Voter Turnout: 60.1%

The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Ireland 2024 was 60.1%.

Parliamentary Election in Ireland 2024

29.11.2024

Parliamentary Election in Ireland 2020

08.02.2020

Parliamentary Election in Ireland 2016

26.02.2016
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