The 2020 Irish general election took place on Saturday, 8 February 2020. This was the first election since 1918 to be held on a weekend instead of a weekday.
Quick Facts 159 of 160 seats in Dáil Éireann 80 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
2020 Irish general election|
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Opinion polls |
Turnout | 62.9% 2.2pp |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Leader |
Micheál Martin |
Mary Lou McDonald |
Leo Varadkar |
Party |
Fianna Fáil |
Sinn Féin |
Fine Gael |
Leader's seat |
Cork South-Central |
Dublin Central |
Dublin West |
Last election |
44 seats, 24.3% |
23 seats, 13.8% |
50 seats, 25.5% |
Seats before |
45 |
22 |
47 |
Seats won |
38[lower-alpha 1] |
37 |
35 |
Seat change |
7 |
15 |
12 |
Popular vote |
484,320 |
535,595 |
455,584 |
Percentage |
22.2% |
24.5% |
20.9% |
Swing |
2.1% |
10.7% |
4.7% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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Leader |
Eamon Ryan |
Brendan Howlin |
Catherine Murphy Róisín Shortall |
Party |
Green |
Labour |
Social Democrats |
Leader's seat |
Dublin Bay South |
Wexford |
Kildare North Dublin North-West |
Last election |
2 seats, 2.7% |
7 seats, 6.6% |
3 seats, 3.0% |
Seats before |
3 |
7 |
2 |
Seats won |
12 |
6 |
6 |
Seat change |
9 |
1 |
4 |
Popular vote |
155,700 |
95,588 |
63,404 |
Percentage |
7.1% |
4.4% |
2.9% |
Swing |
4.4% |
2.2% |
0.1% |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
Ninth party |
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S-PBP |
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I4C |
Leader |
Collective leadership |
Peadar Tóibín |
None |
Party |
PBP/Solidarity |
Aontú |
Inds. 4 Change |
Leader's seat |
n/a |
Meath West |
n/a |
Last election |
6 seats, 3.9% |
New party |
4 seats, 1.5% |
Seats before |
6 |
1 |
1 |
Seats won |
5 |
1 |
1 |
Seat change |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Popular vote |
57,420 |
41,614 |
8,421 |
Percentage |
2.6% |
1.9% |
0.4% |
Swing |
1.3% |
New party |
1.1% |
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