1937 Irish General Election
1 July 1937 · De Valera's Ireland · 138 seats, 70 for a majority
Fianna Fáil finished first with 69 of 138 seats on 45.2% of the vote. Turnout 76.2%.
Taoiseach before
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Taoiseach (continued)
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Largest force
Fianna Fáil
69 of 138 seats
Turnout
76.2%
The result
| Share of Dáil Éireann | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | Éamon de Valera | 69 | -8 | 599,040 | 45.2% | — | |
| Fine Gael | W. T. Cosgrave | 48 | -11 | 461,171 | 34.8% | — | |
| Labour | William Norton | 13 | +5 | 135,758 | 10.3% | — | |
| Independent | — | 8 | -1 | 128,480 | 9.7% | — |