1938 Irish General Election

17 June 1938 · De Valera's Ireland · 138 seats, 70 for a majority

Fianna Fáil finished first with 77 of 138 seats on 51.9% of the vote. Turnout 76.7%.

Taoiseach before

Éamon de Valera

Fianna Fáil

Taoiseach (continued)

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Largest force

Fianna Fáil

77 of 138 seats

Turnout

76.7%

The result

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Fianna Fáil

Éamon de Valera · 51.9% of votes · +8 seats

seats

Fine Gael

W. T. Cosgrave · 33.3% of votes · -3 seats

seats

Labour

William Norton · 10.0% of votes · -4 seats

seats

Independent

4.7% of votes · -1 seats

seats