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
| Share of Dáil Éireann | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | Éamon de Valera | 77 | +8 | 667,996 | 51.9% | — | |
| Fine Gael | W. T. Cosgrave | 45 | -3 | 428,633 | 33.3% | — | |
| Labour | William Norton | 9 | -4 | 128,945 | 10.0% | — | |
| Independent | — | 7 | -1 | 60,685 | 4.7% | — |