1944 Irish General Election

30 May 1944 · De Valera's Ireland · 138 seats, 70 for a majority

Fianna Fáil finished first with 76 of 138 seats on 48.9% of the vote. Turnout 69.2%.

Taoiseach before

Éamon de Valera

Fianna Fáil

Taoiseach (continued)

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Largest force

Fianna Fáil

76 of 138 seats

Turnout

69.2%

The result

Fianna Fáil
Éamon de Valera · 48.9% of votes · +9 seats
76
seats
Fine Gael
Richard Mulcahy · 20.5% of votes · -2 seats
30
seats
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick · 10.1% of votes · -1 seats
9
seats
Labour
William Norton · 8.8% of votes · -9 seats
8
seats
National Labour Party
James Everett · 2.7% of votes
4
seats
Monetary Reform
Oliver J. Flanagan · 0.8% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe
0.5% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Independent
7.8% of votes · 0 seats
10
seats