1957 Irish General Election
5 March 1957 · De Valera's Ireland · 147 seats, 74 for a majority
Fianna Fáil finished first with 78 of 147 seats on 48.3% of the vote. Turnout 71.3%.
Taoiseach before
John A. Costello
Fine Gael
Taoiseach (continued)
—
Largest force
Fianna Fáil
78 of 147 seats
Turnout
71.3%
The result
Fianna Fáil
Éamon de Valera · 48.3% of votes · +13 seats
78
seats
Fine Gael
Richard Mulcahy · 26.6% of votes · -10 seats
40
seats
Labour
William Norton · 9.1% of votes · -7 seats
12
seats
Sinn Féin
Paddy McLogan · 5.3% of votes · +4 seats
4
seats
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick · 2.4% of votes · -2 seats
3
seats
Clann na Poblachta
Seán MacBride · 1.7% of votes · -2 seats
1
seats
Irish Housewives' Association
0.4% of votes
0
seats
Ratepayers' Association
0.3% of votes
0
seats
Independent
5.9% of votes · +4 seats
9
seats