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)
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Largest force
Fianna Fáil
78 of 147 seats
Turnout
71.3%
The result
| Share of Dáil Éireann | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | Éamon de Valera | 78 | +13 | 592,994 | 48.3% | — | |
| Fine Gael | Richard Mulcahy | 40 | -10 | 326,699 | 26.6% | — | |
| Labour | William Norton | 12 | -7 | 111,747 | 9.1% | — | |
| Sinn Féin | Paddy McLogan | 4 | +4 | 65,640 | 5.3% | — | |
| Clann na Talmhan | Joseph Blowick | 3 | -2 | 28,905 | 2.4% | — | |
| Clann na Poblachta | Seán MacBride | 1 | -2 | 20,632 | 1.7% | — | |
| Irish Housewives' Association | — | 0 | — | 4,797 | 0.4% | — | |
| Ratepayers' Association | — | 0 | — | 3,113 | 0.3% | — | |
| Independent | — | 9 | +4 | 72,492 | 5.9% | — |