1989 Irish General Election
15 June 1989 · Three elections in eighteen months · 166 seats, 84 for a majority
Fianna Fáil finished first with 77 of 166 seats on 44.1% of the vote. Turnout 68.5%.
Taoiseach before
Charles Haughey
Fianna Fáil
Taoiseach (continued)
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Largest force
Fianna Fáil
77 of 166 seats
Turnout
68.5%
The result
Fianna Fáil
Charles Haughey · 44.1% of votes · -4 seats
77
seats
Fine Gael
Alan Dukes · 29.3% of votes · +4 seats
55
seats
Labour
Dick Spring · 9.5% of votes · +3 seats
15
seats
Workers' Party
Proinsias De Rossa · 5.0% of votes · +3 seats
7
seats
Progressive Democrats
Desmond O'Malley · 5.5% of votes · -8 seats
6
seats
Green
None · 1.5% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats
Democratic Socialist
Jim Kemmy · 0.6% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats
Sinn Féin
Gerry Adams · 1.2% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Communist
James Stewart · 0.0% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Independent
3.3% of votes · +1 seats
4
seats