1989 Irish general election

1989 Irish general election

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166 seats in Dáil Éireann[a] 84 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.5% 4.8 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Charles Haughey Alan Dukes Dick Spring Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Leader since 7 December 1979 21 March 1987 November 1982 Leader's seat Dublin North-Central Kildare Kerry North Last election 81 seats, 44.1% 51 seats, 27.1% 12 seats, 6.5% Seats won 77 55 15 Seat change 4 4 3 Popular vote 731,472 485,307 156,989 Percentage 44.1% 29.3% 9.5% Swing 0.1 pp 2.2 pp 3.1 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   GP Leader Proinsias De Rossa Desmond O'Malley — Party Workers' Party Progressive Democrats Green Leader since 1988 21 December 1985 — Leader's seat Dublin North-West Limerick East — Last election 4 seats, 3.8% 14 seats, 11.9% 0 seats, 0.4% Seats won 7 6 1 Seat change 3 8 1 Popular vote 82,263 91,013 24,827 Percentage 5.0% 5.5% 1.5% Swing 1.2 pp 6.3 pp 1.1 pp
Election results and first-preference votes in each constituency. Number of seats gained by each party in each constituency.
Taoiseach before election Charles Haughey Fianna Fáil Taoiseach after election Charles Haughey Fianna Fáil

The 1989 Irish general election to the 26th Dáil was held on Thursday, 15 June, three weeks after the dissolution of the 25th Dáil on 25 May by President Patrick Hillery, on the request of Taoiseach Charles Haughey. The general election took place in 41 Dáil constituencies throughout Ireland for 166 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas, on the same day as the European Parliament election.

The 26th Dáil met at Leinster House on 29 June to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new government of Ireland. No government was formed on that date, but on 12 July, Haughey was re-appointed Taoiseach, forming the 21st government of Ireland, a coalition government of Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats.

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