Elections for Dáil Éireann 1997

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(Voter turnout 76.5%)

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

39.33

27.95

10.40

4.68

2.76

2.55

2.51

1.07

8.76

FF

FG

ILP

PD

GP

SF

DL

NP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1992

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-10

+0.22

+3.48

-8.91

± 0.00

+1.36

+0.94

-0.27

+1.07

+2.13

FF

FG

ILP

PD

GP

SF

DL

NP

Otherwise.

Distribution of seats

         

A total of 166 seats

• Otherwise: 1
• DL : 4
• SF : 1
• GP : 2
• ILP : 17
• FF : 78
• PD : 4
• FG : 54
• Independent: 5

The 1997 elections for Dáil Éireann took place on June 6, 1997 . The members of the 28th Dáil were determined.

1997 result

The 166 parliamentarians met for the first time on June 26, and the term of office lasted 1806 days.

In 1997, voters were faced with the choice between two possible coalitions: the so-called rainbow coalition of Fine Gael , Labor Party and Democratic Left , which had been in power since the change of government in 1994, and the coalition of Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats .

After the vote count, there was no clear balance of power. Ultimately, Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, as well as some independents, formed a government coalition.

Political party	leader	Distribution of seats			By-elections (14)
		number	±	%-Distribution	Lost	Won	To keep	±
Fianna Fáil	Bertie Ahern	78	+10	46.99%	4th	1		−3
Fine Gael	John Bruton	54	+9	32.54%			2
Labor Party	Dick Spring	17th	−16	10.24%	3	6th	2	+3
Progressive Democrats	Mary Harney	4th	−6	2.41%
Democratic Left	Proinsias De Rossa	4th		2.41%	4th			−4
Green Party / Comhaontas glass		2	+1	1.20%
Sinn Féin	Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin	1	+1	0.60%
Socialist Party	Joe Higgins	1		0.60%
Independent		5		3.01%	2	6th		+4
		166	± 0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The (+/-) comparisons each refer to the previous election and do not take into account any seat shifts caused by by-elections.
2. ↑ If a member of parliament leaves (e.g. through resignation, exclusion or death), his seat must be reassigned in a by-election . This can lead to a loss or gain of seats for individual parties. The number in brackets indicates the number of post-election dates; several seats can be re-elected on one appointment. This list includes seat changes due to changes in the party of individual parliamentarians.