Elections for the Dáil Éireann 2007

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(Turnout 67.0%)

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

41.56

27.32

10.13

6.94

4.69

2.73

0.64

5.99

FF

FG

ILP

SF

GP

PD

SP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2002

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

+0.08

+4.84

-0.64

+0.43

+0.84

-1.23

-0.16

-4.15

FF

FG

ILP

SF

GP

PD

SP

Otherwise.

Distribution of seats

       

A total of 166 seats

• SF : 4
• GP : 6
• ILP : 20
• FF : 78
• PD : 2
• FG : 51
• Independent: 5

The elections for the Dáil Éireann 2007 took place on May 24, 2007 . The members of the 30th Dáil were determined.

Result 2007

Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's Fianna Fáil party dominated the elections. According to the preliminary final result, it was the strongest force with 41.6 percent of the votes ( First Preference Votes ) and held 78 of the 166 seats in the 30th Dáil. Their previous coalition partner, the Progressive Democrats , lost six of their eight seats (the Progressive Democrats were dissolved on November 8, 2008). The previous coalition no longer had a majority in the lower house. Since June 2007 Fianna Fáil has formed a coalition government together with the Green Party and (until November 2008) the Progressive Democrats.

The Socialist Party left the Dáil.

Political party	leader	Distribution of seats
		number	±	%-Distribution
Fianna Fáil	Bertie Ahern	78	−3	46.98%
Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	51	+20	30.90%
Labor Party	Pat Rabbitte	20th	± 0	12.10%
Green Party / Comhaontas glass	Trevor Sargent	6th	± 0	3.60%
Sinn Féin	Gerry Adams	4th	−1	2.40%
Progressive Democrats	Michael McDowell	2	−6	1.20%
Socialist Party	Joe Higgins	0	−1	0.00%
Independent		5	−8	3.00%
		166	± 0