2020 Irish general election

2020 Irish general election
← Members of the 32nd Dáil elected members →
159 of 160 seats in Dáil Éireann; 80 seats needed for a majority
	Opinion polls
Turnout	62.9% 2.2pp
Taoiseach before election; Leo Varadkar; Fine Gael	Elected Taoiseach ; Micheál Martin; Fianna Fáil

The 2020 Irish general election took place on Saturday, 8 February 2020. This was the first election since 1918 to be held on a weekend instead of a weekday.

Results

The election resulted in a hung parliament, with the three largest parties splitting the vote nearly evenly.

Fianna Fáil secured the most seats, with 38, then returning and unopposed Ceann Comhairle giving them a 1-seat advantage. Sinn Féin finished with the most first-preference votes of any party and 37 seats to obtain the party's best showing since the foundation of the modern Republic of Ireland. Fine Gael, the party of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, finished third in both number of seats (35) and first-preference votes.

Since a coalition needs the support of 80 or more TDs in the 160-seat Dáil and no two parties have that many seats between them, any coalition would require the support of smaller parties or independent TDs to govern.

Polling

The chart below shows the results of opinion polls since the previous general election.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Includes the Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl, elected to Dáil Éireann in 2002 for Fianna Fáil, who is returned automatically.

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[cc-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Includes the Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl, elected to Dáil Éireann in 2002 for Fianna Fáil, who is returned automatically.

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