1951 Irish general election

The 1951 Irish general election to the 14th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 30 May following the dissolution of the 13th Dáil on 7 May by President Seán T. O'Kelly on the request of Taoiseach John A. Costello. The general election took place in 40 Dáil constituencies throughout Ireland for 147 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas.

1951 Irish general election
30 May 1951
147 seats in Dáil Éireann
74 seats needed for a majority
Turnout75.3% 1.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Éamon de Valera Richard Mulcahy William Norton
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Leader since 26 March 1926 1944 1932
Leader's seat Clare Tipperary South Kildare
Last election 68 seats, 41.9% 31 seats, 19.8% 19 seats, 11.3%
Seats before 66 32 19
Seats won 69 40 16
Seat change 3 8 3
Percentage 46.3% 25.8% 11.4%
Swing 4.4% 6.0% 0.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
CnaT
Leader Joseph Blowick Seán MacBride
Party Clann na Talmhan Clann na Poblachta
Leader since 1944 1946
Leader's seat Mayo South Dublin South-West
Last election 7 seats, 5.5% 10 seats, 13.3%
Seats before 7 10
Seats won 6 2
Seat change 1 8
Percentage 2.9% 4.1%
Swing 2.6% 9.2%
Percentage of seats gained by each of the five biggest parties, and number of seats gained by smaller parties and independents.
Taoiseach before election

John A. Costello
Fine Gael

 Taoiseach after election

Éamon de Valera
Fianna Fáil

This election was the first election since the declaration of the Republic of Ireland on 18 April 1949 under the terms of The Republic of Ireland Act 1948, which forced Ireland's withdrawal from the British Commonwealth.

The 14th Dáil met at Leinster House on 13 June to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new government of Ireland. Costello failed to secure a majority, and Éamon de Valera was appointed Taoiseach, forming the 6th government of Ireland, a single-party minority Fianna Fáil government.

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