1989 Irish general election

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.

1989 Irish general election
15 June 1989
166 seats in Dáil Éireann
84 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.5% 4.8pp
  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% 2.2% 3.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
PD
Green
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% 6.3% 1.1%
Taoiseach before election

Charles Haughey
Fianna Fáil

 Taoiseach after election

Charles Haughey
Fianna Fáil

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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