1992 Irish general election

1992 Irish general election

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166 seats in Dáil Éireann[a] 84 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.5% 0.0pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Albert Reynolds John Bruton Dick Spring Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Leader since 6 February 1992 20 November 1990 November 1982 Leader's seat Longford–Roscommon Meath Kerry North Last election 77 seats, 44.2% 55 seats, 29.2% 15 seats, 9.5% Seats won 68 45 33 Seat change 9 10 18 Popular vote 674,650 422,106 333,013 Percentage 39.1% 24.5% 19.3% Swing 5.1% 4.7% 9.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   PD Greens Leader Desmond O'Malley Proinsias De Rossa — Party Progressive Democrats Democratic Left Green Leader since 21 December 1985 1992 — Leader's seat Limerick East Dublin North-West — Last election 6 seats, 5.5% New 1 seat, 1.5% Seats won 10 4 1 Seat change 4 New 0 Popular vote 80,787 47,945 24,110 Percentage 4.7% 2.8% 1.4% Swing 0.8% New 0.1%
Election results and first-preference votes in each constituency. Number of seats gained by each party in each constituency.
Taoiseach before election Albert Reynolds Fianna Fáil Taoiseach after election Albert Reynolds Fianna Fáil

The 1992 Irish general election to the 27th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 25 November, almost three weeks after the dissolution of the 26th Dáil on 5 November by President Mary Robinson, on the request of Taoiseach Albert Reynolds following a defeat of the government in a motion of confidence. The general election took place in 41 Dáil constituencies throughout Ireland for 166 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas, under a revision in the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1990. Three referendums on abortion were held on the same date.

The 27th Dáil met at Leinster House on 14 December 1992 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 January 1993, Reynolds was re-appointed Taoiseach, forming the 23rd government of Ireland, a coalition government of Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party.

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