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General Election of 26 February 2016


2011 General Election: 36.1% 17.5% 14.2% 9.9% 19.4% 1.0% 1.9% - -
2014 Local Election: 24.0% 25.3% 23.6% 15.3% 7.2% 3.0% 1.6% - -
Irish Times Poll 22/2/16: 28.0% 23.0% 18.0% 15.0% 6.0% 3.0% 2.0% 3.0% 2.0%
Irish Times Exit Poll: 26.1% 22.9% 16.1% 14.9% 7.8% 3.6% 3.5% 2.8% 2.3%
RTÉ Exit Poll: 24.8% 21.1% 16.6% 16.0% 7.1% 4.7% 3.6% 3.7% 2.4%

Constituencies

Final Result · Full Details

Background

The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, announced on Tuesday 2 February 2016 that he would be asking the President for an immediate dissolution of the 31st Dáil. A general election would be held on Friday 26 February 2016. This meant one of the longest Dálaí would be followed by one of the shortest election campaigns.

The election will be fought on new boundaries which mark one of the most radical changes in the electoral landscape for many years. The total number of TDs has been reduced from 166 to 158, and the number of constituencies from 43 to 40. A summary of these changes is available here.

Political Parties

The Register of Political Parties applicable to for this election was dated 10 December 2015. Candidates affiliated with the non party Independent Alliance are noted. Anti Austerity Alliance and People Before Profit were a single party at this election, but candidates maintained distinctive branding for one or other of the original parties, which is how they are recorded in the results on this website.

Notices of Poll

More information on the Notices of Poll (which list the nominated candidates and their details for each constituency) are available here.

 
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