1981 Irish general election
Result
Independents include Independent Fianna Fáil (13,546 votes, 1 seat). Fine Gael–Labour Party minority coalition government formed.

1981 Irish general election

Section Title: Result
Table Section Text: Independents include Independent Fianna Fáil (13,546 votes, 1 seat). Fine Gael–Labour Party minority coalition government formed.

Party	Leader	Seats	±	% of seats	First Pref votes	% FPv	±%

Fianna Fáil	Charles Haughey	78	–6	47.0	777,616	45.3	–5.3

Fine Gael	Garret FitzGerald	65	+22	39.2	626,376	36.5	+6.0

Labour Party	Frank Cluskey	15	–2	9.0	169,990	9.9	–1.7

Anti H-Block	None	2	New	1.2	42,803	2.5	–

Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party	Tomás Mac Giolla	1	+1	0.6	29,561	1.7	0

Socialist Labour	Noël Browne	1	New	0.6	7,107	0.4	–

Socialist Party of Ireland	Eamonn O'Brien	0	New	0	571	0.0	–

Communist Party	Eugene McCartan	0	0	0.0	358	0.0	–

Independent	N/A	4	0	2.4	63,829	3.7	–1.8

Spoilt votes	16,168	—	—

Total	166	+18	100	1,734,379	100	—

Electorate/Turnout	2,275,450	76.2%	—

Sentence(s)

In the 1981 Irish general election, 166 members were elected.

final_sentence: In the 1981 Irish general election, 166 members were elected.