1973 Irish general election
Result
Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition government formed.

1973 Irish general election

Section Title: Result
Table Section Text: Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition government formed.

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

Fianna Fáil	Jack Lynch	69	–6	47.9	624,528	46.2	+1.5

Fine Gael	Liam Cosgrave	54	+4	37.5	473,781	35.1	+1.0

Labour Party	Brendan Corish	19	+1	13.2	184,656	13.7	–3.3

Sinn Féin (Official)	Tomás Mac Giolla	0	New	0	15,366	1.1	–

Aontacht Éireann	Kevin Boland	0	New	0	12,321	0.9	–

Communist Party	0	0	0	466	0.0	–

Independent	N/A	2	+1	1.4	39,419	2.9	–0.3

Spoilt votes	15,937	—	—

Total	144	0	100	1,366,474	100	—

Electorate/Turnout	1,783,604	76.6%	—

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The 1973 Irish general election took place in Ireland for 144 seats.

final_sentence: The 1973 Irish general election took place in Ireland for 144 seats.