1938 Irish general election
Result
Fianna Fáil majority government formed.

1938 Irish general election

Section Title: Result
Table Section Text: Fianna Fáil majority government formed.

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

Fianna Fáil	Éamon de Valera	77	+8	55.8	667,996	51.9	+6.7

Fine Gael	W. T. Cosgrave	45	–3	32.6	428,633	33.3	–1.5

Labour Party	William Norton	9	–4	6.5	128,945	10.0	–0.3

Independent	N/A	7	–1	5.1	60,685	4.7	–5.0

Spoilt votes	15,811	—	—

Total	138	0	100	1,302,070	100	—

Electorate/Turnout	1,770,422	76.7%	—

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The general election took place in Ireland for 138 seats.

final_sentence: The general election took place in Ireland for 138 seats.