1951 Irish general election
Result
Fianna Fáil minority government formed. The election result was inconclusive.

1951 Irish general election

Section Title: Result
Table Section Text: Fianna Fáil minority government formed. The election result was inconclusive.

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

Fianna Fáil	Éamon de Valera	69	+1	46.9	616,212	46.3	+4.4

Fine Gael	Richard Mulcahy	40	+9	27.2	349,922	25.8	+6.0

Labour Party	William Norton	16	–3	10.9	151,828	11.4	+2.7

Clann na Talmhan	Joseph Blowick	6	–1	4.1	38,872	2.9	–2.7

Clann na Poblachta	Seán MacBride	2	–8	1.4	54,210	4.1	–9.1

Irish Workers' League	Michael O'Riordan	0	New	0	295	0.0	–

Independent	N/A	14	+3	9.5	127,234	9.6	+2.4

Spoilt votes	12,043	—	—

Total	147	0	100	1,350,616	100	—

Electorate/Turnout	1,785,144	75.7%	—

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The general election took place in Ireland for 147 seats.

final_sentence: The general election took place in Ireland for 147 seats.