# Social Democrats (Ireland) election results

This article lists the election results of the Social Democrats (Ireland).

## 2016 general election results

The party received 3% of first preference votes nationally with its three leaders re-elected on the first count in their respective constituencies.
Denotes candidates elected
| Constituency | Candidate | % Votes | Notes |
| Cork East | Ken Curtin | 2.6 | |
| Dublin Bay North | Cian O’Callaghan | 5.2 | Fingal County Councillor |
| Dublin Bay South | Glenna Lynch | 6.7 | |
| Dublin Central | Gary Gannon | 9.7 | Dublin City Councillor |
| Dublin Mid-West | Anne-Marie McNally | 6.1 | |
| Dublin North-West | Róisín Shortall | 28.5 | TD |
| Dublin South-Central | Liam Coyne | 5.7 | |
| Galway West | Niall Ó Tuathail | 5.38 | |
| Kildare North | Catherine Murphy | 22.7 | TD |
| Limerick City | Sarah Jane Hennelly | 5.9 | |
| Limerick County | James Heffernan | 7.4 | Senator |
| Meath East | Aisling O’Neill | 4.1 | |
| Wexford | Leonard Kelly | 2.3 | |
| Wicklow | Stephen Donnelly | 20.9 | TD |

## 2020 general election results

The party received 2.9% of first preference votes nationally with its two leaders re-elected.
Denotes candidates elected
| Constituency | Candidate | % Votes |
| Cork North-Central | Sinéad Halpin | 2.17 |
| Cork North-West | Ciarán McCarthy | 8.3 |
| Cork South-Central | Patricia O'Dwyer | 1.9 |
| Cork South-West | Holly Cairns | 10.6 |
| Dublin Bay North | Cian O’Callaghan | 8.7 |
| Dublin Bay South | Sarah Durcan | 4.5 |
| Dublin Central | Gary Gannon | 9.3 |
| Dublin Fingal | Paul Mulville | 3.5 |
| Dublin North-West | Róisín Shortall | 18.9 |
| Dublin South-Central | Tara Deacy | 3.7 |
| Dublin South-West | Carly Bailey | 4.1 |
| Dublin West | Aengus Ó Maoláin | 1.9 |
| Dún Laoghaire | Dave Quinn | 2.2 |
| Galway East | Peter Reid | 2.0 |
| Galway West | Niall Ó Tuathail | 6.0 |
| Kildare North | Catherine Murphy | 19.2 |
| Kildare South | Linda Hayden | 2.83 |
| Limerick City | Jenny Blake | 3.9 |
| Meath West | Ronan Moore | 5.7 |
| Wicklow | Jennifer Whitmore | 9.9 |

## 2024 general election results

The party received 4.8% first preference votes nationally, its best ever result, under its new leader Holly Cairns.
Denotes candidates elected
| Constituency | Candidate | % Votes |
| Carlow-Kilkenny | Patricia Stephenson | 4.8 |
| Clare | Hilery Tonge | 3.5 |
| Cork East | Liam Quaide | 10.0 |
| Cork North-Central | Susan Doyle | 3.8 |
| Cork South-Central | Padraig Rice | 8.6 |
| Cork South-West | Holly Cairns | 19.9 |
| Dublin Bay North | Cian O'Callaghan | 14.9 |
| Dublin Bay South | Eoin Hayes | 9.1 |
| Dublin Central | Gary Gannon | 13.3 |
| Dublin Fingal East | Joan Hopkins | 10.6 |
| Dublin Mid-West | Eoin Ó Broin | 6.1 |
| Dublin North-West | Rory Hearne | 14.1 |
| Dublin Rathdown | Sinead Gibney | 8.8 |
| Dublin South-Central | Jen Cummins | 8.9 |
| Dublin South-West | Ross O'Mullane | 5.9 |
| Dublin West | Ellen Murphy | 4.9 |
| Dún Laoghaire | Hugo Mills | 7.5 |
| Galway West | Eibhín Seoighthe | 3.6 |
| Kildare North | Aidan Farrelly | 13.3 |
| Kildare South | Chris Pender | 7.3 |
| Limerick City | Elisa O'Donovan | 6.7 |
| Louth | Niall McCreanor | 2.4 |
| Meath West | Ronan Moore | 6.7 |
| Waterford | Mary Roche | 5.1 |
| Wicklow | Jennifer Whitmore | 13.5 |