Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The STV electoral system in Ireland 2.The 1948 general election 3.The 1951 general election 4.The 1954 general election 5.The 1957 general election 6.The 1961 general election 7.The 1965 general election 8.The 1969 general election 9.The 1973 general election 10.The 1977 general election 11.Summary results of elections 1981–2007 12. TDs elected to Dáil Éireann 1921–2008 13. Irish political parties 1948–77

About the Author

Michael Gallagher is Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College, University of Dublin. He has also been a visiting professor at New York University and the City University of Hong Kong and is the author or editor of 18 books.