Votes recorded at Dáil elections
| Date of election |
Numbers entitled to vote |
Votes recorded |
Votes recorded as percentage of numbers entitled to vote |
| February 1948 |
1,800,210 |
1,336,628 |
74.2 |
| May 1951 |
1,785,144 |
1,343,616 |
75.3 |
| May 1954 |
1,763,828 |
1,347,932 |
76.4 |
| March 1957 |
1,738,278 |
1,238,559 |
71.3 |
| October 1961 |
1,670,860 |
1,179,738 |
70.6 |
| April 1965 |
1,683,019 |
1,264,415 |
75.1 |
| June 1969 |
1,735,388 |
1,334,963 |
76.9 |
| February 1973 |
1,783,604 |
1,366,474 |
76.6 |
| June 1977 |
2,118,606 |
1,616,770 |
76.3 |
| June 1981 |
2,275,450 |
1,734,379 |
76.2 |
| February 1982 |
2,275,450 |
1,679,500 |
73.8 |
| November 1982 |
2,335,153 |
1,701,385 |
72.9 |
| February 1987 |
2,445,515 |
1,793,406 |
73.3 |
| June 1989 |
2,448,810 |
1,677,592 |
68.5 |
| November 1992 |
2,557,036 |
1,751,351 |
68.5 |
| June 1997 |
2,741,262 |
1,806,932 |
65.9 |
| May 2002 |
3,002,173 |
1,878,609 |
62.6 |
Source: Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Goverment, Franchise Section |
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