Просмотр кода страницы Английская Википедия:2016 Irish general election

{{Английская Википедия/Панель перехода}}
{{Short description|Election to the 32nd Dáil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 2016 Irish general election
| country            = Ireland
| type               = parliamentary
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 2011 Irish general election
| previous_year      = 2011
| outgoing_members   = Members of the 31st Dáil
| elected_members    = Members of the 32nd Dáil
| next_election      = 2020 Irish general election
| next_year          = 2020
| turnout            = 65.1%  {{decrease}} 4.8[[percentage point|pp]]
| seats_for_election = 158 seats in [[Dáil Éireann]]{{efn|name=CC|Including [[Seán Barrett (politician)|Seán Barrett]] (FG), returned automatically for [[Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency)|Dún Laoghaire]] as outgoing [[Ceann Comhairle]], under Art. 16.6 of the Constitution and the Electoral Act 1992.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=1980|number=23|name=Electoral Act 1980|date=23 December 1980|section=36|stitle=Re-election of outgoing Chairman of Dáil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dún Laoghaire: 2016 general election |url=https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=231&constitid=26 |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=Irish Elections |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829165920/https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=231&constitid=26 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| majority_seats     = 79
| opinion_polls      = Opinion polling for the 2016 Irish general election
| election_date      = 26 February 2016

<!-- Fine Gael -->
| image1         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Enda Kenny EPP 2014 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 125|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 2}}
| leader1        = [[Enda Kenny]]
| leader_since1  = [[2002 Fine Gael leadership election|2 June 2002]]
| party1         = Fine Gael
| leaders_seat1  = [[Mayo (Dáil constituency)|Mayo]]
| last_election1 = 76 seats, 36.1% 
| seats_before1  = 66
| seats1         = '''50'''{{efn|name=CC}}
| seat_change1   = {{decrease}} 16
| popular_vote1  = '''544,140'''
| percentage1    = '''25.5%'''
| swing1         = {{decrease}} 10.6%

<!-- Fianna Fáil -->
| image2         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Micheal Martin (official portrait) (cropped).jpg|bSize = 122|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader2        = [[Micheál Martin]]
| leader_since2  = [[2011 Fianna Fáil leadership election|26 January 2011]]
| party2         = Fianna Fáil
| leaders_seat2  = [[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]
| last_election2 = 20 seats, 17.4%
| seats_before2  = 21
| seats2         = 44
| seat_change2   = {{increase}} 23
| popular_vote2  = 519,356
| percentage2    = 24.3%
| swing2         = {{increase}} 6.9%

<!-- Sinn Féin -->
| image3         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Gerry Adams (official portrait) (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader3        = [[Gerry Adams]]
| leader_since3  = 13 November 1983{{efn|name="AdamsLeaderSince"|Gerry Adams became President of Sinn Féin on 13 November 1983, but only became parliamentary leader of Sinn Féin in the Dáil once elected to the Dáil for the first time in February 2011. Prior to that its parliamentary leader in the Dáil since 1997 was [[Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin]].}}
| party3         = Sinn Féin
| leaders_seat3  = [[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth]]
| last_election3 = 14 seats, 9.9%
| seats_before3  = 14
| seats3         = 23
| seat_change3   = {{increase}} 9
| popular_vote3  = 295,319
| percentage3    = 13.8%
| swing3         = {{increase}} 3.9%

<!-- Labour Party -->
| image4         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Joan Burton 2014 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader4        = [[Joan Burton]]
| leader_since4  = [[2014 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)|4 July 2014]]
| party4         = Labour Party (Ireland)
| leaders_seat4  = [[Dublin West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin West]]
| last_election4 = 37 seats, 19.4%      
| seats_before4  = 33
| seats4         =  7
| seat_change4   = {{decrease}} 26
| popular_vote4  = 140,898
| percentage4    = 6.6%
| swing4         = {{decrease}} 12.8%

<!-- AAA-PBP -->
| image5         = <div style="width:120px;"><span style="line-height:160px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit}}; font-size:24px;"> '''AAA–PBP'''</span></div> <!---See (for example) 2018 New Brunswick Legislative election for the lettering instead of leader's photo--->
| leader5        = —
| leader_since5  = —
| party5         = Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit
| leaders_seat5  = —
| last_election5 = 4 seats, 2.2%<ref group="n" name="aaapbp"/>
| seats_before5  = 4
| seats5         = 6
| seat_change5   = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote5  = 84,168
| percentage5    = 3.9%
| swing5         = {{increase}} 1.7%<ref group="n" name="aaapbp"/>

<!-- Independents 4 Change -->
| image6         = <div style="width:120px;"><span style="line-height:160px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Independents 4 Change}}; font-size:38px;"> '''I4C'''</span></div>
| leader6        = —
| leader_since6  = —
| party6         = Independents 4 Change
| leaders_seat6  = —
| last_election6 = ''New party''
| seats_before6  = 4
| seats6         = 4
| seat_change6   = {{steady}} 0
| popular_vote6  = 31,365
| percentage6    = 1.5%
| swing6         = ''New party''

<!-- Social Democrats -->
| image7         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Social Democrats (Ireland) Leadership, 2016.jpg|bSize = 122|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader7        = [[Catherine Murphy (politician)|Catherine Murphy]]<br/>[[Róisín Shortall]]<br/>[[Stephen Donnelly]]
| leader_since7  = 15 July 2015
| party7         = Social Democrats (Ireland)
| leaders_seat7  = [[Wicklow (Dáil constituency)|Wicklow]]<br/>[[Kildare North (Dáil constituency)|Kildare North]]<br/>[[Dublin North-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North-West]]
| last_election7 = ''New party''
| seats_before7  = 3
| seats7         = 3
| seat_change7   = {{steady}} 0
| popular_vote7  = 64,094
| percentage7    = 3.0%
| swing7         = ''New party''

<!-- Green Party -->
| image8         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Eamon Ryan 2015.jpg|bSize = 160|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 15}}
| leader8        = [[Eamon Ryan]]
| leader_since8  = 27 May 2011
| party8         = Green Party (Ireland)
| leaders_seat8  = [[Dublin Bay South (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Bay South]]
| last_election8 = 0 seats, 1.8%
| seats_before8  = 0
| seats8         = 2
| seat_change8   = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote8  = 57,999
| percentage8    = 2.7%
| swing8         = {{increase}} 0.9%

<!-- Renua Ireland -->
| image9         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Lucinda Creighton 2012 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader9        = [[Lucinda Creighton]]
| leader_since9  = 13 March 2015
| party9         = Renua Ireland
| leaders_seat9  = [[Dublin Bay South (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Bay South]] ''(defeated)''
| last_election9 = ''New party''
| seats_before9  = 3
| seats9         = 0
| seat_change9   = {{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote9  = 46,552
| percentage9    = 2.2%
| swing9         = ''New party''

| map_image       = {{switcher
| [[File:2016 Irish general election.svg|400px]]
| Election results and first-preference votes in each constituency.
| [[File:2016 Irish general election, seats per constituency.svg|400px]]
| Number of seats gained by each party in each constituency.}}

| title           = [[Taoiseach]]
| posttitle       = Taoiseach after election
| before_election = [[Enda Kenny]]
| before_party    = Fine Gael
| after_election  = [[Enda Kenny]]
| after_party     = Fine Gael
}}
The '''2016 Irish general election''' to the [[32nd Dáil]] was held on Friday 26 February, following the dissolution of the [[31st Dáil]] by [[President of Ireland|President]] [[Michael D. Higgins]] on 3 February, at the request of [[Taoiseach]] [[Enda Kenny]].<ref>{{cite news|title=President Higgins dissolves 31st Dáil|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2016-president-higgins-dissolves-31st-d%C3%A1il-1.2520562|access-date=3 February 2016|publisher=Irish Times|date=3 February 2016|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203174618/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2016-president-higgins-dissolves-31st-d%C3%A1il-1.2520562|url-status=live}}</ref> The general election took place in 40 [[Dáil constituencies]] throughout Ireland to elect to elect 158 [[Teachtaí Dála]] to [[Dáil Éireann]], the house of representatives of the [[Oireachtas]].<ref name="environ44152"/> There was a reduction of eight seats under the [[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013]].

[[Fine Gael]], led by Kenny, lost 26 seats, but remained the largest party in the Dáil with 50 seats. The main opposition party [[Fianna Fáil]], which in 2011 had suffered its worst-ever election result of 20 seats, increased to 44 seats. [[Sinn Féin]] became the third-largest party with 23 seats. The [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]], which had been the junior party in [[coalition government]] with Fine Gael and which had returned its best-ever showing of 37 seats in 2011, fell to just 7 seats, its lowest-ever share of Dáil seats. Smaller parties and independent politicians made up the remaining 34 seats.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/peter-burke-and-willie-penrose-elected-in-longford-westmeath-1.2558304|title=Peter Burke and Willie Penrose elected in Longford–Westmeath|date=3 March 2016|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=6 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706020823/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/peter-burke-and-willie-penrose-elected-in-longford-westmeath-1.2558304|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/labour-ireland-worst-election-ge16-2016-2629803-Mar2016/|title=Labour just had the worst election in its 104-year history|author=Dan MacGuill|work=TheJournal.ie|date=3 March 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216033646/https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-ireland-worst-election-ge16-2016-2629803-Mar2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 32nd Dáil met on 10 March and elected a new [[Ceann Comhairle]], the first to be elected [[2016 Ceann Comhairle election|by secret ballot]], which was won by [[Seán Ó Fearghaíl]] of Fianna Fáil. The Dáil proceeded to the [[Dáil vote for Taoiseach|nomination of Taoiseach]], but no candidate received a majority. Kenny formally resigned as Taoiseach that same day, but remained in office carrying out his duties until a [[30th Government of Ireland|new government]] was formed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0311/774068-friday-politics-government/|work=RTÉ.ie|date=11 March 2016|access-date=11 March 2016|title=Enda Kenny to continue as caretaker Taoiseach|archive-date=11 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311195628/http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0311/774068-friday-politics-government/|url-status=live}}</ref> Kenny sought an agreement with Fianna Fáil to form a government,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/enda-kenny-confirms-hell-contact-fianna-fil-about-formation-of-new-government-on-friday-34585698.html|title=Enda Kenny confirms he'll contact Fianna Fáil about formation of new government on Friday|work=Independent.ie|date=30 March 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505175906/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/enda-kenny-confirms-hell-contact-fianna-fil-about-formation-of-new-government-on-friday-34585698.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[2016 Irish government formation|negotiations continued]] through most of April. An agreement was finally reached for a Fine Gael–led minority government on 29 April, 63 days after the election, and the Dáil formally re-elected Kenny as Taoiseach on 6 May. Kenny was the first Taoiseach from Fine Gael to win re-election.<ref name="GovtAgreement"/>

Following the introduction of [[Women in government#Quotas|gender quota]]s, a record 35 seats were filled by women, bringing the proportion of women in the Dáil to 22 percent, up from 15 percent at the previous general election.

==Background==
The [[29th Government of Ireland|outgoing government]] was a [[Fine Gael]]–[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] coalition led by [[Taoiseach]] [[Enda Kenny]] and [[Tánaiste]] [[Joan Burton]]. [[Fianna Fáil]], [[Sinn Féin]], [[Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit]], [[Renua Ireland]], [[Social Democrats (Ireland)|Social Democrats]], [[Workers and Unemployed Action]], and [[Independent politician (Ireland)|independent]] non-party TDs formed the opposition in the Dáil. The government was formed on 9 March 2011, the first day of the 31st Dáil [[2011 Irish general election|elected on 25 February 2011]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0309/politics.html|title=Enda Kenny reveals new Cabinet|date=9 March 2011|work=[[RTÉ News]]|access-date=10 March 2011|archive-date=10 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310061842/http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0309/politics.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Whereas the Constitution gives the President authority to dissolve the Dáil, under electoral law the precise date of polling is specified by the [[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government]], who was [[Alan Kelly (politician)|Alan Kelly]] of Labour.<ref name="ind34410126"/> Electoral law required the 31st Dáil to be dissolved by 9 March 2016.<ref name=ElectoralAct1992>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0023/print.html|title=Electoral Act, 1992|publisher=Office of the Attorney General|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430230050/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0023/print.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kenny rejected predictions in October 2015 that he would call an election in November to capitalise on rising Fine Gael support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/election-november-february-analysis-2382621-Oct2015/|title=Why nobody is a winner after Enda forgoes a cheeky election|last=O'Connell|first=Hugh|date=12 October 2015|work=[[TheJournal.ie]]|access-date=12 October 2015|archive-date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013131120/http://www.thejournal.ie/election-november-february-analysis-2382621-Oct2015/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2016, media reported that Fine Gael and Labour respectively favoured Thursday 25 and Friday 26 February 2016 as the election date; Friday would facilitate voting by students registered to vote at their family home.<ref name="ind34410126">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/six-nations-match-at-the-centre-of-row-over-election-date-34410126.html|title=Six Nations match at the centre of row over election date|last1=Ryan|first1=Philip|last2=Horan|first2=Niamh|last3=O'Connor|first3=Niall|date=31 January 2015|work=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|access-date=2 February 2016|archive-date=1 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201100946/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/six-nations-match-at-the-centre-of-row-over-election-date-34410126.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="it2518052">{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/taoiseach-expected-to-announce-election-date-on-tuesday-1.2518052|title=Taoiseach expected to announce election date on Tuesday|last=D'Arcy|first=Ciarán|date=1 February 2016|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=2 February 2016|archive-date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202092108/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/taoiseach-expected-to-announce-election-date-on-tuesday-1.2518052|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/general-election-date-may-come-down-to-rugby-and-students-718228.html|title=General Election date may come down to rugby and students|last=Ó Cionnaith|first=Fiachra|date=30 January 2016|work=BreakingNews.ie|access-date=2 February 2016|archive-date=1 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201061155/http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/general-election-date-may-come-down-to-rugby-and-students-718228.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

After a cabinet meeting on 2 February, Kenny announced that he would be seeking a dissolution the following day. At 09:30 on 3 February he formally told the Dáil this, and that the new Dáil would meet on 10 March; the Dáil was adjourned without statements from the opposition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-02-03/2/|title=Advice to Dissolve Dáil: Announcement|date=3 February 2016|work=Dáil Éireann debates|publisher=Oireachtas|page=3|access-date=5 February 2016|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022094545/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-02-03/2/|url-status=live}}</ref> At 09:58 while Kenny was en route to [[Áras an Uachtaráin]] to meet the President, the election date of 26 February was confirmed from his [[Twitter]] account. At 10:35 the President issued the [[proclamation]] dissolving the Dáil.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/election2016/latest/the-dail-has-been-dissolved-at-aras-an-uachtarain-718783.html|title=The Dáil has been dissolved at Áras an Uachtaráin|date=3 February 2016|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-date=5 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205093938/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/election2016/latest/the-dail-has-been-dissolved-at-aras-an-uachtarain-718783.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that day, Minister Kelly signed the order setting the polling day.<ref name="environ44152" /> The [[writ of election|writs of election]] are issued by the [[clerk of the Dáil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1992/act/23/section/39/enacted/en/html|title=Electoral Act, 1992, Section 39|date=5 November 1992|work=[[Irish Statute Book]]|access-date=5 February 2016|archive-date=25 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125224532/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1992/act/23/section/39/enacted/en/html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===New parties and alliances===
A number of parties and political alliances were formed during the lifespan of the 31st Dáil in order to contest the election:

*On 14 March 2014, the [[Independents for Equality Movement]] was registered as a political party by non-party TDs in advance of the 2014 local elections. Founded by Wexford TD [[Mick Wallace]], it was renamed [[Independents 4 Change]] in October 2015. By the time the 31st Dáil was dissolved it counted among its members Wallace, [[Joan Collins (politician)|Joan Collins]], [[Clare Daly]] and [[Tommy Broughan]], but all remained listed on the Dáil register as independent members of the house. All four members as well as one other councillor entered the election as Independents 4 Change candidates.<ref>{{cite news|title=Independents 4 Change|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/election-2016/party/47/independents-4-change/|access-date=3 March 2016|work=[[TheJournal.ie]]|archive-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302014821/http://www.thejournal.ie/election-2016/party/47/independents-4-change/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*On 13 March 2015, [[Renua Ireland]] was founded by TDs and a Senator who had been expelled from the Fine Gael [[Parliamentary group|parliamentary party]] in 2013 for voting against the [[Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013|Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill]] on [[Anti-abortion movements|anti-abortion]] grounds. [[Lucinda Creighton]] led this party into the election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Here's everything we know about Renua Ireland (and its policies)|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/renua-ireland-policies-1990467-Mar2015/|access-date=29 February 2016|work=[[TheJournal.ie]]|date=13 March 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071058/http://www.thejournal.ie/renua-ireland-policies-1990467-Mar2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*On 30 March 2015, the [[Independent Alliance (Ireland)|Independent Alliance]] was formed by non-party TDs and founded by [[Shane Ross]] and [[Michael Fitzmaurice (politician)|Michael Fitzmaurice]]. It was not a political party, and stated that it would not impose a whip except where the group had agreed to support a government on [[motion of no confidence|confidence motions]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Fiach|title=Independents alliance 'keeping options open' ahead of election|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/independents-alliance-keeping-options-open-ahead-of-election-1.2157399|access-date=29 February 2016|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=28 March 2015|archive-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302182835/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/independents-alliance-keeping-options-open-ahead-of-election-1.2157399|url-status=live}}</ref>
*On 15 July 2015, the [[Social Democrats (Ireland)|Social Democrats]] were founded by [[Róisín Shortall]], elected to the 31st Dáil as a Labour Party TD; [[Catherine Murphy (politician)|Catherine Murphy]], who was also a member of the Labour Party until 2003 but was elected to the 31st Dáil as an independent non-party TD, and [[Stephen Donnelly]] who was elected to the 31st Dáil as an independent non-party TD. All three entered the election as co-leaders of the Social Democrats.<ref>{{cite news|last=Minihan|first=Mary|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/independents-launch-social-democrats-political-party-1.2285761|title=Independents launch Social Democrats political party|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=15 July 2015|access-date=29 February 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102420/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/independents-launch-social-democrats-political-party-1.2285761|url-status=live}}</ref>
*In August 2015, [[Right2Change]] was launched as a broad political campaigning platform based on the [[Right2Water]] campaign that had been ongoing since 2014 against the introduction of [[water supply and sanitation in the Republic of Ireland|water charges in Ireland]]. Right2Change produced a document of policy principles for "a progressive Irish government" and promoted a vote transfer pact, to which several bodies subscribed in advance of the 2016 election, including [[Sinn Féin]], the [[People Before Profit Alliance]], [[Workers and Unemployed Action]], [[Direct Democracy Ireland]], the [[Communist Party of Ireland]]; the individual TDs [[Joan Collins (politician)|Joan Collins]], [[Clare Daly]], [[Thomas Pringle (politician)|Thomas Pringle]], [[Tommy Broughan]] and [[Mick Wallace]]; and the [[trade union]]s [[Unite the Union]], the [[Communication Workers Union (Ireland)|Communication Workers Union]], and [[Mandate (trade union)|Mandate]].
*On 6 October 2015, the [[Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit]] were founded as a registered party, to serve as an [[electoral alliance]] of the [[Anti-Austerity Alliance]] and the [[People Before Profit Alliance]]. They had contested the 2011 general election as separate parties, as the [[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]] and the People Before Profit Alliance respectively, under the joint platform of the [[United Left Alliance]] (which had included the [[Workers and Unemployed Action Group]] and [[left-wing politics|left wing]] independent politicians).<ref>{{cite news|last1=McGee|first1=Harry|title=People Before Profit and the Anti Austerity Alliance – spot the difference|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/harry-mcgee-people-before-profit-and-the-anti-austerity-alliance-spot-the-difference-1.2384459|access-date=12 October 2015|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=9 October 2015|archive-date=24 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124165302/http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/harry-mcgee-people-before-profit-and-the-anti-austerity-alliance-spot-the-difference-1.2384459|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Gender quotas===
Part 6 of the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012 provides that parties will lose half of their state funding unless at least 30% of their candidates at the election are female and at least 30% are male.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2012/act/36/enacted/en/print.html|title=Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012 Section 42|work=[[Irish Statute Book]]|access-date=16 February 2016|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213163443/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2012/act/36/enacted/en/print.html|url-status=live}}</ref> All parties except [[Direct Democracy Ireland]] fulfilled this condition.<ref name="akcandidates">{{Cite web|title = Candidates for the 2016 General Election (by constituency)|url = https://adriankavanaghelections.org/2014/10/22/officially-declared-candidates-for-the-20152016-general-election/|website = Irish Elections: Geography, Facts and Analyses| date=22 October 2014 |access-date = 19 February 2016|archive-date = 16 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160216112300/https://adriankavanaghelections.org/2014/10/22/officially-declared-candidates-for-the-20152016-general-election/|url-status = live}}</ref> This contributed in part to the highest percentage of women elected to the Dáil; at 35 TDs, this was 22% of the 158 TDs, an increase from 15% at the previous general election.<ref>{{cite news|last=Minihan|first=Mary|title=First election under gender quotas yields 35 women TDs|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/first-election-under-gender-quotas-yields-35-women-tds-1.2557666|access-date=3 March 2016|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=3 March 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101031/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/first-election-under-gender-quotas-yields-35-women-tds-1.2557666|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Electoral system==
[[File:Ireland_Constituency_Map_2016.svg|thumb|400px|Constituencies for 2016 general election]]
[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] uses [[proportional representation]] with a [[single transferable vote]] (PR–STV).<ref name=prstv>{{cite web |url=http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/voting/proportional_representation |title=Proportional Representation – Information |work=Irish Citizens Information Board |access-date=26 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201073348/http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/voting/proportional_representation |archive-date=1 December 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The general election took place throughout the state to elect 158 members of [[Dáil Éireann]], a reduction of 8 from the previous 166 members. This follows the passage of the [[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013]]. The [[Ceann Comhairle]] (speaker of the lower house of parliament) is automatically re-elected unless he opts to retire from the Dáil.<ref name="autoCeannComhairle">{{cite web |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/en/constitution/index.html |title=Constitution of Ireland |date=August 2012 |work=[[Irish Statute Book]] |publisher=Attorney General's office |access-date=10 February 2016 |archive-date=20 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820000112/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/en/constitution/index.html |url-status=live }}, Article 16.6;  {{cite web |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0023/ |title=Electoral Act, 1992 |date=5 November 1992 |work=Irish Statute Book |publisher=Attorney General's office |access-date=10 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516102148/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0023/ |archive-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}, section 36.</ref> The election was held in [[Dáil constituencies|40 parliamentary constituencies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2013/en/act/pub/0007/ |title=Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 |work=Irish Statute Book |publisher=Attorney General's office |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=11 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110193447/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2013/en/act/pub/0007/ |archive-date=10 January 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Each multi-member constituency elects three, four or five [[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]] (Dáil deputies, ''lit. Assembly Deputies)''.<ref name=prstv/>

The closing date for nominations was 11 February 2016. A total of 551 candidates contested the election, slightly down from the 566 that took part in the [[2011 Irish general election|2011 general election]], a record figure.<ref name="environ44152"/><ref name="rte767077"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0211/767077-election-parties/ |title=551 candidates set to contest election as nomination deadline passes |work=[[RTÉ News]] |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=11 February 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134726/http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0211/767077-election-parties/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tcdps" /> The number of candidates for each party was: [[Fine Gael]] (88), [[Fianna Fáil]] (71), [[Sinn Féin]] (50), Green Party (40), Labour Party (36), [[Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit]] (31, of which 18 People Before Profit Alliance and 13 Anti-Austerity Alliance), [[Renua Ireland]] (26), [[Direct Democracy Ireland]] (19), [[Social Democrats (Ireland)|Social Democrats]] (14), [[Independents 4 Change]] (5), [[Workers' Party (Ireland)|Workers' Party]] (5), [[Catholic Democrats (Ireland)|Catholic Democrats]] (3), [[Fís Nua]] (2), [[Irish Democratic Party]] (1), [[Communist Party of Ireland]] (1). Among the 159 [[Independent politician (Ireland)|independent candidates]] and others running without a party platform were 21 independents affiliated to the Independent Alliance, 19 independents affiliated to Right2Change, and the outgoing TD [[Séamus Healy]], who was nominated as a non-party candidate for this election.<ref name="akcandidates"/><ref name="tcdps">{{cite web |url=https://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/Election2016.phpl |title=Information about Ireland election 26 February 2016 |publisher=Department of Political Science, [[Trinity College Dublin]] |last1=Gallagher |first1=Michael |date=10 February 2011 |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://tipperaryreturningofficer.com/images/Result_Sheet.pdf | title = Dáil General Election 2016 – Constituency of Tipperary Results Sheet | last = Delehanty | first = Mary | date = 2 March 2016 | website = Tipperary Returning Officer | access-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210256/http://tipperaryreturningofficer.com/images/Result_Sheet.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Voting took place between 07:00 and 22:00 ([[Western European Time|WET]]).<ref name="environ44152">{{cite press release| date = 3 February 2016| title = Minister Kelly signs Polling Day Order| url = http://www.environ.ie/local-government/voting/dail-elections/minister-kelly-signs-polling-day-order| publisher = Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government| access-date = 4 March 2016| archive-date = 29 March 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160329052318/http://www.environ.ie/local-government/voting/dail-elections/minister-kelly-signs-polling-day-order| url-status = live}}</ref>

Islands off the coast of Counties [[County Donegal|Donegal]], [[County Mayo|Mayo]], and [[County Galway|Galway]] voted one day earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0225/770651-donegal-islands-voting/|title=Islanders voting in General Election|date=25 February 2016|work=[[RTÉ.ie]]|access-date=25 February 2016|archive-date=26 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226091313/http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0225/770651-donegal-islands-voting/|url-status=live}}</ref> All resident [[Irish nationality law|Irish]] and [[British citizens]] were eligible to be on the Dáil [[Electoral roll|electoral register]].<ref name="environ44152"/> The 2016–17 register was published on 1 February by the [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|local authorities]], who were responsible for maintaining it. Applications for the supplementary register for the general election closed on 9 February,<ref name="environ44152"/> with 30,185 names added.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newstalk.com/election2016/GE16-general-election-register-vote-supplementary-register-National-Youth-Council-of-Ireland|title=More than 30,000 people added to supplementary register for GE16 – Newstalk|last=Quann|first=Jack|date=25 February 2016|publisher=Newstalk|access-date=26 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121190624/https://www.newstalk.com/election2016/GE16-general-election-register-vote-supplementary-register-National-Youth-Council-of-Ireland|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Retiring incumbents==
The following members of the 31st Dáil announced in advance of the poll that they would not be seeking re-election:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency
! Departing TD
! colspan="2"|Party
|-
| [[Cork East (Dáil constituency)|Cork East]]
| [[Sandra McLellan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1010/733879-sinn-fein-cork/|title=Sinn Féin Cork East TD Sandra McLellan will not contest election|work=RTÉ News|date=10 October 2015|access-date=11 October 2015|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011150427/http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1010/733879-sinn-fein-cork/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|-
| [[Donegal South-West (Dáil constituency)|Donegal South-West]]
| [[Dinny McGinley]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/mchugh-replaces-mcginley-in-cabinet-reshuffle-1-6180114|title=McHugh replaces McGinley in Cabinet reshuffle|work=Donegal Democrat|date=15 July 2014|access-date=24 July 2014|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703012546/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/mchugh-replaces-mcginley-in-cabinet-reshuffle-1-6180114|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
|-
| [[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]]
| [[Robert Dowds]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/robert-dowds-decides-not-to-contest-general-election-1.2360092|title=Robert Dowds decides not to contest general election|work=Irish Times|date=21 September 2015|access-date=21 September 2015|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011125147/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/robert-dowds-decides-not-to-contest-general-election-1.2360092|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
|-
| [[Dublin North-East (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North-East]]
| [[Seán Kenny (politician)|Seán Kenny]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/labour-tds-standing-down-2209233-Jul2015/|title=Here are all the Labour TDs stepping down at the next election|work=TheJournal.ie|date=10 July 2015|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424222230/https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-tds-standing-down-2209233-Jul2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
|-
| [[Dublin South (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South]]
| [[Olivia Mitchell]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-td-olivia-mitchell-confirms-she-will-stand-down-1.2336028|title=Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell confirms she will stand down|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=1 September 2015|access-date=2 September 2015|archive-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121192654/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-td-olivia-mitchell-confirms-she-will-stand-down-1.2336028|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
|-
| [[Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-Central]]
| [[Michael Conaghan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/labour-td-confirms-he-will-not-contest-next-general-election-1.2268287|title=Labour TD confirms he will not contest next general election|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=30 June 2015|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703035303/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/labour-td-confirms-he-will-not-contest-next-general-election-1.2268287|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
|-
| [[Dublin South-East (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-East]]
| [[Ruairi Quinn]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.herald.ie/news/quinn-quits-as-minister-and-set-to-leave-dail-30401645.html|title=Quinn quits as minister and set to leave Dail|work=Evening Herald|date=2 July 2014|access-date=2 July 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184659/http://www.herald.ie/news/quinn-quits-as-minister-and-set-to-leave-dail-30401645.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
|-
| [[Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-West]]
| [[Pat Rabbitte]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/rabbitte-2201860-Jul2015/|title=Pat Rabbitte will NOT be contesting the next general election|work=TheJournal.ie|date=6 July 2015|access-date=6 July 2015|archive-date=10 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910021748/http://www.thejournal.ie/rabbitte-2201860-Jul2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
|-
| [[Dublin West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin West]]
| [[Joe Higgins (politician)|Joe Higgins]]<ref name=Higgins>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/joe-higgins-td-not-retiring-from-politics-despite-deciding-against-running-in-election-30223668.html|title=Joe Higgins TD 'not retiring' from politics despite deciding against running in election|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=27 April 2014|access-date=27 April 2014|archive-date=29 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429044642/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/joe-higgins-td-not-retiring-from-politics-despite-deciding-against-running-in-election-30223668.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Socialist Party (Ireland)}}
|-
| [[Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency)|Dún Laoghaire]]
| [[Eamon Gilmore]]<ref name=Gilmore>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/eamon-gilmore-to-retire-from-politics-at-next-election-1.2234807|title=Eamon Gilmore to retire from politics at next election|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=2 June 2015|access-date=2 June 2015|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703035308/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/eamon-gilmore-to-retire-from-politics-at-next-election-1.2234807|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
|-
| [[Galway East (Dáil constituency)|Galway East]]
| [[Michael P. Kitt]]<ref name=Kitt>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fianna-f%C3%A1il-td-michael-kitt-retires-from-politics-1.2339494|title=Fianna Fáil TD Michael Kitt retires from politics|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=3 September 2015|access-date=15 September 2015|archive-date=2 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002213814/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fianna-f%C3%A1il-td-michael-kitt-retires-from-politics-1.2339494|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
| [[Galway West (Dáil constituency)|Galway West]]
| [[Brian Walsh (politician)|Brian Walsh]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-td-brian-walsh-will-not-contest-next-election-1.2424591|title=Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh will not contest the next election|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=10 November 2015|access-date=11 November 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021854/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-td-brian-walsh-will-not-contest-next-election-1.2424591|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
|-
| [[Kerry South (Dáil constituency)|Kerry South]]
| [[Tom Fleming (Irish politician)|Tom Fleming]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/tom-fleming-pulls-out-of-general-election-race/|title=Tom Fleming pulls out of General Election race|publisher=[[Radio Kerry]]|date=5 February 2016|access-date=5 February 2016|archive-date=6 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206060122/http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/tom-fleming-pulls-out-of-general-election-race/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}}
|-
| [[Kildare South (Dáil constituency)|Kildare South]]
|[[Jack Wall (politician)|Jack Wall]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/kildare-south-to-open-up-as-labour-stalwart-jack-wall-retires-from-dil-31368674.html|title=Kildare South to open up as Labour stalwart Jack Wall retires from Dáil|work=[[The Irish Independent]]|date=11 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121190908/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/kildare-south-to-open-up-as-labour-stalwart-jack-wall-retires-from-dil-31368674.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
|-
| [[Limerick (Dáil constituency)|Limerick]]
| [[Dan Neville]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/dan-neville-surprises-fine-gael-by-saying-he-will-not-contest-general-election-31442569.html|title=Dan Neville surprises Fine Gael by saying he will not contest general election|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=11 August 2015|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118225743/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/dan-neville-surprises-fine-gael-by-saying-he-will-not-contest-general-election-31442569.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
|-
| [[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth]]
| [[Séamus Kirk]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/louth-td-kirk-will-not-contest-next-general-election-642326.html|title=Louth TD Kirk will not contest next general election|work=Irish Examiner|date=17 September 2014|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062211/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/louth-td-kirk-will-not-contest-next-general-election-642326.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
| [[Roscommon–South Leitrim (Dáil constituency)|Roscommon–South Leitrim]]
| [[Frank Feighan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/td-frank-feighan-will-not-contest-next-general-election-31373895.html|title=TD Frank Feighan will not contest next general election|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=13 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714062921/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/td-frank-feighan-will-not-contest-next-general-election-31373895.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
|-
| [[Sligo–North Leitrim (Dáil constituency)|Sligo–North Leitrim]]
| [[Michael Colreavy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/sinn-f%C3%A9in-td-michael-colreavy-will-not-contest-next-election-1.2107632|title=Sinn Féin TD Michael Colreavy will not contest next election|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=17 February 2015|access-date=17 February 2015|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703110508/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/sinn-f%C3%A9in-td-michael-colreavy-will-not-contest-next-election-1.2107632|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
|-
| [[Wexford (Dáil constituency)|Wexford]]
| [[John Browne (Fianna Fáil politician)|John Browne]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fianna-f%C3%A1il-td-john-browne-will-not-contest-the-next-election-1.2372008|title=Fianna Fáil TD John Browne will not contest the next election|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=29 September 2015|access-date=30 September 2015|archive-date=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001101646/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fianna-f%C3%A1il-td-john-browne-will-not-contest-the-next-election-1.2372008|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|-
| [[Wexford (Dáil constituency)|Wexford]]
| [[Liam Twomey]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/liam-twomey-will-not-contest-general-election-1.2288480|title=Liam Twomey will not contest general election|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=17 July 2015|access-date=18 July 2015|archive-date=23 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723090129/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/liam-twomey-will-not-contest-general-election-1.2288480|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
|-
|}

==Campaign==
[[File:Feb_2016_Irish_election_posters_Cork_South_Central.jpg|thumb|right|Election posters in [[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]]]
The campaign officially began after the dissolution of Dáil Éireann on 3 February 2016 and lasted until polling day on 26 February 2016. During the campaign, official election posters are permitted in locations which would otherwise constitute [[litter]]; some candidates were reported to have illegally erected posters too soon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/strong-winds-reveal-early-election-posters-true-colours-1.2519435|title=Strong winds reveal early election posters' true colours|last=Pollak|first=Sorcha|date=2 February 2016|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=27 February 2016|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303164003/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/strong-winds-reveal-early-election-posters-true-colours-1.2519435|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/election-posters-2582701-Feb2016/|title=The primitive power of election posters cannot be underestimated|last=O’Sullivan|first=Jason|date=4 February 2016|work=[[TheJournal.ie]]|access-date=27 February 2016|archive-date=23 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223022907/http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/election-posters-2582701-Feb2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>  The [[Broadcasting Authority of Ireland]]'s moratorium on election coverage lasted from 14:00 on 25 February 2016 until polls had closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bai.ie/?ddownload=128506#page=8|title=Rule 27 Guidelines General Election Coverage|date=November 2015|publisher=Broadcasting Authority of Ireland|pages=8–9|access-date=26 February 2016|archive-date=23 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123123001/http://www.bai.ie/?ddownload=128506#page=8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0225/770661-parties-make-final-appeal-ahead-of-moratorium/
| title = Parties make final appeal ahead of moratorium
| website = RTÉ.ie
| date = 25 February 2016
| access-date = 2016-02-25
| archive-date = 26 February 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160226083344/http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0225/770661-parties-make-final-appeal-ahead-of-moratorium/
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

===Party manifestos and slogans===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Party/group !! Manifesto (external link) !! Other slogan(s)
|-
|[[Fine Gael]]
|''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160226095035/http://www.finegael.ie/manifesto/manifesto.pdf Let's Keep the Recovery Going]''
| "Your hard work is working"<ref>{{Cite web|title = Taoiseach promises USC cut – for higher earners – if re-elected|url = http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/taoiseach-promises-usc-cut-for-higher-earners-if-re-elected-715101.html|website = Breaking News| date=11 January 2016 |access-date = 2016-02-04|archive-date = 5 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160205022042/http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/taoiseach-promises-usc-cut-for-higher-earners-if-re-elected-715101.html|url-status = live}}</ref> 
|-
|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160222131741/https://www.fiannafail.ie/download/An-Ireland-for-all-Fianna-FaCC81il-Manifesto.pdf An Ireland for All]''
|
|-
|[[Sinn Féin]]
|''[http://www.sinnfein.ie/manifesto2016 Better with Sinn Féin]''
|
|-
|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|''[https://www.labour.ie/manifesto/ Standing Up for Ireland's Future]''
|"Standing up for working families"<ref>{{Cite web|title = Political parties step up pre-election campaigning|url = http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0117/760864-martin-coalition-partners/|website = RTÉ.ie| date=17 January 2016 |access-date = 2016-02-04|archive-date = 5 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160205020800/http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0117/760864-martin-coalition-partners/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = €2 an hour for childcare puts parents on a wage of €2 an hour|url = http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/columnists/victoria-white/2-an-hour-for-childcare-puts-parents-on-a-wage-of-2-an-hour-379824.html|website = www.irishexaminer.com| date=4 February 2016 |access-date = 2016-02-04|archive-date = 5 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160205023748/http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/columnists/victoria-white/2-an-hour-for-childcare-puts-parents-on-a-wage-of-2-an-hour-379824.html|url-status = live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit|AAA–PBP]] (combined)
|''[http://antiausterityalliance.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/AAA-PBP-Common-Principles-Radical-Alternative-and-Real-Equality.pdf Common Principles: Radical Alternatives and Real Equality]''{{efn|name="aaapbpmanifestos"|AAA–PBP issued a joint "statement of common principles"; each of its two components issued a separate manifesto}}
|"A voice for people power, share the wealth"<ref>{{Cite web|title = People Before Profit on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/pb4p/status/694866145808089088|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-02-04|archive-date = 24 May 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190524185402/https://twitter.com/pb4p/status/694866145808089088|url-status = live}}</ref>
|-
|([[Anti-Austerity Alliance|AAA]])
|''[http://antiausterityalliance.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AAA-manifesto.pdf Real Change not Spare Change]''{{efn|name="aaapbpmanifestos"}}
|
|-
|([[People Before Profit Alliance|PBP]])
|''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160222111819/http://www.peoplebeforeprofit.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Manifesto-up-date-PBP.pdf Share the Wealth: An Alternative Vision for Ireland]''{{efn|name="aaapbpmanifestos"}}
|
|-
|[[Social Democrats (Ireland)|Social Democrats]] 
| ''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hTX_nop6XkRGdURzVoendyQzQ/view?pref=2&pli=1 Building a Better Future 2016–2026]''
|
|-
|[[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]
|''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031426/https://greenparty.ie/manifesto/ Think Ahead, Act Now]''
|
|-
|[[Independent Alliance (Ireland)|Independent Alliance]]
|''[http://www.independentalliance.ie/charter-for-change/ Charter for Government 2016]''
|
|-
|[[Renua Ireland|Renua]]
|''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160423183115/http://www.renuaireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/RENUA-Manifesto.pdf Rewarding Work Rebuilding Trust]''
|
|-
|[[Direct Democracy Ireland]]
|''[http://www.directdemocracyireland.ie/pdf/ddi_manifesto-2016.pdf Returning the power to you]''
|
|-
|[[Workers' Party (Ireland)|Workers' Party]]
|''[http://workersparty.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Manifesto.pdf Take a Step in a New Direction]''
|-
|}

===Television debates===
RTÉ set a minimum of three TDs for a party to be invited to its 15 February debate.<ref name="rte767176">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0211/767176-green-party-rte-debate/|title=Court told RTÉ leaders' debate rule 'unlawful'|date=11 February 2016|work=[[RTÉ.ie]]|access-date=11 February 2016|archive-date=12 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212083159/http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0211/767176-green-party-rte-debate/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]], which had no TDs (having lost them all in 2011), took an unsuccessful [[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] case against the exclusion of its leader [[Eamon Ryan]].<ref name="rte767176"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0215/768163-green-party-high-court-rte/|title=Green Party loses bid to be included in RTÉ debate|date=15 February 2016|work=[[RTÉ.ie]]|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216092331/http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0215/768163-green-party-high-court-rte/|url-status=live}}</ref> An [[Irish language]] debate, moderated by [[Eimear Ní Chonaola]] was to be broadcast on [[TG4]] on 17 February, but was cancelled due to the weak proficiency in that language of Adams and Burton. [[Aodhán Ó Ríordáin]] (Labour) and [[Pearse Doherty]] (Sinn Féin) were suggested as fluent replacements, but Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael insisted that a leaders' debate should be confined to party leaders only.<ref name=cancelled>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/tg4-debate-in-irish-cancelled-over-joan-burton-s-and-gerry-adams-lack-of-fluency-1.2534709|title=TG4 debate in Irish cancelled over Joan Burton's and Gerry Adams' lack of fluency|last=McGee|first=Harry|date=14 February 2016|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=18 February 2016|archive-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216111123/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/tg4-debate-in-irish-cancelled-over-joan-burton-s-and-gerry-adams-lack-of-fluency-1.2534709|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Kenny to take part in TV3 leaders' debate {{!}} The Times|url = http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/irishnews/article4686208.ece|website = The Times|access-date = 2016-02-09|language = en-GB|archive-date = 9 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160209092514/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/irishnews/article4686208.ece|url-status = live}}</ref> TG4 instead broadcast successive one-to-one interviews with each party's representative.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-shows-signs-of-urgency-or-is-it-panic-1.2539444|title=Fine Gael shows signs of urgency – or is it panic?|last=McGee|first=Harry|date=18 February 2016|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=18 February 2016|archive-date=19 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219095740/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fine-gael-shows-signs-of-urgency-or-is-it-panic-1.2539444|url-status=live}}</ref> There was also a "live audience discussion" on [[RTÉ Two]] on 21 February featuring [[Timmy Dooley]] (FF), [[Mary Lou McDonald]] (SF), [[Aodhán Ó Ríordáin]] (Labour), [[Averil Power]] (non-party), [[Eamon Ryan]] (Greens), [[Leo Varadkar]] (FG), and Adrienne Wallace (AAA-PBP). The discussion was hosted by Keelin Shanley at [[Facebook]]'s Dublin office and featured questions submitted via Facebook and [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0221/769744-economy-health-are-most-discussed-election-topics/|title=Social issues dominate Election Special|date=21 February 2016|work=[[RTÉ.ie]]|access-date=22 February 2016|archive-date=22 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222093249/http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0221/769744-economy-health-are-most-discussed-election-topics/|url-status=live}}</ref> There was some controversy surrounding this debate as a representative of special needs parents said she was to appear to ask a question on waiting lists only to be told by RTÉ later that the topic would not be covered.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/rt%C3%A9-denies-uninviting-audience-members-from-debate-1.2544396|title=Special needs parents claim they were left out of Facebook general election special|last=McMahon|first=Aine|date=22 February 2016|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=22 February 2016|archive-date=23 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223094416/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/rt%C3%A9-denies-uninviting-audience-members-from-debate-1.2544396|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|-<sup>†</sup>
! style="background:#B0C4DE" colspan="15"| 2016 Irish general election debates<ref>{{Cite news|title = Green Party objects to 'exclusion' from RTÉ debates|url = http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/green-party-objects-to-exclusion-from-rt%25C3%25A9-debates-1.2494372|newspaper = The Irish Times|access-date = 4 February 2016|archive-date = 5 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160205113839/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/green-party-objects-to-exclusion-from-rt%C3%A9-debates-1.2494372|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = RTÉ Unveils Election 2016 TV and Digital Campaign Coverage {{!}} The Irish Film & Television Network|url = http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4288984&tpl=archnews&force=1|website = www.iftn.ie|access-date = 4 February 2016|archive-date = 17 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160217005414/http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4288984&tpl=archnews&force=1|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = TV3 to host first party leaders' debate on Thursday|url = http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/tv3-to-host-first-party-leaders-debate-on-thursday-1.2528428|newspaper = The Irish Times|access-date = 2016-02-09|language = en-US|archive-date = 10 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160210092921/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/tv3-to-host-first-party-leaders-debate-on-thursday-1.2528428|url-status = live}}</ref>
|-
!style="white-space:nowrap;" rowspan="2"| {{small|Date}}|| rowspan="2"| {{small|Broadcaster}} || rowspan="2"| {{small|Moderator(s)}} ||scope="col" colspan="7"| {{small|Participants&nbsp;—&nbsp;}} {{Colors|black|#90ff90|&nbsp;Name&nbsp;}} {{small|Participant &nbsp;}} {{Colors|black|#ff9090|&nbsp;N&nbsp;}} {{small|Party not invited&nbsp;}} || rowspan="2"| {{small|Notes}}
|-
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|{{small|{{nowrap|[[Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit|AAA–PBP]]}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|{{small|{{nowrap|[[Fianna Fáil]]}}}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|{{small|[[Fine Gael]]}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|{{small|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour]]}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|{{small|[[Renua Ireland|Renua]]}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|{{small|[[Sinn Féin]]}}
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|{{small|{{nowrap|[[Social Democrats (Ireland)|Social Democrats]]}}}}
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|8 February
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[RTÉ]]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Claire Byrne]]
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Michael McGrath (Irish politician)|McGrath]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)|Noonan]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Brendan Howlin|Howlin]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Pearse Doherty|Doherty]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
| {{small|Finance spokespersons. 50 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Claire Byrne Live: The Big Picture|url = http://www.rte.ie/news/player/claire-byrne-live-web/2016/0209/|website = www.rte.ie|access-date = 2016-02-09|archive-date = 16 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160216175040/http://www.rte.ie/news/player/claire-byrne-live-web/2016/0209/|url-status = live}}</ref>}}
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|11 February
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Colette Fitzpatrick]]<br>[[Pat Kenny]]
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Micheál Martin|Martin]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Enda Kenny|Kenny]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Joan Burton|Burton]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Gerry Adams|Adams]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
| {{small|Party leaders. 80 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/ge16-leaders-debate-tv3-fact-check-election-2016-ireland-2599657-Feb2016/|title=FactCheck: The truth and the lies from last night's Leaders' Debate|date=12 February 2016|work=The Journal|access-date=12 February 2016|archive-date=13 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213093028/http://www.thejournal.ie/ge16-leaders-debate-tv3-fact-check-election-2016-ireland-2599657-Feb2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}	
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|15 February
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[RTÉ]]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Claire Byrne]]
|{{Yes|'''{{small|{{nowrap|[[Richard Boyd Barrett|Boyd Barrett]]}}}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Micheál Martin|Martin]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Enda Kenny|Kenny]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Joan Burton|Burton]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Lucinda Creighton|Creighton]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Gerry Adams|Adams]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Stephen Donnelly|Donnelly]]}}'''}}
| {{small| Party leaders.{{efn|The Social Democrats were represented by one of their three TDs, who are interim co-leaders.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/donnelly-to-be-soc-dems-leader-in-debate-34453360.html|title=Donnelly to be Soc Dems 'leader' in debate – Independent.ie|last=O'Connor|first=Niall|date=15 February 2016|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=16 February 2016|archive-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216093526/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/donnelly-to-be-soc-dems-leader-in-debate-34453360.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The AAA–PBP have no leader and nominated [[Richard Boyd Barrett]] of PBP, one of their four TDs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2016-five-things-we-learned-from-the-leaders-debate-1.2536108|title=Election 2016: Five things we learned from the leaders' debate|last=McGee|first=Harry|date=16 February 2016|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|quote=the three leaders (two nominated) of smaller parties|access-date=16 February 2016|archive-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216111042/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2016-five-things-we-learned-from-the-leaders-debate-1.2536108|url-status=live}}</ref>}} 115 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/rte-leaders-debate-2605773-Feb2016/|title=The RTÉ Leaders Debate: as it happened|date=15 January 2016|work=The Journal|access-date=16 February 2016|archive-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216012419/http://www.thejournal.ie/rte-leaders-debate-2605773-Feb2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|15 February
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|Mick Clifford
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Barry Cowen|Cowen]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[James Reilly (Irish politician)|Reilly]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Alan Kelly (politician)|Kelly]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Mary Lou McDonald|McDonald]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
| {{small|Deputy leaders.{{efn|[[Fianna Fáil]] have had no deputy leader since [[Éamon Ó Cuív]] resigned the post in 2012. The party nominated [[Barry Cowen]] for the deputy leaders' debate.}} 60 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/article1668136.ece|title=TV3: Browne not sacrificed for Kenny|last=O’Brien|first=Stephen|date=14 February 2016|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-date=23 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223064949/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/article1668136.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
|-
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|17 February
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[TG4]]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Eimear Ní Chonaola]]
|colspan=7 align=center|{{small|'''Cancelled'''}}
|{{small|Planned leaders debate in [[Irish language|Irish]]<ref name=cancelled />}}
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|22 February
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[RTÉ]]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Claire Byrne]]
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Billy Kelleher|Kelleher]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Leo Varadkar|Varadkar]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Kathleen Lynch (politician)|Lynch]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin|Ó Caoláin]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
| {{small|Health spokespersons.{{efn|Non-party candidate [[Denis Naughten]] was also included as a participant.}} 60 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Claire Byrne Live: The Big Picture|url = http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/the-big-picture-30003873/10534606|website = www.rte.ie|access-date = 2016-02-23|archive-date = 23 September 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210923213148/https://www.rte.ie/player/|url-status = live}}</ref>}}
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|23 February
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[RTÉ]]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Miriam O'Callaghan (media personality)|Miriam O'Callaghan]]
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Micheál Martin|Martin]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Enda Kenny|Kenny]]}}'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Joan Burton|Burton]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
|{{Yes|'''{{small|[[Gerry Adams|Adams]]}}'''}}
|{{No|'''N'''}}
| {{small|Party leaders. 85 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Watch Prime Time Leaders' Debate online|url = http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/prime-time-30003251/10535161/|website = RTÉ Player|access-date = 2016-02-24|archive-date = 25 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225074400/http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/prime-time-30003251/10535161/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = As it happened: Leaders' Debate|url = http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0223/770087-live-election-2016/|website = RTÉ.ie| date=23 February 2016 |access-date = 2016-02-24|archive-date = 24 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160224020201/http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0223/770087-live-election-2016/|url-status = live}}</ref>}}
|}

==Opinion polls==
{{Main|Opinion polling for the 2016 Irish general election}}
[[File:Opinionpolls2016.png|Record of Irish political opinion polls published in 2016. Multiple polls published on 16 January, 6 February and 21 February have been averaged.]]<br />
[[File:OpinionPollingIrelandGeneralElection2016.png|900px]]

==Results==
{{see also|Members of the 32nd Dáil}}
[[File:Ireland2016actualpoll.png|thumb|Polling results for the 2016 Irish general election, compared to the actual result|350x350px|center]]
[[File:Ireland GE 2016 Party Winners.svg|thumb|The party that received the most 1st preference votes (for all their candidates) in each constituency.]]
Counting of votes began at 09:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on Saturday 27 February 2016 and continued over the course of the weekend and into the following week, with the final two seats, in [[Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Westmeath]], announced after multiple recounts at 05:30 UTC on Thursday 3 March.<ref name="ldwh">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/longfordwestmeath-james-bannon-eliminated-after-marathon-count-34506255.html|title=Longford–Westmeath: James Bannon eliminated after marathon count|last=Tuite|first=Tom|date=3 March 2016|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=3 March 2016|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303115850/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/longfordwestmeath-james-bannon-eliminated-after-marathon-count-34506255.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/here-are-the-tds-you-have-elected-2628128-Mar2016/|title=THE WINNERS: These are all the TDs that have been elected|date=3 March 2016|work=The Journal|access-date=3 March 2016|archive-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302221015/http://www.thejournal.ie/here-are-the-tds-you-have-elected-2628128-Mar2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>	

It was Fine Gael's lowest number of seats since the [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]], the election that led to Kenny becoming leader (the outgoing finance minister in 2016, [[Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)|Michael Noonan]], had been Fine Gael's leader in 2002.) They performed especially poorly outside Dublin, dropping from 59 seats to 36; in Dublin the party fared better, going from 17 to 14 for a net loss of only three. Indeed, Fine Gael became the largest party in the capital for the first time since November 1982, and won seats in every constituency in Dublin for the first time since 1987. Fianna Fáil more than doubled the number of seats that they had coming into the election. Having been without representation in Dublin since the death of [[Brian Lenihan Jnr|Brian Lenihan]] in 2011, Fianna Fáil managed to win six seats in the capital this time. Sinn Féin recorded their strongest showing under Adams to become the third party, making gains in Leinster and in urban areas of Munster, mostly at the expense of the Labour Party. Labour won their lowest vote share since 1987, and their lowest share of seats ever. Despite speculation that she would lose her seat, [[Joan Burton]] became the first sitting Tánaiste to avoid defeat at a general election since [[Mary Harney]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/joan-burton-staring-at-end-of-political-career-34443089.html|title=Joan Burton staring at end of political career|last=Doyle|first=Kevin|date=11 February 2016|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=13 July 2017|archive-date=5 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505144954/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/joan-burton-staring-at-end-of-political-career-34443089.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Labour's vote collapse meant that not until the Longford–Westmeath result did they reach the seven-seat threshold to qualify as a [[parliamentary group]] with full speaking rights under current Dáil rules.<ref name="ldwh"/>

The combined vote of 49.8 per cent for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil was a record low for the two largest parties in the Dáil, eclipsing the previous record of 53.6 per cent set by Cumann na nGaedheal and Fianna Fáil in June 1927. It was the first time the vote for Ireland's two traditionally dominant parties had fallen below 50 per cent in a general election. Fine Gael became the largest party in the Dáil with just 25.5 per cent of the vote, the lowest percentage ever for a first party.

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
|rowspan=2|Party
|'''[[Fine Gael]]'''
|'''[[Fianna Fáil]]'''
|'''[[Sinn Féin]]'''
|'''[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour]]'''
|'''[[Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit|AAA–PBP]]'''
|'''[[Independents 4 Change|I4C]]'''
|'''[[Social Democrats (Ireland)|Social Democrats]]'''
|'''[[Green Party (Ireland)|Green]]'''
|- 
|  style="background:{{party color|Fine Gael}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Fianna Fáil}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Sinn Féin}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Independents 4 Change}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Social Democrats (Ireland)}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}};"|
|-
|Leader
|<small>[[Enda Kenny]]</small>
|<small>[[Micheál Martin]]</small>
|<small>[[Gerry Adams]]</small>
|<small>[[Joan Burton]]</small>
|<small>''None''</small>
|<small>''None''</small>
|<small>[[Stephen Donnelly]]<br/>[[Catherine Murphy (politician)|Catherine Murphy]]<br/>[[Róisín Shortall]]</small>
|<small>[[Eamon Ryan]]</small>
|-
|rowspan=2|Votes, 1st pref.
|25.5%<br>544,230
|24.3%<br>519,353
|13.8%<br>295,313
|6.6%<br>140,893
|3.9%<br>84,168	
|1.5%<br>31,365	
|3.0%<br>64,094	
|2.7%<br>57,997
|-
|{{center|{{percentage bar|25.5||6699FF}}}} 
|{{center|{{percentage bar|24.3||66BB66}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|13.8||008800}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|6.6||CC0000}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|3.9||E5E500}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|1.5||FFC0CB}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|3.0||752F8B}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|2.7||99CC33}}}}
|-
|rowspan=2|Seats
| 50{{efn|name=CC}} (31.5%)
| 44 (28%)
| 23 (14.5%)
| 7 (4.5%)
| 6 (4%)
| 4 (2.5%)
| 3 (2%)
| 2 (1%)
|-
|{{center|{{percentage bar|31.5||6699FF}}}} 
|{{center|{{percentage bar|28||66BB66}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|14.5||008800}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|4.5||CC0000}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|4||E5E500}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|2.5||FFC0CB}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|2.0||752F8B}}}}
|{{center|{{percentage bar|1.0||99CC33}}}}
|}
{| style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|+ ↓
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{party color|Fine Gael}}; width:31.5%;" | '''50'''{{efn|name=CC}}
| style="background:{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}; width:28%;" | '''44'''
| style="background:{{party color|Sinn Féin}}; width:14.5%;" | '''23'''
| style="background:grey; width:12.5%;" | '''19<ref group="n" name="IND2">The 19 seats for independents includes 6 seats for politicians participating in the [[Independent Alliance (Ireland)|Independent Alliance]], which is not a political party, and 13 seats for other independents, but not the 4 seats for [[Independents 4 Change]], which is a registered political party.</ref>'''
| style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}; width:4.5%;" | '''7'''
| style="background:{{party color|Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit}}; width:4%;" | '''6'''
| style="background:{{party color|Independents 4 Change}}; width:2.5%;" | '''4'''
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democrats (Ireland)}}; width:2%;" | '''3'''
| style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}; width:1%;" | '''2'''
|-
| {{color|{{party color|Fine Gael}}|'''Fine Gael'''}}
| {{color|{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}|'''Fianna Fáil'''}}
| {{color|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|'''Sinn Féin'''}}
| {{color|grey|'''Inds'''}}
| {{color|{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}|'''Lab'''}}
| {{color|{{party color|Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit}}|'''AAA PBP'''}}
| {{color|{{party color|Independents 4 Change}}|}}
| {{color|{{party color|Social Democrats (Ireland)}}|}}
| {{color|{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}|}}
|}

{{Pie chart
|caption= First preference vote share of different parties in the election.
|other = yes
|value1 = 25.5	
|label1 = [[Fine Gael]]
|color1 = {{party color|Fine Gael}}
|value2 = 24.3
|label2 = [[Fianna Fáil]]
|color2 = {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}
|value3 = 13.8
|label3 = [[Sinn Féin]]
|color3 = {{party color|Sinn Féin}}
|value4 = 6.6
|label4 = [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|color4 = {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
|value5 = 3.9
|label5 = [[Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit|AAA–PBP]]
|color5 = {{party color|Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit}}
|value6 = 3.0
|label6 = [[Social Democrats (Ireland)|Social Democrats]]
|color6 = {{party color|Social Democrats (Ireland)}}
|value7 = 2.7
|label7 = [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]
|color7 = {{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}
|value8 = 2.2
|label8 = [[Renua]]
|color8 = {{party color|Renua Ireland}}
|value9 = 1.5
|label9 = [[Independents 4 Change]]
|color9 = {{party color|Independents 4 Change}}
}}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" colspan="13"|Election to the 32nd Dáil – 26 February 2016<ref>{{Cite web
| url = https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/electoralProcess/electionResults/dail/2016/2016-04-28_32nd-dail-general-election-results_en.pdf
| title = 32nd DÁIL GENERAL ELECTION 26 February 2016 Election Results
| website = Houses of the Oireachtas
| access-date = 2020-06-10
| archive-date = 11 November 2020
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201111233255/https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/electoralProcess/electionResults/dail/2016/2016-04-28_32nd-dail-general-election-results_en.pdf
| url-status = live
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/
| title = Election 2016 National Summary
| website = RTÉ.ie
| access-date = 2016-02-28
| archive-date = 5 March 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305060626/http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/
| url-status = live
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
| url = http://www.irishtimes.com/election-2016/results-hub
| title = Election 2016 Results {{!}} The Irish Times
| newspaper = The Irish Times
| access-date = 2016-02-28
| archive-date = 27 February 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160227190850/http://www.irishtimes.com/election-2016/results-hub
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:white;" colspan=13| [[File:Irish general election results 26-02-16.svg|center|360px]]
|- style="text-align:right;"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Party
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Leader
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|First Preference Votes
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" colspan="6"|Seats
|-
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| Votes
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % FPv
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| [[Swing (politics)|Swing]]%
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| Candidates<br><ref name="Gallagher2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/Election2016.php|title=Information about Ireland election 26 February 2016 –|last=Gallagher|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Gallagher (academic)|work=Political Science Department –|publisher=Trinity College Dublin|access-date=26 February 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134724/https://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/Election2016.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| Elected<br>[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]<ref name="Gallagher2016"/>
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| Outgoing<br><ref group="n">TDs in the party at the 2016 dissolution of the 31st Dáil</ref><br>
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| Elected<br>2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/election-2016/results-hub|title=Election 2016: Results hub|publisher=Irish Times|date=2016-02-27|access-date=27 February 2016|archive-date=27 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227190850/http://www.irishtimes.com/election-2016/results-hub|url-status=live}}</ref>
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| Change<br><ref group="n">Change in number of seats from the 2011 election to the 2016 election</ref>
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % of<br> seats
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Enda|Kenny}}
| 544,230
| 25.5
| {{decrease}}10.6
| 88
| 76
| 66
|{{Composition bar|50|158|{{party color|Fine Gael}}|background-color=|per=1}}
| {{decrease}}27
| 31.6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Micheál|Martin}}
| 519,353
| 24.3
| {{increase}}6.9
| 71
| 20
| 21
|{{Composition bar|44|158|#3CB371|background-color=|per=1}}
| {{increase}}25
| 27.8
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Gerry|Adams}}
| 295,313
| 13.8
| {{increase}}3.9
| 50 
| 14
| 14
|{{Composition bar|23|158|#008000|background-color=|per=1}}
| {{increase}}9
| 14.6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Joan|Burton}}
| 140,893
| 6.6
| {{decrease}}12.8
| 36
| 37
| 33
|{{Composition bar|7|158|#DC143C|background-color=|per=1}}
| {{decrease}}30
| 4.4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit}}<br/><br/>
<small>•[[People Before Profit|People Before Profit Alliance]]<br/>•[[Solidarity (Ireland)|Anti-Austerity Alliance]]</small>
| style="text-align:left;" |''None''
| 84,168<br/><br/><small>42,174<br/>41,994</small>
| 3.9<br/><br/><small>2.0<br/>1.9</small>
| {{increase}}1.7<ref group="n" name="aaapbp"/><br/><br/><small>{{increase}} 1.0<br/>''new''</small>
| 31<br/><br/><small>18<br/>13</small>
| 4<ref group="n" name="aaapbp">[[Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit]] (AAA–PBP) was formed in 2015 by the [[Anti-Austerity Alliance|AAA]] and [[People Before Profit Alliance|PBP]], and the AAA was formed in 2012 by the [[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]]. The 2011 seats and votes figures used for comparison are the combined votes and seats of Socialist Party and PBP candidates.</ref><br/><br/><small>2<br/>''new''</small>
| 4
|{{Composition bar|6|158|#FFD700|background-color=|per=1}}<small>3 / 158 (2%)<br/>3 / 158 (2%)</small>
| {{increase}}2<br/><br/><small>{{increase}} 1<br/>''new''</small>
| 3.8<br/><br/><small>1.9<br/>1.9</small>
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democrats (Ireland)}}
| style="text-align:left;" nowrap|{{sortname|Catherine|Murphy|Catherine Murphy (politician)}}<br/>{{sortname|Róisín|Shortall}}<br/>{{sortname|Stephen|Donnelly}}
| 64,094
| 3.0
| {{increase}}3.0<ref group="n" name="IncNewP"/>
| 14
| N/A<ref group="n" name="na"/>
| 3
|{{Composition bar|3|158|#800080|background-color=|per=1}}
| {{increase}}3
| 1.9
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party (Ireland)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Eamon|Ryan}}
| 57,997
| 2.7
| {{increase}}0.9
| 40
| 0
| 0
|{{Composition bar|2|158|#32CD32|background-color=|per=1}}
| {{increase}}2
| 1.3
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Renua Ireland}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Lucinda|Creighton}}
| 46,552
| 2.2
| {{increase}}2.2<ref group="n" name="IncNewP"/>
| 26
| N/A<ref group="n" name="na"/>
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independents 4 Change}}<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| style="text-align:left;" |''None''
| 31,365
| 1.5
| {{increase}}1.5<ref group="n" name="IncNewP">This is a new party or group, created after the [[2011 Irish general election|2011 general election]], so all its votes are counted as a gain.</ref>
| 5
| N/A<ref group="n" name="na">Party was founded after the 2011 election</ref>
| 4
|{{Composition bar|4|158|#FFC0CB|background-color=|per=1}}
| {{increase}}4
| 2.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Direct Democracy Ireland}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Pat|Greene|nolink=1}}
| 6,481
| 0.3
| {{increase}}0.3<ref group="n" name="IncNewP"/>
| 19
| N/A<ref group="n" name="na"/>
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party (Ireland)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Michael|Donnelly|nolink=1}}
| 3,242
| 0.2
| {{increase}}<0.05<ref group="n" name="IncWP">The [[Workers' Party (Ireland)|Workers' Party]] got 3,056 votes in [[2011 Irish general election|2011]] (out of a total vote of 2,220,359).</ref>
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Catholic Democrats (Ireland)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Nora|Bennis}}
| 2,013
| 0.1
| {{increase}}0.1<ref group="n" name="IncCD">Although not a new party (though a party with a new name since 2012), the [[Catholic Democrats (Ireland)|Catholic Democrats]] fielded no candidates in [[2011 Irish general election|2011]], so all their votes are counted as a gain. A different party, the [[Christian Solidarity Party]], which was removed from the official register of political parties in 2014, got 2,102 votes in 2011 (out of a total vote of 2,220,359).</ref>
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Fís Nua}}
| style="text-align:left;" |''None''
| 1,224
| 0.1
| {{increase}}<0.05<ref group="n" name="IncFN">[[Fís Nua]] got 938 votes in [[2011 Irish general election|2011]] (out of a total vote of 2,220,359).</ref>
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Irish Democratic Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Ken|Smollen|nolink=1}}
| 971
| <0.05
| {{increase}}<0.05<ref group="n" name="IncNewP"/>
| 1
| N/A<ref group="n" name="na"/>
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Ireland}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Eugene|McCartan|nolink=1}}
| 185
| <0.05
| {{increase}}<0.05<ref group="n" name="IncCP">Although not a new party, the [[Communist Party of Ireland]] fielded no candidates in [[2011 Irish general election|2011]], so all its votes are counted as a gain.</ref>
| [[Cork North-West (Dáil constituency)#2016 general election|1]]
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Identity Ireland}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Peter|O'Loughlin|nolink=1}}
| 183
| <0.05
| {{increase}}<0.05<ref group="n" name="IncNewP"/>
| 1
| N/A<ref group="n" name="na"/>
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent Alliance (Ireland)}}<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| style="text-align:left;" |''None''
| 88,930<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| 4.2<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| {{increase}}4.2<ref group="n" name="independents"/><ref group="n" name="IncNewP"/>
| 21<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| N/A<ref group="n" name="na"/>
| 5<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
|{{Composition bar|6|158|#ADD8E6|background-color=|per=1}}
| {{increase}}6<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| 3.8<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}}<ref group="n" name="independents">Data for 2016 under "Independents" excludes both [[Independents 4 Change]], which is a registered party, and the [[Independent Alliance (Ireland)|Independent Alliance]] and [[Identity Ireland]], which are not. Most members of all these groups were classified as "Independents" in 2011.</ref>
| style="text-align:left;" |—
| 249,285<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| 11.7<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| {{increase}}1.3<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| 136<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| 14
| 10<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
|{{Composition bar|13|158|#D3D3D3|background-color=|per=1}}
| {{decrease}}1<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
| 8.2<ref group="n" name="independents"/>
|-
|-
| 
|style="text-align:left;" |Spoilt votes
|—
| 18,398
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Ceann Comhairle}}
| style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Seán|Barrett|Seán Barrett (politician)}}
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| 
| 
| 1
| 
| 0
| 0.6
|- class="unsortable"
! colspan=3 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 2,151,293
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 100%
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | —
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 552<ref name="Gallagher2016"/>{{#tag:ref|Figure of 551 excluding the [[Ceann Comhairle]] who is returned automatically.<ref name="rte767077">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0211/767077-election-parties/|title=551 candidates set to contest election|date=11 February 2016|work=[[RTÉ.ie]]|access-date=11 February 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134726/http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0211/767077-election-parties/|url-status=live}}</ref>|group="n"}}
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 166<ref group="n">This total includes [[Séamus Healy]], who was elected for [[Workers and Unemployed Action]] in 2011, but re-elected as an Independent in 2016.</ref>
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 165<ref group="n">One seat was vacant at the dissolution, after the resignation of [[Brian Walsh (politician)|Brian Walsh]] for health reasons.</ref>
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 158
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | {{decrease}}8
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 100%
|- class="unsortable"
! colspan=12  style="text-align:left;" | Total Electorate/Turnout:  3,305,110 (65.1%)
|}
{{reflist|group="n"}}

===Voting summary===
{{bar box
|title=First preference vote
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=600px
|barwidth=350px
|bars=
{{bar percent|'''Fine Gael'''|{{party color|Fine Gael}}|25.47}}
{{bar percent|Fianna Fáil|{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}|24.31}}
{{bar percent|Sinn Féin|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|13.82}}
{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}|6.60}}
{{bar percent|AAA–PBP|{{party color|Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit}}|3.94}}
{{bar percent|Social Democrats|{{party color|Social Democrats (Ireland)}}|3.00}}
{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}|2.71}}
{{bar percent|Renua Ireland|{{party color|Renua Ireland}}|2.18}}
{{bar percent|Independents 4 Change|{{party color|Independents 4 Change}}|1.47}}
{{bar percent|Others|#777777|0.66}}
{{bar percent|Independent Alliance|{{party color|Independent Alliance (Ireland)}}|4.16}}
{{bar percent|Independent|{{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}|11.67}}
}}

===Seats summary===
{{bar box
|title=Dáil seats
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=600px
|barwidth=350px
|bars=
{{bar percent|'''Fine Gael'''|{{party color|Fine Gael}}|31.65}}
{{bar percent|Fianna Fáil|{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}|27.85}}
{{bar percent|Sinn Féin|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|14.56}}
{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}|4.43}}
{{bar percent|AAA–PBP|{{party color|Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit}}|3.80}}
{{bar percent|Independents 4 Change|{{party color|Independents 4 Change}}|2.53}}
{{bar percent|Social Democrats|{{party color|Social Democrats (Ireland)}}|1.90}}
{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}|1.27}}
{{bar percent|Independent Alliance|{{party color|Independent Alliance (Ireland)}}|3.80}}
{{bar percent|Independent|{{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}|8.23}}
}}

===TDs who lost their seats===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;"
|-
!colspan=2|Party 
!Seats lost
!Name
!Constituency
!Other offices held
!Year elected
|-
! rowspan="21" style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| rowspan="21"|{{party shortname linked|Fine Gael}}
| rowspan="21"|{{center|21}}
|data-sort-value="Bannon, James"|[[James Bannon (Irish politician)|James Bannon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/longfordwestmeath-james-bannon-eliminated-after-marathon-count-34506255.html|title=Longford–Westmeath: James Bannon eliminated after marathon count|work=Independent.ie|date=2 March 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307150755/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/longfordwestmeath-james-bannon-eliminated-after-marathon-count-34506255.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Westmeath]]
|
|[[2007 Irish general election|2007]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Barry, Tom"|[[Tom Barry (politician)|Tom Barry]]<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/cork-east-results-count-finished-with-labour-fg-ff-and-sf-taking-seats-1.2548130 Cork East results: Count finished with Labour, FG, FF and SF taking seats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311101602/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/cork-east-results-count-finished-with-labour-fg-ff-and-sf-taking-seats-1.2548130 |date=11 March 2016 }} irishtimes</ref>
|[[Cork East (Dáil constituency)|Cork East]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Butler, Ray"|[[Ray Butler (politician)|Ray Butler]]
|[[Meath West (Dáil constituency)|Meath West]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Buttimer, Jerry"|[[Jerry Buttimer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/election2016/election2016-news-and-analysis/buttimer-loses-out-as-sinn-fein-scores-historic-win-in-cork-south-central-384612.html|title=Buttimer loses out as Sinn Féin scores historic win in Cork South Central|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=1 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501010843/https://www.irishexaminer.com/election2016/election2016-news-and-analysis/buttimer-loses-out-as-sinn-fein-scores-historic-win-in-cork-south-central-384612.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Coffey, Paudie"|[[Paudie Coffey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/waterford-fine-gaels-john-deasy-pips-paudie-coffey-for-final-seat-34489018.html|title=Waterford: Fine Gael's John Deasy pips Paudie Coffey for final seat|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427091216/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/waterford-fine-gaels-john-deasy-pips-paudie-coffey-for-final-seat-34489018.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Waterford (Dáil constituency)|Waterford]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister of State for Housing, Planning<br>and Co-ordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy]]
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Collins, Áine"|[[Áine Collins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/cork-northwest-role-reversal-as-two-fianna-fail-candidates-come-home-34488625.html|title=Cork North-West: Role reversal as two Fianna Fail candidates come home|work=Independent.ie|date=28 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427091232/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/cork-northwest-role-reversal-as-two-fianna-fail-candidates-come-home-34488625.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Cork North-West (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-West]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Connaughton, Paul"|[[Paul Connaughton Jnr]]<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/galway-east-results-cannon-canney-and-rabbitte-take-seats-1.2549819 Galway East results: Cannon, Canney and Rabbitte take seats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228121535/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/galway-east-results-cannon-canney-and-rabbitte-take-seats-1.2549819 |date=28 February 2016 }} irishtimes</ref>
|[[Galway East (Dáil constituency)|Galway East]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Coonan, Noel"|[[Noel Coonan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/independents-day-in-tipp-forces-kelly-to-limp-home-with-fifth-seat-34496638.html|title=Independents' day in Tipp forces Kelly to limp home with fifth seat|work=Independent.ie|date=March 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505135359/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/independents-day-in-tipp-forces-kelly-to-limp-home-with-fifth-seat-34496638.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Tipperary (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary]]
|
|[[2007 Irish general election|2007]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Deenihan, Jimmy"|[[Jimmy Deenihan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/kerry-healyrae-brothers-go-on-victory-tour-of-the-kingdom-34488811.html|title=Kerry: Healy-Rae brothers go on 'victory tour' of the Kingdom|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427013913/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/kerry-healyrae-brothers-go-on-victory-tour-of-the-kingdom-34488811.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Kerry (Dáil constituency)|Kerry]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs]]
|[[1987 Irish general election|1987]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Harrington, Noel"|[[Noel Harrington]]<ref name=corksouthwest>[http://www.irishtimes.com/election-2016/kerry/cork-south-west-fianna-f%C3%A1il-fine-gael-and-independent-elected-1.2548261 Labour's Michael McCarthy loses seat as does Noel Harrington from Fine Gael] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033442/http://www.irishtimes.com/election-2016/kerry/cork-south-west-fianna-f%C3%A1il-fine-gael-and-independent-elected-1.2548261 |date=5 March 2016 }} Irish times</ref>
|[[Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-West]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Hayes, Tom"|[[Tom Hayes (Irish politician)|Tom Hayes]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farmersjournal.ie/general-election-2016-the-farmer-votes-201904/|title=General election 2016: the farmer votes|author=Patrick Donohoe|date=1 March 2016|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306213214/http://www.farmersjournal.ie/general-election-2016-the-farmer-votes-201904/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Tipperary (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary]]
|
|[[2001 Tipperary South by-election|2001]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Keating, Derek"|[[Derek Keating]]
|[[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Lawlor, Anthony"|[[Anthony Lawlor]]
|[[Kildare North (Dáil constituency)|Kildare North]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="McFadden, Gabrielle"|[[Gabrielle McFadden]]
|[[Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Westmeath]]
|
|[[2014 Longford–Westmeath by-election|2014]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Mulherin, Michelle"|[[Michelle Mulherin]]
|[[Mayo (Dáil constituency)|Mayo]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="O'Donnell, Kieran"|[[Kieran O'Donnell]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.live95fm.ie/news/kieran-o-donnell-privileged-to-have-served-as-limerick-city-td/24956|title=Limerick's Live95FM - Article|work=Live95|access-date=8 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419230355/http://www.live95fm.ie/news/kieran-o-donnell-privileged-to-have-served-as-limerick-city-td/24956|archive-date=19 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|[[Limerick City (Dáil constituency)|Limerick City]]
|
|[[2007 Irish general election|2007]]
|-
|data-sort-value="O'Mahony, John"|[[John O'Mahony (Mayo politician)|John O'Mahony]]
|[[Galway West (Dáil constituency)|Galway West]]
|
|[[2007 Irish general election|2007]]
|-
|data-sort-value="O'Reilly, Joe"|[[Joe O'Reilly]]
|[[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Perry, John"|[[John Perry (Irish politician)|John Perry]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/roundup/articles/2016/02/28/4115307-sligoleitrim-perry-loses-seat-after-17-years-as-deputy/print|title=Anglo Celt - Sligo–Leitrim: Perry loses seat after 19 years as deputy|work=Anglo Celt|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307032432/http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/roundup/articles/2016/02/28/4115307-sligoleitrim-perry-loses-seat-after-17-years-as-deputy/print|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency)|Sligo–Leitrim]]
|
|[[1997 Irish general election|1997]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Reilly, James"|[[James Reilly (Irish politician)|James Reilly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/james-reilly-fingal-sunday-2630723-Feb2016/|title=James Reilly loses Dáil seat, says he will now consider his future in politics|author=Daragh Brophy|work=TheJournal.ie|date=28 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315022018/http://www.thejournal.ie/james-reilly-fingal-sunday-2630723-Feb2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Dublin Fingal (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Fingal]]
|[[Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth|Minister for Children and Youth Affairs]]
|[[2007 Irish general election|2007]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Shatter, Alan"|[[Alan Shatter]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/alan-shatter-loses-seat-2629485-Feb2016/|title=Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter loses Dáil seat|author=Christina Finn|work=TheJournal.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506025724/http://www.thejournal.ie/alan-shatter-loses-seat-2629485-Feb2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Dublin South (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South]]
|
|[[1981 Irish general election|1981]]{{efn|group=change|Shatter lost his seat in 2002 but regained it in 2007.}}
|-
! rowspan="19" style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| rowspan="19"|{{party shortname linked|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
| rowspan="19"|{{center|19}}
|data-sort-value="Byrne, Eric"|[[Eric Byrne]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.businesspost.ie/labour-party-in-danger-of-losing-some-of-its-longest-serving-tds/ |title=Labour Party in danger of losing some of its longest-serving TDs |access-date=5 March 2016 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306192915/https://www.businesspost.ie/labour-party-in-danger-of-losing-some-of-its-longest-serving-tds/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-Central]]
|
|[[1989 Irish general election|1989]]{{efn|group=change|Byrne lost his seat in 1992 but regained it in 1994, lost it again in 1997 but regained it in 2011.}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Conway, Ciara"|[[Ciara Conway]]
|[[Waterford (Dáil constituency)|Waterford]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Costello, Joe"|[[Joe Costello (politician)|Joe Costello]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/news/video-labours-joe-costello-the-people-have-punished-us-34492758.html|title=VIDEO: Labour's Joe Costello - 'The people have punished us'|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505180753/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/news/video-labours-joe-costello-the-people-have-punished-us-34492758.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Dublin Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Central]]
|
|[[1992 Irish general election|1992]]{{efn|group=change|Costello lost his seat in 1997 but regained it in 2002.}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Ferris, Anne"|[[Anne Ferris]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/news/anne-ferris-im-keeping-my-election-posters-in-case-we-go-back-to-the-polls-in-three-months-34494282.html|title=Anne Ferris: 'I'm keeping my election posters in case we go back to the polls in three months'|work=Independent.ie|date=28 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=2 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502111057/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/news/anne-ferris-im-keeping-my-election-posters-in-case-we-go-back-to-the-polls-in-three-months-34494282.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Wicklow (Dáil constituency)|Wicklow]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Hannigan, Dominic"|[[Dominic Hannigan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/meath-east-comeback-kid-thomas-byrne-ff-succeeds-in-retaking-lost-seat-as-fine-gael-hang-on-to-two-34488925.html |title=Meath East: 'Comeback kid' Thomas Byrne (FF) succeeds in retaking lost seat as Fine Gael hang on to two |work=Independent.ie |date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307170521/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/meath-east-comeback-kid-thomas-byrne-ff-succeeds-in-retaking-lost-seat-as-fine-gael-hang-on-to-two-34488925.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[Meath East (Dáil constituency)|Meath East]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Humphreys, Kevin"|[[Kevin Humphreys (politician)|Kevin Humphreys]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/election2016/election2016-news-and-analysis/seanad-bids-by-3-former-labour-ministers-of-state-385718.html|title=Seanad bids by 3 former Labour ministers of state|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=1 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501010319/https://www.irishexaminer.com/election2016/election2016-news-and-analysis/seanad-bids-by-3-former-labour-ministers-of-state-385718.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Dublin Bay South (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Bay South]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection|Minister of State for<br>Employment, Community and Social Support]]
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Lynch, Ciarán"|[[Ciarán Lynch]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/cork-southcentral-jerry-buttimer-and-ciaran-lynch-lose-out-in-the-constituency-of-death-34488630.html|title=Cork South-Central: Jerry Buttimer and Ciaran Lynch lose out in the 'Constituency of Death'|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427091055/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/cork-southcentral-jerry-buttimer-and-ciaran-lynch-lose-out-in-the-constituency-of-death-34488630.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]
|
|[[2007 Irish general election|2007]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Lynch, Kathleen"|[[Kathleen Lynch (politician)|Kathleen Lynch]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/cork-northcentral-veteran-kathleen-lynch-loses-seat-as-opposition-offers-alternative-to-fine-gael-34488622.html|title=Cork North-Central: Veteran Kathleen Lynch loses seat as opposition offers 'alternative' to Fine Gael|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427091031/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/cork-northcentral-veteran-kathleen-lynch-loses-seat-as-opposition-offers-alternative-to-fine-gael-34488622.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-Central]]
|[[Minister of State for Disability|Minister of State for<br>Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability]]
|[[1994 Cork North-Central by-election|1994]]{{efn|group=change|Lynch lost her seat in 1997 but regained it in 2002.}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Lyons, John"|[[John Lyons (Dublin politician)|John Lyons]]<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/dublin-north-west-results-fine-gael-s-noel-rock-has-been-elected-after-ninth-count-1.2549714 Labour TD John Lyons is eliminated on the eighth count] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228163117/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/dublin-north-west-results-fine-gael-s-noel-rock-has-been-elected-after-ninth-count-1.2549714 |date=28 February 2016 }} irishtimes</ref>
|[[Dublin North-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North-West]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="McCarthy, Michael"|[[Michael McCarthy (politician)|Michael McCarthy]]<ref name=corksouthwest/>
|[[Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-West]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="McNamara, Michael"|[[Michael McNamara (politician)|Michael McNamara]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/clare-i-look-forward-to-the-day-you-lose-your-seat-labour-td-michael-mcnamara-raises-doubts-about-running-again-34488616.html|title=Clare: 'I look forward to the day you lose your seat' - Labour TD Michael McNamara raises doubts about running again|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427091047/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/clare-i-look-forward-to-the-day-you-lose-your-seat-labour-td-michael-mcnamara-raises-doubts-about-running-again-34488616.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Clare (Dáil constituency)|Clare]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Nash, Ged"|[[Ged Nash]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/louth-working-people-will-have-a-greatly-weakened-voice-labour-minister-ged-nash-loses-seat-34488901.html|title=Louth: 'Working people will have a greatly weakened voice' - Labour Minister Ged Nash loses seat|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427013824/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/louth-working-people-will-have-a-greatly-weakened-voice-labour-minister-ged-nash-loses-seat-34488901.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Minister of State for<br>Business and Employment]]
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Nolan, Derek"|[[Derek Nolan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galwayindependent.com/news/topics/articles/2016/02/27/4115240-labours-derek-nolan-loses-seat/|title=Galway Independent - Labour's Derek Nolan loses seat|work=Galway Independent|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307175822/http://www.galwayindependent.com/news/topics/articles/2016/02/27/4115240-labours-derek-nolan-loses-seat/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Galway West (Dáil constituency)|Galway West]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán"|[[Aodhán Ó Ríordáin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.veooz.com/news/bKVKHV5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305034351/https://www.veooz.com/news/bKVKHV5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2016|title=[News] Labour's Aodhan O Riordain loses his sea ... - Veooz 360|work=Veooz|access-date=8 May 2016}}</ref>
|[[Dublin Bay North (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Bay North]]
|[[Minister of State at the Department of Justice|Minister of State for<br>New Communities, Culture and Equality]]
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Phelan, Ann"|[[Ann Phelan]]
|[[Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)|Carlow–Kilkenny]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Spring, Arthur"|[[Arthur Spring]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiokerry.ie/news/arthur-spring-loses-seat/|title=Arthur Spring loses seat|author=RadioKerry|work=Radio Kerry|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=2 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502182632/http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/arthur-spring-loses-seat/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Kerry (Dáil constituency)|Kerry]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Stagg, Emmet"|[[Emmet Stagg]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/kildare-north-labour-suffers-whitewash-as-emmet-stagg-loses-seat-he-won-in-1997-34488820.html|title=Kildare North: Labour suffers whitewash as Emmet Stagg loses seat he won in 1997|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427091312/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/kildare-north-labour-suffers-whitewash-as-emmet-stagg-loses-seat-he-won-in-1997-34488820.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Kildare North (Dáil constituency)|Kildare North]]
|
|[[1987 Irish general election|1987]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Tuffy, Joanna"|[[Joanna Tuffy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/election2016/election2016-latest/labour-td-who-faces-loss-of-seat-jokes-i-might-write-a-screenplay-722756.html|title=Labour TD who faces loss of seat jokes 'I might write a screenplay'|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404100209/http://www.irishexaminer.com/election2016/election2016-latest/labour-td-who-faces-loss-of-seat-jokes-i-might-write-a-screenplay-722756.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]]
|
|[[2007 Irish general election|2007]]
|-
|data-sort-value="White, Alex"|[[Alex White (politician)|Alex White]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/news/communications-minister-alex-white-loses-seat-but-backs-joan-burton-34492538.html|title=Communications Minister Alex White loses seat but backs Joan Burton|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=4 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504094618/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/news/communications-minister-alex-white-loses-seat-but-backs-joan-burton-34492538.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Dublin Rathdown (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Rathdown]]
|[[Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications|Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources]]
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Renua Ireland}}" |
| rowspan="3"|{{party shortname linked|Renua Ireland}} 
| rowspan="3"|{{center|3}}
|data-sort-value="Creighton, Lucinda"|[[Lucinda Creighton]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/lucinda-lost-seat-2629837-Feb2016/|title=Renua leader Lucinda Creighton has lost her Dáil seat|author=Sinead O'Carroll|work=TheJournal.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=29 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429223735/http://www.thejournal.ie/lucinda-lost-seat-2629837-Feb2016/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstalk.com/election2016/Renua-could-be-finished-before-they-got-started-as-Creighton-loses-seat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121191922/https://www.newstalk.com/election2016/Renua-could-be-finished-before-they-got-started-as-Creighton-loses-seat|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 November 2018|title=Renua could be finished before they got started as Creighton...|work=newstalk.com|access-date=8 May 2016}}</ref>
|[[Dublin Bay South (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Bay South]]
|
|[[2007 Irish general election|2007]]{{efn|group=change|Creighton was elected as Fine Gael.}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Flanagan, Terence"|[[Terence Flanagan]]
|[[Dublin Bay North (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Bay North]]
|
|[[2007 Irish general election|2007]]{{efn|group=change|Flanagan was elected as Fine Gael.}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Timmins, Billy"|[[Billy Timmins]]
|[[Wicklow (Dáil constituency)|Wicklow]]
|
|[[1997 Irish general election|1997]]{{efn|group=change|Timmins was elected as Fine Gael.}}
|-
! rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| rowspan="1"|{{party shortname linked|Fianna Fáil}} 
| rowspan="1"|{{center|1}}
|data-sort-value="Keaveney, Colm"|[[Colm Keaveney]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/galway-east-colm-keaveney-high-profile-casualty-as-independent-sean-canney-tops-poll-34488805.html|title=Galway East: Colm Keaveney high profile casualty as Independent Sean Canney tops poll|work=Independent.ie|date=27 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427090917/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/count_centre_reports/galway-east-colm-keaveney-high-profile-casualty-as-independent-sean-canney-tops-poll-34488805.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Galway East (Dáil constituency)|Galway East]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
! rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |
| rowspan="1"|{{party shortname linked|Sinn Féin}}
| rowspan="1"|{{center|1}}
|data-sort-value="Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig"|[[Pádraig Mac Lochlainn]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highlandradio.com/2016/02/28/breaking-thomas-pringle-elected-to-dail-eireann-padraig-mac-lochlainn-loses-seat/|title=Highland Radio – Latest Donegal News and Sport » Breaking – Thomas Pringle elected to Dáil Eireann – Padraig Mac Lochlainn loses seat|date=28 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404223235/http://www.highlandradio.com/2016/02/28/breaking-thomas-pringle-elected-to-dail-eireann-padraig-mac-lochlainn-loses-seat/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.donegaldaily.com/2016/03/01/labour-politician-loses-seat-and-says-he-is-devastated-padraig-mac-lochlainn-no-longer-in-dail/|title=LABOUR POLITICIAN LOSES SEAT AND SAYS HE IS 'DEVASTATED' PADRAIG MAC LOCHLAINN NO LONGER IN DÁIL - Donegal Daily|author=donegal daily|date=March 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506011844/http://www.donegaldaily.com/2016/03/01/labour-politician-loses-seat-and-says-he-is-devastated-padraig-mac-lochlainn-no-longer-in-dail/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Donegal (Dáil constituency)|Donegal]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| rowspan="3"|{{party shortname linked|Independent politician (Ireland)}} 
| rowspan="3"|{{center|3}}
|data-sort-value="Conlan, Seán"|[[Seán Conlan]]
|[[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]{{efn|group=change|Conlan was elected as Fine Gael.}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Maloney, Eamonn"|[[Eamonn Maloney]]
|[[Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-West]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]{{efn|group=change|Maloney was elected as Labour.}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Mathews, Peter"|[[Peter Mathews (politician)|Peter Mathews]]
|[[Dublin Rathdown (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Rathdown]]
|
|[[2011 Irish general election|2011]]{{efn|group=change|Mathews was elected as Fine Gael.}}
|- class="unsortable"
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 48
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | —
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | —
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | —
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | —
|}
{{notelist|group=change}}

==Government formation==
{{main|2016 Irish government formation}}
Enda Kenny immediately conceded that the outgoing coalition government of Fine Gael and Labour would be unable to continue. Fine Gael was 29 seats short of a majority, leading to speculation of a possibility of a [[grand coalition]] between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, of a minority government, or of another general election later in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/republicofirelandnews/2016/02/26/news/live-blog-irish-general-election-2016-results-432559/|title=Live blog: Republic's General Election 2016 results|work=The Irish News|date=29 February 2016 |access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=4 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504150801/http://www.irishnews.com/news/republicofirelandnews/2016/02/26/news/live-blog-irish-general-election-2016-results-432559/|url-status=live}}</ref> Talks to form a government got underway in March.

On 29 April, after 63 days of negotiation and three failed votes for Taoiseach, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil reached an agreement about a Fine Gael minority government.<ref name="GovtAgreement">{{cite news|last1=Doyle|first1=Kevin|title=Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil finally reach minority government deal - Independent.ie|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/news/fine-gael-and-fianna-fil-finally-reach-minority-government-deal-34672359.html|access-date=30 April 2016|work=Independent.ie|publisher=Independent (Ireland)|archive-date=3 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503222215/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/news/fine-gael-and-fianna-fil-finally-reach-minority-government-deal-34672359.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the days following, Fine Gael negotiated a deal with Independent TDs on the formation of a minority coalition. Enda Kenny was re-elected Taoiseach on 6 May 2016.

==Notes, citations and sources==
===Footnotes===
{{notelist}}

===References===
{{Reflist|3}}

===Further reading===
* {{cite journal|last=Barrett|first=David|title=Irish general election 2016 report: whither the party system?|journal=Irish Political Studies|volume=31|issue=3|date=2016|pages=418–431|doi=10.1080/07907184.2016.1195814 |s2cid=157878313 }}
* Culloty, Eileen, and Jane Suiter. "Journalism Norms and the Absence of Media Populism in the Irish General Election 2016." in ''Mediated Campaigns and Populism in Europe'' (Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2019) pp.&nbsp;51–74.
* {{cite journal|last=Kusche|first=Isabel|title=Constituency orientation in Irish politics: video statements of the candidates in the Irish general election 2016|journal=Irish Political Studies|volume=32|issue=3|date=2017|pages=498–520|doi=10.1080/07907184.2017.1325362 |s2cid=148869328 |doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal|last=Little|first=Conor|title=The Irish general election of February 2016: towards a new politics or an early election?|journal=West European Politics|volume=40|issue=2|date=2017|pages=479–488|doi=10.1080/01402382.2016.1216507 |s2cid=158008268 |url=https://ulir.ul.ie/bitstream/handle/10344/6651/Little2016IrelandWEP_AcceptedManuscript.pdf}}

===External links===
{{commons category|2016 Dáil Éireann elections}}
* [http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/ Election 2016] news coverage at [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]
* [http://www.irishtimes.com/election-2016 Election 2016] news coverage at ''[[The Irish Times]]''
* [http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/ Election 2016] news coverage at the  ''[[Irish Independent]]''

{{Politics of the Republic of Ireland2}} 
{{Irish elections}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Irish General Election, 2016}}
[[Category:2016 Irish general election| ]]
[[Category:2016 elections in the Republic of Ireland|General]]
[[Category:2016 in Irish politics|General]]
[[Category:General elections in the Republic of Ireland|2016]]
[[Category:RTÉ controversies]]
[[Category:32nd Dáil]]
[[Category:February 2016 events in Ireland]]
{{Навигационная таблица/Портал/Английская Википедия}}
[[Категория:Английская Википедия]]
[[Категория:Википедия]]
[[Категория:Статья из Википедии]]
[[Категория:Статья из Английской Википедии]]