Irish general election, 1932

Sep 1927 ←

16 February 1932

→ 1933

152 of 153 seats in Dáil Éireann 77 seats were needed for a majority

Turnout	76.5%
	First party	Second party

Leader	Éamon de Valera	W. T. Cosgrave
Party	Fianna Fáil	Cumann na nGaedheal
Leader since	26 March 1926	April 1923
Leader's seat	Clare	Cork Borough
Last election	57 seats, 35.2%	61 seats, 38.6%
Seats before	57	65
Seats won	72	57
Seat change	15	8
Percentage	44.5%	35.2%
Swing	9.3%	3.4%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	Thomas J. O'Connell	Michael Heffernan
Party	Labour Party	Farmers' Party
Leader since	1927	1927
Leader's seat	Mayo South (defeated)	Tipperary
Last election	13 seats, 9.1%	6 seats, 6.4%
Seats before	12	6
Seats won	7	3
Seat change	5	3
Percentage	7.7%	2.0%
Swing	1.4%	4.4%

Percentage of seats gained by each of the three biggest parties, and number of seats gained by smaller parties and independents.

President of the Executive Council before election

W. T. Cosgrave
Cumann na nGaedheal

Subsequent President of the Executive Council

Éamon de Valera
Fianna Fáil

W. T. Cosgrave
Cumann na nGaedheal

Éamon de Valera
Fianna Fáil

The Irish general election of 1932 was held on 16 February 1932, just over two weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 29 January. The newly elected 153 members of the 7th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 9 March 1932 when the new President of the Executive Council and Executive Council of the Irish Free State were appointed by Governor-General James McNeill on the nomination of Dáil Éireann.

The general election took place in 30 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Irish Free State for 153 seats in the lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann. The 1932 general election was one of the most important general elections held in Ireland in the 20th Century, resulting in the formation of the first Fianna Fáil government. Fianna Fáil became the largest party, and would be the largest party in Dáil Éireann and at every general election until 2011.

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