Editing Fianna Fáil (section)

==Electoral results==
Fianna Fáil was the most electorally successful party in 20th-century [[Democracy in Europe|democratic Europe]].<ref name="v040">{{cite book | last=Carty | first=R. Kenneth | title=The Government Party | chapter=Europe's Greatest Electoral Machine | publisher=Oxford University Press | date=2022-03-24 | isbn=978-0-19-285848-1 | doi=10.1093/oso/9780192858481.003.0003 | pages=32–48 | url=https://academic.oup.com/book/41415/chapter-abstract/352732149?redirectedFrom=fulltext | quote=Fianna Fáil was democratic Europe's most electorally successful political party of the twentieth century. }}</ref>
===Dáil Éireann===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:center;"
|-
! Election
! Leader
! 1st pref<br />votes
! %
! Seats
! ±
! Government
|-
! [[June 1927 Irish general election|Jun 1927]]
| rowspan="12"| [[Éamon de Valera]]
| 299,486
| 26.2 (#2)
| {{Composition bar|44|153|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 44
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[September 1927 Irish general election|Sep 1927]]
| 411,777
| 35.2 (#2)
| {{Composition bar|57|153|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 13
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1932 Irish general election|1932]]
| 566,498
| 44.5 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|72|153|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 15
| {{yes2|FF minority}}
|-
! [[1933 Irish general election|1933]]
| 689,054
| 49.7 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|77|153|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{yes2|FF minority}}
|-
! [[1937 Irish general election|1937]]
| 599,040
| 45.2 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|69|138|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| {{yes2|FF minority}}
|-
! [[1938 Irish general election|1938]]
| 667,996
| 51.9 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|77|138|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 8
| {{yes2|FF majority}}
|-
! [[1943 Irish general election|1943]]
| 557,525
| 41.9 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|67|138|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 10
| {{yes2|FF minority}}
|-
! [[1944 Irish general election|1944]]
| 595,259
| 48.9 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|76|138|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 9
| {{yes2|FF majority}}
|-
! [[1948 Irish general election|1948]]
| 553,914
| 41.9 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|68|147|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1951 Irish general election|1951]]
| 616,212
| 46.3 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|69|147|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| {{yes2|FF minority}}
|-
! [[1954 Irish general election|1954]]
| 578,960
| 43.4 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|65|147|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1957 Irish general election|1957]]
| 592,994
| 48.3 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|78|147|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 13
| {{yes2|FF majority}}
|-
! [[1961 Irish general election|1961]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Seán Lemass]]
| 512,073
| 43.8 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|70|144|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| {{yes2|FF minority}}
|-
! [[1965 Irish general election|1965]]
| 597,414
| 47.7 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|72|144|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| {{yes2|FF majority}}
|-
! [[1969 Irish general election|1969]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Jack Lynch]]
| 602,234
| 45.7 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|75|144|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{yes2|FF majority}}
|-
! [[1973 Irish general election|1973]]
| 624,528
| 46.2 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|69|144|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1977 Irish general election|1977]]
| 811,615
| 50.6 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|84|148|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 15
| {{yes2|FF majority}}
|-
! [[1981 Irish general election|1981]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Charles Haughey]]
| 777,616
| 45.3 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|78|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[February 1982 Irish general election|Feb 1982]]
| 786,951
| 47.3 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|81|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{yes2|FF minority}}
|-
! [[November 1982 Irish general election|Nov 1982]]
| 763,313
| 45.2 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|75|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1987 Irish general election|1987]]
| 784,547
| 44.1 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|81|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 6
| {{yes2|FF minority}}
|-
! [[1989 Irish general election|1989]]
| 731,472
| 44.1 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|77|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| {{yes2|FF–[[Progressive Democrats|PD]]}}
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1992 Irish general election|1992]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Albert Reynolds]]
| rowspan=2| 674,650
| rowspan=2| 39.1 (#1)
| rowspan=2| {{Composition bar|68|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| rowspan=2| {{decrease}} 9
| {{yes2|FF–[[Labour Party (Ireland)|LP]]}} {{small|(1992–1994)}}
|-
| {{no2|Opposition}} {{small|(1994–1997)}}
|-
! [[1997 Irish general election|1997]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Bertie Ahern]]
| 703,682
| 39.3 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|77|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 9
| {{yes2|FF–PD}}
|-
! [[2002 Irish general election|2002]]
| 770,748
| 41.5 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|81|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| {{yes2|FF–PD}}
|-
! [[2007 Irish general election|2007]]
| 858,565
| 41.6 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|77|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| {{yes2|FF–[[Green Party (Ireland)|GP]]–PD}}
|-
! [[2011 Irish general election|2011]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Micheál Martin]]
| 387,358
| 17.5 (#3)
| {{Composition bar|20|166|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 57
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2016 Irish general election|2016]]
| 519,356
| 24.3 (#2)
| {{Composition bar|44|158|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 23
| {{partial2|Confidence and supply}}
|-
! [[2020 Irish general election|2020]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/electoralProcess/electionResults/dail/2020/2020-05-01_33rd-dail-general-election-results_en.pdf|title=33rd DÁIL GENERAL ELECTION 8 February 2020 Election Results (Party totals begin on page 68)|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=2020-05-08|archive-date=15 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515140252/https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/electoralProcess/electionResults/dail/2020/2020-05-01_33rd-dail-general-election-results_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 484,315
| 22.2 (#2)
| {{Composition bar|38|160|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| {{yes2|FF–[[Fine Gael|FG]]–[[Green Party (Ireland)|GP]]}}
|-
! [[2024 Irish general election|2024]]
| 481,417
| 21.9 (#1)
| {{Composition bar|48|174|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 10
| {{yes2|FF-[[Fine Gael|FG]]-Ind}}
|}

=== Presidential elections ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
|-
! Election
! Candidate
! 1st pref.<br />votes
! %
! +/–
! Position
|-
| align="center" | [[1938 Irish general election|1938]]
| align="center" colspan="5" | Supported [[Douglas Hyde]] as an independent
|-
| align="center" | [[1945 Irish presidential election|1945]]
| align="center" | '''[[Seán T. O'Kelly]]'''
| align="center" | '''537,965'''
| align="center" | '''49.5%'''
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | 1
|-
| align="center" | [[1952 Irish presidential election|1952]]
| align="center" colspan="5" | Supported Seán T. O'Kelly as an independent
|-
| align="center" | [[1959 Irish presidential election|1959]]
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''[[Éamon de Valera]]'''
| align="center" | '''538,003'''
| align="center" | '''56.3%'''
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | 1
|-
| align="center" | [[1966 Irish presidential election|1966]]
| align="center" | '''558,861'''
| align="center" | '''50.5%'''
| align="center" | {{Decrease}} 5.8
| align="center" | 1
|-
| align="center" | [[1973 Irish presidential election|1973]]
| align="center" | '''[[Erskine Hamilton Childers|Erskine H. Childers]]'''
| align="center" | '''635,867'''
| align="center" | '''52%'''
| align="center" | {{Increase}} 1.5
| align="center" | 1
|-
| align="center" | [[1974 Irish presidential election|1974]]
| align="center" | '''[[Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh]]'''
| align="center" | Unopposed
| align="center" | N/A
| align="center" | N/A
| align="center" | 1
|-
| align="center" | [[1976 Irish presidential election|1976]]
| align="center" | '''[[Patrick Hillery]]'''
| align="center" | Unopposed
| align="center" | N/A
| align="center" | N/A
| align="center" | 1
|-
| align="center" | [[1983 Irish presidential election|1983]]
| align="center" colspan="5" | Supported Patrick Hillery as an independent
|-
| align="center" | [[1990 Irish presidential election|1990]]
| align="center" | [[Brian Lenihan Snr|Brian Lenihan]]
| align="center" | 694,484
| align="center" | 44.1%
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | 2
|-
| align="center" | [[1997 Irish presidential election|1997]]
| align="center" | '''[[Mary McAleese]]'''
| align="center" | '''574,424'''
| align="center" | '''45.2%'''
| align="center" | {{Increase}} 1.1
| align="center" | 1
|-
| align="center" | [[2004 Irish presidential election|2004]]
| align="center" colspan="5" | Supported Mary McAleese as an independent
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Irish presidential election|2018]]
| align="center" colspan="5" | Supported [[Michael D. Higgins]] as an independent
|}

===European Parliament===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:center;"
! Election
! Leader
! 1st pref<br />Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/−
! EP Group
|-
! [[1979 European Parliament election in Ireland|1979]]
| [[Jack Lynch]]
| 464,451
| 34.68 (#1)
| {{composition bar|5|15|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| New
| [[European Progressive Democrats|EPD]]
|-
! [[1984 European Parliament election in Ireland|1984]]
| rowspan=2 |[[Charles Haughey]]
| 438,946
| 39.18 (#1)
| {{composition bar|8|15|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| rowspan=2 |[[European Democratic Alliance|EDA]]
|-
! [[1989 European Parliament election in Ireland|1989]]
| 514,537
| 31.51 (#1)
| {{composition bar|6|15|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
! [[1994 European Parliament election in Ireland|1994]]
| [[Albert Reynolds]]
| 398,066
| 35.00 (#1)
| {{composition bar|7|15|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| [[Union for Europe|UFE]]
|-
! [[1999 European Parliament election in Ireland|1999]]
| rowspan=2 |[[Bertie Ahern]]
| 537,757
| 38.64 (#1)
| {{composition bar|6|15|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| rowspan=2 |[[Union for Europe of the Nations|UEN]]
|-
! [[2004 European Parliament election in Ireland|2004]]
| 524,504
| 29.45 (#2)
| {{composition bar|4|13|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
! [[2009 European Parliament election in Ireland|2009]]
| [[Brian Cowen]]
| 440,562
| 24.08 (#2)
| {{composition bar|3|12|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| rowspan=2 |[[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group|ALDE]]
|-
! [[2014 European Parliament election in Ireland|2014]]
| rowspan=3 |[[Micheál Martin]]
| 369,545
| 22.31 (#1)
| {{composition bar|1|11|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
! [[2019 European Parliament election in Ireland|2019]]
| 277,705	
| 16.55 (#2)
| {{composition bar|2|13|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| rowspan=2 |[[Renew Europe|RE]]
|-
! [[2024 European Parliament election in Ireland|2024]]
| 356,794
| 20.44 (#2)
| {{composition bar|4|14|hex={{party color|Fianna Fáil}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
|}