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1918 general election

Ireland (1918): 1918 general election results

How Ireland (1918) voted at the 1918 general election: Sinn Féin won 70 of 101 seats with 46.3% of the vote. Every constituency result.

Ireland (1918): results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Sinn Féin70new474,75446.3%—99
Conservative20new268,93826.2%—34
Irish Parliamentary Party6new214,35520.9%—52
Labour Unionist3new30,3043.0%—3
Others0new12,1641.2%—4
Independent Unionist0new8,7380.9%—3
Independent Nationalist0new7,9260.8%—5
Liberal0new7,5590.7%—1
2 other parties and independents1,0950.1%

Change compared with the previous general election in Ireland (1918).

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Antrim EastCon14,34589.364.8%
Antrim MidCon7,92058.774.9%
Antrim NorthCon6,94856.564.3%
Antrim SouthCon10,95270.367.1%
Armagh MidCon2,74219.481.4%
Armagh NorthCon7,37956.367.1%
Armagh SouthIPP4,26696.427.8%
Belfast CromacCon8,95159.869.0%
Belfast DuncairnCon9,18864.075.2%
Belfast FallsIPP5,24344.774.5%
Belfast OrmeauCon2,62720.877.3%
Belfast PottingerCon6,06149.971.1%
Belfast ShankillLab U8,16650.969.9%
Belfast St Anne'SLab U7,40360.465.5%
Belfast VictoriaLab U5,84043.968.3%
Belfast WoodvaleCon10,98581.568.1%
CarlowSFunopposed——
Cavan EastSFunopposed——
Cavan WestSFunopposed——
Clare EastSFunopposed——
Clare WestSFunopposed——
Cork City2-member seat: not split by party in the source——68.4%
Cork EastSFunopposed——
Cork MidSFunopposed——
Cork NorthSFunopposed——
Cork North EastSFunopposed——
Cork SouthSFunopposed——
Cork South EastSFunopposed——
Cork WestSFunopposed——
Donegal EastIPP2,79922.577.7%
Donegal NorthSF3,92839.057.5%
Donegal SouthSF1,0359.862.4%
Donegal WestSF2,59624.056.1%
Down EastCon1,64511.679.8%
Down MidCon9,93287.566.0%
Down NorthCon7,04762.161.7%
Down SouthIPP3,18321.579.1%
Down WestCon8,83471.968.3%
Dublin ClontarfSF2,74629.863.1%
Dublin College GreenSF6,80954.458.4%
Dublin County NorthSF4,71034.768.5%
Dublin County SouthSF7795.974.6%
Dublin HarbourSF2,32217.767.1%
Dublin PembrokeSF1,97615.372.8%
Dublin RathminesCon1,83412.478.3%
Dublin St James'SSF4,70060.259.5%
Dublin St Michan'SSF3,55730.865.5%
Dublin St Patrick'SSF4,08334.363.3%
Dublin St Stephen'S GreenSF5,55939.471.5%
Fermanagh NorthCon5324.189.7%
Fermanagh SouthSF2,14919.081.1%
Galway ConnemaraSF8,27254.361.1%
Galway EastSFunopposed——
Galway NorthSF4,89738.061.3%
Galway SouthSF8,87771.866.8%
Kerry EastSFunopposed——
Kerry NorthSFunopposed——
Kerry SouthSFunopposed——
Kerry WestSFunopposed——
Kildare NorthSF3,25737.465.5%
Kildare SouthSF5,55964.365.1%
Kilkenny NorthSFunopposed——
Kilkenny SouthSF6,83064.864.2%
King'S CountySFunopposed——
LeitrimSF14,61570.269.2%
Limerick CitySFunopposed——
Limerick EastSF9,14255.977.5%
Limerick WestSFunopposed——
Londonderry CitySF3152.286.5%
Londonderry NorthCon6,57945.468.0%
Londonderry SouthCon4,96130.477.1%
LongfordSF6,94945.474.8%
LouthSF2551.273.0%
Mayo EastSF4,46133.162.3%
Mayo NorthSF5,66861.743.3%
Mayo SouthSFunopposed——
Mayo WestSF8,62773.354.3%
Meath NorthSF3,22430.073.0%
Meath SouthSF3,69140.861.5%
Monaghan NorthSF2,34516.786.9%
Monaghan SouthSF3,11126.173.8%
Queen'S CountySF6,97235.076.5%
Roscommon NorthSFunopposed——
Roscommon SouthSF6,45243.367.5%
Sligo NorthSF4,78836.171.9%
Sligo SouthSF7,12564.261.6%
Tipperary EastSF2,69321.975.7%
Tipperary MidSFunopposed——
Tipperary NorthSFunopposed——
Tipperary SouthSF6,04352.877.8%
Tyrone North-EastIPP4,92426.979.7%
Tyrone North-WestSF2,74615.181.8%
Tyrone SouthCon5,26928.482.6%
Waterford CityIPP4845.277.5%
Waterford CountySF8,67350.770.0%
WestmeathSF8,97754.468.7%
Wexford NorthSF2,97317.175.4%
Wexford SouthSF5183.173.1%
Wicklow EastSF3,31630.272.1%
Wicklow WestSF4,86964.065.2%

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Questions and answers

Who won in Ireland (1918) at the 1918 general election?

Sinn Féin won 70 of the 101 seats in Ireland (1918), with 46.3% of the vote.

How many seats were there in Ireland (1918) in 1918?

101 constituencies.

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