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The Used Vote and Electoral Outcomes: The Irish General Election of 1973

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  • Cohan, A. S.
  • Mckinlay, R. D.
  • Mughan, Anthony

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In the 1969 Irish general election, the outgoing government party, Fianna Fail, was once again returned with a majority of seats in the Dail Eireann; it had been in power since 1957. All but one of the remaining seats were distributed between Fine Gael and Labour, which fought the election as separate parties. In 1973, Fine Gael and Labour agreed to form a coalition to fight the coming election and won a majority despite the fact that Fianna Fail received a higher percentage of first-preference votes in 1973 than it had in 1969. 1 This raises the question of how a political party can increase its total share of the vote yet lose seats in parliament.

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  • Cohan, A. S. & Mckinlay, R. D. & Mughan, Anthony, 1975. "The Used Vote and Electoral Outcomes: The Irish General Election of 1973," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 5(3), pages 363-383, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:5:y:1975:i:03:p:363-383_00
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    1. J O'Loughlin, 1980. "District Size and Party Electoral Strength: A Comparison of Sixteen Democracies," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 12(3), pages 247-262, March.

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