September 1927 Irish general election

September 1927 Irish general election
15 September 1927
153 seats in Dáil Éireann
77 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.0% 0.9 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader W. T. Cosgrave Éamon de Valera Thomas Johnson
Party Cumann na nGaedheal Fianna Fáil Labour
Leader since April 1923 26 March 1926 1914
Leader's seat Cork Borough Clare Dublin County
(defeated)
Last election 47 seats, 27.4% 44 seats, 26.2% 22 seats, 12.6%
Seats won 62 57 13
Seat change 15 13 9
Popular vote 453,028 411,777 106,184
Percentage 38.6% 35.2% 9.1%
Swing 11.2 pp 9.0 pp 3.5 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Michael Heffernan William Redmond James Larkin
Party Farmers' Party National League Irish Worker League
Leader since 1927 1926 1923
Leader's seat Tipperary Waterford Dublin North
Last election 11 seats, 8.9% 8 seats, 7.3% New
Seats won 6 2 1
Seat change 5 6 1
Popular vote 74,626 18,990 12,473
Percentage 6.4% 1.6% 1.1%
Swing 2.5 pp 5.7 pp 1.1 pp
President of the Executive Council before election

W. T. Cosgrave
Cumann na nGaedheal

 President of the Executive Council after election

W. T. Cosgrave
Cumann na nGaedheal

The September 1927 Irish general election to the 6th Dáil was held on Thursday, 15 September, following the dissolution of the 5th Dáil on 25 August by Governor-General Tim Healy on the request of President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave.

The 6th Dáil met on 11 October 1927 to nominate the president and Executive Council of the Irish Free State for appointment by the Governor-General. Cosgrave was re-appointed leading a new minority government of Cumann na nGaedheal with the support of the Farmers' Party.

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