Ireland Decides: April 2026 General Election — Live Results

National Seat Count

Final declared seats with January 2026 comparison.

Party Totals ▲ MAJORITY: 12

Seats Declared

of 23 total

Const. Reporting

of 10

Seats to Declare

still outstanding

Majority Required

seats needed

Overall Count Progress 0%

Live declarations from each count centre.

00:08 Dublin Central Count 12: Labour secure a notional gain (Seat 2).

00:02 South Leinster Count 11: Social Democrats gain Seat 2.

23:58 Connacht Count 11: Social Democrats gain Seat 3.

23:54 Shannon Count 10: Social Democrats secure a notional gain (Seat 3). All seats now called in Shannon.

23:50 North Leinster Count 10: Social Democrats secure a notional gain (Seat 2). All seats now called in North Leinster.

23:46 Ulster Count 9: Fine Gael hold Seat 2. All seats now called in Ulster.

23:42 Munster Count 9: Social Democrats gain Seat 3. All seats now called in Munster.

23:38 Shannon Count 8: Fine Gael secure a notional gain (Seat 2).

23:34 Munster Count 8: Sinn Féin gain Seat 2.

23:30 Dublin South Count 7: Social Democrats hold Seat 2. All seats now called in Dublin South.

23:26 North Leinster Count 7: Fianna Fáil gain Seat 1.

23:22 Dublin Central Count 6: Social Democrats secure a notional gain (Seat 1).

23:18 Midlands Count 6: Fine Gael secure a notional gain (Seat 2).

23:14 Connacht Count 5: Social Democrats secure a notional gain from Sinn Féin (Seat 2).

23:06 Munster Count 4: Fine Gael holds Seat 1.

23:02 Shannon Count 4: Fianna Fáil holds Seat 1.

22:44 Midlands Count 3: Social Democrats secure a notional gain (Seat 1).

22:40 Dublin North Count 3: Social Democrats hold Seat 2. All seats now called in Dublin North.

22:26 Count 1 Recount: Dublin North revised to a Social Democrats hold (Seat 1).

22:24 Count 1 Recount: Dublin South revised to a Fine Gael hold (Seat 1).

22:05 Ulster Count 2: Sinn Féin holds Seat 1.

22:02 South Leinster Count 2: Fianna Fáil holds Seat 1.

21:58 Connacht Count 2: Fine Gael holds Seat 1.

21:22 Dublin North Count 1: Fine Gael secures a notional gain from Sinn Féin.

21:18 Dublin South Count 1: Social Democrats hold their seat.

20:00 Polls close across all 10 constituencies. Counting centres open.

19:55 Voter turnout expected to be strong, Electoral Commission says.

18:30 Al Jazeera and RTÉ joint Ireland Decides coverage begins at 10PM.

07:00 Polling stations open across Ireland for the April 2026 General Election.