1922 Irish general election

1922 Irish general election

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All 128 seats in Dáil Éireann 65 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	62.5%
First party Second party   Leader Michael Collins Éamon de Valera Party Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Leader since 1922 1917 Leader's seat Cork Mid, etc. Clare Seats won 58 36 Popular vote 239,195 135,310 Percentage 38.5% 21.8%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Thomas Johnson Denis Gorey Party Labour Farmers' Party Leader since 1922 1922 Leader's seat Dublin County Carlow–Kilkenny Seats won 17 7 Popular vote 132,565 48,718 Percentage 21.3% 7.8%
Percentage of seats gained by each of the three major parties, and number of seats gained by smaller parties and independents.
Chairman of the Provisional Government before election Michael Collins Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Chairman of the Provisional Government after election Michael Collins Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)

The 1922 Irish general election took place in Southern Ireland on Friday, 16 June. The election was separately called by a resolution of Dáil Éireann on 19 May^[1] and by an order of the Provisional Government on 27 May.^[2] The body elected was thus both the Third Dáil and provisional parliament replacing the parliament of Southern Ireland, under the provisions of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to elect a constituent assembly paving the way for the formal establishment of the Irish Free State. From 6 December 1922, it continued as the Dáil Éireann of the Irish Free State.

The election was held under the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.^[3] It was the first contested general election held in the jurisdiction using the STV system. The election was held in the 128 seats using the constituencies designated to the Southern Ireland House of Commons in the Government of Ireland Act 1920 (see Government of Ireland Act 1920 (constituencies).) Under this Act, constituencies ranged in size from 3 to 8 seats, the largest being the eight seat Kerry–Limerick West and Cork Mid.