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Ireland (Ireland)

Parliamentary

The year the election took place or a law was passed, etc
Year		The total number of votes cast in the relevant election. Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes.
Total vote		The voter turnout as defined as the percentage of registered voters who actually voted
Voter Turn-
out		The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes (cut-off date), as reported by the electoral management body.
Regi-
stration		The voting age population (VAP) includes all citizens above the legal voting age
Voting age popu-
lation		A vote needs to fulfill a number of criteria to be considered as valid.
Invalid votes		The voter turnout as defined as the percentage of the voting age population that actually voted
VAP Turn-
out		The total population
Popu-
lation		The percentage of voters who voted for the first time
First time voters
2007
2,085,245
67.03%
3,110,914
3,026,706
0.90%
68.89%
4,234,925
2002
1,878,609
62.57%
3,002,173
2,804,939
1.10%
66.98%
3,840,838
1997
1,788,997
66.08%
2,707,498
2,681,821
0.60%
66.71%
3,807,391
39.30%
1992
1,751,351
68.49%
2,557,036
2,377,830
1.50%
73.65%
3,549,000
39.10%
1989
1,677,592
68.51%
2,448,810
2,355,050
1.20%
71.23%
3,515,000
44.20%
1987
1,793,406
73.33%
2,445,515
2,302,950
0.90%
77.87%
3,543,000
44.10%
1982
1,701,385
72.86%
2,335,153
2,229,120
0.70%
76.33%
3,483,000
45.20%
1981
1,734,379
76.22%
2,275,450
2,201,600
0.90%
78.78%
3,440,000
45.30%
1977
1,616,770
76.31%
2,118,606
1,898,340
0.90%
85.17%
3,273,000
50.60%
1973
1,366,474
76.61%
1,783,604
1,757,400
1.20%
77.76%
3,030,000
46.20%
1969
1,334,963
76.93%
1,735,388
1,728,700
1.20%
77.22%
2,930,000
45.70%
1965
1,264,666
75.14%
1,683,019
1,699,200
0.90%
74.43%
2,880,000
47.70%
1961
1,179,738
70.61%
1,670,860
1,662,620
1%
70.96%
2,818,000
43.80%
1957
1,238,559
71.25%
1,738,278
1,759,850
0.90%
70.38%
2,885,000
48.30%
1954
1,347,932
76.45%
1,763,209
1,789,130
0.90%
75.34%
2,933,000
43.40%
1951
1,343,616
75.27%
1,785,144
1,806,210
0.90%
74.39%
2,961,000
46.30%
1948
1,336,628
74.25%
1,800,210
1,820,850
1%
73.41%
2,985,000
41.90%

Presidential

The year the election took place or a law was passed, etc
Year		The total number of votes cast in the relevant election. Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes.
Total vote		The voter turnout as defined as the percentage of registered voters who actually voted
Voter Turn-
out		The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes (cut-off date), as reported by the electoral management body.
Regi-
stration		The voting age population (VAP) includes all citizens above the legal voting age
Voting age popu-
lation		A vote needs to fulfil a number of criteria to be considered as valid.
Invalid votes		The voter turnout as defined as the percentage of the voting age population that actually voted
VAP Turn-
out		The total population
Popu-
lation		The percentage of voters who voted for the first time
First time voters
2004
2,897,694
1997
1,279,688
46.71%
2,739,529
2,681,821
0.80%
47.72%
55.60%
1990
1,584,095
64.10%
2,471,308
0.60%
51.90%
1983
1976
1974
1973
1,279,688
47.60%
2,688,316
2,681,821
0.80%
47.72%
3,626,087
58.70%
1966
1,116,915
65.35%
1,709,161
1,699,200
0.60%
65.73%
2,880,000
50.50%
1959
980,167
58.40%
1,678,450
1,679,140
1.50%
58.37%
2,846,000
56.30%
1945
1,086,338
60.24%
1,803,463
1,800,720
6.20%
60.33%
2,952,000
52%

EU Parliament

The year the election took place or a law was passed, etc
Year		The total number of votes cast in the relevant election. Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes.
Total vote		The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes (cut-off date), as reported by the electoral management body.
Regi-
stration		The voting age population (VAP) includes all citizens above the legal voting age
Voting age popu-
lation		The voter turnout as defined as the percentage of registered voters who actually voted
Voter Turn-
out		A vote needs to fulfil a number of criteria to be considered as valid.
Invalid votes		The total population
Population		The voter turnout as defined as the percentage of the voting age population that actually voted
VAP Turn-
out		The percentage of voters who voted for the first time
First time voters
2004
1,841,335
3,143,026
2,945,038
58.58%
3.30%
4,027,732
62.52%
1999
1,438,287
2,864,361
2,628,426
50.21%
3,732,201
54.72%
1994
1,157,296
2,631,575
2,415,232
43.98%
1.70%
3,583,154
47.92%
1989
1,675,707
2,453,451
2,274,127
68.30%
2.60%
3,515,048
73.69%
1984
1,148,780
2,413,404
2,210,380
47.60%
2.50%
3,522,800
51.97%
1979
1,392,076
2,188,798
2,075,900
63.60%
3.80%
3,354,700
67.06%
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