Irish general election, 1987

The results pf the election were as follows:

Party	Leader	Seats	Loss/Gain	Dáil Seats (%)
Fianna Fáil	Charles Haughey	81	+ 6	48.8
Fine Gael	Garret FitzGerald	51	- 19	30.7
Labour	Dick Spring	12	- 4	7.2
Progressive Democrats	Des O'Malley	14	+ 0	8.4
Others	-	8	+ 3	4.8

Charles Haughey leads Fianna Fáil into a minority government after five years in opposition. Garret FitzGerald of Fine Gael resigns following the election result. He is replaced by Alan Dukes. The Progressive Democrats, lead by Desmond O'Malley, contest there first general election. Since then they have never recorded such an electoral result.

See also:

• Government of the 25th Dáil
• Irish General Election, 1982 (November)
• Irish General Election, 1989
• List of Irish general elections