Irish General Election, 1932

The 1932 General Election was one of the most important general elections held in Ireland in the 20th Century. It resulted in the defeat of the ruling Cumann na nGaedhael party led by W.T. Cosgrave and the victory of Fianna Fil led by Eamon de Valera. The results of the general election allowed Fianna Fil to form a government for the first time with the help of the Labour Party. The election also ushered in sixteen years of uninterrupted rule by Fianna Fil. Fianna Fil fought the campaign on a programme of social and economic change. They hid their republicanism to a certain extent but they did promise to remove the Oath to the British Crown, the office of Governor-General and the Senate. Cumann na nGaedhael on the other hand fought their election campaign on their record in government. They had provided a relative amount of peace and stability in the first ten turbulent years of the Irish Free State. The results paved the way for the first transition of power to take place in the Irish Free State and many thought that Cumann na nGaedhael wouldn't hand over power to their Civil War opponents. However the former government accepted the democratic process which they tried to uphold over the last ten years and accepted the will of the people. Eamon de Valera and his colleagues were now in charge of the country which he tried to destroy almost ten years earlier.
align="center" | Party align="center" | Leader align="center" | Seats align="center" | Loss/Gain align="center" | Dil Seats (%)
Fianna Fil align="right" | Eamon de Valera align="center" | 72 align="center" | + 15 align="center" | 47.1
Cumann na nGaedhael align="right" | W.T. Cosgrave align="center" | 57 align="center" | - 5 align="center" | 37.3
Labour align="right" | William Norton align="center" | 7 align="center" | - 6 align="center" | 4.6
Independents align="right" | - align="center" | 13 align="center" | + 0 align="center" | 5.8
Clann na Talmhan align="right" | Michael Donnellan align="center" | 4 align="center" | - 2 align="center" | 2.6
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