The Irish politician and former Taoiseach Charles Haughey contested numerous elections during his four-decade career.
Local government After being co-opted to a seat on Dublin Corporation in 1953, Haughey lost re-election in the Dublin No. 1 district at the 1955 Irish local elections.
Dáil Éireann
Elections to the DáilPartyElection Result Dublin North-East 1951 1,629 3.5 Eliminated on count 6/10 Dublin North-East 1954 1,812 3.8 Eliminated on count 8/13 Dublin North-East 1956 By-Election 13,950 43.5 Eliminated on count 1/1 Dublin North-East 1957 4,168 10.3 Elected on count 10/10 Dublin North-East 1961 8,566 20.2 Elected on count 1/9 Dublin North-East 1965 12,415 23.7 Elected on count 1/10 Dublin North-East 1969 11,677 31.5 Elected on count 1/11 Dublin North-East 1973 12,901 30.1 Elected on count 1/7 Dublin Artane 1977 11,041 36.7 Elected on count 1/12 Dublin North-Central 1981 17,637 43.5 Elected on count 1/11 Dublin North-Central Feb 1982 16,143 39.6 Elected on count 1/11 Dublin North-Central Nov 1982 14,516 35.9 Elected on count 1/8 Dublin North-Central 1987 12,986 30.3 Elected on count 1/10 Dublin North-Central 1989 9,105 23.8 Elected on count 1/9
Internal elections
As Fianna Fáil leader Election Leader FPv% ± Seats ± Dáil Government 1981 Charles Haughey 777,616 45.3 (#1) 5.3 6 22nd Feb. 1982 786,951 47.3 (#1) 2.0 3 23rd Nov. 1982 763,313 45.2 (#1) 2.1 6 24th 1987 784,547 44.1 (#1) 1.1 6 25th 1989 731,472 44.1 (#1) 4 26th
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