How Ireland Voted: The Irish General Election, 1987

Anglo-Irish Agreement appeal best policy bourgeoisie cabinet campaign candidates Carlow-Kilkenny Cavan-Monaghan Charles Haughey Coalition commitment constituencies contest Cork South-Central Dáil deputies Donegal Dublin Central Dublin South-East Dun Laoghaire economic electoral system emphasis European Fáil's Farrell favour FF gain Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil support Figure FitzGerald Gael and Labour Gael support Gael voters Gael's Galway West Garret FitzGerald government formation Haughey's important Irish party system Irish politics issues Kerry North Labour Party leadership Lemass Limerick East manifesto Michael Gallagher middle class ministers MRBI MRBI/Irish Northern Ireland November O'Malley opinion polls organisational overall majority parliamentary party leaders party policy party support Party with best party's pattern PD voters popular position preferences programme Progressive Democrats seats Sligo-Leitrim small farmers social class socialist spending strategists strategy surveys Table Taoiseach taxation Tipperary Tipperary North traditional transfers volatility vote management vote share Voting intention Workers