15: General Election 2011

The 2011 general election is the worst election result for Fianna Fáil since the party was founded.

Coalition partners the Green Party fails to get anyone elected.

Fine Gael become the largest party in the Dáíl and go on to form a coalition with Labour. The election is a success for Sinn Féin and a wide range of Independent candidates.

In the run up to the election RTÉ looks back at the influence of television debates in previous elections and explains the proportional representation voting system with the help of national school pupils.

EXHIBITION ITEMS

What is Proportional Representation? 2011

Pupils from St. Mary's National School in Offaly help explain the proportional representation system of voting prior to the 2011 general election.

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Changed Political Landscape 2011

With counting almost complete Fine Gael has a record number of seats while the Fianna Fáil vote has collapsed following the 2011 general election.

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Worst Election In History of Fianna Fáil 2011

Such is the scale of the collapse of the Fianna Fail vote in the 2011 general election that when the count is complete it's conceivable that the party will only have one TD in the Dublin area.

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