| Coding of Ireland Party Vote Preference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party Name(s) | Party Number | Family | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1983 | 1984 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Oct | Apr | Oct | Apr | Oct | Oct | Nov | Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct | |||||||||||||
| Democratic Left | 15 | DemLeft | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LABOUR PARTY | 20 | Labor | Opp | Coal | Coal | Coal | Coal | Coal | Coal | Opp | Opp | Opp | Opp | Coal | Coal | ||||||||||
| WORKERS' PARTY | 21 | Workers | Opp | Opp | Opp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 22 | ProgDem | Opp | Opp | Coal | Coal | Opp | ||||||||||||||||||
| FINE GAEL | 30 | FG | Opp | PM | PM | PM | PM | PM | PM | Opp | Opp | Opp | Opp | Opp | Opp | ||||||||||
| THE ECOLOGY PARTY | 50 | Green | Opp | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independents | 59 | Indep | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIANNA FAIL | 60 | FF | PM | Opp | Opp | Opp | Opp | Opp | Opp | PM | PM | PM | PM | PM | PM | ||||||||||
| Sinn Fein <SF; [Political Wing of Irish Republican Army> | 81 | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||