Desmond O'Malley
| Election | Party | Share | 1st Pref | Quotas | Elected |
| 1968 bye-election - Limerick East |  | 43.7% | 16638 | 0.87 |  |
| 1969 general election - Limerick East | | 16.6% | 5960 | 0.83 | |
| 1973 general election - Limerick East | | 21.0% | 7806 | 1.05 | |
| 1977 general election - Limerick East | | 19.5% | 8762 | 0.98 | |
| 1981 general election - Limerick East | | 19.2% | 9346 | 1.15 | |
| 1982 (Feb) general election - Limerick East | | 19.1% | 9049 | 1.15 | |
| 1982 (Nov) general election - Limerick East | | 22.5% | 10615 | 1.35 | |
| 1987 general election - Limerick East |  | 24.9% | 12358 | 1.49 | |
| 1989 general election - Limerick East | | 18.1% | 8385 | 1.09 | |
| 1992 general election - Limerick East | | 17.2% | 8303 | 1.03 | |
| 1994 European Election - Munster | | 8.7% | 31674 | 0.43 | |
| 1997 general election - Limerick East | | 8.8% | 4358 | 0.53 | |