People Before Profit – Solidarity
Party Ideology & History
People Before Profit and Solidarity (formerly the Anti-Austerity Alliance) formalised their Dáil alliance in 2016, partly so their combined TDs could clear the five-member threshold for full Dáil speaking rights. Unlike every other party on this site, the alliance has never had one overall leader — it operates on a model of collective leadership among its TDs, historically including figures such as Richard Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy.
People Before Profit – Solidarity is an alliance of two left-wing organisations: People Before Profit (founded 2005) and Solidarity (formerly the Anti-Austerity Alliance). The alliance advocates for radical left-wing economic policies including nationalisation of key industries, universal public housing, and a wealth tax. It has TDs in several Dublin constituencies and Cork. Key figures include Richard Boyd Barrett, Paul Murphy, and Bríd Smith. The alliance won 3 seats and 2.84% of first-preference votes in the 2024 general election.
Party Leadership
No single leader, past or present — the alliance operates on collective leadership among its TDs.
People Before Profit – Solidarity Since 2007
First-preference national vote share across the last five general elections, plus today's polling average (dashed outline — a polling average, not an election result) — the same long-run record this site's seat projection model uses to calibrate how efficiently People Before Profit – Solidarity's vote converts into seats. Hover a bar for seats won.
Vote-transfer environment: today's poll mix is more favourable for People Before Profit – Solidarity's PR-STV transfers than the 2024 result was (+0.9% on its baseline seat-conversion rate), based on how the parties that tend to transfer well to it are currently polling relative to 2024. .