<page_title> 1948 Irish general election </page_title> <section_title> Result </section_title> <table> <cell> 147 <col_header> Seats </col_header> </cell> <cell> +9 <col_header> ± </col_header> </cell> </table>
For this election the membership was increased to 147 seats, an increase of 9 since the previous election.