22nd Dáil | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
Term | 30 June 1981 – 27 January 1982 | ||||
Election | 1981 general election | ||||
Government | 17th government of Ireland | ||||
Members | 166 | ||||
Ceann Comhairle | John O'Connell | ||||
Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald | ||||
Tánaiste | Michael O'Leary | ||||
Chief Whip |
Fergus O'Brien — Gerry L'Estrange until 11 November 1981 | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | Charles Haughey | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The 22nd Dáil was elected at the 1981 general election on 11 June 1981 and met on 30 June 1981. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. On 27 January 1982, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. The 22nd Dáil is the second shortest Dáil in history, lasting 212 days. There were no by-elections during the 22nd Dáil.
Party | June 1981 | Jan. 1982 | |
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Fianna Fáil | 78 | 78 | |
● | Fine Gael | 65 | 65 |
● | Labour Party | 15 | 15 |
Anti H-Block | 2 | 1 | |
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | 1 | 1 | |
Socialist Labour | 1 | 1 | |
Independent Fianna Fáil | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 3 | 2 | |
Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
Vacant | — | 1 |
Fine Gael and the Labour Party, denoted with bullets (●), formed the 17th government of Ireland.
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 22nd Dáil from June 1981. This was not the official seating plan.
On the meeting of the Dáil, John O'Connell (Ind) was proposed by Peter Barry (FG) and seconded by James Tully (Lab) for the position of Ceann Comhairle. He was elected without a vote. [1]
The list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency. [2]
Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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30 June 1981 | Dublin South-Central | Independent | Ceann Comhairle | John O'Connell takes office as Ceann Comhairle [1] | ||
2 August 1981 | Cavan–Monaghan | Anti H-Block | Kieran Doherty dies on hunger strike [3] |
On 21 October 1981, a motion to move the writ for the vacancy in Cavan–Monaghan was rejected on a vote of 78 to 80. [4] On 26 January 1982, a second motion in the same terms was defeated on a vote of 78 to 81. [5] The Dáil was dissolved on the following day following the defeat of the budget. [6]