This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 20th Dáil from March 1973. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
On the meeting of the Dáil, Seán Treacy (Lab) was proposed by Liam Cosgrave (FG) and seconded by Brendan Corish (Lab) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.[1]
TDs by constituency
The list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]
^ ab"Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (20th Dáil) – Vol. 265 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 14 March 1973. from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^"TDs & Senators (20th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^Walsh, Dick (29 April 1976). "Whip withdrawn from Thornley, by 22 votes to 3". The Irish Times. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^"Resignation of Member – Dáil Debates (20th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 25 January 1977. from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^Walsh, Dick (3 February 1977). "Thornely is back in party fold". The Irish Times. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^"Resignation of Member – Dáil Debates (20th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 19 May 1977. from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 20th Dáil
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members, 20th, dáil, 20th, dáil, elected, 1973, general, election, february, 1973, march, 1973, members, dáil, Éireann, house, representatives, oireachtas, legislature, ireland, known, 1977, president, patrick, hillery, dissolved, dáil, request, taoiseach, lia. The 20th Dail was elected at the 1973 general election on 28 February 1973 and met on 14 March 1973 The members of Dail Eireann the house of representatives of the Oireachtas legislature of Ireland are known as TDs On 25 May 1977 President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dail on the request of Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave The 20th Dail lasted 1 534 days 20th Dail 19th Dail 21st Dail OverviewLegislative bodyDail EireannJurisdictionIrelandMeeting placeLeinster HouseTerm14 March 1973 25 May 1977Election1973 general electionGovernment14th Government of IrelandMembers144Ceann ComhairleSean TreacyTaoiseachLiam CosgraveTanaisteBrendan CorishChief WhipJohn KellyLeader of the OppositionJack LynchSessions1st14 March 1973 27 July 19732nd17 October 1973 26 July 19743rd23 October 1974 30 July 19754th22 October 1975 1 July 19765th31 August 1976 25 May 1977 Contents 1 Composition of the 20th Dail 1 1 Graphical representation 2 Ceann Comhairle 3 TDs by constituency 4 Changes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksComposition of the 20th Dail EditParty Feb 1973 May 1977Fianna Fail 69 66 Fine Gael 54 53 Labour Party 19 19Independent Fianna Fail 1 2Independent 1 1Ceann Comhairle 1Vacant 2Fine Gael and the Labour Party denoted with bullets formed the 14th Government of Ireland known as the National Coalition with Liam Cosgrave as Taoiseach and Brendan Corish as Tanaiste Graphical representation Edit This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 20th Dail from March 1973 This was not the official seating plan Ceann Comhairle EditOn the meeting of the Dail Sean Treacy Lab was proposed by Liam Cosgrave FG and seconded by Brendan Corish Lab for the position His election was approved without a vote 1 TDs by constituency EditThe list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dail constituency 2 Members of the 20th DailConstituency Name PartyCarlow Kilkenny Kieran Crotty Fine GaelJim Gibbons Fianna FailDesmond Governey Fine GaelTom Nolan Fianna FailSeamus Pattison LabourCavan Tom Fitzpatrick Fine GaelPaddy Smith Fianna FailJohn Wilson Fianna FailClare Sylvester Barrett Fianna FailBrendan Daly Fianna FailFrank Taylor Fine GaelClare South Galway Johnny Callanan Fianna FailBrigid Hogan O Higgins Fine GaelBill Loughnane Fianna FailCork City North West Liam Burke Fine GaelSean French Fianna FailJack Lynch Fianna FailCork City South East Peter Barry Fine GaelGus Healy Fianna FailPearse Wyse Fianna FailCork Mid Donal Creed Fine GaelEileen Desmond LabourGene Fitzgerald Fianna FailThomas Meaney Fianna FailCork North East Liam Ahern Fianna FailRichard Barry Fine GaelJerry Cronin Fianna FailPatrick Hegarty Fine GaelCork South West Flor Crowley Fianna FailMichael Pat Murphy LabourJohn O Sullivan Fine GaelDonegal Leitrim Joseph Brennan Fianna FailCormac Breslin Fianna FailJames White Fine GaelDonegal North East Neil Blaney Independent Fianna FailLiam Cunningham Fianna FailPaddy Harte Fine GaelDublin Central Frank Cluskey LabourVivion de Valera Fianna FailMaurice E Dockrell Fine GaelTom Fitzpatrick Fianna FailDublin County North Ray Burke Fianna FailMark Clinton Fine GaelJustin Keating LabourSean Walsh Fianna FailDublin County South Ruairi Brugha Fianna FailRichard Burke Fine GaelLarry McMahon Fine GaelDublin North Central Luke Belton Fine GaelGeorge Colley Fianna FailCelia Lynch Fianna FailMichael O Leary LabourDublin North East Paddy Belton Fine GaelCharles Haughey Fianna FailConor Cruise O Brien LabourEugene Timmons Fianna FailDublin North West Hugh Byrne Fine GaelRichard Gogan Fianna FailDavid Thornley LabourJim Tunney Fianna FailDublin South Central Philip Brady Fianna FailBen Briscoe Fianna FailJohn Kelly Fine GaelRichie Ryan Fine GaelDublin South East Garret FitzGerald Fine GaelSean Moore Fianna FailFergus O Brien Fine GaelDublin South West Declan Costello Fine GaelJoseph Dowling Fianna FailNoel Lemass Fianna FailJohn O Connell LabourDun Laoghaire and Rathdown David Andrews Fianna FailLiam Cosgrave Fine GaelBarry Desmond LabourH Percy Dockrell Fine GaelGalway North East John Donnellan Fine GaelThomas Hussey Fianna FailMichael F Kitt Fianna FailGalway West Fintan Coogan Snr Fine GaelJohnny Geoghegan Fianna FailBobby Molloy Fianna FailKerry North Gerard Lynch Fine GaelTom McEllistrim Fianna FailDan Spring LabourKerry South Michael Begley Fine GaelTimothy O Connor Fianna FailJohn O Leary Fianna FailKildare Joseph Bermingham LabourPatrick Malone Fine GaelPaddy Power Fianna FailLaois Offaly Ger Connolly Fianna FailTom Enright Fine GaelOliver J Flanagan Fine GaelPatrick Lalor Fianna FailCharles McDonald Fine GaelLimerick East Stephen Coughlan LabourMichael Herbert Fianna FailTom O Donnell Fine GaelDesmond O Malley Fianna FailLimerick West Gerry Collins Fianna FailDenis Jones Fine GaelMichael J Noonan Fianna FailLongford Westmeath Frank Carter Fianna FailPatrick Cooney Fine GaelGerry L Estrange Fine GaelJoe Sheridan IndependentLouth Paddy Donegan Fine GaelJoseph Farrell Fianna FailPadraig Faulkner Fianna FailMayo East Sean Calleary Fianna FailMartin Finn Fine GaelSean Flanagan Fianna FailMayo West Denis Gallagher Fianna FailHenry Kenny Fine GaelMyles Staunton Fine GaelMeath John Bruton Fine GaelBrendan Crinion Fianna FailJames Tully LabourMonaghan Erskine H Childers Fianna FailJohn Conlan Fine GaelJimmy Leonard Fianna FailRoscommon Leitrim Joan Burke Fine GaelHugh Gibbons Fianna FailPatrick J Reynolds Fine GaelSligo Leitrim Eugene Gilhawley Fine GaelJoseph McLoughlin Fine GaelRay MacSharry Fianna FailTipperary North Thomas Dunne Fine GaelMichael O Kennedy Fianna FailJohn Ryan LabourTipperary South Noel Davern Fianna FailJackie Fahey Fianna FailBrendan Griffin Fine GaelSean Treacy LabourWaterford Edward Collins Fine GaelBilly Kenneally Fianna FailThomas Kyne LabourWexford Lorcan Allen Fianna FailSean Browne Fianna FailBrendan Corish LabourJohn Esmonde Fine GaelWicklow Liam Kavanagh LabourCiaran Murphy Fianna FailGodfrey Timmins Fine GaelChanges EditDate Constituency Loss Gain Note14 March 1973 Tipperary South Labour Ceann Comhairle Sean Treacy takes office as Ceann Comhairle 1 30 May 1973 Monaghan Fianna Fail Erskine H Childers elected as president of Ireland27 November 1973 Monaghan Fine Gael Brendan Toal wins seat vacated by Childers13 July 1974 Cork North East Fianna Fail Death of Liam Ahern13 November 1974 Cork North East Fianna Fail Sean Brosnan holds seat vacated by the death of Ahern24 December 1974 Galway North East Fianna Fail Death of Michael F Kitt5 January 1975 Galway West Fianna Fail Death of Johnny Geoghegan4 March 1975 Galway North East Fianna Fail Michael P Kitt holds seat vacated by the death of his father Michael F Kitt4 March 1975 Galway West Fianna Fail Maire Geoghegan Quinn holds seat vacated by the death of her father Johnny Geoghegan25 September 1975 Mayo West Fine Gael Death of Henry Kenny12 November 1975 Mayo West Fine Gael Enda Kenny holds seat vacated by the death of his father Henry Kenny29 February 1976 Donegal North East Fianna Fail Death of Liam Cunningham13 April 1976 Dublin South West Fianna Fail Death of Noel Lemass28 April 1976 Dublin North West Labour Independent David Thornley loses party whip after appearing on Sinn Fein platform during Easter Rising commemorations 3 10 June 1976 Donegal North East Independent Fianna Fail Paddy Keaveney gains seat vacated by the death of Cunningham10 June 1976 Dublin South West Labour Brendan Halligan gains seat vacated by the death of Lemass25 January 1977 Dublin County South Fine Gael Resignation of Richard Burke on nomination as EC Commissioner 4 2 February 1977 Dublin North West Independent Labour David Thornley readmitted to parliamentary party 5 19 May 1977 Dublin South West Fine Gael Resignation of Declan Costello on nomination as High Court judge 6 See also EditMembers of the 13th SeanadReferences Edit a b Election of Ceann Comhairle Dail Eireann 20th Dail Vol 265 No 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 14 March 1973 Archived from the original on 8 July 2022 Retrieved 27 August 2022 TDs amp Senators 20th Dail Houses of the Oireachtas Archived from the original on 5 May 2018 Retrieved 21 June 2022 Walsh Dick 29 April 1976 Whip withdrawn from Thornley by 22 votes to 3 The Irish Times p 1 Retrieved 3 December 2022 Resignation of Member Dail Debates 20th Dail Houses of the Oireachtas 25 January 1977 Archived from the original on 4 November 2019 Retrieved 19 September 2019 Walsh Dick 3 February 1977 Thornely is back in party fold The Irish Times p 1 Retrieved 3 December 2022 Resignation of Member Dail Debates 20th Dail Houses of the Oireachtas 19 May 1977 Archived from the original on 21 October 2019 Retrieved 19 September 2019 External links EditHouses of the Oireachtas Debates 20th Dail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Members of the 20th Dail amp oldid 1125378505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
