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Members of the 23rd Dáil

The 23rd Dáil was elected at the February 1982 general election on 18 February 1982 and met on 9 March 1982. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. On 4 November 1982, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach Charles Haughey after the loss of a vote of confidence. The 23rd Dáil is the third shortest Dáil in history, lasting 241 days.

23rd Dáil
Overview
Legislative bodyDáil Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term9 March 1982 – 4 November 1982
ElectionFebruary 1982 general election
Government18th Government of Ireland
Members166
Ceann ComhairleJohn O'Connell
TaoiseachCharles Haughey
TánaisteRay MacSharry
Chief WhipBertie Ahern
Leader of the OppositionGarret FitzGerald
Sessions
1st9 March 1982 – 16 July 1982
2nd27 October 1982 – 4 November 1982

Composition of the 23rd Dáil

Party Feb. 1982 Nov. 1982
Fianna Fáil 81 80
Fine Gael 63 64
Labour 15 14
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party 3 3
Democratic Socialist 1 1
Independent Fianna Fáil 1 1
Independent 1 1
Ceann Comhairle 1
Vacant 1
Total 166

Fianna Fáil, which formed the 18th Government of Ireland, is marked with a bullet ().

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 23rd Dáil from March 1982. This was not the official seating plan.

 

Ceann Comhairle

On the meeting of the Dáil, John O'Connell (Ind), who had served as Ceann Comhairle in the previous Dáil, was proposed by Neil Blaney (IFF) and seconded by Garret FitzGerald (FG) for the position. He was elected without a vote.[1]

TDs by constituency

The list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]

Members of the 23rd Dáil
Constituency Name Party
Carlow–Kilkenny Liam Aylward Fianna Fáil
Kieran Crotty Fine Gael
Jim Gibbons Fianna Fáil
Desmond Governey Fine Gael
Séamus Pattison Labour
Cavan–Monaghan John Conlan Fine Gael
Tom Fitzpatrick Fine Gael
Jimmy Leonard Fianna Fáil
Rory O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil
John Wilson Fianna Fáil
Clare Sylvester Barrett Fianna Fáil
Donal Carey Fine Gael
Brendan Daly Fianna Fáil
Bill Loughnane Fianna Fáil
Cork East Michael Ahern Fianna Fáil
Myra Barry Fine Gael
Patrick Hegarty Fine Gael
Joe Sherlock Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party
Cork North-Central Bernard Allen Fine Gael
Liam Burke Fine Gael
Seán French Fianna Fáil
Denis Lyons Fianna Fáil
Toddy O'Sullivan Labour
Cork North-West Donal Creed Fine Gael
Frank Crowley Fine Gael
Thomas Meaney Fianna Fáil
Cork South-Central Peter Barry Fine Gael
Jim Corr Fine Gael
Eileen Desmond Labour
Gene Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil
Pearse Wyse Fianna Fáil
Cork South-West Jim O'Keeffe Fine Gael
P. J. Sheehan Fine Gael
Joe Walsh Fianna Fáil
Donegal North-East Neil Blaney Independent Fianna Fáil
Hugh Conaghan Fianna Fáil
Paddy Harte Fine Gael
Donegal South-West Clement Coughlan Fianna Fáil
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher Fianna Fáil
Dinny McGinley Fine Gael
Dublin Central Bertie Ahern Fianna Fáil
George Colley Fianna Fáil
Tony Gregory Independent
Michael Keating Fine Gael
Michael O'Leary Labour
Dublin North John Boland Fine Gael
Ray Burke Fianna Fáil
Nora Owen Fine Gael
Dublin North-Central George Birmingham Fine Gael
Vincent Brady Fianna Fáil
Richard Bruton Fine Gael
Charles Haughey Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-East Ned Brennan Fianna Fáil
Michael Joe Cosgrave Fine Gael
Maurice Manning Fine Gael
Michael Woods Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-West Michael Barrett Fianna Fáil
Proinsias De Rossa Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party
Mary Flaherty Fine Gael
Jim Tunney Fianna Fáil
Dublin South Niall Andrews Fianna Fáil
Séamus Brennan Fianna Fáil
Nuala Fennell Fine Gael
John Kelly Fine Gael
Alan Shatter Fine Gael
Dublin South-Central Ben Briscoe Fianna Fáil
Frank Cluskey Labour
Tom Fitzpatrick Fianna Fáil
Gay Mitchell Fine Gael
John O'Connell Independent
Dublin South-East Gerard Brady Fianna Fáil
Alexis FitzGerald Fine Gael
Garret FitzGerald Fine Gael
Ruairi Quinn Labour
Dublin South-West Mary Harney Fianna Fáil
Larry McMahon Fine Gael
Mervyn Taylor Labour
Seán Walsh Fianna Fáil
Dublin West Richard Burke Fine Gael
Brian Fleming Fine Gael
Liam Lawlor Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan Fianna Fáil
Jim Mitchell Fine Gael
Dún Laoghaire David Andrews Fianna Fáil
Seán Barrett Fine Gael
Liam T. Cosgrave Fine Gael
Barry Desmond Labour
Martin O'Donoghue Fianna Fáil
Galway East Johnny Callanan Fianna Fáil
Paul Connaughton Snr Fine Gael
Michael P. Kitt Fianna Fáil
Galway West John Donnellan Fine Gael
Frank Fahey Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Fianna Fáil
Michael D. Higgins Labour
Bobby Molloy Fianna Fáil
Kerry North Denis Foley Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil
Dick Spring Labour
Kerry South Michael Begley Fine Gael
Michael Moynihan Labour
John O'Leary Fianna Fáil
Kildare Joseph Bermingham Labour
Gerry Brady Fianna Fáil
Alan Dukes Fine Gael
Charlie McCreevy Fianna Fáil
Paddy Power Fianna Fáil
Laois–Offaly Ger Connolly Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen Fianna Fáil
Tom Enright Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan Fine Gael
Liam Hyland Fianna Fáil
Limerick East Jim Kemmy Democratic Socialist
Michael Noonan Fine Gael
Willie O'Dea Fianna Fáil
Tom O'Donnell Fine Gael
Desmond O'Malley Fianna Fáil
Limerick West Gerry Collins Fianna Fáil
Michael J. Noonan Fianna Fáil
William O'Brien Fine Gael
Longford–Westmeath Patrick Cooney Fine Gael
Seán Keegan Fianna Fáil
Gerry L'Estrange Fine Gael
Albert Reynolds Fianna Fáil
Louth Thomas Bellew Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Faulkner Fianna Fáil
Eddie Filgate Fianna Fáil
Bernard Markey Fine Gael
Mayo East Seán Calleary Fianna Fáil
P. J. Morley Fianna Fáil
Paddy O'Toole Fine Gael
Mayo West Pádraig Flynn Fianna Fáil
Denis Gallagher Fianna Fáil
Enda Kenny Fine Gael
Meath John Bruton Fine Gael
John Farrelly Fine Gael
Jim Fitzsimons Fianna Fáil
Colm Hilliard Fianna Fáil
Michael Lynch Fianna Fáil
Roscommon Seán Doherty Fianna Fáil
Terry Leyden Fianna Fáil
Liam Naughten Fine Gael
Sligo–Leitrim Matt Brennan Fianna Fáil
John Ellis Fianna Fáil
Ray MacSharry Fianna Fáil
Ted Nealon Fine Gael
Tipperary North David Molony Fine Gael
Michael O'Kennedy Fianna Fáil
John Ryan Labour
Tipperary South Seán Byrne Fianna Fáil
Brendan Griffin Fine Gael
Seán McCarthy Fianna Fáil
Seán Treacy Labour
Waterford Edward Collins Fine Gael
Austin Deasy Fine Gael
Jackie Fahey Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gallagher Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party
Wexford Lorcan Allen Fianna Fáil
Seán Browne Fianna Fáil
Hugh Byrne Fianna Fáil
Michael D'Arcy Fine Gael
Ivan Yates Fine Gael
Wicklow Gemma Hussey Fine Gael
Liam Kavanagh Labour
Ciarán Murphy Fianna Fáil
Godfrey Timmins Fine Gael

Changes

Date Constituency Loss Gain Note
9 March 1982 Dublin South-Central Independent Ceann Comhairle John O'Connell takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1]
31 March 1982 Dublin West Fine Gael   Resignation of Richard Burke on his nomination as European Commissioner
25 May 1982 Dublin West   Fine Gael Liam Skelly holds seat vacated by the resignation of Burke
15 June 1982 Galway East Fianna Fáil   Death of Johnny Callanan
20 July 1982 Galway East   Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy holds seat vacated by the death of Callanan
18 October 1982 Clare Fianna Fáil   Death of Bill Loughnane
28 October 1982 Dublin Central Labour Independent Michael O'Leary resigns as Labour Party leader and party member[3]
3 November 1982 Dublin Central Independent Fine Gael Michael O'Leary joins Fine Gael[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (23rd Dáil) – Vol. 333 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 March 1982. from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. ^ "TDs & Senators (23rd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ Walsh, Dick (29 October 1982). "O'Leary gives up leadership and party". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. ^ "O'Leary welcomed as member of Fine Gael". The Irish Times. 4 November 1982. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

External links

  • Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 23rd Dáil

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The 23rd Dail was elected at the February 1982 general election on 18 February 1982 and met on 9 March 1982 The members of Dail Eireann the house of representatives of the Oireachtas legislature of Ireland are known as TDs On 4 November 1982 President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dail at the request of the Taoiseach Charles Haughey after the loss of a vote of confidence The 23rd Dail is the third shortest Dail in history lasting 241 days 23rd Dail 22nd Dail 24th Dail OverviewLegislative bodyDail EireannJurisdictionIrelandMeeting placeLeinster HouseTerm9 March 1982 4 November 1982ElectionFebruary 1982 general electionGovernment18th Government of IrelandMembers166Ceann ComhairleJohn O ConnellTaoiseachCharles HaugheyTanaisteRay MacSharryChief WhipBertie AhernLeader of the OppositionGarret FitzGeraldSessions1st9 March 1982 16 July 19822nd27 October 1982 4 November 1982 Contents 1 Composition of the 23rd Dail 1 1 Graphical representation 2 Ceann Comhairle 3 TDs by constituency 4 Changes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksComposition of the 23rd Dail EditParty Feb 1982 Nov 1982 Fianna Fail 81 80Fine Gael 63 64Labour 15 14Sinn Fein The Workers Party 3 3Democratic Socialist 1 1Independent Fianna Fail 1 1Independent 1 1Ceann Comhairle 1Vacant 1Total 166Fianna Fail which formed the 18th Government of Ireland is marked with a bullet Graphical representation Edit This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 23rd Dail from March 1982 This was not the official seating plan Ceann Comhairle EditOn the meeting of the Dail John O Connell Ind who had served as Ceann Comhairle in the previous Dail was proposed by Neil Blaney IFF and seconded by Garret FitzGerald FG for the position He was elected without a vote 1 TDs by constituency EditThe list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dail constituency 2 Members of the 23rd DailConstituency Name PartyCarlow Kilkenny Liam Aylward Fianna FailKieran Crotty Fine GaelJim Gibbons Fianna FailDesmond Governey Fine GaelSeamus Pattison LabourCavan Monaghan John Conlan Fine GaelTom Fitzpatrick Fine GaelJimmy Leonard Fianna FailRory O Hanlon Fianna FailJohn Wilson Fianna FailClare Sylvester Barrett Fianna FailDonal Carey Fine GaelBrendan Daly Fianna FailBill Loughnane Fianna FailCork East Michael Ahern Fianna FailMyra Barry Fine GaelPatrick Hegarty Fine GaelJoe Sherlock Sinn Fein The Workers PartyCork North Central Bernard Allen Fine GaelLiam Burke Fine GaelSean French Fianna FailDenis Lyons Fianna FailToddy O Sullivan LabourCork North West Donal Creed Fine GaelFrank Crowley Fine GaelThomas Meaney Fianna FailCork South Central Peter Barry Fine GaelJim Corr Fine GaelEileen Desmond LabourGene Fitzgerald Fianna FailPearse Wyse Fianna FailCork South West Jim O Keeffe Fine GaelP J Sheehan Fine GaelJoe Walsh Fianna FailDonegal North East Neil Blaney Independent Fianna FailHugh Conaghan Fianna FailPaddy Harte Fine GaelDonegal South West Clement Coughlan Fianna FailPat the Cope Gallagher Fianna FailDinny McGinley Fine GaelDublin Central Bertie Ahern Fianna FailGeorge Colley Fianna FailTony Gregory IndependentMichael Keating Fine GaelMichael O Leary LabourDublin North John Boland Fine GaelRay Burke Fianna FailNora Owen Fine GaelDublin North Central George Birmingham Fine GaelVincent Brady Fianna FailRichard Bruton Fine GaelCharles Haughey Fianna FailDublin North East Ned Brennan Fianna FailMichael Joe Cosgrave Fine GaelMaurice Manning Fine GaelMichael Woods Fianna FailDublin North West Michael Barrett Fianna FailProinsias De Rossa Sinn Fein The Workers PartyMary Flaherty Fine GaelJim Tunney Fianna FailDublin South Niall Andrews Fianna FailSeamus Brennan Fianna FailNuala Fennell Fine GaelJohn Kelly Fine GaelAlan Shatter Fine GaelDublin South Central Ben Briscoe Fianna FailFrank Cluskey LabourTom Fitzpatrick Fianna FailGay Mitchell Fine GaelJohn O Connell IndependentDublin South East Gerard Brady Fianna FailAlexis FitzGerald Fine GaelGarret FitzGerald Fine GaelRuairi Quinn LabourDublin South West Mary Harney Fianna FailLarry McMahon Fine GaelMervyn Taylor LabourSean Walsh Fianna FailDublin West Richard Burke Fine GaelBrian Fleming Fine GaelLiam Lawlor Fianna FailBrian Lenihan Fianna FailJim Mitchell Fine GaelDun Laoghaire David Andrews Fianna FailSean Barrett Fine GaelLiam T Cosgrave Fine GaelBarry Desmond LabourMartin O Donoghue Fianna FailGalway East Johnny Callanan Fianna FailPaul Connaughton Snr Fine GaelMichael P Kitt Fianna FailGalway West John Donnellan Fine GaelFrank Fahey Fianna FailMaire Geoghegan Quinn Fianna FailMichael D Higgins LabourBobby Molloy Fianna FailKerry North Denis Foley Fianna FailTom McEllistrim Fianna FailDick Spring LabourKerry South Michael Begley Fine GaelMichael Moynihan LabourJohn O Leary Fianna FailKildare Joseph Bermingham LabourGerry Brady Fianna FailAlan Dukes Fine GaelCharlie McCreevy Fianna FailPaddy Power Fianna FailLaois Offaly Ger Connolly Fianna FailBernard Cowen Fianna FailTom Enright Fine GaelOliver J Flanagan Fine GaelLiam Hyland Fianna FailLimerick East Jim Kemmy Democratic SocialistMichael Noonan Fine GaelWillie O Dea Fianna FailTom O Donnell Fine GaelDesmond O Malley Fianna FailLimerick West Gerry Collins Fianna FailMichael J Noonan Fianna FailWilliam O Brien Fine GaelLongford Westmeath Patrick Cooney Fine GaelSean Keegan Fianna FailGerry L Estrange Fine GaelAlbert Reynolds Fianna FailLouth Thomas Bellew Fianna FailPadraig Faulkner Fianna FailEddie Filgate Fianna FailBernard Markey Fine GaelMayo East Sean Calleary Fianna FailP J Morley Fianna FailPaddy O Toole Fine GaelMayo West Padraig Flynn Fianna FailDenis Gallagher Fianna FailEnda Kenny Fine GaelMeath John Bruton Fine GaelJohn Farrelly Fine GaelJim Fitzsimons Fianna FailColm Hilliard Fianna FailMichael Lynch Fianna FailRoscommon Sean Doherty Fianna FailTerry Leyden Fianna FailLiam Naughten Fine GaelSligo Leitrim Matt Brennan Fianna FailJohn Ellis Fianna FailRay MacSharry Fianna FailTed Nealon Fine GaelTipperary North David Molony Fine GaelMichael O Kennedy Fianna FailJohn Ryan LabourTipperary South Sean Byrne Fianna FailBrendan Griffin Fine GaelSean McCarthy Fianna FailSean Treacy LabourWaterford Edward Collins Fine GaelAustin Deasy Fine GaelJackie Fahey Fianna FailPatrick Gallagher Sinn Fein The Workers PartyWexford Lorcan Allen Fianna FailSean Browne Fianna FailHugh Byrne Fianna FailMichael D Arcy Fine GaelIvan Yates Fine GaelWicklow Gemma Hussey Fine GaelLiam Kavanagh LabourCiaran Murphy Fianna FailGodfrey Timmins Fine GaelChanges EditDate Constituency Loss Gain Note9 March 1982 Dublin South Central Independent Ceann Comhairle John O Connell takes office as Ceann Comhairle 1 31 March 1982 Dublin West Fine Gael Resignation of Richard Burke on his nomination as European Commissioner25 May 1982 Dublin West Fine Gael Liam Skelly holds seat vacated by the resignation of Burke15 June 1982 Galway East Fianna Fail Death of Johnny Callanan20 July 1982 Galway East Fianna Fail Noel Treacy holds seat vacated by the death of Callanan18 October 1982 Clare Fianna Fail Death of Bill Loughnane28 October 1982 Dublin Central Labour Independent Michael O Leary resigns as Labour Party leader and party member 3 3 November 1982 Dublin Central Independent Fine Gael Michael O Leary joins Fine Gael 4 See also EditMembers of the 16th SeanadReferences Edit a b Election of Ceann Comhairle Dail Eireann 23rd Dail Vol 333 No 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 9 March 1982 Archived from the original on 25 June 2022 Retrieved 28 August 2022 TDs amp Senators 23rd Dail Houses of the Oireachtas Archived from the original on 5 May 2018 Retrieved 29 June 2022 Walsh Dick 29 October 1982 O Leary gives up leadership and party The Irish Times Retrieved 28 August 2022 O Leary welcomed as member of Fine Gael The Irish Times 4 November 1982 Retrieved 28 August 2022 External links EditHouses of the Oireachtas Debates 23rd Dail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Members of the 23rd Dail amp oldid 1121899470, wikipedia, 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