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23rd Dáil
22nd Dáil 24th 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

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.

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. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. ^ "TDs & Senators (23rd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived 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.

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