- Members of the 31st Dáil
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29th Dáil (2002) 30th Dáil (2007) 31st Dáil (2011) This is a list of the members who were elected to the 31st Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 2011 general election on 25 February 2011 and met at midday on 9 March 2011.[1] Almost half of the members of the 30th Dáil were absent from the 31st: 31 members retired before the poll and a further 45 sitting TDs lost their seats in the election itself. 76 new TDs were elected to the Dáil, 46% of the total.[2]
Contents
Composition of the 31st Dáil
Party Feb. 20111 Nov. 20112 • Fine Gael 76 74[3] • Labour Party 37 37 Fianna Fáil 19 19 Sinn Féin 14 14 People Before Profit Alliance[nb 1] 2 2 Socialist Party[nb 1] 2 2 Workers and Unemployed Action Group[nb 1] 1 1 Independents 14 16 Ceann Comhairle[4] 1 1 Total 166 Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
- Notes
- ^ February 2011 column refers to the state of parties after the 2011 general election.
- ^ November 2011 column refers to the state of parties after Willie Penrose resigned the Labour Party whip.
Graphical representation
Diagram of party strengths in the 31st Dáil as of October 2011.
- Note that this is not the official seating plan.
TDs by party
This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2011 general election, sorted by party.
TDs by constituency
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
Changes
Date Constituency Gain Loss Note 9 March 2011 Louth Fianna Fáil Ceann Comhairle Séamus Kirk (FF) stands down as Ceann Comhairle 9 March 2011 Dún Laoghaire Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael Seán Barrett (FG) is elected Ceann Comhairle 10 June 2011 Dublin West Fianna Fáil Death of Brian Lenihan (FF)[5] 7 July 2011 Roscommon–South Leitrim Independent Fine Gael Denis Naughten (FG) loses the Fine Gael party whip for opposing closure of Roscommon County Hospital emergency department.[6] 29 October 2011 Dublin West Labour Party Patrick Nulty (Lab) takes the seat vacated by the death of Brian Lenihan[7] 15 November 2011 Longford–Westmeath Independent Labour Party Willie Penrose (Lab) resigns the Labour Party whip over the closure of an army barracks.[8] See also
- Government of the 31st Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 31st Dáil
- Members of the 24th Seanad
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h Members of the Socialist Party, the People Before Profit Alliance and the Workers and Unemployed Action Group campaigned together under the banner of the United Left Alliance (ULA) but their individual party names appeared on the ballot paper not ULA.
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References
- ^ "Final Day of 30th Dáil". RTÉ News. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0201/politics.html. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Election 2011 Results: National Summary". RTÉ News. http://www.rte.ie/news/election2011/results/index.html. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Seán Barrett was elected as Ceann Comhairle, and so is not counted as a member of the Fine Gael parliamentary party.
- ^ "Electoral Act, 1992 sec.36: Re-election of outgoing Chairman of Dáil.". Irish Statute Book. Government of Ireland. 5 November 1992. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0023/sec0036.html. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Brian Lenihan remembered as a politician of integrity". The Irish Times. 10 June 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0610/breaking18.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Naughten loses Fine Gael whip". The Irish Times. 7 July 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0707/breaking8.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Patrick Nulty secures Dublin West seat". RTE News. 29 cCtober 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1029/dublinwest.html.
- ^ "Minister's resignation increases fears over budget cuts". The Irish Times. 16 November 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2011/1116/1224307640970.html.
External links
- "The 31st Dáil: A historic parliament". RTÉ News. 9 March 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/election2011/historicdail.html. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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