- Members of the 29th Dáil
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27th Dáil (1992) 28th Dáil (1997) 29th Dáil (2002) 30th Dáil (2007) 31st Dáil (2011) This is a list of the members who were elected to the 29th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 2002 general election on 17 May 2002 and met on 6 June 2002. The 29th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on 30 April 2007. The 29th Dáil lasted 1788 days, the 3rd longest after the 28th Dáil and the 10th Dáil.
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Composition of the 29th Dáil
Party June 2002 April 2007 • Fianna Fáil 81 78 Fine Gael 31 32 Labour Party 20 21 • Progressive Democrats 8 8 Green Party 6 6 Sinn Féin 5 5 Socialist Party 1 1 Independents 13 14 Ceann Comhairle 1 1 Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 29th Dáil from June 2002.
- Note that this was not the official seating plan.
TDs by party
This is a list of the 166 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election, sorted by party. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the 29th Dáil.
TDs by constituency
This is a list of the 166 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election, sorted by constituency. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the 29th Dáil.
Changes
Date Constituency Gain Loss Note 6 June 2002 Carlow–Kilkenny Labour Party Ceann Comhairle Séamus Pattison (Lab) stands down as Ceann Comhairle 6 June 2002 Cavan–Monaghan Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon (FF) is elected Ceann Comhairle 27 September 2003 Limerick West Independent Fianna Fáil Michael J. Collins (FF) resigns from Fianna Fáil 5 May 2004 Mayo Independent Fianna Fáil Beverley Flynn (FF) is expelled from Fianna Fáil 22 September 2004 Wexford Fine Gael Independent Liam Twomey (Ind) joins Fine Gael 31 October 2004 Kildare North Fianna Fáil Charlie McCreevy (FF) resigns his seat 31 October 2004 Meath Fine Gael John Bruton (FG) resigns his seat 11 March 2005 Meath Fine Gael Shane McEntee (FG) holds the seat vacated by John Bruton 11 March 2005 Kildare North Independent Catherine Murphy (Ind) takes the seat vacated by Charlie McCreevy 26 July 2006 Donegal North East Fianna Fáil Independent Fianna Fáil Niall Blaney (Ind) joins Fianna Fáil See also
- Government of the 29th Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 29th Dáil
- Members of the 22nd Seanad
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
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