- Members of the 28th Dáil
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26th Dáil (1989) 27th Dáil (1992) 28th Dáil (1997) 29th Dáil (2002) 30th Dáil (2007) This is a list of the members who were elected to the 28th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1997 general election on 6 June 1997 and met on 26 June 1997. The 28th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on 25 April 2002. The 28th Dáil lasted 1,764 days, the 2nd longest after the 10th Dáil.
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Composition of the 28th Dáil
Party June 1997 June 2002 • Fianna Fáil 77 73 Fine Gael 54 54 Labour Party 17 20 • Progressive Democrats 4 4 Democratic Left 4 0 Green Party 2 2 Sinn Féin 1 1 Socialist Party 1 1 Independents 6 10 Ceann Comhairle 0 1 Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 28th Dáil from June 1997.
- Note that this was not the official seating plan.
TDs by constituency
The list of the 166 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
Changes
Date Constituency Gain Loss Note 26 June 1997 Carlow–Kilkenny Ceann Comhairle Labour Party Séamus Pattison (Lab) is elected Ceann Comhairle 27 September 1997 Limerick East Labour Party Death of Jim Kemmy (Lab) 20 October 1997 Dublin North Fianna Fáil Resignation of Ray Burke (FF) from Dáil Éireann 11 March 1998 Limerick East Labour Party Jan O'Sullivan (Lab) holds the seat vacated by the death of Jim Kemmy 11 March 1998 Dublin North Labour Party Seán Ryan (Lab) takes the seat vacated by Ray Burke 14 March 1998 Cork South Central Fine Gael Death of Hugh Coveney (FG) 13 October 1998 Louth Independent Labour Party Michael Bell (Lab) resigns from the Labour Party 23 October 1998 Cork South Central Fine Gael Simon Coveney (FG) holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Hugh Coveney 30 November 1998 Louth Labour Party Independent Michael Bell (Ind) rejoins the Labour Party 24 January 1999 Dublin North West Labour Party Democratic Left Proinsias De Rossa (DL) joins the Labour Party in a merger with DL 24 January 1999 Dublin South West Labour Party Democratic Left Pat Rabbitte (DL) joins the Labour Party in a merger with DL 24 January 1999 Dún Laoghaire Labour Party Democratic Left Eamon Gilmore (DL) joins the Labour Party in a merger with DL 24 January 1999 Wicklow Labour Party Democratic Left Liz McManus (DL) joins the Labour Party in a merger with DL 22 February 1999 Dublin South Central Labour Party Death of Pat Upton (Lab) 24 February 1999 Mayo Independent Fianna Fáil Beverley Flynn (FF) resigns from Fianna Fáil 27 October 1999 Dublin South Central Labour Party Mary Upton (Lab) holds the seat vacated by the death of her brother Pat Upton 3 November 1999 Mayo Fianna Fáil Independent Beverley Flynn (Ind) rejoins Fianna Fáil 9 February 2000 Kerry North Independent Fianna Fáil Denis Foley (FF) resigns from Fianna Fáil 21 March 2000 Tipperary South Labour Party Death of Michael Ferris (Lab) 7 June 2000 Dublin West Independent Fianna Fáil Liam Lawlor (FF) resigns from Fianna Fáil 22 June 2000 Tipperary South Independent Séamus Healy (Ind) takes the seat vacated by the death of Michael Ferris 20 September 2000 Tipperary South Fine Gael Death of Theresa Ahearn (FG) 11 April 2001 Mayo Independent Fianna Fáil Beverley Flynn (FF) is expelled from Fianna Fáil 1 July 2001 Tipperary South Fine Gael Tom Hayes (FG) holds the seat vacated by the death of Theresa Ahearn See also
- Government of the 28th Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 28th Dáil
- Members of the 21st Seanad
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
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