Members of the 21st Dáil
This is a list of members who were elected to the 21st Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1977 general election on 16 June 1977 and met on 5 July 1977. The 21st Dáil was dissolved by President Patrick Hillery, at the request of the Taoiseach Charles Haughey on 21 May 1981. The 21st Dáil lasted 1,456 days, and saw a change of Taoiseach from Jack Lynch to Charles Haughey.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 5 July 1977 – 21 May 1981 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1977 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | Government of the 21st Dáil | ||||||||||
| Members | 148 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Pádraig Faulkner — Joseph Brennan until 13 July 1980 | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey — Jack Lynch until 11 December 1979 | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | George Colley | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Seán Moore — Michael Woods until 11 December 1979 — Patrick Lalor until 1 July 1979 | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Garret FitzGerald | ||||||||||
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Composition of the 21st Dáil
| Party | June 1977 | June 1981 | |
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| • | Fianna Fáil | 84 | 83 |
| Fine Gael | 43 | 45 | |
| Labour Party | 16 | 15 | |
| Independent | 4 | 4 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | 1 | 1 | |
Government party denoted with bullet (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 21st Dáil from July 1977.
- Note that this was not the official seating plan.
TDs by constituency
The list of the 148 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
Changes
| Date | Constituency | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
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| 7 November 1979 | Cork City | Fine Gael | Labour Party | Liam Burke (FG) wins the seat vacated by the death of Patrick Kerrigan (Lab) | ||
| 7 November 1979 | Cork North-East | Fine Gael | Fianna Fáil | Myra Barry (FG) wins the seat vacated by the death of Seán Brosnan (FF) | ||
| 6 November 1980 | Donegal | Fianna Fáil | Fianna Fáil | Clement Coughlan (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of Joseph Brennan (FF) |
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See also
- Government of the 21st Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 21st Dáil
- Members of the 14th Seanad
- Dáil constituencies
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