Members of the 27th Dáil
This is a list of members who were elected to the 27th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1992 general election on 25 November 1992 and met on 14 December 1992. The 27th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary Robinson, at the request of the Taoiseach John Bruton on 15 May 1997. The 27th Dáil lasted 1,654 days, and saw a change of Taoiseach from Albert Reynolds to John Bruton. The 27th Dáil was unique in that a change of Taoiseach and government took place in 1994 without the need for a general election to be called.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 14 December 1992 – 15 May 1997 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1992 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | 23rd Government of Ireland (1993–94) 24th Government of Ireland (1994–97) | ||||||||||
| Members | 166 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Seán Treacy | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | John Bruton — Albert Reynolds until 15 December 1994 | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Dick Spring — Bertie Ahern until 15 December 1994 — Dick Spring until 17 November 1994 — John Wilson until 12 January 1993 | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Jim Higgins — Seán Barrett until 23 May 1995 — Noel Dempsey until 15 December 1994 | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Bertie Ahern — John Bruton until 15 December 1994 | ||||||||||
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Composition of the 27th Dáil
| Party | Nov. 1992 | June 1997 | ||
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| • | Fianna Fáil | 68 | 67 | |
| Fine Gael | 45 | 47 | † | |
| • | Labour Party | 33 | 32 | † |
| Progressive Democrats | 10 | 9 | ||
| Democratic Left | 4 | 6 | † | |
| Green Party | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 4 | 3 | ||
| Ceann Comhairle | 1 | 1 | ||
- 23rd Government of Ireland (1993–94) coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
- 24th Government of Ireland (1994–97) coalition parties denoted with daggers (†)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 27th Dáil from January 1993.
- 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 | ||
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| 9 June 1994 | Dublin South-Central | Democratic Left | Fianna Fáil | Eric Byrne (DL) takes the seat vacated by the resignation of John O'Connell (FF) | ||
| 9 June 1994 | Mayo West | Fine Gael | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ring (FG) takes the seat vacated by the resignation of Pádraig Flynn (FF) | ||
| 10 November 1994 | Cork North-Central | Democratic Left | Labour Party | Kathleen Lynch (DL) takes the seat vacated by the death of Gerry O'Sullivan (Lab) | ||
| 10 November 1994 | Cork South-Central | Fine Gael | Progressive Democrats | Hugh Coveney (FG) takes the seat vacated by the resignation of Pat Cox (PD) | ||
| 29 June 1995 | Wicklow | Independent | Independent | Mildred Fox (Ind) holds the seat vacated by the death of her father Johnny Fox (Ind) | ||
| 2 April 1996 | Donegal North-East | Fianna Fáil | Independent Fianna Fáil | Cecilia Keaveney (FF) takes the seat vacated by the death of Neil Blaney (Ind FF) | ||
| 2 April 1996 | Dublin West | Fianna Fáil | Fianna Fáil | Brian Lenihan Jnr (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Brian Lenihan Snr (FF) |
See also
- Ministers of State of the 27th Dáil
- Members of the 20th Seanad
- Dáil constituencies