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22nd Dáil

TDs from June 1981 to January 1982

Field	Value
name	22nd Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	[1981 general election](1981-irish-general-election)
government	[17th government of Ireland](17th-government-of-ireland)
term_start	30 June 1981
term_end	27 January 1982
before	[21st Dáil](21st-dail)
after	[23rd Dáil](23rd-dail)
membership1	166
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	John O'Connell
chamber1_leader2_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader2	Garret FitzGerald
chamber1_leader3_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader3	Michael O'Leary
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	Fergus O'Brien
— Gerry L'Estrange
until 11 November 1981
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	Charles Haughey
session1_start	30 June 1981
session1_end	23 July 1981
session2_start	20 October 1981
session2_end	27 January 1982

— Gerry L'Estrange until 11 November 1981

The 22nd Dáil was elected at the 1981 general election on 11 June 1981 and met on 30 June 1981. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 15th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

On 27 January 1982, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. The 22nd Dáil is the second shortest Dáil in history, lasting . There were no by-elections during the 22nd Dáil.

Composition of the 22nd Dáil

17th government coalition parties

Party	June 1981	Jan. 1982	class"unsortable"	Change
	78	78
Fine Gael}}"		Fine Gael	65	65
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"		Labour	15	15
	2	0	2
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	3	2	1
		1	1
		2	2

Fine Gael and the Labour Party formed the 17th government of Ireland with Garrett FitzGerald as Taoiseach. The government was a minority government and relied on the support of independents.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 22nd Dáil from June 1981. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On the meeting of the Dáil, John O'Connell (Ind) was proposed by Peter Barry (FG) and seconded by James Tully (Lab) for the position of Ceann Comhairle. He was elected without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

On 21 October 1981, a motion to move the writ for the vacancy in Cavan–Monaghan was rejected on a vote of 78 to 80. On 26 January 1982, a second motion in the same terms was defeated on a vote of 78 to 81. The Dáil was dissolved on the following day following the defeat of the budget.

References

(30 June 1981). "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 329 No. 1".
"TDs & Senators (22nd Dáil)".
(20 October 1981). "Expressions of Sympathy – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 330 No. 1".
(21 October 1981). "Issue of Writ: Motion – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 330 No. 2".
(26 January 1982). "Issue of Writ: Cavan-Monaghan By-Election – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 332 No. 1".
(27 January 1982). "Financial Resolutions, 1982: Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise — Beer – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 332 No. 2".

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