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24th Dáil

TDs from 1982 to 1987

Field	Value
name	24th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	November 1982 general election
government	19th government of Ireland
term_start	14 December 1982
term_end	20 January 1987
before	23rd Dáil
after	25th Dáil
membership1	166
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Tom Fitzpatrick
chamber1_leader2_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader2	Garret FitzGerald
chamber1_leader3_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader3	Peter Barry
— Dick Spring
until 20 January 1987
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	Fergus O'Brien
— Seán Barrett
until 13 February 1986
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	Charles Haughey
session1_start	14 December 1982
session1_end	8 July 1983
session2_start	5 July 1984
session2_end	30 June 1988
session3_start	10 October 1984
session3_end	11 July 1985
session4_start	23 October 1985
session4_end	4 July 1986
session5_start	22 October 1986
session5_end	19 December 1986

— Dick Spring until 20 January 1987 — Seán Barrett until 13 February 1986

The 24th Dáil was elected at the November 1982 general election on 24 November 1982 and met on 14 December 1982. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 17th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

On 20 January 1987, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. The 24th Dáil lasted .

Composition of the 24th Dáil

19th government coalition parties

Party	Nov. 1982	Jan. 1987	Change	Total	166
	75	71	4
Fine Gael}}"		Fine Gael	70	67	3
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"		Labour	16	14	2
	2	2
		5	5
	1	1
	2	4	2
		1	1
		1	1

Fine Gael and the Labour Party formed the 19th government of Ireland. Labour left the government on 20 January 1987, after which FitzGerald sought a dissolution of the Dáil.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 24th Dáil from December 1982. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On the meeting of the Dáil, Tom Fitzpatrick (FG) was proposed by Garret FitzGerald (FG) and seconded by Peter Barry (FG) for the position of Ceann Comhairle. John O'Connell (Ind), who had served in the position in the previous two Dála, was proposed by Neil Blaney (IFF) and seconded by Charles Haughey (FF). Fitzpatrick was elected on a vote of 86 to 80.

TDs by constituency

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

Changes

References

(14 December 1982). "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates – Vol. 339 No. 1.
"TDs & Senators (24th Dáil)".
(9 February 1983). "Doherty resigns whip as Haughey ponders reshuffle". [[The Irish Times]].
(19 May 1984). "O'Malley says he lost vote but won debate". [[The Irish Times]].
(6 December 1984). "A swift and painless return for Doherty". The Irish Times.
(19 February 1985). "O'Connell joins FF". [[The Irish Times]].
(27 November 1985). "Harney to lose FF Whip today". [[The Irish Times]].
(10 April 1986). "Coalition Dail majority at one as Keating quits". The Irish Times.
(11 June 1986). "Bermingham resignation rooted in left–right rivalry". [[The Irish Times]].
(28 November 1986). "Glenn quits and denies sectarianism". The Irish Times.

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