The 20th Dáil was elected at the 1973 general election on 28 February 1973 and met on 14 March 1973. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 13th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 14 March 1973 – 25 May 1977 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1973 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | 14th government of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Members | 144 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Seán Treacy | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Brendan Corish | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | John Kelly | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Jack Lynch | ||||||||||
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On 25 May 1977, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave. The 20th Dáil lasted 4 years, 72 days.
Composition of the 20th Dáil
edit| Party | Feb. 1973 | May 1977 | Change | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 69 | 66 |  3 | |
| Fine Gael | 54 | 53 | 1 | |
| Labour | 19 | 19 |  | |
| Independent | 2 | 3 |  1 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | N/a | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacant | N/a | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 144 | |||
Fine Gael and the Labour Party formed the 14th government of Ireland, known as the National Coalition, with Liam Cosgrave as Taoiseach and Brendan Corish as Tánaiste.
Graphical representation
editThis is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 20th Dáil from March 1973. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
editOn the meeting of the Dáil, Seán Treacy (Lab) was proposed by Liam Cosgrave (FG) and seconded by Brendan Corish (Lab) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.[1]
TDs by constituency
editThe list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]
- ↑ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil.
Changes
edit- ↑ Keaveney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil.
References
edit- 1 2 "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (20th Dáil) – Vol. 265 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 14 March 1973. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ↑ "TDs & Senators (20th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ↑ Walsh, Dick (29 April 1976). "Whip withdrawn from Thornley, by 22 votes to 3". The Irish Times. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ↑ "Resignation of Member – Dáil Debates (20th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 25 January 1977. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ↑ Walsh, Dick (3 February 1977). "Thornely is back in party fold". The Irish Times. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ↑ "Resignation of Member – Dáil Debates (20th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 19 May 1977. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.