20th Dáil
| 20th Dáil | |||||||||||
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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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The20th Dáilwas elected at the1973 general electionon 28 February 1973 and met on 14 March 1973. The members ofDáil Éireann,thehouse of representativesof theOireachtas(legislature) ofIreland,are known asTDs.It sat with the13th Seanadas the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
On 25 May 1977,PresidentPatrick Hillerydissolved the Dáil on the request ofTaoiseachLiam Cosgrave.The 20th Dáil lasted 1,534 days.
Composition of the 20th Dáil[edit]
| Party | Feb. 1973 | May 1977 | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 69 | 66 | |
| ● | Fine Gael | 54 | 53 |
| ● | Labour Party | 19 | 19 |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 1 | 2 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 2 | |
Fine Gaeland theLabour Party,denoted with bullets (●), formed the14th government of Ireland,known as the National Coalition, withLiam CosgraveasTaoiseachandBrendan CorishasTánaiste.
Graphical representation[edit]
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 20th Dáil from March 1973. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle[edit]
On 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[edit]
The list of the 144 TDs elected is given in Alpha betical order byDáil constituency.[2]
Changes[edit]
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 March 1973 | Tipperary South | Labour | Ceann Comhairle | Seán Treacytakes office as Ceann Comhairle[1] | ||
| 30 May 1973 | Monaghan | Fianna Fáil | Erskine H. Childerselectedaspresident of Ireland | |||
| 27 November 1973 | Monaghan | Fine Gael | Brendan Toalwins seat vacated by Childers | |||
| 13 July 1974 | Cork North-East | Fianna Fáil | Death ofLiam Ahern | |||
| 13 November 1974 | Cork North-East | Fianna Fáil | Seán Brosnanholds seat vacated by the death of Ahern | |||
| 24 December 1974 | Galway North-East | Fianna Fáil | Death ofMichael F. Kitt | |||
| 5 January 1975 | Galway West | Fianna Fáil | Death ofJohnny Geoghegan | |||
| 4 March 1975 | Galway North-East | Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kittholds seat vacated by the death of his father Michael F. Kitt | |||
| 4 March 1975 | Galway West | Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinnholds seat vacated by the death of her father Johnny Geoghegan | |||
| 25 September 1975 | Mayo West | Fine Gael | Death ofHenry Kenny | |||
| 12 November 1975 | Mayo West | Fine Gael | Enda Kennyholds seat vacated by the death of his fatherHenry Kenny | |||
| 29 February 1976 | Donegal North-East | Fianna Fáil | Death ofLiam Cunningham | |||
| 13 April 1976 | Dublin South-West | Fianna Fáil | Death ofNoel Lemass | |||
| 28 April 1976 | Dublin North-West | Labour | Independent | David Thornleyloses party whip after appearing onSinn Féinplatform duringEaster Risingcommemorations[3] | ||
| 10 June 1976 | Donegal North-East | Independent Fianna Fáil | Paddy Keaveneygains seat vacated by the death of Cunningham | |||
| 10 June 1976 | Dublin South-West | Labour | Brendan Halligangains seat vacated by the death of Lemass | |||
| 25 January 1977 | Dublin County South | Fine Gael | Resignation ofRichard Burkeon nomination as EC Commissioner[4] | |||
| 2 February 1977 | Dublin North-West | Independent | Labour | David Thornleyreadmitted to parliamentary party[5] | ||
| 19 May 1977 | Dublin South-West | Fine Gael | Resignation ofDeclan Costelloon nomination asHigh Courtjudge[6] | |||
References[edit]
- ^ab"Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (20th Dáil) – Vol. 265 No. 1".Houses of the Oireachtas.14 March 1973.Archivedfrom the original on 8 July 2022.Retrieved27 August2022.
- ^"TDs & Senators (20th Dáil)".Houses of the Oireachtas.Archivedfrom the original on 5 May 2018.Retrieved21 June2022.
- ^Walsh, Dick (29 April 1976)."Whip withdrawn from Thornley, by 22 votes to 3".The Irish Times.p. 1.Retrieved3 December2022.
- ^"Resignation of Member – Dáil Debates (20th Dáil)".Houses of the Oireachtas.25 January 1977.Archivedfrom the original on 4 November 2019.Retrieved19 September2019.
- ^Walsh, Dick (3 February 1977)."Thornely is back in party fold".The Irish Times.p. 1.Retrieved3 December2022.
- ^"Resignation of Member – Dáil Debates (20th Dáil)".Houses of the Oireachtas.19 May 1977.Archivedfrom the original on 21 October 2019.Retrieved19 September2019.