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The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. The newly elected members of the 29th Dáil assembled on Thursday June 6, 2002. May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 28th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... The President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... Mary Patricia McAleese (Irish name Máire Pádraigín Mhic Ghiolla Íosa) (born 27 June 1951) is the eighth, and current, President of Ireland. ... The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet1. ... Patrick Bartholemew Ahern (Irish name: Pádraig Parthalán Ó hEachthairn) (born September 12, 1951), commonly called Bertie Ahern, is an Irish politician. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 29th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The general election took place in 42 parliamentary constituencies throught the Republic of Ireland for 166 seats in the lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann. The Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, currently contains 166 Teachtaí Dála (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. ... The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ...

Overview

The general election was significant for a number of reasons:

• The election was considered a landslide for Fianna Fáil, with the party coming within a handful of seats from achieving an overall majority.
• The re-election of the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats government, the first occasion since 1969 when an Irish government won re-election.
• The meltdown in Fine Gael support, which saw the main opposition party drop from 54 to 31 seats, lose all but three seats in Dublin, and several prominent members, including
  • Alan Dukes - Former Leader of Fine Gael.
  • Jim Mitchell - Deputy Leader of Fine Gael.
  • Nora Owen - Former Minister for Justice.
  • Austin Currie - Former Presidential Election candidate.
  • Jim Higgins - Former Chief Whip.
  • Alan Shatter - Member of the Fine Gael Front Bench.
• The electoral success of Sinn Féin, which increased its seat number from one to five.
• The failure of the Labour Party, contrary to all expectations, to increase its seat total.
• The success of the Green Party, which increased its TDs from two to six, including its first TD outside of the capital, Dublin.
• The election of a large number of independent candidates.
• Being the first time electronic voting machines were used in an Irish election. They were used in three constituencies, Meath, Dublin West and Dublin North.

In the immediate aftermath of the election, Fine Gael leader Michael Noonan announced his resignation from the leadership and Enda Kenny was chosen as the new leader in the subsequent election. Later in the year, Ruairí Quinn stepped down as leader of the Labour Party. He was replaced by Pat Rabbitte. Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... The Progressive Democrats (in Irish An Páirtí Daonlathach, literal back-translation: The Democratic Party) is a free market liberal party in the Republic of Ireland founded in 1985. ... The Irish general election of 1969 was held on June 18, 1969. ... Fine Gael (IPA in English and in Irish, approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... Alan Dukes (born April 20, 1945) is a former Fine Gael leader and former TD for Kildare South. ... Fine Gael (IPA in English and in Irish, approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... This article is about the Irish politician. ... Nora Owen (born June 1945), was a senior Irish politician. ... The Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform is the chief minister in charge of law and order in the Republic of Ireland. ... Austin Currie (born 1939) is a former Irish politician. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1990 the Irish Labour Party let it be known that it would for the first time run a candidate. ... Jim Higgins (born 4 May 1945 in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo) is an Irish politician. ... The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... The name Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish), which means ourselves or we ourselves (not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original... The Labour Party (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Green Party/Comhaontas Glas) was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region. ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, the county is often informally called The Royal County. ... Dublin West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ... Dublin North is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the northern area of County Dublin. ... This article is about Michael Noonan the Fine Gael politician. ... Enda Kenny (born April 24, 1951) is a senior Irish politician. ... The 2002 Fine Gael leadership election began in May 2002, when Michael Noonan resigned as party leader due to the partys poor performance in the 2002 general election. ... Ruairi Quinn (born 1946) is an Irish politician. ... Pat Rabbitte (born May 18, 1949) is a senior Irish politician , who has been the leader of the Labour Party since 2002. ...

The 2002 election results provide little comfort for those who would like to see an alternative government in the lifetime of this Dáil. The non-government parties are fragmented and have major policy differences, and Fianna Fáil could hope to continue in government (with the support of independent TDs) even if the Progressive Democrats withdraw.

Statistical summary

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First time TDs

• Niall Blaney
• Donie Cassidy
• Seán Crowe
• John Deasy
• Olwyn Enright
• Damien English
• Noel Grealish
• Charlie O'Connor
• Fiona O'Malley
• Tim O'Malley
• Aengus Ó Snodaigh
• Mae Sexton
• Liam Twomey
• Dan Boyle
• Eamon Ryan
• Ciaran Cuffe
• Paul Gogarty

Neil (Niall) Blaney (born 1974) is an Irish Independent Fianna Fáil politician. ... Donie Cassidy (1945-) is a successful Irish businessman and TD (representing Westmeath for Fianna Fáil). ... Seán Crowe is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South Central. ... John Deasy (born 1968) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Olwyn Enright (born 1974) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Damien English is a Fine Gael TD for the constituency of Meath. ... Charlie OConnor (born April 9, 1946) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Fiona OMalley is an Irish politician. ... Tim OMalley (b. ... Aengus Ó Snodaigh is an Irish politician and a TD for Dublin South Central. ... Mae Sexton (born April 28, 1955) is an Irish politician who was elected as a Progressive Democrat TD for the Longford-Roscommon constituency in the 2002 General Election. ... Dr. Liam Twomey is an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Dan Boyle could be Dan Boyle the hockey player Dan Boyle the Irish politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Eamon Ryan is an Irish Green Party politician. ... Ciarán Cuffe (born 1963) is an Irish Green Party politician. ... Paul Gogarty is a Green Party politican and has been a member of the Green Party since 1989. ...

Retiring TDs

• David Andrews
• Seán Barrett
• Monica Barnes
• Harry Blaney
• Austin Currie
• Proinsias de Rossa
• Seán Doherty
• Denis Foley
• Bobby Molloy
• Albert Reynolds
• Dick Spring (failed to be re-elected)
• Ivan Yates

David Andrews (born March 15, 1936) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician and barrister. ... Seán Barrett (born August 9, 1944), is an Irish politician. ... Austin Currie (born 1939) is a former Irish politician. ... Proinsias De Rossa (born May 15, 1940 in Dublin) is an Irish politician and former leader of the Workers Party and subsequently of Democratic Left. ... Seán Doherty (August 29, 1944 - June 7, 2005), was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Bobby Molloy (b. ... Albert Reynolds (Irish name Ailbhe Mac Raghnaill) (born November 3, 1932), was the eighth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving one term in office from 1992 until 1994. ... Richard (Dick) Spring (born August 29, 1950 in Tralee County Kerry), is a businessman and former senior Irish politician. ... Ivan Yates (born October 23, 1959), was a senior Irish politician. ...

By-elections

• On 11 March 2005 an Independent candidate took one seat from Fianna Fáil in Kildare North. On the same day Fine Gael retained a seat in the Meath constituency.

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See also

• Government of the 29th Dáil
• Members of the 29th Dáil
• Irish general election, 2007 (a possibility)

On Thursday, June 26, 2002, the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, on the nomination of the 29th Dáil Éireann, appointed Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 29th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The next general election in the Republic of Ireland need not occur until 2007. ...

External link

• Dáil General Election May 2002: Results and Transfer of Votes (PDF format)

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