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The Irish general election of 1981 was held on June 11, 1981, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on May 21. The newly elected 166 members of the 22nd Dáil assembled at Leinster House on June 30 when a new Taoiseach and government were appointed. June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 22nd DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Leinster House The former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... The Taoiseach (IPA: or ) â€” plural: Taoisigh ( or ), also referred to as An Taoiseach[1], is the head of government of Ireland or prime minister. ...

The general election took place in 41 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland for 166 seats in the lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann. The number of seats in the Dáil was increased from 148 to 166. The lower house of the Irish parliament, DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann, currently contains 166 TeachtaÃ DÃ¡la (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. ... The DÃ¡il Chamber DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann (pronounced ) is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ...

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The general election of 1981 was the first one of five during the 1980s. The election also saw three new leaders of the three main parties fight their first general election. Charles Haughey had become Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil at the end of 1979, Garret FitzGerald was the new leader of Fine Gael and Michael O'Leary was in charge of the Labour Party. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Fianna FÃ¡il - The Republican Party (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with 55,000 members. ... Garret FitzGerald (Irish: ; born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; July 1981 to February 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987. ... Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ) (approximate English translation: Family or Tribe of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Dail (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership... Michael OLeary (8 May 1936 â€“ 11 May 2006) was an Irish senior politician and barrister. ... The Labour Party (Irish: PÃ¡irtÃ an Lucht Oibre) is a social democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Charles Haughey and Fianna Fáil seemed extremely popular with the electorate. He had wanted to call the general election for early in the year, however a series of events led to the postponement of the election until the summer. By that stage much of the earlier optimism in the party had filtered out. The party still offered a very attractive manifesto, promising the electorate more spending programmes. Fine Gael also put forward a series of tax-cutting plans. Both the main parties policies seemed completely unrealistic, particularly since the national debt of the country was spiralling out of control.

Result

When the votes were counted the result was inconclusive. Fianna Fáil lost seats as a result of sympathy to the Anti H-Block candidates and the attractive tax proposals of Fine Gael. It was the worst performance for Fianna Fáil in twenty years. A Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition government came to power with Garret FitzGerald becoming the seventh Taoiseach. June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fianna FÃ¡il - The Republican Party (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with 55,000 members. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ) (approximate English translation: Family or Tribe of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Dail (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership... Garret FitzGerald (Irish: ; born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; July 1981 to February 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987. ... The Labour Party (Irish: PÃ¡irtÃ an Lucht Oibre) is a social democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... Michael OLeary (8 May 1936 â€“ 11 May 2006) was an Irish senior politician and barrister. ... Anti H-Block was the political party label used by candidates standing in Northern Ireland in support of the 1981 hunger strike. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Workers Party of Ireland. ... TomÃ¡s Mac Giolla (1924- ) is a former Irish politician. ... The Ceann Comhairle1 is the chairman or speaker of DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Anti H-Block was the political party label used by candidates standing in Northern Ireland in support of the 1981 hunger strike. ...

First time TDs

Caroline (Carrie) Acheson (born September, 1934) is a former Irish Fianna FÃ¡il party politician. ... See also Paddy Agnew (Stormont MP). ... Bernard Allen (September 9, 1944) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Michael Barrett (15 January 1927 â€“ 8 July 2006) was an Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ... SeÃ¡n Barrett (born August 9, 1944), is an Irish politician. ... George Birmingham was an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... SÃ©amus Brennan (born February 16, 1948) is a senior Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ... Hugh Byrne (born September 1943) is a former Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ... Peadar Clohessy (born December 1, 1934) is a retired Irish Progressive Democrat politician. ... Paul Connaughton is an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... John Connor (born 14 February 1944) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Liam T. Cosgrave (born 1956) is a Fine Gael politician in the Republic of Ireland. ... Hugh P. Coveney (July, 1935â€“March, 1998) was a senior Irish Fine Gael politician, and a noted yachtsman. ... Frank Crowley (born 1939) is a retired Irish Fine Gael party politician and Teachta DÃ¡la (TD) for Cork North West. ... Volunteer Kieran (or Ciarán) Doherty (Provisional Irish Republican Army, Belfast Brigade) died at the age of 25 in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike in Long Kesh (prison). ... Alan Dukes (born April 20, 1945) is an Irish politician, a former leader of the Fine Gael political party and former TD for Kildare South. ... The Minister for Agriculture and Food is the senior minister at the Department of Agriculture and Food (Irish:An Roinn TalmhaÃochta agus Bia) in the Irish Government. ... Bernanrd Durkan is an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... 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Mary Harney (Irish: ; born 11 March 1953) is an Irish politician and was the leader of the Progressive Democrats (the sixth largest political party in Ireland) between 1993 and 2006. ... Michael D. Higgins (April 18, 1941), known in Irish as MicheÃ¡l D. Ã“ hUigÃnn, or informally as Michael D. , is an Irish Labour Party politician. ... Liam Hyland (born 1933) is a former Irish politician from the Fianna FÃ¡il party who was an elected representative for over 25 years, as a Senator, TD and Member of the European Parliament. ... Jim Kemmy (1936-1997) was a socialist politician born in Limerick, Ireland. ... SeÃ¡n Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus (born 1927) is an Irish barrister, politician and environmentalist. ... Denis Lyons (born 1935) is a retired Irish Fianna FÃ¡il party politician and former junior minister in the Irish government. ... John Joseph McCartin (born March 1939) is a retired Irish Fine Gael party politician, who served in both houses of the Oireachtas and in the European Parliament. ... (Gabriel) Gay Mitchell (born December 30, 1951 in Dublin) is an Irish politician and Member of the European Parliament for Dublin since 2004. ... David Molony (23rd August 1950 â€“ 4th September 2002) was an Irish Fine Gael Party Senator and TD. Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, he qualified as a lawyer and in the 1970s he worked with FLAC, a voluntary group providing free legal aid, eventually became FLACs chairperson. ... Michael Moynihan (17th June 1917â€“27th June 2001) was an Irish Labour Party party politician who served in the Oireachtas as a Senator and as TD for Kerry South. ... Ted Nealon (born 1 November 1929) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Michael Noonan (Irish: ; born 21 May 1943) is an Irish politician and was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Fine Gael from February 2001 to June 2002. ... Toddy OSullivan (born 1934) is a retired Irish Labour Party politician who served for sixteen years as TD for constituencies in Cork, and for five years as a junior government minister. ... Nora Owen (born June 1945), was a senior Irish politician. ... Alan Joseph Shatter is an Irish politician and member of the Fine Gael political party. ... P.J. Sheehan (born 1 March 1933) is a Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Joe Sherlock (born September 26, 1935) is an Irish Labour Party politician. ... Richard Spring (born August 29, 1950 in Tralee County Kerry), is a businessman and former senior Irish politician. ... Mervyn Taylor (b. ... Caption Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (born 26 May 1951) is a Fine Gael politician and is a candidate in Clare for the General Election to the 30th DÃ¡il. ... Ivan Yates (born October 23, 1959), was a senior Irish politician. ... 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Retiring TDs

Liam Cosgrave (Irish name Liam Mac Cosgair) (born 13 April 1920), served as the fifth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland between 1973 and 1977. ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917â€”20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... Mark Clinton (1915-2001) was a senior Irish politician. ... Paddy Donegan (October 29, 1923 - November 26, 2000) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Jimmy Leonard (born 5th June 1927) is a former Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ... Luke Belton (9 August 1918 â€“ 18 June 2006) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Michael Herbert (17 May 1925 â€“ 20 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ...

See also

Categories: Elections in the Republic of Ireland | 1981 elections | 1981 in Ireland This is a list of the members who were elected to the 22nd DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The 22nd DÃ¡il was elected on June 11, 1981 and first met on June 30 when the 18th Government of Ireland was appointed. ... The Republic of Ireland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Two elections in Ireland took place in 1921, as a result of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to establish the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. ... A general election took place in southern Ireland in 16 June 1922 under the provisions of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to elect a constituent assembly paving the way for the establishment of the Irish Free State. ... The Irish general election of 1923 was held on August 27, 1923. ... The Irish general election of June 1927 was held on June 9, 1927. ... The Irish general election of September 1927 was held on September 15, 1927. ... The Irish general election of 1932 was held on February 16, 1932, just over two weeks after the dissolution of the 6th DÃ¡il on January 29. ... The Irish general election of 1933 was held on January 24, 1933. ... See also: Government of the 9th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1937 ... See also: Government of the 10th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1938 ... See also: Government of the 11th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1943 ... The Irish general election of 1944 was held on May 30, 1944, three weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on May 9. ... The Irish general election of 1948 was held on February 4, 1948. ... The Irish general election of 1951 was held on May 30, 1951. ... See also: Government of the 15th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1954 ... The Irish general election of 1957 was held on March 5, 1957, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on February 4. ... The Irish general election of 1961 was held on October 4, 1961, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on September 8. ... First time TDs David Andrews Michael OLeary See also Government of the 18th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1965 ... Jack Lynch becomes Taoiseach after winning his first election as leader of Fianna FÃ¡il The Irish general election of 1969 was held on June 18, 1969, just over four years after its predecessor. ... The Irish general election of 1973 was held on February 28, 1973. ... The Irish general election of 1977 was held on June 16, 1977. ... The Irish general election of February 1982 was held on February 18, 1982, three weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on January 27. ... The Irish general election of November 1982 was held on November 24, 1982, three weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on November 4. ... The Irish general election of 1987 was held on February 17, 1987, four weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on January 20. ... The Irish general election of 1989 was held on Friday, June 15, 1989, three weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on May 25. ... The Irish general election of 1992 was held on Wednesday, November 25, 1992, almost three weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on November 5. ... The Irish general election of 1997 was held on Friday, June 6, 1997. ... The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th DÃ¡il on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. ... The Irish general election of 2007 took place on 24 May 2007 after the dissolution of the 29th DÃ¡il by the President on 29 April 2007, at the request of the Taoiseach. ... This is an incomplete list of Irish by-elections, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. ... Irish presidential elections elect the President of Ireland: the Republic of Irelands head of state. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The Irish presidential election in 1938 was the first Irish presidential election, held to fill the new office of President of Ireland. ... The Irish presidential election in 1945 was Ã‰ires first contested presidential election. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1952, the first held since the creation of the Republic of Ireland in 1949, the outgoing president, Sean T. OKelly decided to seek a second term. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1959 Fianna FÃ¡ils founder and longterm leader and Taoiseach, Eamon de Valera under party pressure decided to leave active party politics and seek the presidency. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1966 President de Valera reluctantly agreed under Fianna Fáil party pressure to seek a second term. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1973, with President de Valera constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, Fianna FÃ¡il sought to get former TÃ¡naiste Frank Aiken to run for the presidency, but he declined. ... The Irish presidential election in 1974 resulted from the sudden death in office of President Childers. ... The 1976 Irish presidential election was precipitated by the sudden resignation of President Ó Dálaigh in October 1976, following an attack on him by Paddy Donegan, the Irish Minister for Defence in which the Minister called the President a thundering disgrace and implied he was disloyal to the state. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1983 outgoing President Hillery agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term. ... 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. ... The Irish general election of 1997 was held on October 30, 1997. ... The date for Irelands presidential election was set for 22 October 2004. ... An amendment may be made to any part of Bunreacht na hÃ‰ireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, but only by referendum. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The Third Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, permitted the state to join the European Communities and provided that European law would take precedence over the constitution. ... The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, introduced the controversial constitutional ban on abortion. ... The Ninth Amendment of Bunreacht na hÃ‰ireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, extended the right to vote in elections to DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann (the lower house of parliament) to certain non-Irish citizens. ... The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, permitted the state to ratify the Single European Act. ... The Eleventh Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, permitted the state to ratify the Maastricht Treaty. ... The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, repealed the constitutional prohibition of divorce. ... The Sixteenth Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, provided that a court could refuse bail to a suspect where it feared that while at liberty they would commit a criminal offence. ... The Seventeenth Amendment of the Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, provided that the confidentiality of meetings of the cabinet would not prevent the High Court from ordering that certain information be disclosed when this was in the public interest. ... The Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, provided constitutional recognition of local government and required that local government elections occur at least once in every five years. ... The Twenty-sixth Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, permitted the state to ratify the Nice Treaty. ... The Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, provided that children born on the island of Ireland to parents who were both non-nationals would no longer have a constitutional right to Irish citizenship. ...

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