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Encyclopedia > Irish general election, 1982 (November)
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The Irish general election of November 1982 was held on November 24, 1982, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on November 4. The newly elected 166 members of the 24th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on December 14 when a new Taoiseach and government were appointed. November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 24th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Leinster House is the former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 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. ...


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 Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, currently contains 166 Teachtaí Dála (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. ... Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ...

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Campaign

The second general election of 1982 took place just nine months after the first one in February of that year. While it is not the shortest Dáil in Irish history, it is unusual because never before had there been three general elections in eighteen months. 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime...


The general election was caused by the loss of support Independents and the Workers' Party for the Fianna Fáil government. This was due to the governmentss insistence on introducing substantial budget cuts, budget cuts which the left-wing supporters couldn't stomach. While economic issues dominated the campaign the parties were weary in having to fight yeat another general election. Categories: Ireland-related stubs | Irish political parties | Republic of Ireland political parties | Northern Ireland political parties ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ...


Result

The results are as follows:

Party Leader Seats First Preferences
# of Seats Gain/Loss % of Dáil # of Votes %
Fianna Fáil Charles J. Haughey 75 -6 45.2   45.2
Fine Gael Garret FitzGerald 70 +7 42.2   39.2
Labour Party Dick Spring 16 +1 9.6   9.4
Workers' Party Tomás MacGiolla 2 -1 1.2   3.3
Independents 3 -1 1.8   2.9
  166 0 100.0   100.0

After the votes were counted the result was inconclusive. Fine Gael records its biggest election victory, coming within five seats of Fianna Fáil. At other times Fioanna Fáil was often twice as big as Fine Gael. The Labour Party had a new leader with Dick Spring. A programme for government was quickly drawn up and Garret FitzGerald of Fine Gael becomes Taoiseach for the second time. The poor showing for Fianna Fáil results in a leadership challenge to Charles Haughey by his opponents within the party. Haughey wins the vote of confidence and remains as leader. Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Charles James Haughey (born September 16, 1925) was the sixth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. ... 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. ... Dr. Garret FitzGerald (Irish: Gearóid MacGearailt) (born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. ... Logo of the Irish Labour Party The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... Richard (Dick) Spring (born August 29, 1950 in Tralee County Kerry), is a businessman and former senior Irish politician. ... Categories: Ireland-related stubs | Irish political parties | Republic of Ireland political parties | Northern Ireland political parties ... Tomás MacGiolla (born 1924), former Irish politician. ... 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. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Logo of the Irish Labour Party The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... Richard (Dick) Spring (born August 29, 1950 in Tralee County Kerry), is a businessman and former senior Irish politician. ... Dr. Garret FitzGerald (Irish: Gearóid MacGearailt) (born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. ... 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. ... 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. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Charles (Charlie) James Haughey (Ir. ...


First Time TDs

Mary ORourke (born May 31, 1937), is a senior Irish politician. ...

See also


This is a list of the members who were elected to the 24th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The 24th Dáil was elected on November 24, 1982 and first met on December 14 when the 19th Government of Ireland was appointed. ...

Irish General Elections Elections in the Republic of Ireland gives information on election and election results in the Republic of Ireland. ...

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