The 22nd Dáil was elected at the 1981 general election on 11 June 1981 and met on 30 June 1981. The members of

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, the

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of the

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(legislature), of

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are known as TDs. It sat with the

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as the two Houses of the Oireachtas. On 27 January 1982,

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dissolved the Dáil at the request of the

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. The 22nd Dáil is the second shortest Dáil in history, lasting . There were no by-elections during the 22nd Dáil.

Composition of the 22nd Dáil

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and the Labour Party, denoted with bullets (), formed the

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Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 22nd Dáil from June 1981. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On the meeting of the Dáil, John O'Connell (Ind) was proposed by Peter Barry (FG) and seconded by James Tully (Lab) for the position of

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. He was elected without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

On 21 October 1981, a motion to move the writ for the vacancy in Cavan–Monaghan was rejected on a vote of 78 to 80. On 26 January 1982, a second motion in the same terms was defeated on a vote of 78 to 81. The Dáil was dissolved on the following day following the defeat of the budget.

References

External links

Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 22nd Dáil
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