29th Dáil
| 29th Dáil Éireann | |||||||||||||
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||||
| Term | 6 June 2002 – 26 April 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Election | 2002 general election | ||||||||||||
| Government | Government of the 29th Dáil | ||||||||||||
| Members | 166 | ||||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Rory O'Hanlon | ||||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern | ||||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Michael McDowell — Mary Harney until 13 September 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Tom Kitt — Mary Hanafin until 29 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Enda Kenny | ||||||||||||
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This is a list of members who were elected to the 29th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 2002 general election on 17 May 2002 and met on 6 June 2002. The 29th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on 26 April 2007. The 29th Dáil lasted 1788 days, the 3rd longest after the 28th Dáil and the 10th Dáil.
Composition of the 29th Dáil
| Party | June 2002 | April 2007 | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |• | Fianna Fáil | 81 | 78 |
| style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | 31 | 32 |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | 20 | 21 |
| style="background-color: Template:Progressive Democrats/meta/color" |• | Progressive Democrats | 8 | 8 |
| style="background-color: Template:Green Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Green Party | 6 | 6 |
| style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | 5 | 5 |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Socialist Party | 1 | 1 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | Independent | 13 | 14 |
| style="background-color: Template:Ceann Comhairle/meta/color" | | Ceann Comhairle | 1 | 1 |
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 29th Dáil from June 2002.
- Note that this was not the official seating plan.
TDs by party
This is a list of the 166 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election, sorted by party. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the 29th Dáil.
TDs by constituency
This is a list of the 166 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election, sorted by constituency. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the 29th Dáil.
Changes
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 6 June 2002 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Ceann Comhairle | Labour | Séamus Pattison (Lab) stands down as Ceann Comhairle | ||
| 6 June 2002 | Cavan–Monaghan | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Rory O'Hanlon (FF) is elected Ceann Comhairle | ||
| 27 September 2003 | Limerick West | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Michael J. Collins (FF) resigns from Fianna Fáil | ||
| 5 May 2004 | Mayo | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Beverley Flynn (FF) is expelled from Fianna Fáil | ||
| 22 September 2004 | Wexford | Independent | Fine Gael | Liam Twomey (Ind) joins Fine Gael | ||
| 31 October 2004 | Kildare North | Fianna Fáil | Charlie McCreevy (FF) resigns his seat | |||
| 31 October 2004 | Meath | Fine Gael | John Bruton (FG) resigns his seat | |||
| 11 March 2005 | Meath | Fine Gael | Shane McEntee (FG) holds the seat vacated by John Bruton | |||
| 11 March 2005 | Kildare North | Independent | Catherine Murphy (Ind) takes the seat vacated by Charlie McCreevy | |||
| 26 July 2006 | Donegal North-East | Independent Fianna Fáil | Fianna Fáil | Niall Blaney (Ind) joins Fianna Fáil
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See also
- Government of the 29th Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 29th Dáil
- Members of the 22nd Seanad
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland