Members of the 30th Dáil
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This is a list of the members who were elected to the 30th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. These Teachtaí Dála (Members of Parliament) were elected in the 2007 general election on 24 May, 2007 and first assembled on 14 June, 2007.
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[edit] Composition of the 30th Dáil
The position of Ceann Comhairle was contested by John O'Donoghue (FF) and Ruairi Quinn (Lab). Following a vote John O'Donoghue was elected to this position. The position of Taoiseach was contested by Bertie Ahern (FF) and Enda Kenny (FG). Following a vote Bertie Ahern was elected to this position, making it his third consecutive term in office.
| Party | May 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| • | Fianna Fáil | 77[1] | |
| Fine Gael | 51 | ||
| Labour Party | 20 | ||
| • | Green Party | 6 | |
| Sinn Féin | 4 | ||
| • | Progressive Democrats | 2 | |
| Independents | 5 | ||
| Ceann Comhairle (Speaker) | 1[1] | ||
| Total | 166 | ||
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
[edit] Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 30th Dáil as of November 2007.
- Note this is not the official seating plan of the Dáil.
[edit] TDs by party
This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2007 general election, sorted by party. Note this table is a record of the 2007 general election results, it is not a record of the current status of the Dáil. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation.
[edit] TDs by constituency
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency. Note this table is a record of the 2007 general election results, it is not a record of the current status of the Dáil. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation.
[edit] Changes
| Date | Constituency | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2007 | Cavan-Monaghan | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Rory O'Hanlon (FF) stands down as Ceann Comhairle | ||
| June 14, 2007 | Kerry South | Ceann Comhairle | Fianna Fáil | John O'Donoghue (FF) is elected Ceann Comhairle | ||
| November 28, 2007 | Cork East | Independent | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe (FF) resigned the Fianna Fáil whip after refusing to vote in favour of Health Minister Mary Harney (PD) in a motion of no confidence | ||
[edit] Footnote
- ^ a b Rory O'Hanlon was returned automatically as the outgoing Ceann Comhairle, he was not elected as Fianna Fáil TD, although he is a member of the Fianna Fáil party. As he was not re-elected as Ceann Comhairle, he re-joined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.
