Members of the 33rd Dáil
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||
| Term | 20 February 2020 – | ||||||
| Election | 2020 general election | ||||||
| Government | Government of the 33rd Dáil | ||||||
| Members | 160 | ||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Seán Ó Fearghaíl | ||||||
| Leas-Cheann Comhairle | Catherine Connolly | ||||||
| Taoiseach | Micheál Martin | ||||||
| Tánaiste | Leo Varadkar | ||||||
| Chief Whip | Jack Chambers | ||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Mary Lou McDonald | ||||||
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This is a list of the members who were elected to the 33rd Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (members of parliament) were elected at the 2020 general election on 8 February. The general election took place throughout the state to elect 159 of the 160 members of Dáil Éireann, an increase of 2. This followed the passing of the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017. The remaining seat was taken by the outgoing Ceann Comhairle, who was returned automatically.
The 33rd Dáil convened for the first time on 20 February 2020.[1][2] The first order of business was to elect a new Ceann Comhairle, which saw incumbent Seán Ó Fearghaíl re-elected as Ceann Comhairle.[3]
Of the 160 TDs, forty-eight were elected for the first time.[4] 36 are women (22.5%) and 124 are men.[5]
Leadership[]
- Ceann Comhairle: Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Fianna Fáil)
- Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Catherine Connolly (Independent)
Government[]
- Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil
- Tánaiste and Leader of Fine Gael
- Leo Varadkar
- Leader of the Green Party and Minister for Transport, Environment, Climate and Communications
- Eamon Ryan
Opposition[]
- Opposition Front Bench
- Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Sinn Féin: Mary Lou McDonald
- Leader of the Labour Party: Alan Kelly
- Leader of the Social Democrats: Catherine Murphy & Róisín Shortall
- Leader of Aontú: Peadar Tóibín
Composition of the 33rd Dáil[]
| 2020 general election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Feb. 2020[a] | Sep. 2021[b] | |
| ● | Fianna Fáil | 37 | 36 |
| Sinn Féin | 37 | 37 | |
| ● | Fine Gael | 35 | 34 |
| ● | Green | 12 | 12 |
| Labour | 6 | 7 | |
| Social Democrats | 6 | 6 | |
| PBP/Solidarity | 5 | 5 | |
| Aontú | 1 | 1 | |
| Inds. 4 Change | 1 | 0 | |
| RTOC | 0 | 1 | |
| Independent | 19 | 20 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 160 | ||
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (●)
- Notes
The Ceann Comhairle is automatically returned unless they state their intention to retire before the Dáil is dissolved.[6] The incumbent, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, did not retire, and is a member of the 33rd Dáil.
List of TDs[]
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency. Party affiliations are given as they were at the time of election.
Technical groups[]
Regional Group[]
| Party | Name | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (8) | Cathal Berry | Kildare South | |
| Seán Canney | Galway East | ||
| Peter Fitzpatrick | Louth | ||
| Noel Grealish | Galway West | ||
| Michael Lowry | Tipperary | ||
| Verona Murphy | Wexford | ||
| Denis Naughten | Roscommon–Galway | ||
| Matt Shanahan | Waterford | ||
| Aontú (1) | Peadar Tóibín | Meath West | |
Rural Group[]
Independent Group[]
| Party | Name | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (5) | Catherine Connolly | Galway West | |
| Michael Fitzmaurice | Roscommon–Galway | ||
| Marian Harkin | Sligo–Leitrim | ||
| Michael McNamara | Clare | ||
| Thomas Pringle | Donegal | ||
| Right to Change (1) | Joan Collins | Dublin South-Central | |
Changes[]
| Date | Constituency | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2020 | Dublin South-Central | RTOC | Inds. 4 Change | Joan Collins resigns from Independents 4 Change and founds Right to Change[8] | ||
| 27 April 2021 | Dublin Bay South | Fine Gael | Eoghan Murphy resigns as a TD[9] | |||
| 9 July 2021 | Dublin Bay South | Labour | Ivana Bacik elected at a by-election | |||
| 15 September 2021 | Sligo–Leitrim | Independent | Fianna Fáil | Marc MacSharry resigns from Fianna Fáil[10] | ||
See also[]
- Government of the 33rd Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 33rd Dáil
- Members of the 26th Seanad
- Dáil constituencies
Notes[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Elected for the first time at the 2020 general election.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Member of the 25th Seanad at time of election.
- ^ a b c d e Previously a member of the Dáil but not of the 32nd Dáil.
- ^ Seán Ó Fearghaíl was returned automatically without standing for election. In accordance with Article 16.6 of the Constitution of Ireland, the outgoing Ceann Comhairle is deemed to be automatically returned
References[]
- ^ "General Election to take place in February after Dáil dissolved". RTÉ News. 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Full house: Here are your 160 TDs elected in the 2020 general election". The Journal. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "The 33rd Dáil is meeting today for the first time - here's how it will play out". The Journal. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Cox, Aengus (11 February 2020). "The 33rd Dáil - out with the old and in with the new" – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Connor, Dyane (11 February 2020). "Slight increase in number of female TDs elected" – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ "Electoral Act 1992, S. 36: Re-election of outgoing Chairman of Dáil". Irish Statute Book. Government of Ireland. 5 November 1992. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "The Independent groups - who are they and what do they want?". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ McCarthy, Justine (31 May 2020). "Dublin TD Joan Collins leaves I4C to found new party Right to Change". The Times.
- ^ "Eoghan Murphy resigns as TD for Dublin Bay South". RTÉ News. 27 April 2021.
- ^ Hosford, Paul. "Marc MacSharry resigns from FF parliamentary party ahead of Coveney vote". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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