21st Dáil
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| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 5 July 1977 – 21 May 1981 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1977 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | Government of the 21st Dáil | ||||||||||
| Members | 148 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle |
Pádraig Faulkner — Joseph Brennan until 13 July 1980 |
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| Taoiseach |
Charles Haughey — Jack Lynch until 11 December 1979 |
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| Tánaiste | George Colley | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip |
Seán Moore — Michael Woods until 11 December 1979 — Patrick Lalor until 1 July 1979 |
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| Leader of the Opposition | Garret FitzGerald | ||||||||||
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| 1st | 5 July 1977 – 6 July 1977 |
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| 2nd | 12 October 1977 – 29 June 1978 |
| 3rd | 11 October 1978 – 18 July 1979 |
| 4th | 17 October 1979 – 26 June 1980 |
| 5th | 15 October 1980 – 21 May 1981 |
This is a list of members who were elected to the 21st Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1977 general election on 16 June 1977 and met on 5 July 1977. The 21st Dáil was dissolved by President Patrick Hillery, at the request of the Taoiseach Charles Haughey on 21 May 1981. The 21st Dáil lasted 1,456 days, and saw a change of Taoiseach from Jack Lynch to Charles Haughey.
Government party denoted with bullet (•)
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 21st Dáil from July 1977.
The list of the 148 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
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