20th Dáil Éireann | |||||||||||
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Overview | |||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
Term | 14 March 1973 – 25 May 1977 | ||||||||||
Election | 1973 general election | ||||||||||
Government | Government of the 20th Dáil | ||||||||||
Members | 144 | ||||||||||
Ceann Comhairle | Seán Treacy | ||||||||||
Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||||
Tánaiste | Brendan Corish | ||||||||||
Chief Whip | John Kelly | ||||||||||
Leader of the Opposition | Jack Lynch | ||||||||||
Sessions | |||||||||||
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1st | 14 March 1973 – 27 July 1973 |
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2nd | 17 October 1973 – 26 July 1974 |
3rd | 23 October 1974 – 30 July 1975 |
4th | 22 October 1975 – 1 July 1976 |
5th | 31 August 1976 – 25 May 1977 |
This is a list of members who were elected to the 20th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1973 general election on 26 February 1973 and met on 14 March 1973. The 20th Dáil was dissolved by President Patrick Hillery, at the request of the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave on 25 May 1977. The 20th Dáil lasted 1,569 days.
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 20th Dáil from March 1973.
The list of the 144 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.