Members of the 29th Dáil
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| 30th Dáil | (2006/7) |
This is a list of the members who were elected to the 29th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. These Teachtaí Dála (Members of Parliament) were elected in the 2002 General Election and will serve until 2007 at the latest.
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Composition of the 29th Dáil
| Party | May 2002 | Apr. 2006 | |
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| • | Fianna Fáil | 81 | 77 |
| Fine Gael | 31 | 32 | |
| Labour | 20 | 21 | |
| • | Progressive Democrats | 8 | 8 |
| Green | 6 | 6 | |
| Sinn Féin | 5 | 5 | |
| Socialist | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 13 | 15 | |
| Ceann Comhairle (Speaker) | 1 | 1 | |
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
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Graphical representation of Dáil Éireann
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in Dáil Éireann. Note that this is not a seating plan, or a reflection of the usual seats taken by parties in the House.
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List of Teachtaí Dála
This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election.
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Changes
| Date | Constituency | Gain | Loss | Note |
| June 6, 2002 | Carlow-Kilkenny | Labour Party | Ceann Comhairle | Séamus Pattison (Lab) stands down as Ceann Comhairle |
| June 6, 2002 | Carlow-Kilkenny | Ceann Comhairle | Fianna Fáil | Rory O'Hanlon (FF) is elected Ceann Comhairle |
| September 27, 2003 | Limerick West | Independent | Fianna Fáil | Michael Colllins resigns from Fianna Fáil |
| May 5, 2004 | Mayo | Independent | Fianna Fáil | Beverley Flynn (FF) is expelled from Fianna Fáil |
| September 22, 2004 | Wexford | Fine Gael | Independent | Liam Twomey (Ind) joins Fine Gael |
| October 31, 2004 | Kildare North | Fianna Fáil | Charlie McCreevy (FF) resigns his seat | |
| October 31, 2004 | Meath | Fine Gael | John Bruton (FG) resigns his seat | |
| March 11, 2005 | Meath | Fine Gael | Shane McEntee (FG) holds the seat vacated by John Bruton | |
| March 11, 2005 | Kildare North | Independent | Catherine Murphy (Ind) takes the seat vacated by Charlie McCreevy |
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