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This is a list of records relating to the Oireachtas, the national parliament of Ireland, which consists of the President of Ireland, and two Houses, Dáil Éireann, a house of representatives whose members are known as Teachtaí Dála or TDs, and Seanad Éireann, a senate whose members are known as senators.
Sinn Féin has 33 TDs in the Dáil Éireann (lower house) (most recent election in 2020): Mary Lou McDonald, TD for Dublin Central; Denise Mitchell, TD for Dublin Bay North; Chris Andrews, TD for Dublin Bay South; Louise O'Reilly, TD for Dublin Fingal; Eoin Ó Broin, TD for Dublin Mid-West; Mark Ward, TD for Dublin Mid-West
Of the 160 TDs, forty-eight were elected for the first time. [8] 36 are women (22.5%) and 124 are men. [9] ^ +: Elected for the first time at the 2020 general election. ^ ‡: Previously served as member of the Dáil non-consecutively to the current consecutive terms of office. ^ #: Member of the 25th Seanad at time of election.
Ireland is divided into Dáil constituencies, each of which elects three, four, or five TDs. Under the Constitution, the total number of TDs must be fixed at one TD for each 20,000 to 30,000 of the population. [3] There are 174 TDs in the 34th Dáil, elected at the 2024 general election under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023.
' Assembly of Ireland ') is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann. [4] It consists of 174 members, each known as a Teachta Dála (plural Teachtaí Dála, commonly abbreviated as TDs).
Five senators (8%) are members of the LGBT+ community. [1] 33 members (55%) of the 26th Seanad were unsuccessful candidates at the 2020 general election, 10 of those (17%) being outgoing TDs who failed to get re-elected. In total 41 members (68%) of the 26th Seanad had contested general elections in the past, while 15 (25%) were former TDs.
D. Jim Daly (politician) Patrick Daly; Michael D'Arcy; Michael W. D'Arcy; Michael Davis (Irish politician) Robert Davitt; Austin Deasy; John Deasy (Fine Gael politician)
Article 16.2 of the Constitution of Ireland outlines the requirements for constituencies. The total number of TDs is to be no more than one TD representing twenty thousand and no less than one TD representing thirty thousand of the population, and the ratio should be the same in each constituency, as far as practicable, avoiding malapportionment.