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Irish general election 1981 - Definition and Overview
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The election for the 22nd Dáil took place on June 11, 1981.

Contents
1 Results
2 Overview
3 First time TDs
4 Retiring TDs
5 See also

Results

Party Leader Seats Loss/Gain Dáil Seats (%)
Fianna Fáil Charles J. Haughey 78 -6 47.0
Fine Gael Garret FitzGerald 65 +22 39.2
Labour Michael O Leary 15 -2 5.4
Others - 8 +4 4.8

Overview

Charles Haughey, Garret FitzGerald and Michael O Leary contest their first general election as leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Labour Party respectively. A Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition government comes to power. Garret FitzGerald becomes the seventh Taoiseach.

First time TDs

Retiring TDs

See also


Irish General Elections

1923 | 1927 (Jun) | 1927 (Sep) | 1932 | 1933 | 1937 | 1938 | 1943 | 1944 | 1948 | 1951 | 1954 | 1957 | 1961 | 1965 | 1969 | 1973 | 1977 | 1981 | 1982 (Feb) | 1982 (Nov) | 1987 | 1989 | 1992 | 1997 | 2002

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