29th Dáil

The 29th Dáil was elected at the 2002 general election on 17 May 2002 and met on 6 June 2002. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 22nd Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 29th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese on 26 April 2007, at the request of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. The 29th Dáil lasted, the third longest after the 10th Dáil and the 28th Dáil.

Composition of the 29th Dáil

26th government coalition parties

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 29th Dáil from June 2002. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On 6 June 2002, Rory O'Hanlon was proposed by Bertie Ahern for the position of Ceann Comhairle. O'Hanlon was approved without a vote.

List of TDs

This is a list of the 166 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election, sorted by party. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the 29th Dáil.