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The 31st Dáil was elected at the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. The 31st Dáil lasted 1,793 days. It was dissolved by President Michael D. Higgins on 3 February 2016, at the request of the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.[2]
The 2011 election saw 17 Dáil constituencies return 3 TDs each, 15 constituencies return 4 TDs each and 11 constituencies return 5 TDs each, for a total of 166. Seán Barrett was elected as Ceann Comhairle in the first sitting of the Dáil.[3] For the first time in its history, Fine Gael was the largest party in the Dáil. Led by Enda Kenny, became the largest party for the first time, it formed a coalition government with the Labour Party, led by Eamon Gilmore, who had achieved their highest number of seats in the party's history. In July 2014, Joan Burton won a Labour Party leadership election to become the Leader of the Labour Party and Tánaiste. Fianna Fáil secured 20 seats, the lowest in the party's history, and was the largest party in opposition. The leader of the party, Micheál Martin became the Leader of the Opposition. Gerry Adams as leader of Sinn Féin became the second opposition leader. A technical group was formed following the election composed of 16 independent politicians and members of the United Left Alliance, who failed to win enough seats to gain speaking rights.[4] Almost half of the members of the 30th Dáil were absent from the 31st: 31 members retired before the poll and a further 45 sitting TDs lost their seats at the election. 76 new TDs were elected to the Dáil, 46% of the total.[5] The 31st Dáil lasted 1,793 days. Composition of the 31st Dáil
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (●) Graphical representationThe following illustrates the composition of the 31st Dáil at the time of its first sitting on 9 March 2011 (after Seán Barrett (Fine Gael) took office as Ceann Comhairle). The following illustrates the composition at the time of its dissolution in February 2016.
Ceann ComhairleOn 9 March 2011, Seán Barrett (FG) was proposed by Enda Kenny for the position of Ceann Comhairle. He was approved without a vote.[6]
LeadershipGovernmentOpposition
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List of TDsThis is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2011 general election, sorted by party.[7] Note this table is a record of the 2011 general election results. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation. Changes
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