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WOMEN MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN

This page lists all current women members of the twenty-ninth Dáil Éireann, elected in May 2002. The Dáil has 166 TDs (Teachtaí Dála), with between three and five from each of the forty-two constituencies, elected by PR-STV for a maximum five-year term. Table 2 shows how many women each party has among its deputies, and a separate page lists all former women TDs. A printable version of this page is available.

Table 1: Current women TDs

Name

Party

Constituency

Dates

Cooper-Flynn, Beverley

Fianna Fáil

Mayo

1997-date

Coughlan, Mary

Fianna Fáil

Donegal North West

1987-date

De Valera, Síle

Fianna Fáil

Clare

1977-81, 1987-date

Hanafin, Mary

Fianna Fáil

Dun Laoghaire

1997-date

Hoctor, Máire

Fianna Fáil

Tipperary North

2002-date

Keaveney, Cecilia

Fianna Fáil

Donegal North East

1996-date

Wallace, Mary

Fianna Fáil

Meath

1989-date

Enright, Olwyn

Fine Gael

Laois Offaly

2002-date

Mitchell, Olivia

Fine Gael

Dublin South

1997-date

Burton, Joan

Labour

Dublin West

1992-97, 2002-date

Lynch, Kathleen

Labour

Cork North Central

1994-97, 2002-date

McManus, Liz

Labour

Wicklow

1992-date

Moynihan-Cronin, Breeda

Labour

Kerry South

1992-date

O’Sullivan, Jan

Labour

Limerick East

1998-date

Shortall, Róisín

Labour

Dublin North West

1992-date

Upton, Mary

Labour

Dublin South Central

1999-date

Harney, Mary

Progressive Democrat

Dublin South West

1981-date

O’Donnell, Liz

Progressive Democrat

Dublin South

1992-date

O’Malley, Fiona

Progressive Democrat

Dun Laoghaire

2002-date

Sexton, Mae

Progressive Democrat

Longford-Roscommon

2002-date

Fox, Mildred

Independent

Wicklow

1995-date

Harkin, Marian

Independent

Sligo-Leitrim

2002-date

 

Table 2: Dáil Éireann election results by gender and party, 2002

Party

Women

Men

% Women

Fianna Fáil

7

74

9

Fine Gael

2

29

6

Labour

7

14

33..

Progressive Democrats

4

.4

50..

Other

2

23

8

Total

22

144..

13..


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