"The list of the 138 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency. Members of the 12th Dáil This is a list of members who were elected to the 12th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1944 general election on 30 May 1944 and met on 9 June 1944. The 12th Dáil was dissolved by President Seán T. O'Kelly, at the request of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera on 12 January 1948. The 12th Dáil lasted 1,345 days. Government party denoted with bullet (•) This"
"Teachta Dála A TD (plural in or TDs in English; full Irish form , , plural ) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ""Member of Parliament"" (MP) or ""Member of Congress"" used in other countries. The official translation of the term is ""Deputy to the Dáil"", although a more literal translation is ""Assembly Delegate"". For electoral purposes, the country is divided into areas known as constituencies, each of which elects three, four, or five TDs. Under the Constitution, every 20,000 to 30,000 people"
"in 2009 and 2010 into two allowances: Teachta Dála A TD (plural in or TDs in English; full Irish form , , plural ) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ""Member of Parliament"" (MP) or ""Member of Congress"" used in other countries. The official translation of the term is ""Deputy to the Dáil"", although a more literal translation is ""Assembly Delegate"". For electoral purposes, the country is divided into areas known as constituencies, each of which elects three, four, or five TDs. Under"
"over the age of 18. Members of the Dáil are known as Teachta Dála or TDs. Currently there are 158 TDs, of which one, the Ceann Comhairle (Chairman), is automatically returned at an election. The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the Minister for Finance must be members of the Dáil. All other members of the Government must be members of the Dáil, however up to two members may be members of the Seanad. The Dáil is the only House which can introduce and amend money bills (i.e. financial and tax legislation). Since the early 1990s no single party has had a majority"
"Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann ( lit. ""Assembly of Ireland"") is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house). It currently consists of 158 members, known as (plural , commonly abbreviated as ""TDs""). TDs represent 40 constituencies, and are directly elected at least once every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (STV). Its powers are similar to those of lower houses under many other bicameral parliamentary systems and it is by far the dominant branch of"
"to meet under the Constitution of Ireland was described as the ""Ninth Dáil"". Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann ( lit. ""Assembly of Ireland"") is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house). It currently consists of 158 members, known as (plural , commonly abbreviated as ""TDs""). TDs represent 40 constituencies, and are directly elected at least once every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (STV). Its powers are similar to those of lower houses under many"
"must be represented by at least one TD. A candidate to become a TD must be an Irish citizen and over 21 years of age. Members of the judiciary, the Garda Síochána, and the Defence Forces are disqualified from membership of the Dáil. Until the 31st Dáil (2011–16), the number of TDs had increased to 166. The 2016 general election elected 158 TDs, a reduction of 8, pursuant to the passage of the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013. The term was first used to describe those Irish parliamentarians who were elected at the 1918 general election, and who, rather"
"night. In the Kingdom of Thailand, ""members of Parliament"" (; ) refer to the members of the National Assembly of Thailand, that is, the Members of the House of Representatives and the Senators. Following the military coup d'état on 19 September 2006, all members of the Assembly were suspended from duty until the next election. The Assembly was fully reconvened after the general elections under a slightly amended new constitution. Under the 2007 Constitution there are 650 members of Parliament, consisting of 500 members in the House of Representatives, of which 375 elected from constituencies and the other 125 by"
"Senators. ""Member of Parliament"" can be the term (often a translation) for representatives in parliamentary democracies that do not follow the Westminster system and who are usually referred to in a different fashion, such as ""Deputé"" in France, ""Deputato"" in Italy, ""Deputat"" in Bulgaria, ""Parlamentario"" o ""Diputado"" in Spain and Spanish speaking Latin America, ""Deputado"" in Portugal and Brazil, ""Mitglied des Bundestages (MdB)"" in Germany. However, better translations are often possible. A ""Member of Parliament (MP)"" is a member of the Lower House of the bicameral Parliament National Assembly of Afghanistan: a member of the Wolesi Jirga (House of People)"
"than attending the British House of Commons in London, to which they had been elected, assembled instead in the Mansion House, Dublin on 21 January 1919 to create a new Irish parliament: the First Dáil Éireann. Initially the term ""Feisire Dáil Eireann"" (F.D.E.) was mooted, but ""Teachta"" was used from the first meeting. The term continued to be used after this First Dáil and was used to refer to later members of the Irish Republic's single-chamber Dáil Éireann (or ""Assembly of Ireland"") (1919–22), members of the Free State Dáil (1922–37), and of the modern Dáil Éireann. The initials ""TD"" are"
"Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration The Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE), officially the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, is the unicameral and highest legislative organ of the Central Tibetan Administration. It was established and is based in Dharamshala, India. The creation of this democratically elected body has been one of the major changes that the 14th Dalai Lama brought about in his efforts to introduce a democratic system of administration. Today, the Parliament consists of 45 members: ten members each from Ü-Tsang, Kham, and Amdo, the three traditional provinces of Tibet; the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism"
"number of TDs will increase by two to 160, while the number of constituencies will be reduced by one to 39, as well as minor boundary revisions. This table summarises the changes in representation. It does not address revisions to the boundaries of constituencies. Dáil constituencies There are currently 40 multi-member constituencies, that elect 158 TDs (members of parliament), to Dáil Éireann, Ireland's house of representatives, by means of the single transferable vote, to a maximum term of five years. Article 16.2 of the Constitution of Ireland outlines the requirements for constituencies. The total number of TDs is to be"
"the constituencies do not take effect during the life of the Dáil sitting when a revision is made. The electoral system for general elections is proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote (PR-STV). Similarly, PR-STV is used in European Parliament elections, while by-elections (where this is only one vacancy) and presidential elections use alternative vote. The constitution specifies that the minimum number of TDs returned for each constituency is three, but does not define the maximum number; however, electoral law specifies a maximum number of five TDs. For the 2016 general election, 158 TDs were elected from 40"
"parliament"". The term ""deputy"" may be used to refer to any member of a legislative body or chamber; this usage is particularly common in those French- and Spanish-speaking countries whose parliaments or legislative chambers refer to themselves as ""national assemblies""; the term is also used by Portugal's Assembly of the Republic, and often in Ireland as a form of address when referring to members of Dáil Éireann. In the following countries, the Chamber of Deputies is the name of the lower house of the bicameral legislature. In the following countries, 'Chamber of Deputies' is the name given to the unicameral"
"placed after the surname of the elected TD. For example, the current Taoiseach (head of government) is ""Leo Varadkar, TD"". The style used to refer to individual TDs during debates in Dáil Éireann is the member's surname preceded by ""Deputy"" (): for example, ""Deputy Martin"", """"an Teachta Ní(Bhean Úi) Mháirtín"""" or """"an Teachta Ó Máirtín"""" The basic salary of a backbench TD is €93,599. Cabinet ministers and junior ministers have higher salaries. Office-holders (opposition party leaders, whips, the Ceann Comhairle, and Leas-Cheann Comhairle) receive additional allowances. After controversy regarding alleged abuses of the Oireachtas expenses provisions, the system was simplified"
"Dáil constituencies There are currently 40 multi-member constituencies, that elect 158 TDs (members of parliament), to Dáil Éireann, Ireland's house of representatives, by means of the single transferable vote, to a maximum term of five years. 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 . Constituencies are to be revised at least"
"Member of Parliament (United Kingdom) In the United Kingdom a Member of Parliament (MP) (""Aelod Seneddol"" (""AS"") in Welsh), is the title given to any one of the 650 individuals elected to serve in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. All 650 Members of Parliament are elected using the using first past the post in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland where each constituency has its own single representative. All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle. The Fixed-term"
"12 members of the parliament. The Electoral Act was amended in December 1999 to increase the membership of parliament from 12 to 15 MPs. In August 2007 the Constitution was changed to increase the number of ministers from 5 to 7. Those members selected the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the parliament by secret ballot. The Ministers that form the Cabinet are appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister. The Attorney-General sits in parliament, but does not vote, as the parliamentary role of the Attorney-General is purely advisory. Due to the small population size and"
"The list of the 166 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency. Members of the 24th Dáil This is a list of members who were elected to the 24th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the November 1982 general election on 24 November 1982 and met on 14 December 1982. The 24th Dáil was dissolved by President Patrick Hillery, at the request of the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald on 20 January 1987. The 24th Dáil lasted 1,546 days. Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•) This"
"Members of the 1st Dáil This is a list of the 105 MPs who were elected for Irish seats at the 1918 United Kingdom general election. Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, in their first general election. They adopted a policy of abstention from the House of British House of Commons in Westminster. Instead they took their election as a mandate for independence and established a revolutionary parliament known as Dáil Éireann, with its members known as Teachtaí Dála or TDs. It met for the first time on 21 January 1919 in Mansion House in Dublin. The majority of"
"Dála (TDs) who are members of the Government of Ireland constitute the government front bench, while the members of parties in declared opposition to the government constitute the opposition front bench. Frontbencher In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. The spokespeople for each group will often sit at the front of their group, and are then known as being on the frontbench (or front bench) and are described as frontbenchers. Those sitting behind them are known as backbenchers. Independent and minority parties sit to"
"the Mansion House in Dublin as the revolutionary unicameral Dáil Éireann. 1,292 TDs have served in the Dáil between 1919 and 2018. The title Father of the Dáil is usually and unofficially conferred on the longest-serving member. This is a list of former TDs who have served at least 30 years in the Dáil. Unless otherwise specified, start and end dates given are those of the relevant general election. Unless stated, the TD listed did not stand in the end-date election. This is a list of former TDs who served for less than 1 year in the Dáil. Unless otherwise"
"Tipperary (Dáil constituency) Tipperary is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV). Another constituency of the same name existed between 1923 and 1948. The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923, and was first used at the 1923 general election, replacing the previous Tipperary Mid, North and South constituency and the Tipperary part of the Waterford–Tipperary East"
"Taoiseach on 14 June 2017. The is composed of sixty members, with eleven nominated by the , six elected by two universities, and 43 elected by public representatives from panels of candidates established on a vocational basis. The has 158 members ("") elected to represent multi-seat constituencies under the system of proportional representation and by means of the single transferable vote. The Government is constitutionally limited to fifteen members. No more than two members can be selected from the , and the , """" (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Finance must be members of the . The Dáil must"
"Members of Parliament (MPs) which are elected using First past the post in single-member constituencies with 533 elected from England, 59 from Scotland, 40 from Wales and 18 from Northern Ireland. The House of Commons is now considered to be the supreme chamber of Parliament. The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom however it is an unelected chamber with all members to the House of Lords being appointed. As of August 2018, there are currently 793 members known as ""Peers"". The House of Lords no longer has the same powers as the"
"of Parliament with the concurrence of the Supreme Court. The President appoints and heads a cabinet of ministers responsible to Parliament. The President's deputy is the prime minister, who leads the ruling party in Parliament. A parliamentary no-confidence vote requires dissolution of the cabinet and the appointment of a new one by the President. The Parliament has 225 members, elected for a five-year term, 196 members elected in multi-seat constituencies and 29 by proportional representation. The primary modification is that the party that receives the largest number of valid votes in each constituency gains a unique ""bonus seat"" (""see"" Hickman,"
"latter requiring a majority of two-thirds), the chambers were united. The members of the unicameral Parliament of Norway are chosen by popular vote for a parliamentary period of four years. From 1978 to 1984, the Philippine Parliament was called the ""Batasang Pambansa"" (National Assembly), and its elected members were called ""Mambabatas Pambansa"" (National Assemblyman), often shortened to ""MP"". A member of Parliament is known as ""deputado"", a person who is appointed after democratic election to act on people's behalf. The parliament is called ""Assembleia da República"". The word parlamento -of the same origin as Parliament in English- is used as"
"political theories. To nationalists and republicans, an assembly of Irish members of parliament (who adopted the equivalent Irish language term ""Teachta Dála"" or ""TD"") had formed in Dublin in 1919 and was seen as the valid parliament of the Irish people, from which the Irish Republic received its sovereignty. Each Dáil in turn was the successor of the earlier one and the legitimate parliament of the Irish Republic. The Second Dáil had been chosen through an election in 1921 called by the British administration in Ireland, the elected republican members forming themselves into the Second Dáil rather than the Parliament"
"MPs must express their loyalty to the Queen and defer to her authority, as the Oath of Allegiance must be recited by all new parliamentarians before they may take their seat, and the official opposition is traditionally dubbed ""Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition"". The House of Representatives was established as a lower house and has been the Parliament's sole chamber since 1951. , the House consists of 120 members of Parliament (MPs), elected to a three-year term. Parliamentary elections use the mixed-member proportional (MMP) system, a hybrid of first-past-the-post and party-list proportional representation; 71 MPs represent single-member electorates of roughly the"
"party-list, and 150 Senators. In the Republic of Turkey, a member of Parliament is an elected member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (), which has 600 members elected at a general election for a term of office of four years. People's Deputy of Ukraine (""Ukrainian"": народний депутат України, narodnyi deputat Ukrayiny) is a member of Parliament, legislator elected by a popular vote to the Verkhovna Rada (the unicameral parliament of Ukraine). Often People's Deputies of Ukraine are referred to simply as deputies. The main statutes that define the order of elections, rights and duties of the People's Deputies"
"Families in the Oireachtas There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other, frequently in the same parliamentary seat. This article lists families where two or more members of that family have been members (TD or Senator) of either of the houses of the Oireachtas (Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann) or of the European Parliament. It also includes members of the Oireachtas who had a relation who served in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) for an Irish constituency. It does not include people who have served"
"of Representatives are often held in conjunction with those for the Senate. A member of the House may be referred to as a ""Member of Parliament"" (""MP"" or ""Member""), while a member of the Senate is usually referred to as a ""Senator"". The government of the day and by extension the Prime Minister must achieve and maintain the confidence of this House in order to gain and remain in power. The House of Representatives currently consists of 150 members, elected by and representing single member districts known as electoral divisions (commonly referred to as ""electorates"" or ""seats""). The number of"
"– 324 principal members and 324 substitutes – who are appointed or elected by the parliaments of each member state. Delegations must reflect the balance in the national parliament, so contain members of both ruling parties and oppositions. The population of each country determines its number of representatives and number of votes. This is in contrast to the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe's executive body, where each country has one vote. While not full members, the parliaments of Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Morocco and Palestine hold ""Partner for Democracy"" status with the Assembly - which allows their delegations to take"