26th Dáil
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 29 June 1989 – 5 November 1992 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1989 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | Government of the 26th Dáil | ||||||||||
| Members | 166 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Seán Treacy | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds — Charles Haughey until 11 February 1992 | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | John Wilson — Brian Lenihan until 31 October 1990 | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Noel Dempsey — Dermot Ahern until 11 February 1992 — Vincent Brady until 14 November 1991 | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | John Bruton — Alan Dukes until 20 November 1990 | ||||||||||
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This is a list of members who were elected to the 26th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1989 general election on 15 June 1989 and met on 29 June 1989. The 26th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary Robinson, at the request of the Taoiseach Albert Reynolds on 5 November 1992. The 26th Dáil lasted 1,259 days, and saw a change of Taoiseach from Charles Haughey to Albert Reynolds. There were no by-elections during the 26th Dáil.
Composition of the 26th Dáil
| Party | June 1989 | |
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| ● | Fianna Fáil | 77 |
| Fine Gael | 55 | |
| Labour | 15 | |
| Workers' Party of Ireland | 7 | |
| ● | Progressive Democrats | 6 |
| Green | 1 | |
| Democratic Socialist | 1 | |
| Independent politicians in Ireland | 3 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | 1 | |
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (●)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 26th Dáil from June 1989.
- Note that this was not the official seating plan.
TDs by constituency
The list of the 166 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.