2007 Irish general election

Election to the 30th Dáil the general election in the Republic of Ireland the assembly election in Northern Ireland 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election June 2021 July 2026 2007 Irish general election Ireland parliamentary no 2002 Irish general election 2002 29th Dáil 2011 Irish general election 2011 166 seats in Dáil ÉireannCC Including Rory O'Hanlon (FF), returned automatically for Cavan–Monaghan as outgoing Ceann Comhairle, under Art. 16.6 of the Constitution and the Electoral Act 1992.1980 23 Electoral Act 1980 23 December 1980 36 Re-election of outgoing Chairman of DáilCavan–Monaghan: 2007 general election https://www.irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=2&electype=1&constitid=2 16 August 2022 Irish Elections 84 24 May 2007 30th Dáil 67.0% 4.4 pp Bertie Ahern 2006 (cropped 2).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Bertie Ahern 19 December 1994 Fianna Fáil Dublin Central 81 seats, 41.5% 78 3 858,565 41.6% 0.1 pp Enda Kenny 2009.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Enda Kenny 2 June 2002 Fine Gael Mayo 31 seats, 22.5% 51 20 564,428 27.3% 4.8 pp Pat Rabbitte, January 2007 (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 0 5 Pat Rabbitte 25 October 2002 Labour Party (Ireland) Dublin South-West 20 seats, 10.8% 20 0 209,175 10.1% 0.7 pp Trevor Sargent 2006 headshot.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Trevor Sargent 6 October 2001 Green Party (Ireland) Dublin North 6 seats, 3.8% 6 0 96,936 4.7% 0.9 pp Gerry Adams, October 2005 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Gerry Adams 13 November 1983 Sinn Féin N/AAdams sat as the abstentionist MP for Belfast West in the UK Parliament; Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (TD for Cavan–Monaghan) was leader of the party in the Dáil. 5 seats, 6.5% 4 1 143,410 6.9% 0.4 pp Michael McDowell, 2004 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Michael McDowell 11 September 2006 Progressive Democrats Dublin South-East(defeated) 8 seats, 4.0% 2 6 56,396 2.7% 1.3 pp 400px Election results and first-preference votes in each constituency. 400px Number of seats gained by each party in each constituency. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern Fianna Fáil Taoiseach after election Bertie Ahern Fianna Fáil The 2007 Irish general election took place on Thursday, 24 May after the dissolution of the 29th Dáil by the President on 30 April, at the request of the Taoiseach. The general election took place in 43 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 166 seats in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament, with a revision of constituencies since the last election under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005. The outgoing Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrat administration was returned, joined by the Green Party and supported by some independents, giving a government majority of 9. While Fine Gael gained 20 seats, Fianna Fáil remained the largest party. The election was considered a success for Fianna Fáil; however, Fianna Fáil's junior coalition partners in the 29th Dáil, the Progressive Democrats, lost six of their eight seats. The 30th Dáil met on 14 June to nominate a Taoiseach and ratify the ministers of the new 27th government of Ireland. It was a coalition government of Fianna Fáil, the Green Party and the Progressive Democrats initially supported by four Independent TDs. It was the first time the Green Party entered government. Election date and system On 30 April 2007, President Mary McAleese dissolved the 29th Dáil on the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. The election date was officially set as 24 May 2007; the 30th Dáil would convene on 14 June 2007 at which stage the Taoiseach would be nominated and the rest of the Government approved for appointment by the President. Official campaigning began as soon as the announcement had been made. Current statute requires that the Dáil be dissolved within five years after its first meeting (6 June 2002) following the previous election and the election must take place not later than thirty days after the dissolution.Article 16.5 of the Constitution of Ireland states that the Dáil may sit for a period of up to seven years from its first meeting. It also allows a shorter period to be fixed by law; this is currently fixed at five years. The Taoiseach allowed the 29th Dáil to near the completion of its five-year term before seeking a dissolution. After the 2002 general election he commented that his prior confirmation of this policy had caused problems in the last year of his government. There was speculation in 2005 that he might have moved to dissolve parliament early to catch the opposition off guard, although this did not transpire. In 2005, in anticipation of the election date, the parties began candidate selections and from mid-2005 some members of the 29th Dáil announced their retirement plans. A statement by Minister of State for Children Brian Lenihan in November 2006 suggested that the election would take place in May 2007, which would be the case.19 November 2006 Referendum to come before election: Lenihan RTÉ News https://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1119/82705-children/ live 20 November 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070203124415/http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1119/children.html 3 February 2007 In December 2006, Bertie Ahern stated unambiguously that the election would take place in summer 2007.21 December 2006 Taoiseach says election set for summer RTÉ News https://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1221/83919-ahernb/ live 21 December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070224082509/http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1221/ahernb.html 24 February 2007 There was some controversy2007 Should general elections be held at weekends? The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=yesnopoll&pollid=7759 over which day of the week the election should have been held on, as some opposition parties insisted that a weekend polling day would have made it easier for those studying or working away from home to vote. Ireland's voter registration process presents difficulties for people who live at a second address for part of the week. Previous elections and referendums have been held on Thursdays, Fridays and (in one case) a Wednesday. For the 2007 election, polling day was a Thursday. The Taoiseach denied that the election was called on Sunday 29 April 2007 to prevent the Mahon Tribunal recommencing investigations the following day concerning alleged payments to politicians (including Ahern). Because of the election campaign, the Mahon Tribunal suspended its public hearings on Monday 30 April 2007, and resumed them four days after the general election on 28 May 2007.30 April 2007 Ahern denies 'prior knowledge' RTÉ News http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0430/mahon.html live 1 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070502030408/http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0430/mahon.html 2 May 2007 The closing time and date for nominations was 12:00 Irish Summer Time on Wednesday 9 May 2007. Polls were open from 07:30 until 22:30 IST. The system of voting was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).Proportional Representation http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/voting/proportional_representation dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081201073348/http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/voting/proportional_representation 1 December 2008 29 May 2007 Irish Citizens Information Board The general election took place in 43 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 165 of the 166 Dáil Éireann seats (the Ceann Comhairle is automatically re-elected).Article 16.6 of the constitution requires that "provision shall be made by law" such that the Ceann Comhairle "be deemed without any actual election to be elected a member of Dáil Éireann". The current law making such provision is the Electoral Act 1992. Campaign 2007 Irish general election issues November 2024 left|thumb|Election posters in Dublin South-East during the campaign As a result of falling opinion poll ratings for the outgoing government in the months approaching the start of the campaign, the election was one of the more closely fought in decades, with the outcome being very uncertain. thumb|Poster in Castledermot featuring Ahern and urging a vote for "Bertie's Team." This election was fought as a contest for Taoiseach between the outgoing Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats coalition and the "Alliance for Change", a proposed Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition. Opinion polls did not show either option as being certain, and other possibilities include Fianna Fáil–led coalition with other parties, or Fine Gael and the Labour Party with the Green Party. Fine Gael and the Labour Party had an agreed transfer pact. The Green Party was non-aligned but made statements favouring a change from the outgoing Government. All parties, with the exception of the Green Party, claimed that they would not include Sinn Féin in a new Government. Due to the run-up of the Dáil to the maximum allowable life-span, it was clear to all parties that the election would be held early summer 2007 and all parties held "conferences" during the spring to announce policies. At this time Fine Gael launched a "Contract for a Better Ireland" which was a centrepiece of their campaign. The early conferences led to the campaign being described as one of the longest in recent times. The campaign officially began at the dissolution of the Dáil. This dissolution was done early on a Sunday morning, and there was much speculation about the reason for this during the first week of the campaign. The leaking and publication, just before the election was called, of evidence about personal finance transactions in December 1994 given to the Mahon Tribunal by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern led to the first two weeks of the campaign being dominated by questions about his fitness to serve as Taoiseach, and required the Progressive Democrats to decide if they would pull out of Government before the election was held, but they decided to remain. The Tribunal itself decided to postpone sittings during the campaign. Following a statement by the Taoiseach, the remainder of the campaign concentrated on the traditional issues of health, education, crime and the economy, with debate centring on the ability of the various parties to deliver on the various totals of hospital beds, Gardaí and pupil-teacher ratios they were promising. Prime Time hosted a debate among the potential candidates for Tánaiste and a separate debate between Ahern and Enda Kenny, coverage of which concentrated on Kenny's ability to serve as Taoiseach given his lack of experience. Finance minister Brian Cowen engaged in some robust exchanges towards the end of the campaign which was reported to have been an asset to the party. Opinion polls during the early stages of the campaign showed the Alliance for Change gaining on the Government and the likelihood of Kenny becoming Taoiseach increased, with some commentators predicting that Fianna Fáil would return with only 65 seats. In the last week of the campaign, following the leaders debate, an Irish Times/MRBI poll showed a recovery for Fianna Fáil to 41% which was replicated on polling day. Constituency changes See Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 for full details of the constituencies for the 30th Dáil. Meath (5) was replaced by Meath East (3) and Meath West (3) Westmeath (3), Longford–Roscommon (4) and Sligo–Leitrim (4) were replaced by Longford–Westmeath (4), Roscommon–South Leitrim (3) and Sligo–North Leitrim (3) Cork North-Central (from 5 to 4) Dublin North-Central (from 4 to 3) Dublin Mid-West (from 3 to 4) Kildare North (from 3 to 4) The preliminary findings from the 2006 Census of Population disclosed that the population of Dublin West, Dublin North and Meath East could have prompted further revisions.July 2006 Preliminary Census report 2006 http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/2006PreliminaryReport.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090324224023/http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/2006PreliminaryReport.pdf 24 March 2009 Central Statistics Office The advice of the Attorney-General was sought by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. It was decided to make no further constituency revisions before the election. Two outgoing deputies, however, challenged this decision in the High Court. The election went ahead while the parties awaited the High Court's reserved judgment in this action.7 June 2007 Constituencies Constitutional Challenge http://www.mcgarrsolicitors.ie/2007/06/07/constituencies-constitutional-challenge-judgement-delivered/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20071210164657/http://www.mcgarrsolicitors.ie/2007/06/07/constituencies-constitutional-challenge-judgement-delivered/ 10 December 2007 5 April 2009 McGarr Solicitors Overview The general election result was significant for a number of reasons: The election was considered a success for Fianna Fáil. It returned with a total of 78 seats, three fewer than it won at the previous general election, despite predictions earlier in the campaign that it could lose more than 20 seats.Sheahan Fionnan 15 May 2007 FF in a nosedive Irish Independent http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ff-in-a-nosedive-670055.html live 29 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070607160504/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ff-in-a-nosedive-670055.html 7 June 2007 A resurgence in Fine Gael support, which saw the main opposition party increase its holding from 32 to 51 seats. A sharp drop in support for the Progressive Democrats, which saw their seats drop from 8 to 2, including the loss of party leader, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Michael McDowell, who immediately retired from politics.Kennedy Edel 26 May 2007 McDowell loses and quits politics Irish Independent http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mcdowell-loses-and-quits-politics-26293264.html live 13 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160222101250/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mcdowell-loses-and-quits-politics-26293264.html 22 February 2016 The failure of the Labour Party to increase its seat total; it had a net loss of one seat. The failure of the smaller opposition parties to increase their support: The Green Party returned with the same number of seats (6); one gain was offset by another loss. Sinn Féin lost one seat to return 4 TDs, despite predictions of gains due to the return of the power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland. Joe Higgins, the leader and sole TD of the Socialist Party lost his seat, leaving the party with no Dáil representation. The reduction in the number of independent (non-party) TDs to 5 from 14 in the previous general election. The 2007 election results saw Fine Gael win seats at the expense of the smaller parties and independents. The proportion of votes only increased significantly for Fine Gael, and increased slightly for both the Green Party and Sinn Féin, despite their disappointing seat totals. Negotiations began the following week for the formation of the new government, with Bertie Ahern stating that his preferred option was for a coalition of Fianna Fáil, the Progressive Democrats and like-minded independents. The Fine Gael leader and Leader of the Opposition, Enda Kenny, did not rule out forming an alternative government, stating that he would talk to all parties except Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin.28 May 2007 Ahern's preferred option is PD deal plus Independents The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2007/0528/1180134002580.html live 7 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009130311/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2007/0528/1180134002580.html 9 October 2012 The election for Taoiseach took place in the Dáil on 14 June 2007 with Bertie Ahern becoming Taoiseach again. Results PartyFianna FáilFine GaelLabour PartyGreen PartySinn FéinProgressive DemocratsLeaderBertie AhernEnda KennyPat RabbitteTrevor SargentGerry AdamsMichael McDowellVotes41.56%, 858,56527.32%, 564,42810.13%, 209,1754.69%, 96,9366.94%, 143,4102.73%, 56,39641.56 66BB6627.32 6699FF10.13 CC00004.69 99CC336.94 0088002.73 3333CCSeats 78 (47.0%) 51 (30.9%) 20 (12.1%) 6 (3.6%) 4 (2.4%) 2 (1.2%)47.0 66BB6630.9 6699FF12.1 CC00003.6 99CC332.4 0088001.2 3333CC + ↓ 78 6 2 5 51 20 4 Fianna Fáil Green PDs Others Fine Gael Labour Party SF Vote Share of different parties in the election. yes 41.6 Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 27.3 Fine Gael Fine Gael 10.1 Labour Party Labour Party (Ireland) 6.9 Sinn Féin Sinn Féin 4.7 Green Party Green Party (Ireland) 2.7 Progressive Democrats Progressive Democrats 30th 24 May 2007 2007 Results http://irelandelection.com/elections.php?elecid=2&tab=summary&detail=yes&electype=1 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200610201526/http://irelandelection.com/elections.php?elecid=2&tab=summary&detail=yes&electype=1 10 June 2020 21 January 2020 Irelandelection.com30th Dáil general election May, 2007 – Election Results and Transfer of Votes https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/electoralProcess/electionResults/dail/2007/2007-10-23_dail-general-election-may-2007-results-and-transfer-of-votes_en.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20081029193547/http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/publications/Electoral_Handbook1.pdf 29 October 2008 16 August 2022 Houses of the Oireachtas center|360px Fianna Fáil Bertie Ahern 78CC 3 47.0 858,565 41.56 0.1 Fine Gael Enda Kenny 51 20 30.9 564,428 27.32 4.8 Labour Party (Ireland) Pat Rabbitte 20 0 12.1 209,175 10.13 0.7 Green Party (Ireland) Trevor Sargent 6 0 3.6 96,936 4.69 0.9 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 4 1 2.4 143,410 6.94 0.4 Progressive Democrats Michael McDowell 2 6 1.2 56,396 2.73 1.3 Socialist Party (Ireland) Joe Higgins 0 1 0 13,218 0.64 0.2 People Before Profit N/A 0 N/A 0 9,333 0.45 N/A Workers' Party (Ireland) Seán Garland 0 0 0 3,026 0.15 <0.1 Christian Solidarity Party Cathal Loftus 0 0 0 1,705 0.08 0.2 Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party Liam Ó Gógáin 0 N/A 0 1,355 0.07 N/A Immigration Control Platform Áine Ní Chonaill 0 N/A 0 1,329 0.06 N/A Irish Socialist Network N/A 0 N/A 0 505 0.02 N/A Independent politician (Ireland) N/A 5 8 3.0 106,429 5.15 3.8 19,435 166 0 2,085,245 3,110,914 67.0% |} Notes The Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party, Immigration Control Platform and Irish Socialist Network were not registered as political parties, so their candidates appeared on ballot papers as "Non-Party". People Before Profit registered as a political party after the deadline for its party name to appear on ballot papers, so its candidates also appeared as "Non-Party".19 May 2007 Small groups seek to end large parties' dominance The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/focus/election2007/features/features19.html dead 13 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101026154152/http://www.irishtimes.com/focus/election2007/features/features19.html 26 October 2010 Voting summary First preference vote #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 41.56 Fine Gael Fine Gael 27.32 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 10.13 Sinn Féin Sinn Féin 6.94 Green Green Party (Ireland) 4.96 Progressive Democrats Progressive Democrats 2.73 Socialist Socialist Party (Ireland) 0.64 Others #777777 0.83 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 5.15 Seats summary Dáil seats #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 46.99 Fine Gael Fine Gael 30.72 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 12.05 Green Green Party (Ireland) 3.61 Sinn Féin Sinn Féin 2.41 Progressive Democrats Progressive Democrats 1.20 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 3.01 Turnout The electorate eligible to vote as of 24 February 2007 was 3,110,914.Oireachtas Electoral Handbook, p. 58 http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/publications/Electoral_Handbook1.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081029193547/http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/publications/Electoral_Handbook1.pdf 29 October 2008 20 September 2008 Oireachtas Éireann As 2,085,245 first preference votes and invalid votes were cast, this equates to a voter turnout of 67.03%. Government formation On 12 June 2007, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party reached agreement on a draft Programme for Government, this was subsequently ratified by the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party and Green Party members on 13 June 2007. This resulted in the formation of a coalition government on 14 June 2007 between Fianna Fáil, the Green Party and the Progressive Democrats. The government was initially supported by four Independent TDs.14 June 2007 Greens and PDs to make Ahern Taoiseach again The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2007/0614/1181770989029.html live 7 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009130238/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2007/0614/1181770989029.html 9 October 2012 Fianna Fáil, Green Party and Progressive Democrats formed the 27th government of Ireland, a majority coalition government, led by Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach. Ahern would resign the following year, succeeded by Brian Cowen, who formed the 28th government of Ireland with the same party composition. The Progressive Democrats dissolved in 2009. Dáil membership changes The following changes took place as a result of the election: 19 outgoing TDs retired 146 outgoing TDs stood for re-election (plus Rory O'Hanlon – the Ceann Comhairle who was automatically returned) 116 of those were re-elected 30 failed to be re-elected 49 successor TDs were elected 38 were elected for the first time 11 had previously been TDs (* in the list below) 14 were members of the outgoing Seanad († in the list below) There were 8 successor female TDs, decreasing the total by 1 to 22 There were changes in 36 of the 43 constituencies contested Outgoing TDs are listed in the constituency they represented in the outgoing Dáil. For Batt O'Keeffe and possibly others, this differs from the constituency they contested in the election. O'Keeffe, who was elected in his largely new constituency of Cork North-West, is listed both as a departing TD from his old constituency of Cork South-Central and a successor TD from Cork North-West. Where more than one change took place in a constituency the concept of successor is an approximation for presentation only. Constituency Departing TD Party Change Comment Successor TD Party Carlow–Kilkenny Liam Aylward Fianna Fáil Retired Elected as an MEP Bobby Aylward Fianna Fáil Séamus Pattison22 September 2005 Country's longest serving TD to retire from politics Irish Independent http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1472359&issue_id=13023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151002164238/http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1472359&issue_id=13023 2 October 2015 Labour Party Retired Mary White Green Party Cavan–Monaghan Paudge Connolly Independent Lost seat Margaret Conlon Fianna Fáil Clare James Breen Independent Lost seat Joe Carey Fine Gael Síle de Valera8 December 2006 Sile de Valera to step down as Minister for State today Irish Independent http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=39&si=102589 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070309154216/http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=39&si=102589 9 March 2007 Fianna Fáil Retired †Timmy Dooley Fianna Fáil Cork East Joe Sherlock Labour Party Retired Seán Sherlock Labour Party Cork North-Central Dan Wallace Fianna Fáil RetiredSeat eliminated Cork North-West Donal Moynihan Fianna Fáil Lost seat Batt O'Keeffe Fianna Fáil Gerard Murphy Fine Gael Lost seat *Michael Creed Fine Gael Cork South-Central Dan Boyle Green Party Lost seat Ciarán Lynch Labour Party John Dennehy Fianna Fáil Lost seat *Deirdre Clune Fine Gael Batt O'Keeffe Fianna Fáil Moved Ran instead in Cork NW Michael McGrath Fianna Fáil Cork South-West Denis O'Donovan Fianna Fáil Lost seat *P. J. Sheehan Fine Gael Joe Walsh Fianna Fáil Retired Christy O'Sullivan Fianna Fáil Donegal North-East Cecilia Keaveney Fianna Fáil Lost seat †Joe McHugh Fine Gael Donegal South-WestNo membership changes Dublin Central Dermot Fitzpatrick Fianna Fáil Retired †Cyprian Brady Fianna Fáil Dublin Mid-WestSeat added †Joanna Tuffy Labour Party Dublin North Jim Glennon16 October 2006 Setback for FF as Glennon quits Dáil Irish Independent http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1706568&issue_id=14769 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210319/http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1706568&issue_id=14769 3 March 2016 Fianna Fáil Retired Michael Kennedy Fianna Fáil Seán Ryan Labour Party Retired James Reilly Fine Gael G. V. Wright17 January 2006 Glennon poll boost as GV Wright opts out of next election Irish Independent http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=39&si=1542047&issue_id=13542 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070309124617/http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=39&si=1542047&issue_id=13542 9 March 2007 Fianna Fáil Retired Darragh O'Brien Fianna Fáil Dublin North-Central Ivor Callely Fianna Fáil Lost seatSeat eliminated Dublin North-East Martin Brady Fianna Fáil Lost seat Terence Flanagan Fine Gael Dublin North-WestNo membership changes Dublin South Liz O'Donnell Progressive Democrats Lost seat *Alan Shatter Fine Gael Dublin South-Central Gay Mitchell24 November 2006 Fox & Mitchell not standing in election RTÉ News http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1124/tds.html live 24 November 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329033932/http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1124/tds.html 29 March 2012 Fine Gael Retired Elected as an MEP Catherine Byrne Fine Gael Dublin South-East Michael McDowell Progressive Democrats Lost seat Lucinda Creighton Fine Gael Eoin Ryan Fianna Fáil Retired Elected as an MEP Chris Andrews Fianna Fáil Dublin South-West Seán Crowe Sinn Féin Lost seat *†Brian Hayes Fine Gael Dublin West Joe Higgins Socialist Party Lost seat Leo Varadkar Fine Gael Dún Laoghaire Fiona O'Malley Progressive Democrats Lost seat *Seán Barrett Fine GaelGalway East Joe Callanan Fianna Fáil Lost seat *†Michael Kitt Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh Independent Lost seat *†Ulick Burke Fine Gael Galway WestNo membership changes Kerry NorthNo membership changes Kerry South Breeda Moynihan-Cronin Labour Party Lost seat Tom Sheahan Fine Gael Kildare North Catherine Murphy Independent Lost seat Áine Brady Fianna FáilSeat added Michael Fitzpatrick Fianna Fáil Kildare SouthNo membership changes Laois–Offaly Tom Parlon Progressive Democrats Lost seat *Charles Flanagan Fine Gael Limerick East Tim O'Malley Progressive Democrats Lost seat Kieran O'Donnell Fine Gael Limerick West Michael Collins Fianna Fáil Retired Niall Collins Fianna Fáil Longford–Westmeath Donie Cassidy Fianna Fáil Lost seat *†Mary O'Rourke Fianna Fáil Paul McGrath Fine Gael Retired †James Bannon Fine Gael Mae Sexton Progressive Democrats Lost seatSeat eliminated LouthNo membership changes Mayo John Carty Fianna Fáil Lost seat Dara Calleary Fianna Fáil Jerry Cowley Independent Lost seat John O'Mahony Fine Gael Meath EastSeat added Thomas Byrne Fianna Fáil Meath WestNo membership changes Roscommon–South Leitrim John Ellis Fianna Fáil Lost seat †Frank Feighan Fine Gael Sligo–North Leitrim Marian Harkin Independent Retired Elected as an MEP †Eamon Scanlon Fianna Fáil Tipperary North Michael Smith Fianna Fáil Lost seat †Noel Coonan Fine Gael Tipperary South Noel Davern7 January 2006 The four who could scupper Bertie's date with destiny Irish Independent http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=36&si=1538277&issue_id=13518 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070309172447/http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=36&si=1538277&issue_id=13518 9 March 2007 Fianna Fáil Retired Mattie McGrath Fianna Fáil Séamus Healy Independent Lost seat †Martin Mansergh Fianna Fáil Waterford Ollie Wilkinson Fianna Fáil Lost seat *†Brendan Kenneally Fianna Fáil Wexford Tony Dempsey Fianna Fáil Retired Seán Connick Fianna Fáil Liam Twomey Fine Gael Lost seat Michael W. D'Arcy Fine Gael Wicklow Mildred Fox Independent Retired Andrew Doyle Fine Gael Joe Jacob25 November 2006 Fine Gael and Independent TDs opt out of running in next election Irish Independent http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1730988&issue_id=14935 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070309171453/http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1730988&issue_id=14935 9 March 2007 Fianna Fáil Retired Joe Behan Fianna Fáil Seanad election The Dáil election was followed by the election to the 23rd Seanad. Notes References 2 External links 2007 Election 2007 https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/libraryResearch/2007/2007-12-18_spotlight-election-2007_en.pdf Spotlight Oireachtas Library & Research Service 3 Campaign Needs Assessment Mission Report (16 April 2007) Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe/ODIHR Manifestos by election Irish Election Manifesto Archive 2007 election: Party leaders' debate (17 May 2007) RTÉ archives Results ElectionsIreland.org NSD: European Election Database Further reading The Irish Times Nealon's guide to the 30th Dáil & 23rd Seanad 2007 The Irish Times/Gill & Macmillan 9780717142729 Collins Stephen Stephen Collins (journalist) Dublin General 2007 Category:20th Dáil General election Category:May 2007 in Ireland Category:May 2007 elections