31st Dáil

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The 31st Dáil was the lower house of the Irish parliament elected in the 2011 general election, notable for ending decades of dominance by Fianna Fáil and ushering in a Fine Gael–Labour coalition government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dáil Éireann
lower house of parliament
ceannComhairle Seán Barrett NERFINISHED
ceannComhairleParty Fine Gael NERFINISHED
chamber Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED
country Ireland NERFINISHED
dissolutionDate 2016-02-03
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Taoiseach Enda Kenny NERFINISHED
dissolvedBy President Michael D. Higgins NERFINISHED
election 2011 Irish general election
endDate 2016-02-03
firstMeetingPlace Leinster House NERFINISHED
followedBy 32nd Dáil
governmentFormed Government of the 31st Dáil NERFINISHED
governmentParties Fine Gael NERFINISHED
Labour Party NERFINISHED
hasDeputySpeakerRole Leas-Cheann Comhairle NERFINISHED
hasSpeakerRole Ceann Comhairle NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Ireland NERFINISHED
languageUsed English
Irish
laterTánaiste Joan Burton NERFINISHED
laterTánaisteParty Labour Party NERFINISHED
legislativeTermNumber 31
legislatureOf Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED
locatedIn Dublin NERFINISHED
meetingPlace Leinster House NERFINISHED
notableFor ending long-term dominance of Fianna Fáil
formation of Fine Gael–Labour coalition government
numberOfConstituenciesRepresented 43
numberOfMembers 166
openingBy President Mary McAleese NERFINISHED
oppositionParties Fianna Fáil NERFINISHED
Independents
Sinn Féin NERFINISHED
United Left Alliance NERFINISHED
oversightBody Committee on Procedure and Privileges NERFINISHED
partOf Oireachtas NERFINISHED
precededBy 30th Dáil NERFINISHED
presidentDuringTerm Mary McAleese NERFINISHED
Michael D. Higgins NERFINISHED
startDate 2011-03-09
taoiseach Enda Kenny NERFINISHED
taoiseachParty Fine Gael NERFINISHED
typeOfElectionSystem proportional representation
tánaiste Eamon Gilmore NERFINISHED
tánaisteParty Labour Party NERFINISHED
votingSystem single transferable vote

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