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

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30th Dáil followedBy 31st Dáil
32nd Dáil follows 31st Dáil