Dáil vote for Taoiseach

The Taoiseach is the head of the Government of Ireland. Under Article 13 of the Constitution of Ireland, the Taoiseach is appointed by the President of Ireland on the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas.[1] The Taoiseach must be a member of Dáil Éireann.[2]

After a general election or the resignation or death of a Taoiseach, members of the Dáil are proposed and seconded for the nomination of the Dáil to the position of Taoiseach. They are voted on in the order in which they are proposed. The candidate reaching a majority of votes cast wins the nomination, and is formally appointed as Taoiseach by the President in Áras an Uachtaráin. Before 2016, all successful candidates obtained the votes of 50% or more of the house, but following the 2016 election, Enda Kenny was elected with the votes of just over one-third of TDs after Fianna Fáil abstained as part of a confidence and supply arrangement. Since 2016, it has been possible to formally register an abstention in Dáil votes. The Ceann Comhairle casts a vote only in the case of a tie.

The Constitution of Ireland came into operation on 29 December 1937. From 6 December 1922 to 29 December 1937, during the period of the Irish Free State, the head of government was the President of the Executive Council, who was nominated by Dáil Éireann, and appointed by the Governor-General. The Governor-General was abolished in 1936. After the 1937 general election, before the coming into operation of the Constitution of Ireland, the President of the Executive Council took office immediately on the election by the Dáil.

Prior to 6 December 1922, during the period of the Irish Republic, the head of government was the President of Dáil Éireann who was elected by Dáil Éireann.

A breakdown of votes is on the pages of governments formed, while support for unsuccessful candidates is noted below.

Dáil Date Following Candidate Party Yes No Abstain Government Notes
1st 21 January 1919 1918 election Cathal Brugha Sinn Féin Unopposed 1st Ministry Temporary government while many members of Sinn Féin were in prison
1 April 1919 Resignation of Brugha[3] Éamon de Valera Sinn Féin Unopposed 2nd Ministry
2nd 26 August 1921 1921 election Éamon de Valera Sinn Féin Unopposed 3rd Ministry
9 January 1922 Resignation of de Valera[4] Éamon de Valera[4] Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)
58 / 125
60 / 125
 Total figures are the Sinn Féin members of the Second Dáil after the 1921 election
10 January 1922 Resignation of de Valera Arthur Griffith Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) No division 4th Ministry Anti-Treaty members left the Dáil before the vote was called[5]
3rd 9 September 1922 1922 election W. T. Cosgrave Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) No division 5th Ministry Labour Party and other TDs in opposition but did not call a vote
6 December 1922 Establishment of the Irish Free State W. T. Cosgrave Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) No division 1st Executive Council Labour Party and other TDs in opposition but did not call a vote
4th 19 September 1923 1923 election W. T. Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedheal No division 2nd Executive Council Labour Party and other TDs in opposition but did not call a vote
5th 23 June 1927 June 1927 election W. T. Cosgrave[6] Cumann na nGaedheal
68 / 153
22 / 153
 3rd Executive Council Fianna Fáil abstained from the Dáil until 12 August.
6th 11 October 1927 September 1927 election W. T. Cosgrave[7] Cumann na nGaedheal
76 / 153
70 / 153
 4th Executive Council
2 April 1930 Resignation of Cosgrave[8] Éamon de Valera[9] Fianna Fáil
54 / 153
93 / 153
Thomas J. O'Connell[10] Labour
13 / 153
78 / 153
W. T. Cosgrave[11] Cumann na nGaedheal
80 / 153
65 / 153
 5th Executive Council
7th 9 March 1932 1932 election Éamon de Valera[12] Fianna Fáil
81 / 153
68 / 153
 6th Executive Council
8th 8 February 1933 1933 election Éamon de Valera[13] Fianna Fáil
82 / 153
54 / 153
 7th Executive Council
9th 21 July 1937 1937 election Éamon de Valera[14] Fianna Fáil
82 / 138
52 / 138
 8th Executive Council Became the 1st Government of Ireland on 29 December 1937
10th 30 June 1938 1938 election Éamon de Valera[15] Fianna Fáil
75 / 138
45 / 138
 2nd Government
11th 1 July 1943 1943 election Éamon de Valera[16] Fianna Fáil
67 / 138
37 / 138
 3rd Government
W. T. Cosgrave[17] Fine Gael
12th 9 June 1944 1944 election Éamon de Valera[18] Fianna Fáil
81 / 138
37 / 138
 4th Government
13th 18 February 1948 1948 election Éamon de Valera[19] Fianna Fáil
70 / 147
75 / 147
John A. Costello[20] Fine Gael
75 / 147
68 / 147
 5th Government
14th 13 June 1951 1951 election John A. Costello[21] Fine Gael
72 / 147
74 / 147
 Support of parties of the outgoing government
Éamon de Valera[22] Fianna Fáil
74 / 147
69 / 147
 6th Government
15th 2 June 1954 1954 election Éamon de Valera[23] Fianna Fáil
66 / 147
78 / 147
John A. Costello[24] Fine Gael
79 / 147
66 / 147
 7th Government
16th 20 March 1957 1957 election Éamon de Valera[25] Fianna Fáil
78 / 147
53 / 147
 8th Government
23 June 1959 Resignation of de Valera[26] Seán Lemass[27] Fianna Fáil
75 / 147
51 / 147
 9th Government
17th 11 October 1961 1961 election Seán Lemass[28] Fianna Fáil
72 / 144
68 / 144
 10th Government
James Dillon Fine Gael
Brendan Corish Labour
18th 21 April 1965 1965 election Seán Lemass[29] Fianna Fáil
72 / 144
67 / 144
 11th Government
James Dillon Fine Gael
Brendan Corish Labour
10 November 1966 Resignation of Lemass[30] Jack Lynch[31] Fianna Fáil
71 / 144
64 / 144
 12th Government
Liam Cosgrave Fine Gael
Brendan Corish Labour
19th 2 July 1969 1969 election Jack Lynch[32] Fianna Fáil
74 / 144
66 / 144
 13th Government
Liam Cosgrave Fine Gael
Brendan Corish Labour
20th 14 March 1973 1973 election Jack Lynch[33] Fianna Fáil
69 / 144
73 / 144
Liam Cosgrave[34] Fine Gael
72 / 144
70 / 144
 14th Government
21st 5 July 1977 1977 election Jack Lynch[35] Fianna Fáil
82 / 148
61 / 148
 15th Government
11 December 1979 Resignation of Lynch[36] Charles Haughey[37] Fianna Fáil
82 / 148
62 / 148
 16th Government
22nd 30 June 1981 1981 election Charles Haughey[38] Fianna Fáil
79 / 166
82 / 166
Garret FitzGerald[39] Fine Gael
81 / 166
78 / 166
 17th Government
23rd 9 March 1982 Feb. 1982 election Charles Haughey[40] Fianna Fáil
86 / 166
79 / 166
 18th Government
Garret FitzGerald Fine Gael
24th 14 December 1982 Nov. 1982 election Charles Haughey[41] Fianna Fáil
77 / 166
88 / 166
Garret FitzGerald[42] Fine Gael
85 / 166
79 / 166
 19th Government
25th 10 March 1987 1987 election Garret FitzGerald[43] Fine Gael
51 / 166
114 / 166
Charles Haughey[44] Fianna Fáil
82 / 166
82 / 166
 20th Government Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy exercised his casting vote in favour of the nomination of Haughey
Desmond O'Malley[45] Progressive Democrats
26th 29 June 1989 1989 election Charles Haughey[46] Fianna Fáil
78 / 166
86 / 166
 Haughey resigned as Taoiseach but continued to carry out his duties[47]
Alan Dukes[48] Fine Gael
61 / 166
103 / 166
 Support of the Progressive Democrats
Dick Spring[49] Labour
24 / 166
138 / 166
 Support of the Workers' Party, Democratic Socialist Party and Tony Gregory
12 July 1989 Charles Haughey[50] Fianna Fáil
84 / 166
79 / 166
 21st Government
Alan Dukes Fine Gael
Dick Spring Labour
11 February 1992 Resignation of Haughey Albert Reynolds[51] Fianna Fáil
84 / 166
78 / 166
 22nd Government
John Bruton Fine Gael
27th 14 December 1992 1992 election Albert Reynolds[52] Fianna Fáil
68 / 166
94 / 166
 Reynolds resigned as Taoiseach but continued to carry out his duties[53]
John Bruton[54] Fine Gael
55 / 166
107 / 166
 Support of the Progressive Democrats
Dick Spring[55] Labour
33 / 166
122 / 166
 Support of Democratic Left, Green Party and Tony Gregory
12 January 1993 Albert Reynolds[56] Fianna Fáil
102 / 166
60 / 166
 23rd Government
John Bruton Fine Gael
15 December 1994 Resignation of Reynolds[57] Bertie Ahern[58] Fianna Fáil
67 / 166
94 / 166
John Bruton Fine Gael
85 / 166
74 / 166
 24th Government
28th 26 June 1997 1997 election John Bruton[59] Fine Gael
75 / 166
87 / 166
 Support of the parties of the outgoing government
Bertie Ahern[60] Fianna Fáil
85 / 166
78 / 166
29th 6 June 2002 2002 election Bertie Ahern[61] Fianna Fáil
93 / 166
68 / 166
 26th Government
Enda Kenny Fine Gael
Ruairi Quinn Labour
Trevor Sargent Green
30th 14 June 2007 2007 election Bertie Ahern[62] Fianna Fáil
89 / 166
76 / 166
 27th Government
Enda Kenny[63] Fine Gael Support of Labour Party[64]
7 May 2008 Resignation of Ahern[65] Brian Cowen[66] Fianna Fáil
88 / 166
76 / 166
 28th Government
Enda Kenny Fine Gael
Eamon Gilmore Labour
31st 9 March 2011 2011 election Enda Kenny[67] Fine Gael
117 / 158
27 / 158
 29th Government
32nd 10 March 2016 2016 election Enda Kenny[68] Fine Gael
57 / 158
94 / 158
 Support of Labour Party.
Kenny resigned as Taoiseach but continued to carry out his duties[69]
Micheál Martin[70] Fianna Fáil
43 / 158
108 / 158
Gerry Adams[71] Sinn Féin
24 / 158
116 / 158
Richard Boyd Barrett[72] AAA–PBP
9 / 158
111 / 158
6 April 2016 Enda Kenny[73] Fine Gael
51 / 158
81 / 158
Micheál Martin[74] Fianna Fáil
43 / 158
95 / 158
Ruth Coppinger[75] AAA–PBP
10 / 158
108 / 158
14 April 2016 Enda Kenny[76] Fine Gael
52 / 158
77 / 158
Micheál Martin[77] Fianna Fáil
43 / 158
91 / 158
6 May 2016 Enda Kenny[78] Fine Gael
59 / 158
49 / 158
 30th Government Fianna Fáil abstained as part of a confidence and supply arrangement
14 June 2017 Resignation of Kenny[79] Leo Varadkar[80] Fine Gael
57 / 158
50 / 158
45 / 158
 31st Government
33rd 20 February 2020 2020 election Leo Varadkar[81] Fine Gael
36 / 160
107 / 160
17 / 160
 Varadkar resigned as Taoiseach but continued to carry out his duties[82]
Micheál Martin[83] Fianna Fáil
41 / 160
97 / 160
19 / 160
Mary Lou McDonald[84] Sinn Féin
45 / 160
84 / 160
29 / 160
 Support of Solidarity–People Before Profit and Independents 4 Change
Eamon Ryan[85] Green
12 / 160
115 / 160
28 / 160
27 June 2020 Micheál Martin[86] Fianna Fáil
93 / 160
63 / 160
3 / 160
 32nd Government
Mary Lou McDonald[87] Sinn Féin
17 December 2022 Rotation of Taoiseach under Programme for Government Leo Varadkar[88] Fine Gael
87 / 160
62 / 160
1 / 160
 33rd Government
9 April 2024 Resignation of Varadkar Simon Harris[89] Fine Gael
88 / 160
69 / 160
0 / 160
 34th Government
Michael Healy-Rae Independent

References

  1. ^ Constitution of Ireland, Article 13.1.2°.
  2. ^ Constitution of Ireland, Article 28.7.1°.
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  20. ^ "Nomination of Taoiseach – Votes – Dáil Éireann (13th Dáil) – 18 February 1948". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2020. That Deputy John A. Costello be nominated as Taoiseach
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  67. ^ "Nomination of Taoiseach – Votes – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) – 9 March 2011". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020. That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Enda Kenny for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach.
  68. ^ "Nomination of Taoiseach – Votes – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) – 10 March 2016". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020. That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Enda Kenny for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach
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