28th Dáil

28th Dáil
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Overview
Legislative body	Dáil Éireann
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Meeting place	Leinster House
Term	26 June 1997 – 25 April 2002
Election	1997 general election
Government	25th government of Ireland
Members	166
Ceann Comhairle	Séamus Pattison
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Tánaiste	Mary Harney
Chief Whip	Séamus Brennan
Leader of the Opposition	Michael Noonan — John Bruton until 9 February 2001
Sessions
1st 26 June 1997 – 10 July 1997 2nd 10 September 1997 – 3 July 1998 3rd 2 September 1998 – 2 July 1999 4th 29 September 1999 – 30 June 2000 5th 3 October 2000 – 6 July 2001 6th 18 September 2001 – 25 April 2002

The 28th Dáil was elected at the 1997 general election on 6 June 1997 and met on 26 June 1997. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 21st Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

The 28th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese on 25 April 2002, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. The 28th Dáil lasted 1,765 days, the 2nd longest after the 10th Dáil.

Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, denoted with bullets (●), formed the 25th government of Ireland.

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 28th Dáil from June 1997. This was not the official seating plan.

On 26 June 1997, Séamus Pattison (Lab) was proposed by Dick Spring and seconded by Mary O'Rourke for the position of Ceann Comhairle. Pattison was approved without a vote.^[1]

This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1997 general election, arranged by party.^[2] This table is a record of the 1997 general election results. The Changes table below records all changes in membership and party affiliation.

• Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 28th Dáil