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

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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

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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 |  |  |  |
34th | 18 December 2024  | 2024 election | Mary Lou McDonald[90] |  | Sinn Féin |

44 / 174

110 / 174

14 / 174

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## References

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2. ^ Constitution of Ireland, Article 28.7.1°.
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