Dáil Éireann
Number of members

Dáil Éireann

Section Title: Number of members
Table Section Text: None

Dáil	Election	TDs

1st	1918	105

2nd	1921	180

3rd	1922	128

4th	1923	153

5th	Jun. 1927	153

6th	Sep. 1927	153

7th	1932	153

8th	1933	153

9th	1937	138

10th	1938	138

11th	1943	138

12th	1944	138

13th	1948	147

14th	1951	147

15th	1954	147

16th	1957	147

17th	1961	144

18th	1965	144

19th	1969	144

20th	1973	144

21st	1977	148

22nd	1981	166

23rd	Feb. 1982	166

24th	Nov. 1982	166

25th	1987	166

26th	1989	166

27th	1992	166

28th	1997	166

29th	2002	166

30th	2007	166

31st	2011	166

32nd	2016	158

33rd	Next	160

Sentence(s)

In 1937 the membership of the Dáil was reduced from 153 to 138, but in the 1960s the number was increased to 144, then for the 1977 election to 148 and in 1981 to the figure of 166.

final_sentence: In 1937 the membership of the Dáil was reduced from 153 to 138, but in the 1960s the number was increased to 144, then for the 1977 election to 148 and in 1981 to the figure of 166.