Dáil Éireann
Number of members

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

Question: What years the did total membership of the Dáil decrease compared to the previous election?What years the did total membership of the Dáil decrease compared to the previous election?
Answer: The membership of the Dáil shrank in the 1922, 1937, 1961, 1981, and 2016 elections.