Members of the 22nd Dáil
This is a list of members who were elected to the 22nd Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1981 general election on 11 June 1981 and met on 30 June 1981. The 22nd Dáil was dissolved by President Patrick Hillery, at the request of the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald on 27 January 1982. The 22nd Dáil is the second shortest Dáil in history, lasting 252 days. There were no by-elections during the 22nd Dáil. Composition of the 22nd Dáil. Government coalition  parties denoted with bullets () Graphical representation. This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 22nd Dáil from June 1981. Note: This was not the official seating plan. TDs by constituency. The list of the 166 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.