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The election for the 22nd Dáil took place on June 11, 1981.

1 Results

Party	Leader	Seats	Loss/Gain	Dáil Seats (%)
Fianna Fáil	Charles J. Haughey	78	-6	47.0
Fine Gael	Garret FitzGerald	65	+22	39.2
Labour	Michael O Leary	15	-2	5.4
Others	-	8	+4	4.8

2 Overview

Charles Haughey, Garret FitzGerald and Michael O Leary contest their first general election as leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Labour Party respectively. A Fine Gael- Labour Party coalition government comes to power. Garret FitzGerald becomes the seventh Taoiseach.

Notable retirees: Former Taoisigh, Jack Lynch and Liam Cosgrave.

Newly elected deputies: Séamus Brennan, Mary Harney.

3 See also

Government of the 22nd Dáil

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