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The election for the 25th Dáil was held on February 17, 1987.

1 Results

Party	Leader	Seats	Loss/Gain	Dáil Seats (%)
Fianna Fáil	Charles J. Haughey	81	+6	48.8
Fine Gael	Garret FitzGerald	51	-19	30.7
Labour	Dick Spring	12	-4	7.2
Progressive Democrats	Desmond O'Malley	14	+0	8.4
Others	-	8	+3	4.8

2 Overview

Charles Haughey leads Fianna Fáil into a minority government after five years in opposition. Garret FitzGerald of Fine Gael resigns following the election result. He is replaced by Alan Dukes. The Progressive Democrats, lead by Desmond O'Malley, contest there first general election. Since then they have never recorded such an electoral result.

Newly elected deputies: Dermot Ahern, John O'Donoghue, Mary Coughlan, Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (born 1951) is an Irish politician and President of the Progressive Democrats. Michael McDowell was born in Dublin, Ireland in May 1951. He was educated at University College Dublin and Kings Inns in Dublin where he qualified as a barrist, Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (born January 1953), is a senior Irish politician. He was elected as a Fianna Fail TD in 1987 and at each election since. He has served as Minister for the Environment & Local Government (1997-2002) and has been Minister for Education & Scien, Martin CullenMartin Cullen (born November 1954) is a senior Irish politician. He was first elected to Dail Eireann as a Progressive Democrats TD in 1987 but lost his seat in 1989. Cullen was a member of Seanad Eireann (1989-1992) and was re-elected to Dail Eireann in, Dick RocheDick Roche (born March 1947), is an Irish politician. Dick Roche was born in Wexford in March 1947. He was educated at Wexford CBS and University College Dublin (UCD) where he received a Masters Degree in Public Administration. Roche worked as a public se

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