This is a list of women Teachtaí Dála (TDs). It includes all women who have been elected to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the bicameral parliament of Ireland.

History As of November 2024, a total of 151 women have been elected to the Dáil. The first woman TD was Constance Markievicz, elected in 1918 to the First Dáil,Constance Markievicz was actually elected to the British House of Commons but along with all other Sinn Féin members she refused to take her seat in the House of Commons and instead they formed the first Dáil Éireann. and she was joined by five other women in the Second Dáil. The number fell to one in the 6th Dáil, rose again and fell back to two in the 9th Dáil.

The 1981 general election to the 22nd Dáil saw the tally exceed ten for the first time, when six newly elected women brought the total to eleven. The arrival of nine newly elected women TDs in 1992 brought a total of 20 women to the 27th Dáil. 25 women were elected at the 2011 general election to the 31st Dáil. 35 women (22%) were elected to the 32nd Dáil in 2016.

Women in Dáil Éireann

Name Year Constituencies representedParty represented Age Family1 Dublin St Patrick's 1918–1921,Dublin South 1921–1922, 1923–1927 50 2 Dublin Mid 1921–1922, June–Sept 1927 43 widow of Tom Clarke NUI 1921–1922 46 Cork Borough 1921–1927 (June) 49 sister of Terence MacSwiney Limerick City–Limerick East 1921–1923 33 widow of Michael O'Callaghan Dublin County 1921–1922 64 mother of Patrick Pearse7 Waterford County 1923–1927 (Sept) 43 widow of Cathal Brugha Dublin North 1923–1933 45 sister of Michael Collins Dublin County 1923–1927 (June) 49 10 Sligo–Leitrim 1932–1933, 1937–1961 42 widow of Patrick Reynolds11 NUI 1933–1937 54 Dublin County 1933–1937 55 sister of Patrick Pearse Waterford 1933–1952 28 widow of William Redmond 14 Monaghan 1938–1954 53 widow of Eamon Rice 15 Tipperary 1944–1948,Tipperary North 1948–1961 46 widow of Martin Ryan 16 Kerry South 1945–1966 42 widow of Frederick Crowley17 Dublin South-Central 1954–1961,Dublin North-Central 1961–1977 46 widow of James B. Lynch Dublin North-Central 1954–1957 41 19 Kerry North 1956–1957 21 daughter of Johnny Connor 20 Galway South 1957–1961,Galway East 1961–1969,Clare–South Galway 1969–1977 25 daughter of Patrick Hogan, married Michael O'Higgins 21 Cork Borough 1964–1965 49 widow of John Galvin 22 Roscommon 1964–1969,Roscommon–Leitrim 1969–1981 35 widow of James Burke 23 Cork Mid 1965–1969,Cork South-Central 1973–1987 32 widow of Dan Desmond 24 Galway West 1975–1997 24 daughter of Johnny Geoghegan25 Kerry North 1977–1981 50 Dublin County Mid 1977–1981,Clare 1987–2007 22 granddaughter of Éamon de Valera Dublin Ballyfermot 1977–1981,Dublin West 1981–1982, 1982–1987 44 widow of Noel Lemass 28 Cork North-East 1979–1981,Cork East 1981–1987 22 daughter of Richard Barry29 Tipperary South 1981–Feb. 1982 46 sister of Tras Honan Dublin South 1981–1987, 1989–1992 45 Dublin North-West 1981–1997 28 wife of Alexis FitzGerald Jnr Dublin Central 1981–1982, 1982–1987 58 Dublin South-West 1981–2002,Dublin Mid-West 2002–2011 28 Dublin North 1981–1987, 1989–2002 36 grandniece of Michael Collins Clare 1981–1982, 1982–1992 30 daughter of Frank Taylor36 Wicklow Feb. 1982–1989 42 Dún Laoghaire Nov. 1982–1992, 1997–2002 46 Wexford Nov. 1982–1987, 1992–1997 33 daughter of Richard Belton Longford–Westmeath Nov. 1982–2002, 2007–2011,Westmeath 1992–2002 45 sister of Brian Lenihan Snr40 Dublin South 1987–1989 35 daughter of George Colley Dún Laoghaire 1987–1989 35 Dublin South-Central 1987–1989 28 Cork North-Central 1987–1997 46 Donegal South-West 1987–2011 21 daughter of Cathal Coughlan45 Tipperary South 1989–2000 38 Meath 1989–2007,Meath East 2007–2011 30 47 Dún Laoghaire 1992–1997 47 Dublin West 1992–1997, 2002–2020 43 Dublin South 1992–1997 42 daughter-in-law of Garret FitzGerald Dublin South-East 1992–2002,Dublin Mid-West 2011–2019 42 Dún Laoghaire 1992–1997 41 Wicklow 1992–2011 45 Kerry South 1992–2007 39 daughter of Michael Moynihan Dublin South 1992–2007 36 Dublin North-West 1992–2024 38 56 Cork North-Central 1994–1997, 2002–2016 41 57 Wicklow 1995–2007 24 daughter of Johnny Fox 58 Donegal North-East 1996–2007 27 daughter of Paddy Keaveney59 Cork South-Central 1997–2002, 2007–2011 38 daughter of Peter Barry Mayo 1997–2011 31 daughter of Pádraig Flynn Dún Laoghaire 1997–2011 38 daughter of Des Hanafin Dublin Central 1997–2002 43 Dublin South 1997–2016 49 64 Limerick East 1998–2011,Limerick City 2011–2020 47 65 Dublin South-Central 1999–2011 53 sister of Pat Upton66 Laois–Offaly 2002–2011 27 daughter of Tom Enright Sligo–Leitrim 2002–2007, 2020– 48 Tipperary North 2002–2011 38 Dún Laoghaire 2002–2007 34 daughter of Desmond O'Malley Longford–Roscommon 2002–2007 47 71 Kildare North 2005–2007, 2011–2024 51 72 Kildare North 2007–2011 52 daughter of Michael F. Kitt Dublin South-Central 2007–2020 51 Cavan–Monaghan 2007–2011 39 Dublin South-East 2007–2016 27 Dublin Mid-West 2007–2016 42 Carlow–Kilkenny 2007–2011 58 78 Dublin Central 2009–2020 58 79 Cork North-West 2011–2016 41 Dublin South-Central 2011–2024 49 Waterford 2011–2016 30 Laois–Offaly 2011–2016,Offaly 2016–2020 48 Dublin North 2011–2016,Dublin Fingal 2016–2019 42 Meath East 2011–2020 40 Wicklow 2011–2016 56 Cavan–Monaghan 2011–2024 47 Dublin Central 2011– 41 Longford–Westmeath 2011–2014 39 Cork East 2011–2016 49 Dún Laoghaire 2011–2020 51 Mayo 2011–2016 39 Carlow–Kilkenny 2011–2016 49 93 Meath East 2013– 26 daughter of Shane McEntee94 Dublin West 2014–2020, 2024– 47 Longford–Westmeath 2014–2016 47 sister of Nicky McFadden96 Dún Laoghaire 2016–2020 39 Waterford 2016– 53 Mayo 2016–2020 29 niece of Frank Chambers Galway West 2016–2025 58 Carlow–Kilkenny 2016–2024 34 Dublin Rathdown 2016–2024 45 Dublin Rathdown 2016–2024 43 Dublin Bay North 2016– 39 Louth 2016–2024 48 Cork South-West 2016–2020 46 Galway West 2016– 38 Offaly 2016–2020,Laois–Offaly 2020– 37 Dublin Bay South 2016–2020 36 Kildare South 2016–2020 50 Dublin Fingal 2016–2024,Dublin Fingal West 2024– 36 Galway East 2016–2024 45 Dublin South-Central 2016–2024 54 Cavan–Monaghan 2016– 37 grandniece of Patrick Smith Dublin South-West 2016–2020 62 115 Cork South-West 2020– 30 Dún Laoghaire 2020– 39 Longford–Westmeath 2020– 42 Mayo 2020– 50 Kildare North 2020– 55 Galway West 2020– 30 Kerry 2020– 49–50 daughter of Denis Foley Dublin Mid-West 2020– 34–35 Dublin Central 2020–2024 39 Roscommon–Galway 2020– 27 Carlow–Kilkenny 2020– 53 Wexford 2020– 48–49 Kildare South 2020–2024 50 Cavan–Monaghan 2020–2024 48 Wicklow 2020– 46 Clare 2020–2024 32 131 Dublin Bay South 2021– 53132 Dublin South-Central 2024– 42 daughter of Seán Ardagh Cavan–Monaghan 2024– 50 Dublin Fingal West 2024– 47 daughter of John Boland Louth 2024– Louth 2024– Carlow–Kilkenny 2024– 49 Dublin South-Central 2024– 49 Dublin West 2024– 45 daughter of Austin Currie Meath West 2024– daughter of Noel Dempsey Dublin South-Central 2024– 52 Dublin Rathdown 2024– 47 Dublin Fingal East 2024– Mayo 2024– 39 Clare 2024– 52 Louth 2024– 42 Carlow–Kilkenny 2024– 48 Kildare South 2024– 41 Dublin Rathdown 2024– Dublin Central 2024– Meath East 2024–

Timeline 1918 to 2020

From 2020

Number of women elected in each Dáil Dáil Election Number elected By-elections 1st 1918 1 / 105 (0.9%) 0 2nd 1921 6 / 128 (4.7%) 0 3rd 1922 2 / 128 (1.5%) 0 4th 1923 5 / 153 (3.3%) 0 5th 1927 (Jun) 4 / 153 (2.6%) 0 6th 1927 (Sep) 1 / 153 (0.6%) 0 7th 1932 2 / 153 (1.3%) 0 8th 1933 3 / 153 (1.9%) 0 9th 1937 2 / 138 (1.4%) 0 10th 1938 3 / 138 (2.2%) 0 11th 1943 3 / 138 (2.2%) 0 12th 1944 4 / 138 (2.9%) 0 13th 1948 5 / 147 (3.4%) 0 14th 1951 5 / 147 (3.4%) 0 15th 1954 5 / 147 (3.4%) 1 16th 1957 4 / 147 (2.7%) 0 17th 1961 3 / 144 (2.1%) 3 18th 1965 5 / 144 (3.5%) 0 19th 1969 3 / 144 (2.1%) 0 20th 1973 4 / 144 (2.7%) 1 21st 1977 6 / 148 (4.0%) 1 22nd 1981 11 / 166 (6.6%) 0 23rd 1982 (Feb) 8 / 166 (4.8%) 0 24th 1982 (Nov) 14 / 166 (8.4%) 0 25th 1987 14 / 166 (8.4%) 0 26th 1989 13 / 166 (7.8%) 0 27th 1992 20 / 166 (12.0%) 3 28th 1997 20 / 166 (12.0%) 2 29th 2002 22 / 166 (13.2%) 1 30th 2007 22 / 166 (13.2%) 1 31st 2011 25 / 166 (15.1%) 3 32nd 2016 35 / 158 (22.1%) 0 33rd 2020 36 / 160 (22.5%) 1 34th 2024 44 / 174 (25.3%) 0

See also Families in the Oireachtas List of female members of Seanad Éireann Records of members of the Oireachtas

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References

Sources and external links

Oireachtas Members Database ElectionsIreland.org