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{{Short description|Election to the 29th Dáil}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 2002 Irish general election
| country            = Ireland
| type               = parliamentary
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 1997 Irish general election
| previous_year      = 1997
| previous_mps       = 28th Dáil
| next_election      = 2007 Irish general election
| next_year          = 2007
| seats_for_election = 166 seats in [[Dáil Éireann]]{{efn|name=CC|Including [[Séamus Pattison]] (Lab), returned automatically for [[Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)|Carlow–Kilkenny]] as outgoing [[Ceann Comhairle]], under Art. 16.6 of the Constitution and the Electoral Act 1992.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=1980|number=23|name=Electoral Act 1980|date=23 December 1980|section=36|stitle=Re-election of outgoing Chairman of Dáil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=29th Dáil 2002: Carlow–Kilkenny |url=https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2002&cons=32 |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=ElectionsIreland.org}}</ref>}}
| majority_seats     = 84
| election_date      = 17 May 2002
| elected_mps        = 29th Dáil

<!--      Fianna Fáil      -->
| image1         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Bertie Ahern, January 2004 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader1        = [[Bertie Ahern]]
| leader_since1  = [[1994 Fianna Fáil leadership election|19 December 1994]]
| party1         = Fianna Fáil
| leaders_seat1  = [[Dublin Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Central]]
| last_election1 = 77 seats, 39.3%
| seats1         = '''81'''
| seat_change1   = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote1  = '''770,748'''
| percentage1    = '''41.5%'''
| swing1         = {{increase}} 2.2 pp

<!--      Fine Gael    -->
| image2         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Michael Noonan, Nov 1996 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader2        = [[Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)|Michael Noonan]]
| leader_since2  = [[2001 Fine Gael leadership election|9 February 2001]]
| party2         = Fine Gael
| leaders_seat2  = [[Limerick East (Dáil constituency)|Limerick East]]
| last_election2 = 54 seats, 27.9%
| seats2         = 31
| seat_change2   = {{decrease}} 23
| popular_vote2  = 417,619
| percentage2    = 22.5%
| swing2         = {{decrease}} 5.4 pp

<!--      Labour      -->
| image3         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Ruairi Quinn, circa 2002.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader3        = [[Ruairi Quinn]]
| leader_since3  = November 1997
| party3         = Labour Party (Ireland)
| leaders_seat3  = [[Dublin South-East (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-East]]
| last_election3 = 17 seats, 12.9%
| seats3         = 21
| seat_change3   = {{increase}} 4{{efn|name=merger|[[Democratic Left (Ireland)|Democratic Left]], which won 4 seats in 1997, merged with the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] in 1999.}}
| popular_vote3  = 200,130
| percentage3    = 10.8%
| swing3         = {{decrease}} 2.1 pp

<!--      Progressive Democrats      -->
| image4         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Mary Harney, 2004 (headshot).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader4        = [[Mary Harney]]
| leader_since4  = 12 October 1993
| party4         = Progressive Democrats
| leaders_seat4  = [[Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-West]]
| last_election4 = 4 seats, 4.7%
| seats4         = 8
| seat_change4   = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote4  = 73,628
| percentage4    = 4.0%
| swing4         = {{decrease}} 0.7 pp

<!--      Green Party      -->
| image5         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Trevor Sargent 2006 headshot.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader5        = [[Trevor Sargent]]
| leader_since5  = 6 October 2001
| party5         = Green Party (Ireland)
| leaders_seat5  = [[Dublin North (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North]]
| last_election5 = 2 seats, 2.8%
| seats5         = 6
| seat_change5   = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote5  = 71,470
| percentage5    = 3.8%
| swing5         = {{increase}} 1.0 pp

<!--      Sinn Féin       -->
| image6         = {{CSS image crop|Image =Gerry Adams, 1997.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader6        = [[Gerry Adams]]
| leader_since6  = 13 November 1983
| party6         = Sinn Féin
| leaders_seat6  = N/A{{efn|Adams sat as the abstentionist MP for [[Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast West]] in the UK Parliament; [[Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin]] (TD for [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]]) was leader of the party in the [[Dáil Éireann|Dáil]].}}
| last_election6 = 1 seat, 2.6%
| seats6         = 5
| seat_change6   = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote6  = 121,020
| percentage6    = 6.5%
| swing6         = {{increase}} 3.9 pp

| map_image       = {{switcher
| [[File:2002 Irish general election.svg|400px]]
| Election results and first-preference votes in each constituency.
| [[File:2002 Irish general election, seats per constituency.svg|400px]]
| Number of seats gained by each party in each constituency.}}
| title           = Taoiseach
| posttitle       = Taoiseach after election
| before_election = [[Bertie Ahern]]
| before_party    = Fianna Fáil
| after_election  = [[Bertie Ahern]]
| after_party     = Fianna Fáil
| turnout         = 62.6% {{decrease}} 3.3 [[percentage point|pp]]
}}
The '''2002 Irish general election''' to the [[29th Dáil]] was held on Friday, 17 May, just over three weeks after the [[Dissolution of parliament|dissolution]] of the [[28th Dáil]] on Thursday, 25 April by President [[Mary McAleese]], at the request of the [[Taoiseach]], [[Bertie Ahern]]. The general election took place in 42 [[Dáil constituencies]] throughout Ireland for 166 seats in [[Dáil Éireann]], the house of representatives of the [[Oireachtas]], with a revision of constituencies since the last election under the [[Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998]]. The outgoing minority Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrat administration was returned with a majority of 10.

The 29th Dáil met at [[Leinster House]] on Thursday, 6 June to [[Dáil vote for Taoiseach|nominate the Taoiseach]] for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new [[government of Ireland]]. [[Bertie Ahern]] was re-appointed Taoiseach, forming the [[26th government of Ireland]], a majority [[coalition government]] of [[Fianna Fáil]] and the [[Progressive Democrats]].

==Overview==
{{More citations needed section|date=August 2022}}
The general election was significant for a number of reasons:

*The election was considered a success for [[Fianna Fáil]], with the party coming within a handful of seats from achieving an overall majority (the nearest the country came to a single-party government since [[1987 Irish general election#Results|1987]]) and winning the most first-preference votes in every single Dáil constituency. The only high-profile loss was cabinet minister [[Mary O'Rourke]] losing her seat in Westmeath.
*The re-election of the Fianna Fáil–[[Progressive Democrats]] government, the first occasion since [[1969 Irish general election|1969]] that an Irish government won re-election.
*The meltdown in [[Fine Gael]] support, which saw the main opposition party drop from 54 to 31 seats, and lose all but three seats in [[Dublin]].
*The failure of the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]], contrary to all expectations, to increase its seat total. Later in the year, [[Ruairi Quinn]] stepped down as leader of the Labour Party. He was replaced by [[Pat Rabbitte]], who was one of four [[Democratic Left (Ireland)|Democratic Left]] TDs who joined in a merger with Labour in 1999. The most high-profile loss for the party was the defeat of former leader [[Dick Spring]] in Kerry.
*The success of the [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]], which increased its TDs from two to six, including its first [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) outside of [[Dublin]].
*The electoral success of [[Sinn Féin]], which increased its seat number from one to five.
*The election of a large number of independent candidates.
*Contrary to what opinion polls and political pundits were predicting, the Progressive Democrats kept all of their seats, and picked up four more.
*It was the first time electronic voting machines were used in an Irish election. They were used in three constituencies: [[Dublin North (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North]], [[Dublin West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin West]] and [[Meath (Dáil constituency)|Meath]]. They would not be used again at a general election.

==Fine Gael==
The most noticeable feature of the election was the collapse in Fine Gael's vote. It suffered its second worst electoral result ever (after the [[1948 Irish general election|1948 general election]]), with several prominent members failing to get re-elected, including:
*[[Alan Dukes]] – former party leader
*[[Jim Mitchell (politician)|Jim Mitchell]] – deputy leader
*[[Nora Owen]] – former deputy leader and former [[Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration|Minister for Justice]]
*[[Austin Currie]] – former [[1990 Irish presidential election|presidential]] candidate
*[[Jim Higgins (Irish politician)|Jim Higgins]] – former [[Chief Whip]]
*[[Alan Shatter]] – front bench member
*[[Deirdre Clune]] – front bench member
*[[Michael Creed]] – front bench member
*[[Frances Fitzgerald (politician)|Frances Fitzgerald]] – front bench member

The party's losses were especially pronounced in Dublin, where just three TDs ([[Richard Bruton]], [[Gay Mitchell]] and [[Olivia Mitchell]]) were returned, fewer than Fianna Fáil, Labour, the Progressive Democrats or the Greens.
The reasons for the drop in support for Fine Gael are many and varied:
*There was an element of bad luck in some losses, and the proportion of seats they lost (42.6%) was much greater than the proportion of votes (25.2%).
*In 2002, the Irish economy was booming, unemployment was low, and the outgoing government was a stable one that had lasted its full term.
*No other opposition party, noticeably Labour, would agree to a pre-election pact with Fine Gael, sensing the unpopularity of the party. This meant that no-one felt that Fine Gael would be able to lead a government after the election. In contrast, the two parties of the outgoing government fought the election on a united front.
*The Fine Gael party was poorly organised in Dublin, and morale was low.
*The political landscape had changed in Ireland since Fine Gael's heyday in the 1980s. The Progressive Democrats and the Green Party in particular ate into Fine Gael's middle class support, and anti-Fianna Fáil voters had a much wider range of parties to choose from. All 4 of the extra seats won by the Green Party were at the expense of Fine Gael, as were 3 out of 4 of the Progressive Democrats' gains.
*Toward the end of the campaign, [[Michael McDowell (politician)|Michael McDowell]] warned that because Fianna Fáil were so high in the opinion polls, they could form a government by themselves. This led to a significant shift to the Progressive Democrats at the last minute, and many Fine Gael voters voted strategically for the Progressive Democrats to avoid a single-party Fianna Fáil government.

In the immediate aftermath of the election, Fine Gael leader [[Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)|Michael Noonan]] announced his resignation from the leadership and [[Enda Kenny]] was chosen as the new leader in the subsequent [[2002 Fine Gael leadership election|election]].

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="padding-left:1em; text-align:center;"
|-
|rowspan=2|Party
|'''[[Fianna Fáil]]'''
|'''[[Fine Gael]]'''
|'''[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]'''
|'''[[Sinn Féin]]'''
|'''[[Progressive Democrats]]'''
|'''[[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]'''
|'''[[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]]'''
|-
|  style="background:{{party color|Fianna Fáil}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Fine Gael}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Sinn Féin}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Progressive Democrats}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}};"|
|  style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Ireland)}};"|
|-
|Leader
|<small>[[Bertie Ahern]]</small>
|<small>[[Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)|Michael Noonan]]</small>
|<small>[[Ruairi Quinn]]</small>
|<small>[[Gerry Adams]]</small>
|<small>[[Mary Harney]]</small>
|<small>[[Trevor Sargent]]</small>
|<small>[[Joe Higgins (politician)|Joe Higgins]]</small>
|-
|rowspan=2|Votes
|41.5%, 770,748
|22.5%, 417,619
|10.8%, 200,130
|6.5%, 121,020
|4.0%, 73,628
|3.8%, 71,470
|0.8%, 14,896			
|-
| {{center|{{percentage bar|41.5||66BB66}}}} 
| {{center|{{percentage bar|22.5||6699FF}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|10.8||CC0000}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|6.5||008800}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|4.0||3333CC}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|3.8||99CC33}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|0.8||FF3300}}}}
|-
|rowspan=2|Seats
| 81 (48.8%)
| 31 (18.7%)
| 20 (12.7%)
| 5 (3.0%)
| 8 (4.8%)
| 6 (3.6%)
| 1 (0.6%)
|-
| {{center|{{percentage bar|48.8||66BB66}}}} 
| {{center|{{percentage bar|18.7||6699FF}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|12.7||CC0000}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|3.0||008800}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|4.8||3333CC}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|3.6||99CC33}}}}
| {{center|{{percentage bar|0.6||FF3300}}}}
|}
{| style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|+ ↓
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}; width:48.8%;" | '''81'''
| style="background:{{party color|Progressive Democrats}}; width:4.8%;" | '''8'''
| style="background:grey; width:7.8%;" | '''15'''
| style="background:{{party color|Fine Gael}}; width:18.7%;" | '''31'''
| style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}; width:12.7%;" | '''20'''
| style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}; width:3.6%;" | '''6'''
| style="background:{{party color|Sinn Féin}}; width:3%;" | '''5'''
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Ireland)}}; width:0.6%;" | '''1'''
|-
| <span style="color:{{party color|Fianna Fáil}};">'''Fianna Fáil'''</span>
| <span style="color:{{party color|Progressive Democrats}};">'''PDs'''</span>
| <span style="color:grey;">'''Inds'''</span>
| <span style="color:{{party color|Fine Gael}};">'''Fine Gael'''</span>
| <span style="color:{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}};">'''Labour Party'''</span>
| <span style="color:{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}};">'''Green Party'''</span>
| <span style="color:{{party color|Sinn Féin}};">'''Sinn Féin'''</span>
| 
|}

{{Pie chart
|caption= Vote Share of different parties in the election.
|other = yes
|value1 = 41.5	
|label1 = [[Fianna Fáil]]
|color1 = {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}
|value2 = 22.5	
|label2 = [[Fine Gael]]
|color2 = {{party color|Fine Gael}}
|value3 = 10.8
|label3 = [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|color3 = {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
|value4 = 6.5
|label4 = [[Sinn Féin]]
|color4 = {{party color|Sinn Féin}}
|value5 = 4.0
|label5 = [[Progressive Democrats]]
|color5 = {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}
|value6 = 3.8
|label6 = [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]
|color6 = {{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}
|value7 = 0.8
|label7 = [[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]]
|color7 = {{party color|Socialist Party (Ireland)}}
}}
{{Irish general election header
|elec_no   = 29th
|elec_date = 17 May
|elec_year = 2002
|note      =<ref>{{Cite web |title=29th DAIL GENERAL ELECTION May, 2002 Election Results and Transfer of Votes |url=https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/electoralProcess/electionResults/dail/2002/2002-07-21_dail-general-election-may-2002-results-and-transfer-of-votes_en.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610191629/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/publications/?q=D%C3%A1il%20General%20Election%20Results%20and%20Transfer%20of%20Votes&author%5B%5D=dail-eireann&date=&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fdail%2F33&fromDate=10%2F06%2F2020&toDate=10%2F06%2F2020&topic%5B%5D=elections&topic%5B%5D=election-results |archive-date=10 June 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |website=Houses of the Oireachtas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=29th Dáil – General Election: 17 May 2002 |url=http://electionsireland.org/results/general/29thdail/resultssummary.cfm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217090216/http://www.electionsireland.org/results/general/29thdail/resultssummary.cfm |archive-date=17 December 2007 |access-date=9 April 2009 |website=ElectionsIreland.org}}</ref><ref name="NS">{{Cite book |last1=Nohlen |first1=Dieter |title=Elections in Europe: A data handbook |last2=Stöver |first2=Philip |date=2010 |isbn=978-3-8329-5609-7 |pages=1009–1017 |publisher=Nomos |author-link=Dieter Nohlen}}</ref>
|image = [[File:Irish general election 2002.svg|center|360px]]
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Fianna Fáil
|leader    = [[Bertie Ahern]]
|seats     = 81
|seats_chg = {{increase}}8
|seats_%   = 48.8
|fpv       = 770,748
|fpv_%     = 41.5
|fpv_chg   = {{increase}}2.2
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Fine Gael
|leader    = [[Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)|Michael Noonan]]
|seats     = 31
|seats_chg = {{decrease}}23
|seats_%   = 18.7
|fpv       = 417,619
|fpv_%     = 22.5
|fpv_chg   = {{decrease}}5.4
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Labour Party (Ireland)
|leader    = [[Ruairi Quinn]]
|seats     = 21{{efn|name=merger}}{{efn|name=CC}}
|seats_chg = {{increase}}4
|seats_%   = 12.7
|fpv       = 200,130
|fpv_%     = 10.8
|fpv_chg   = {{decrease}}2.1
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Sinn Féin
|leader    = [[Gerry Adams]]
|seats     = 5
|seats_chg = {{increase}}4
|seats_%   = 3.0
|fpv       = 121,020
|fpv_%     = 6.5
|fpv_chg   = {{increase}}4.0
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Progressive Democrats
|leader    = [[Mary Harney]]
|seats     = 8
|seats_chg = {{increase}}4
|seats_%   = 4.8
|fpv       = 73,628
|fpv_%     = 4.0
|fpv_chg   = {{decrease}}0.7
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Green Party (Ireland)
|leader    = [[Trevor Sargent]]
|seats     = 6
|seats_chg = {{increase}}4
|seats_%   = 3.6
|fpv       = 71,470
|fpv_%     = 3.8
|fpv_chg   = {{increase}}1.0
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Socialist Party (Ireland)
|leader    = [[Joe Higgins (politician)|Joe Higgins]]
|seats     = 1
|seats_chg = {{steady}} 0
|seats_%   = 0.6
|fpv       = 14,896
|fpv_%     = 0.8
|fpv_chg   = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Christian Solidarity Party
|leader    =
|seats     = 0
|seats_chg = {{steady}} 0
|seats_%   = 0.0
|fpv       = 4,741
|fpv_%     = 0.3
|fpv_chg   = {{decrease}}0.2
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|leader    = [[Seán Garland]]
|seats     = 0
|seats_chg = {{steady}} 0
|seats_%   = 0.0
|fpv       = 4,012
|fpv_%     = 0.2
|fpv_chg   = {{decrease}}0.2
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Socialist Workers Party (Ireland)
|leader    = ''N/A''
|seats     = 0
|seats_chg = {{steady}} 0
|seats_%   = 0.0
|fpv       = 3,333
|fpv_%     = 0.2
|fpv_chg   = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Irish general election party
|party     = Independent politician (Ireland)
|leader    = ''N/A''
|seats     = 13
|seats_chg = {{increase}}7
|seats_%   = 7.8
|fpv       = 176,305
|fpv_%     = 9.5
|fpv_chg   = {{increase}}2.6
}}
{{Irish general election spoilt
|votes     = 20,707
}}
{{Irish general election total
|seats     = 166
|seats_chg = 0
|fpv       = 1,878,609
}}
{{Irish general election electorate
|electorate = 3,002,173
|turnout    = 62.6
}}
{{end}}

Independents include [[Independent Health Alliance]] candidates (12,296 votes, 1 seat) and [[Independent Fianna Fáil]] (6,124 votes, 1 seat).

===Voting summary===
{{bar box
|title=First preference vote
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=600px
|barwidth=350px
|bars=
{{bar percent|'''Fianna Fáil'''|{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}|41.48}}
{{bar percent|Fine Gael|{{party color|Fine Gael}}|22.48}}
{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}|10.77}}
{{bar percent|Sinn Féin|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|6.51}}
{{bar percent|Progressive Democrats|{{party color|Progressive Democrats}}|3.96}}
{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}|3.85}}
{{bar percent|Socialist|{{party color|Socialist Party (Ireland)}}|0.80}}
{{bar percent|Others|#777777|0.65}}
{{bar percent|Independent|{{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}|9.49}}
}}

===Seats summary===
{{bar box
|title=Dáil seats
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=600px
|barwidth=350px
|bars=
{{bar percent|'''Fianna Fáil'''|{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}|48.80}}
{{bar percent|Fine Gael|{{party color|Fine Gael}}|18.67}}
{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}|12.05}}
{{bar percent|Progressive Democrats|{{party color|Progressive Democrats}}|4.82}}
{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}|3.85}}
{{bar percent|Sinn Féin|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|3.61}}
{{bar percent|Socialist|{{party color|Socialist Party (Ireland)}}|0.60}}
{{bar percent|Independent|{{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}|7.83}}
}}

==Government formation==
Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats formed the [[26th government of Ireland]], a majority coalition government. {{as of|2025}} it is the only coalition government in Irish politics to have been returned after a general election.

==Dáil membership changes==
The following changes took place as a result of the election:
*22 outgoing TDs retired
*143 TDs stood for re-election (plus the [[Ceann Comhairle]], [[Séamus Pattison]] who was automatically returned)
**110 of those were re-elected
**33 failed to be re-elected
*55 successor TDs were elected
**47 were elected for the first time
**8 had previously been TDs
*There were 7 successor female TDs, replacing 6 outgoing, increasing the total number by 1 to 22
*There were changes in 38 of 42 constituencies contested

Outgoing TDs are listed in the constituency they contested in the election. For some, such as Marian McGennis, this differs from the constituency they represented in the outgoing Dáil. Where more than one change took place in a constituency the concept of successor is an approximation for presentation only.

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background: #efefef;"
! scope="col" | Constituency
! scope="col" | Departing TD
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Party
! scope="col" | Change
! scope="col" | Comment
! scope="col" | Successor TD
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)|Carlow–Kilkenny]]
| [[John Browne (Fine Gael politician)|John Browne]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Retired
| Nolan – Former TD
| [[M. J. Nolan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]]
| [[Andrew Boylan (politician)|Andrew Boylan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Paudge Connolly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Clare (Dáil constituency)|Clare]]
| [[Brendan Daly (politician)|Brendan Daly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[James Breen (politician)|James Breen]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
|-
| [[Donal Carey]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Pat Breen]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
|-
| [[Cork East (Dáil constituency)|Cork East]]
| [[Paul Bradford]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
| Sherlock – Former TD
| [[Joe Sherlock]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|-
| [[Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-Central]]
| [[Liam Burke]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Retired
| Lynch – Former TD
| [[Kathleen Lynch (politician)|Kathleen Lynch]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|-
| [[Cork North-West (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-West]]
| [[Michael Creed]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Gerard Murphy (politician)|Gerard Murphy]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
|-
| [[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]]
| [[Deirdre Clune]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Dan Boyle (politician)|Dan Boyle]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]
|-
| [[Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-West]]
| [[P. J. Sheehan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Denis O'Donovan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Donegal North-East (Dáil constituency)|Donegal North-East]]
| [[Harry Blaney]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Independent Fianna Fáil|Ind. Fianna Fáil]]
| Retired
|
| [[Niall Blaney]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Independent Fianna Fáil|Ind. Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Donegal South-West (Dáil constituency)|Donegal South-West]]
| [[Tom Gildea]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
| Retired
| Gallagher – Former TD
| [[Pat "the Cope" Gallagher]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Dublin Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Central]]
| [[Jim Mitchell (politician)|Jim Mitchell]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
| Mitchell – FG Deputy Leader. Fitzpatrick – Former TD
| [[Dermot Fitzpatrick]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| colspan=4 |
| Former TD (took McGennis' seat)
| [[Joe Costello (politician)|Joe Costello]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]]
| [[Austin Currie]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
| Currie – Former [[1990 Irish presidential election|Presidential]] candidate
| [[Paul Gogarty]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]
|-
| colspan=4 align=center| New constituency, new seat
|
| [[John Curran (Irish politician)|John Curran]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Dublin North (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North]]
| [[Nora Owen]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
| Owen – Former [[Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration|Minister for Justice]]
| [[Jim Glennon]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Dublin North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North-Central]]
| [[Derek McDowell]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Finian McGrath]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Health Alliance}}" |
| [[Independent Health Alliance]]
|-
| [[Dublin North-East (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North-East]]
| [[Michael Joe Cosgrave]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
| colspan=4 align=center|Seats reduced from 4 to 3
|-
| [[Dublin North-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North-West]]
| [[Proinsias De Rossa]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
| Retired
| colspan=4 align=center|Seats reduced from 4 to 3
|-
| [[Dublin South (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South]]
| [[Alan Shatter]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
| Shatter – Fine Gael Front Bench member
| [[Eamon Ryan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-Central]]
| [[Ben Briscoe]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Retired
|
| [[Michael Mulcahy (politician)|Michael Mulcahy]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Marian McGennis]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Lost seat
| McGennis prev held [[Dublin Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Central]]
| [[Aengus Ó Snodaigh]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |
| [[Sinn Féin]]
|-
| [[Dublin South-East (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-East]]
| [[Frances Fitzgerald (politician)|Frances Fitzgerald]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
| McDowell – Former TD
| [[Michael McDowell (politician)|Michael McDowell]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
| [[Progressive Democrats]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-West]]
| [[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Seán Crowe]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |
| [[Sinn Féin]]
|-
| [[Chris Flood]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Retired
|
| [[Charlie O'Connor]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Dublin West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin West]]
| [[Liam Lawlor]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
| Retired
| Burton – Former TD
| [[Joan Burton]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|-
|rowspan=3| [[Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency)|Dún Laoghaire]]
| [[David Andrews (politician)|David Andrews]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Retired
|
| [[Barry Andrews (politician)|Barry Andrews]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Seán Barrett (politician)|Seán Barrett]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Retired
|
| [[Fiona O'Malley]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
| [[Progressive Democrats]]
|-
| [[Monica Barnes]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Retired
|
| [[Ciarán Cuffe]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Galway East (Dáil constituency)|Galway East]]
| [[Michael P. Kitt]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Joe Callanan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Ulick Burke (politician)|Ulick Burke]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Paddy McHugh]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
|-
| [[Galway West (Dáil constituency)|Galway West]]
| [[Bobby Molloy]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
| [[Progressive Democrats]]
| Retired
|
| [[Noel Grealish]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
| [[Progressive Democrats]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Kerry North (Dáil constituency)|Kerry North]]
| [[Denis Foley]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
| Retired
|
| [[Tom McEllistrim (born 1968)|Tom McEllistrim]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Dick Spring]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
| Lost seat
| Spring – Former Leader of the Labour Party
| [[Martin Ferris]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |
| [[Sinn Féin]]
|-
| [[Kerry South (Dáil constituency)|Kerry South]]
|colspan=8 align=center|No membership changes
|-
| [[Kildare North (Dáil constituency)|Kildare North]]
|colspan=8 align=center|No membership changes
|-
| [[Kildare South (Dáil constituency)|Kildare South]]
| [[Alan Dukes]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
| Dukes – Former Leader of [[Fine Gael]]
| [[Seán Ó Fearghaíl]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Laois–Offaly]]
| [[Tom Enright]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Retired
|
| [[Olwyn Enright]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
|-
| [[Charles Flanagan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Tom Parlon]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
| [[Progressive Democrats]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Limerick East (Dáil constituency)|Limerick East]]
| [[Desmond O'Malley]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
| [[Progressive Democrats]]
| Retired
| Former leader of the Progressive Democrats
| [[Tim O'Malley (politician)|Tim O'Malley]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
| [[Progressive Democrats]]
|-
| [[Eddie Wade]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Peter Power]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Limerick West (Dáil constituency)|Limerick West]]
| [[Michael Finucane]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[John Cregan (politician)|John Cregan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|rowspan=3| [[Longford–Roscommon (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Roscommon]]
| [[Seán Doherty (Roscommon politician)|Seán Doherty]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Retired
|
| [[Michael Finneran]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Louis Belton]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Mae Sexton]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
| [[Progressive Democrats]]
|-
| [[Albert Reynolds]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Retired
| Reynolds – Former [[Taoiseach]]
| [[Peter Kelly (Irish politician)|Peter Kelly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Louth (Dáil constituency)|Louth]]
| [[Brendan McGahon]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Retired
|
| [[Fergus O'Dowd]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
|-
| [[Michael Bell (Irish politician)|Michael Bell]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Arthur Morgan (Irish politician)|Arthur Morgan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |
| [[Sinn Féin]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Mayo (Dáil constituency)|Mayo]]
| [[Jim Higgins (Irish politician)|Jim Higgins]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
| Higgins – Former [[Chief Whip]]
| [[Jerry Cowley]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
|-
| [[Tom Moffatt]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[John Carty (Irish politician)|John Carty]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Meath (Dáil constituency)|Meath]]
| [[John V. Farrelly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Damien English]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency)|Sligo–Leitrim]]
| [[Matt Brennan (politician)|Matt Brennan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Retired
|
| [[Jimmy Devins]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician)|Gerry Reynolds]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Marian Harkin]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
|-
| [[Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary North]]
| [[Michael O'Kennedy]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Retired
|
| [[Máire Hoctor]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Tipperary South (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary South]]
|colspan=8 align=center|No membership changes
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Waterford (Dáil constituency)|Waterford]]
| [[Austin Deasy]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Retired
|
| [[John Deasy (Fine Gael politician)|John Deasy]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
|-
| [[Brendan Kenneally]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Ollie Wilkinson]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Westmeath]]
| [[Mary O'Rourke]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Donie Cassidy]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
|rowspan=3| [[Wexford (Dáil constituency)|Wexford]]
| [[Hugh Byrne (Fianna Fáil politician)|Hugh Byrne]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Tony Dempsey (politician)|Tony Dempsey]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
| [[Fianna Fáil]]
|-
| [[Michael D'Arcy]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Lost seat
|
| [[Liam Twomey]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]
|-
| [[Ivan Yates]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
| Retired
|
| [[Paul Kehoe]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
| [[Fine Gael]]
|-
| [[Wicklow (Dáil constituency)|Wicklow]]
|colspan=8 align=center|No membership changes
|}

The cross-party seat transfers are summarized thus:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+ Election to the 28th Dáil  – seats won/lost by party, 1997–2002
|-
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Party
!rowspan="2" |1997
!rowspan="2" |27th<br/>Dáil
!colspan="16"|Gain from (loss to)
!rowspan="2" |2002
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Fianna Fáil}};"|FF
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Fine Gael}};"|FG
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}; color: white"|Lab
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Sinn Féin}}; color: white"|SF
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Progressive Democrats}}; color: white"|PD
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}};"|Grn
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Ireland)}}; color: white"|Soc
! colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;"|Ind
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Fianna Fáil}};"|
|  style="text-align:left;"|[[Fianna Fáil]]
|77 ||(3) || || ||7 || || || || ||(1) || || || || || || ||2 ||(1) ||81
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Fine Gael}};"|&nbsp;
|  style="text-align:left;"|[[Fine Gael]]
|54 ||&ndash; || ||(7) || || || ||(2) || ||(1) || ||(4) || ||(4) || || || ||(5) ||31
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}};"|&nbsp;
|  style="text-align:left;"|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|21 ||&ndash; || || ||2 || || || || ||(2) || || || || || || ||1 ||(1) ||21
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Sinn Féin}};"|&nbsp;
|  style="text-align:left;"|[[Sinn Féin]]
|1 ||&ndash; ||1 || ||1 || ||2 || || || || || || || || || || || ||5
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Progressive Democrats}};"|&nbsp;
|  style="text-align:left;"|[[Progressive Democrats]]
|4 ||&ndash; || || ||4 || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||8
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Ireland)}};"|&nbsp;
|  style="text-align:left;"|[[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]]
|2 ||&ndash; || || ||4 || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||6
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Ireland)}};"|&nbsp;
|  style="text-align:left;"|[[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]]
|1 ||&ndash; || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||1
|-
| style="background:#DCDCDC;"|&nbsp;
|  style="text-align:left;"|Independents
|6 ||3 ||1 ||(2) ||5 || ||1 ||(1) || || || || || || || || || || ||13
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|'''Total'''
|166 ||&ndash; ||2 ||(9) ||23 ||&ndash; ||3 ||(3) ||&ndash; ||(4) ||&ndash; ||(4) ||&ndash; ||(4) ||&ndash; ||&ndash; ||3 ||(7) ||166
|}

==Seanad election==
The Dáil election was followed by the election to the [[22nd Seanad]].

==Footnotes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite journal |last=Mitchell |first=Paul |date=April 2003 |title=Fianna Fáil still dominant in the coalition era: The Irish general election of May 2002 |journal=West European Politics |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=174–183 |doi=10.1080/01402380512331341171 |s2cid=156354615}}
*{{Cite book |title=The Irish Times Nealon's guide to the 29th Dáil & Seanad |date=8 May 2024 |publisher=[[The Irish Times]]/[[Gill & Macmillan]] |isbn=978-0717132881 |editor-last=Kennedy |editor-first=Geraldine |editor-link=Geraldine Kennedy |location=Dublin}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/688-elections/701-general-election-2002/287735-laweb_general-elections-tonight-with-vincent-browne-leaders-debate-noonan-ahern/ RTÉ archives]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081023045006/http://www.michaelpidgeon.com/manifestos/ge.html Archived collection of party manifestos from 2002 on IrishManifestos.co.nr]

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