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believed that they were not likely to win the general election. The party drew up a manifesto which offered the electorate a string of financial and economic "sweeteners", encouraging them to vote for Fianna Fáil. Some of the promises that were offered included abolition of rates on houses, abolition
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The increased popularity of FF produced by its leader's popularity and by the unprecedented sweeteners, were the cause for the scale of the coalition's defeat. Unhappy with the "Tullymander", the new government established an
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While towards the end of the campaign Fianna Fáil were expected to win the general election, nobody predicted the scale of that victory. An unprecedented nine-seat majority in Dáil Éireann for Fianna Fáil saw the
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of car tax and a promise to reduce unemployment to under 100,000. Lynch agreed to the manifesto because he believed that the party needed something dramatic if it were to win the election.
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The government parties of Fine Gael and the Labour Party fought the general election on their record in government. The redrawing of the constituency boundaries gave them hope for success.
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coalition had hoped to defy political history by winning an unprecedented second term. This belief was further augmented following the so-called "
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had ever done better, but only once out of 13 elections. Following the election, the leaders of Fine Gael and the Labour Party,
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Percentage of seats gained by each of the three major parties, and number of seats gained by smaller parties and independents.
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there were thirteen three-seat constituencies. It was hoped that the coalition partners would win two of the seats, leaving
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to revise constituency boundaries, adding members overall and replacing many 3-seat districts with 4- or 5-seat districts.
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on 5 July to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new
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with only one seat. A similar tactic was used in rural areas where the party was at its strongest.
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swept from power in what was at the time the biggest political hurricane in Irish history. Only
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resigned as leaders of their respective parties, the first occasion in which a defeated
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Although it had faced some controversial issues during its term of office, the ruling
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Electoral Act 1963, s. 14: Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle (
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to a landslide election win, clearly defeating the outgoing
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The Dáil election was followed by an election to the
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1981
outgoing members
elected members
Dáil Éireann
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Jack Lynch
Liam Cosgrave
Brendan Corish
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Labour
9 November 1966
Cork City
DĂşn Laoghaire
Wexford

Liam Cosgrave
Fine Gael
Jack Lynch
Fianna Fáil
21st Dáil
dissolution
20th Dáil
President
Patrick Hillery
Taoiseach

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