The February 1982 Irish general election to the 23rd Dáil was held on Thursday, 18 February, three weeks after the dissolution of the 22nd Dáil on 27 January by President Patrick Hillery on the reques
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Tomás Mac Giolla
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Tomás Mac Giolla was an Irish Workers' Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1993 to 1994, Leader of the Workers' Party from 1962 to 1988 and President of Sinn Féin from 1962 to 197
February 1982 Irish general election
…Seats won 81 63 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 786,851 621,088 Percentage 47.3% 37.3% Swing 2.0 pp 0.8 pp Third party Fourth party Leader Michael O'Leary Tomás Mac Giolla Party Labour Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Leader since 1981 1977 Leader's seat Dublin Central N/A Last election 15 seats, 9.9% 1 seat, 1.7% Seats won…
Mac Giolla in 2008
Seán Garland (right) with Tomás MacGiolla, May 2008