| 25th Dáil | |
| Term Start: | 10 March 1987 |
| Term End: | 25 May 1989 |
| Membership1: | 166 |
| Session1 Start: | 10 March 1987 |
| Session1 End: | 26 June 1987 |
| Session2 Start: | 14 October 1987 |
| Session2 End: | 30 June 1988 |
| Session3 Start: | 19 October 1988 |
| Session3 End: | 25 May 1989 |
The 25th Dáil was elected at the 1987 general election on 17 February 1987 and met on 10 March 1987. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 18th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 25th Dáil was dissolved by President Patrick Hillery on 25 May 1989, at the request of the Taoiseach Charles Haughey. The 25th Dáil lasted days. There were no by-elections during the 25th Dáil.
| Party | Feb. 1987 | May 1989 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 81 | 80 | ||
| 51 | 50 | |||
| 14 | 14 | |||
| 12 | 11 | |||
| 4 | 4 | |||
| 1 | 1 | |||
| 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 2 | |||
| 0 | 1 | |||
| Vacant | 0 | 2 | ||
Fianna Fáil, denoted with bullet, formed the 20th government of Ireland.
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 25th Dáil from March 1987. This was not the official seating plan.
On 10 March 1987, Seán Treacy (Ind) was proposed by Charles Haughey and seconded by Brian Lenihan for the position of Ceann Comhairle. He was approved without a vote.[1]
The list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]