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The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002 just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese at the request of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. The newly elected members of the 29th Dáil assembled on Thursday 6 June 2002.The general election took place in 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 165 seats in the lower house of parliament Dáil Éireann.
