her constituency seat a month prior to the 2016 general election, Burton polled better than expected and retained her Dublin West seat. At the Women in Media conference that took place in April 2016, following elections and during negotiations to form a governing coalition, Burton discussed how women were excluded from the government negotiation process. She criticized what she called the misogyny and abuse female politicians faced during the election, and as well as the "vulgar, crude, and demeaning" Late Late Show broadcast during the election that offered Freudian interpretations of politicians' body language. The Labour Party returned to opposition following the 2016 general election, in greatly reduced numbers. Burton remained as Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in an acting capacity during prolonged talks on government formation. On 6 May 2016, Enda Kenny announced in the Dáil that Frances Fitzgerald would be the new Tánaiste, while Burton's constituency colleague Leo Varadkar took her old job in the Department of Social Protection. On 10 May 2016, she announced her resignation as Labour Party leader, which took effect on 20 May 2016, when her replacement Brendan Howlin was chosen unopposed. She lost her seat at the 2020 Irish general election, with her first preference vote declining from 15.4% to 4.8%. References External links Joan Burton's page on the Labour Party website 1949 births Living people Alumni of University College Dublin Councillors of Dublin County Council Women government ministers of the Republic of Ireland Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Leaders of the Labour Party (Ireland) Local councillors in Fingal Members of the 27th Dáil Members of the 29th Dáil Members of the 30th Dáil Members of the 31st Dáil Members of the 32nd Dáil Ministers for Social Affairs (Ireland) Ministers of State of the 27th Dáil Politicians from Fingal Tánaistí Women ministers of state of the Republic of Ireland 20th-century women Teachtaí Dála 21st-century women Teachtaí Dála