14th Dáil
| 14th Dáil Éireann | |||||||||
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||
| Term | 13 June 1951 – 23 April 1954 | ||||||||
| Election | 1951 general election | ||||||||
| Government | Government of the 14th Dáil | ||||||||
| Members | 147 | ||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Patrick Hogan | ||||||||
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||
| Tánaiste | Seán Lemass | ||||||||
| Chief Whip | Donnchadh Ó Briain | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | John A. Costello | ||||||||
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This is a list of members who were elected to the 14th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1951 general election on 30 May 1951 and met on 13 June 1951. The 14th Dáil was dissolved by President Seán T. O'Kelly, at the request of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera on 24 April 1954. The 14th Dáil lasted 1,084 days.
Composition of the 14th Dáil
| Party | May 1951 | May 1954 | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |• | Fianna Fáil | 68 | 67 |
| style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | 40 | 42 |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | 16 | 15 |
| style="background-color: Template:Clann na Talmhan/meta/color" | | Clann na Talmhan | 6 | 6 |
| style="background-color: Template:Clann na Poblachta/meta/color" | | Clann na Poblachta | 2 | 2 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent politicians in Ireland/meta/color" | | Independent | 14 | 14 |
| style="background-color: Template:Ceann Comhairle/meta/color" | | Ceann Comhairle | 1 | 1 |
Government party denoted with bullet (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 14th Dáil from June 1951.
- Note that this was not the official seating plan.
TDs by constituency
The list of the 147 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
Changes
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 26 June 1952 | Limerick East | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | John Carew (FG) wins the seat vacated by the death of Daniel Bourke (FF) | ||
| 26 June 1952 | Mayo North | Fianna Fáil | Fianna Fáil | Phelim Calleary (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of P. J. Ruttledge (FF) | ||
| 26 June 1952 | Waterford | Fine Gael | Fianna Fáil | William Kenneally (FF) wins the seat vacated by the death of Bridget Redmond (FG) | ||
| 12 November 1952 | Dublin North-West | Independent politicians in Ireland | Independent politicians in Ireland | Thomas Byrne (Ind) holds the seat vacated by the death of his brother A. P. Byrne (Ind) | ||
| 18 June 1953 | Cork East | Labour | Fine Gael | Richard Barry (FG) wins the seat vacated by the death of Seán Keane (Lab) | ||
| 18 June 1953 | Wicklow | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Mark Deering (FG) holds the seat vacated by the death of Thomas Brennan (FF) | ||
| 21 August 1953 | Galway South | Fianna Fáil | Fianna Fáil | Robert Lahiffe (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of Frank Fahy (FF) | ||
| 3 March 1954 | Cork Borough | Fine Gael | Fine Gael | Stephen Barrett (FG) holds the seat vacated by the death of Thomas F. O'Higgins (FG) | ||
| 3 March 1954 | Louth | Fine Gael | Fine Gael | George Coburn (FG) holds the seat vacated by the death of his father James Coburn (FG)
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