6th Dáil
| 6th Dáil Éireann | |||||||||||
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Irish Free State | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 11 October 1927 – 17 December 1931 | ||||||||||
| Election | September 1927 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | Government of the 6th Dáil | ||||||||||
| Members | 153 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes | ||||||||||
| President of the Executive Council | W. T. Cosgrave | ||||||||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Ernest Blythe | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Eamonn Duggan | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||||
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This is a list of members who were elected to the 6th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. These TDs (members of parliament) were elected at the September 1927 general election on 15 September 1927 and met on 11 October 1927. The 6th Dáil was dissolved by Governor-General James McNeill, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave on 29 January 1932. The 6th Dáil lasted 1,615 days.
Composition of the 6th Dáil
| Party | Sep. 1927 | Feb. 1932 | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" |• | Cumann na nGaedheal | 61 | 65 |
| style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | 57 | 57 |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | 13 | 12 |
| style="background-color: Template:Farmers' Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Farmers' Party | 6 | 6 |
| style="background-color: Template:National League Party/meta/color" | | National League Party | 2 | 0 |
| style="background-color: Template:Irish Worker League/meta/color" | | Irish Worker League | 1 | 0 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent politicians in Ireland/meta/color" | | Independent | 12 | 12 |
| 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 6th Dáil from October 1927.
- Note that this was not the official seating plan.
TDs by constituency
The list of the 153 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
Changes
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 3 November 1927 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Cumann na nGaedheal | Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis Gorey (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by W. T. Cosgrave[1] (CnaG) | ||
| 3 April 1928 | Dublin North | Irish Worker League | Cumann na nGaedheal | Vincent Rice (CnaG) wins the seat vacated by James Larkin[2] (Ind) | ||
| 14 March 1929 | Dublin North | Independent politicians in Ireland | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas F. O'Higgins (CnaG) wins the seat vacated by Alfie Byrne[3] (Ind) | ||
| 7 June 1929 | Leitrim–Sligo | Fianna Fáil | Cumann na nGaedheal | Seán Mac Eoin (CnaG) wins the seat vacated by the death of Samuel Holt (FF) | ||
| 13 June 1930 | Longford–Westmeath | Fianna Fáil | Fianna Fáil | James Geoghegan (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of James Killane (FF) | ||
| 9 December 1930 | Dublin County | Cumann na nGaedheal | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas Finlay (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the death of Bryan Cooper (CnaG) | ||
| 29 June 1931 | Kildare | Labour | Fianna Fáil | Thomas Harris (FF) wins the seat vacated by the death of Hugh Colohan (Lab) | ||
| July 1931 | Waterford | National League | Cumann na nGaedheal | William Redmond (NL) joins Cumann na nGaedheal following the disbandment of the National League Party. | ||
| July 1931 | Louth | National League | Independent politicians in Ireland | James Coburn (NL) becomes an Independent TD following the disbandment of the National League Party.
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See also
References
- ^ a b c W. T. Cosgrave was elected for two constituencies; Carlow–Kilkenny and Cork Borough. He resigned his seat in Carlow–Kilkenny following the election.
- ^ James Larkin was disqualified due to bankruptcy.
- ^ When Alfie Byrne was elected to Seanad Éireann he resigned his Dáil seat on 20 February 1929.