13th Dáil
| 13th Dáil Éireann | |||||||||
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||
| Term | 18 February 1948 – 2 May 1951 | ||||||||
| Election | 1948 general election | ||||||||
| Government | Government of the 13th Dáil | ||||||||
| Members | 147 | ||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||||||
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello | ||||||||
| Tánaiste | William Norton | ||||||||
| Chief Whip | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||
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This is a list of members who were elected to the 13th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1948 general election on 4 February 1948 and met on 18 February 1948. The 13th Dáil was dissolved by President Seán T. O'Kelly, at the request of the Taoiseach John A. Costello on 7 May 1951. The 13th Dáil lasted 1,211 days.
As of 2024[update], Liam Cosgrave and William J. Murphy are the only surviving members of the 13th Dáil.
Composition of the 13th Dáil
| Party | Feb. 1948 | May 1951 | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | | Fianna Fáil | 67 | 66 |
| style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" |• | Fine Gael | 31 | 32 |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" |• | Labour Party | 14 | 14 |
| style="background-color: Template:Clann na Poblachta/meta/color" |• | Clann na Poblachta | 10 | 10 |
| style="background-color: Template:Clann na Talmhan/meta/color" |• | Clann na Talmhan | 7 | 7 |
| style="background-color: Template:National Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" |• | National Labour Party | 5 | 5 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | Independent | 12 | 12 |
| style="background-color: Template:Ceann Comhairle/meta/color" | | Ceann Comhairle | 1 | 1 |
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 13th Dáil from February 1948.
- 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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| 7 December 1948 | Donegal East | Fianna Fáil | Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Neal Blaney (FF) | ||
| 15 June 1949 | Cork West | Labour | Labour | William J. Murphy (Lab) holds the seat vacated by the death of Timothy J. Murphy (Lab) | ||
| 16 November 1949 | Donegal West | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Patrick O'Donnell (FG) wins the seat vacated by the death of Brian Brady (FF)
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