9th Dáil
Appearance
9th Dáil Éireann | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||
Jurisdiction | Irish Free State Ireland | ||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
Term | 21 July 1937 – 25 May 1938 | ||||
Election | 1937 general election | ||||
Government | Government of the 9th Dáil | ||||
Members | 138 | ||||
Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||
President of the Executive Council | Éamon de Valera until 29 December 1937 | ||||
Vice-President of the Executive Council | Seán T. O'Kelly until 29 December 1937 | ||||
Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera from 29 December 1937 | ||||
Tánaiste | Seán T. O'Kelly from 29 December 1937 | ||||
Chief Whip | Patrick Little | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | W. T. Cosgrave | ||||
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This is a list of members who were elected to the 9th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1937 general election on 1 July 1937 and met on 21 July 1937. The 9th Dáil was dissolved on 27 May 1938. The 9th Dáil lasted 351 days. There were no by-elections during the 9th Dáil.
Composition of the 9th Dáil
Party | July 1937 | |
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style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" |• | Fianna Fáil | 68 |
style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | | Fine Gael | 48 |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | 13 |
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | Independent | 8 |
style="background-color: Template:Ceann Comhairle/meta/color" | | Ceann Comhairle | 1 |
Government party denoted with bullet (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 9th Dáil from July 1937.
- Note that this was not the official seating plan.
TDs by constituency
The list of the 138 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.