The 9th Dáil was elected at the 1937 general election on 1 July 1937 and met on 21 July 1937. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. Seanad Éireann, a second chamber in the Irish Free State, had been abolished in May 1936.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||
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| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 21 July 1937 – 27 May 1938 | ||||
| Election | 1937 general election | ||||
| Government |
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| 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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On 29 December 1937, the Constitution of Ireland came into effect, with the state being renamed as Ireland. The Oireachtas established under this constitution was bicameral, and an indirect election to the new Seanad Éireann took place in April 1938, forming the 2nd Seanad.
The 9th Dáil was dissolved on 27 May 1938. The 9th Dáil lasted 311 days. There were no by-elections during the 9th Dáil.
Composition of the 9th Dáil
edit| Party | July 1937 | May 1938 | |
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| ● | Fianna Fáil | 69 | 67 |
| Fine Gael | 48 | 48 | |
| Labour | 13 | 13 | |
| Independent | 8 | 8 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 1 | |
Fianna Fáil, denoted with bullet (●), formed the 8th executive council of the Irish Free State, a minority government dependent on the support of the Labour Party. This became the 1st government of Ireland on 29 December 1937, on the coming into operation of the Constitution.
Graphical representation
editThis is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 9th Dáil from July 1937. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
editOn 21 July 1937, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1932, was proposed by Éamon de Valera and seconded by William Norton for the position, and was elected without a vote.[1]
TDs by constituency
editThe list of the 138 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]
Changes
edit| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 21 July 1937 | Galway East | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1] | ||
| 7 November 1937 | Cork West | Fianna Fáil | Death of Eamon Rice[3] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (9th Dáil) – Vol. 69 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 21 July 1937. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "TDs & Senators (9th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Death of Deputy Eamonn Rice – Dáil Éireann (9th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 November 1937. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.