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9th Dáil

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9th Dáil
8th Dáil 10th Dáil
Overview
Legislative bodyDáil Éireann
Jurisdiction
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term21 July 1937 – 27 May 1938
Election1937 general election
Government
Members138
Ceann ComhairleFrank Fahy
President of the Executive CouncilÉamon de Valera
until 29 December 1937
Vice-President of the Executive CouncilSeán T. O'Kelly
until 29 December 1937
TaoiseachÉamon de Valera
from 29 December 1937
TánaisteSeán T. O'Kelly
from 29 December 1937
Chief WhipPatrick Little
Leader of the OppositionW. T. Cosgrave
Sessions
1st21 July 1937 – 21 July 1937
2nd6 October 1937 – 25 May 1938

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.

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

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Party July 1937 May 1938
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

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This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 9th Dáil from July 1937. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

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On 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

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The list of the 138 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]

Members of the 9th Dáil
Constituency Name Party
Athlone–Longford Matthew Davis Fianna Fáil
Seán Mac Eoin Fine Gael
James Victory Fianna Fáil
Carlow–Kildare Thomas Harris Fianna Fáil
Francis Humphreys Fianna Fáil
Sydney Minch Fine Gael
William Norton Labour
Cavan John James Cole Independent
Patrick McGovern Fine Gael
Michael Sheridan Fianna Fáil
Paddy Smith Fianna Fáil
Clare Patrick Burke Fine Gael
Thomas Burke Independent
Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil
Seán O'Grady Fianna Fáil
Patrick Hogan Labour
Cork Borough Richard Anthony Independent
W. T. Cosgrave Fine Gael
Thomas Dowdall Fianna Fáil
Hugo Flinn Fianna Fáil
Cork North Patrick Daly Fine Gael
Timothy Linehan Fine Gael
Con Meaney Fianna Fáil
Seán Moylan Fianna Fáil
Cork South-East Brook Brasier Fine Gael
Martin Corry Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Hurley Labour
Cork West Timothy J. Murphy Labour
Timothy O'Donovan Fine Gael
Daniel O'Leary Fine Gael
Eamonn O'Neill Fine Gael
Timothy O'Sullivan Fianna Fáil
Donegal East Neal Blaney Fianna Fáil
John Friel Fianna Fáil
Daniel McMenamin Fine Gael
James Myles Independent
Donegal West Brian Brady Fianna Fáil
Cormac Breslin Fianna Fáil
Michael Óg McFadden Fine Gael
Dublin South Robert Briscoe Fianna Fáil
Peadar Doyle Fine Gael
Joseph Hannigan Independent
Thomas Kelly Fianna Fáil
Myles Keogh Fine Gael
Thomas Lawlor Labour
Seán Lemass Fianna Fáil
Dublin County Seán Brady Fianna Fáil
Henry Dockrell Fine Gael
Patrick Fogarty Fianna Fáil
Cecil Lavery Fine Gael
Gerrard McGowan Labour
Dublin North-East Alfie Byrne Independent
James Larkin Independent
Oscar Traynor Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-West Cormac Breathnach Fianna Fáil
A. P. Byrne Independent
Archie Heron Labour
Patrick McGilligan Fine Gael
Seán T. O'Kelly Fianna Fáil
Dublin Townships Ernest Benson Fine Gael
John A. Costello Fine Gael
Seán MacEntee Fianna Fáil
Galway East Patrick Beegan Fianna Fáil
Seán Broderick Fine Gael
Frank Fahy Fianna Fáil
Mark Killilea Snr Fianna Fáil
Galway West Gerald Bartley Fianna Fáil
Joseph Mongan Fine Gael
Seán Tubridy Fianna Fáil
Kerry North Stephen Fuller Fianna Fáil
Eamon Kissane Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil
John M. O'Sullivan Fine Gael
Kerry South Frederick Crowley Fianna Fáil
John Flynn Fianna Fáil
Fionán Lynch Fine Gael
Kilkenny Denis Gorey Fine Gael
Thomas Derrig Fianna Fáil
James Pattison Labour
Leitrim Stephen Flynn Fianna Fáil
Bernard Maguire Fianna Fáil
Mary Reynolds Fine Gael
Leix–Offaly Patrick Boland Fianna Fáil
William Davin Labour
Jack Finlay Fine Gael
Patrick Gorry Fianna Fáil
Thomas F. O'Higgins Fine Gael
Limerick Daniel Bourke Fianna Fáil
George C. Bennett Fine Gael
Michael Colbert Fianna Fáil
Michael Keyes Labour
Donnchadh Ó Briain Fianna Fáil
John O'Shaughnessy Fine Gael
Robert Ryan Fianna Fáil
Louth Frank Aiken Fianna Fáil
James Coburn Fine Gael
Laurence Walsh Fianna Fáil
Mayo North Patrick Browne Fine Gael
John Munnelly Fianna Fáil
P. J. Ruttledge Fianna Fáil
Mayo South Micheál Clery Fianna Fáil
James FitzGerald-Kenney Fine Gael
Edward Moane Fianna Fáil
Martin Nally Fine Gael
Richard Walsh Fianna Fáil
Meath–Westmeath Charles Fagan Fine Gael
Patrick Giles Fine Gael
James Kelly Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly Fianna Fáil
Monaghan James Dillon Fine Gael
Eamon Rice Fianna Fáil
Conn Ward Fianna Fáil
Roscommon Gerald Boland Fianna Fáil
Michael Brennan Fine Gael
Daniel O'Rourke Fianna Fáil
Sligo Frank Carty Fianna Fáil
Martin Roddy Fine Gael
Patrick Rogers Fine Gael
Tipperary Dan Breen Fianna Fáil
Séamus Burke Fine Gael
Andrew Fogarty Fianna Fáil
Daniel Morrissey Fine Gael
William O'Brien Labour
Martin Ryan Fianna Fáil
Jeremiah Ryan Fine Gael
Waterford Patrick Little Fianna Fáil
Michael Morrissey Fianna Fáil
Bridget Redmond Fine Gael
Nicholas Wall Fine Gael
Wexford Denis Allen Fianna Fáil
Richard Corish Labour
John Esmonde Fine Gael
John Keating Fine Gael
James Ryan Fianna Fáil
Wicklow James Everett Labour
Séamus Moore Fianna Fáil
Dermot O'Mahony Fine Gael

Changes

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Date Constituency Loss Gain Note
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "TDs & Senators (9th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
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