3rd_Dáil
Members of the 3rd Dáil
TDs from 1922 to 1923
The 3rd Dáil was elected at the 1922 general election on 16 June and met on 9 September. On its formation, it was a Constituent Assembly in a Provisional Parliament. From 6 December 1922, Dáil Éireann was the lower house of the Oireachtas in the Irish Free State. Members of the Dáil are known as TDs. The 3rd Dáil was dissolved by Governor-General Tim Healy on 9 August 1923, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave. The 3rd Dáil lasted 335 days.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||
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| Term | 9 September 1922 – 9 August 1923 | ||||
| Election | 1922 general election | ||||
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| Members | 128 | ||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes | ||||
| President of Dáil Éireann | W. T. Cosgrave until 6 December 1922 | ||||
| Chairman of the Provisional Government | W. T. Cosgrave until 6 December 1922 | ||||
| President of the Executive Council | W. T. Cosgrave from 6 December 1922 | ||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Kevin O'Higgins from 6 December 1922 | ||||
| Chief Whip | Daniel McCarthy from 6 December 1922 | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Thomas Johnson from 6 December 1922 | ||||
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| Party | June 1922 | |
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| ● | Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | 58 |
| Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | 36 | |
| Labour | 17 | |
| Farmers' Party | 7 | |
| Businessmen's Party | 1 | |
| Independent | 9 | |
Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin, marked with bullet (●), formed a Dáil ministry when the Third Dáil met on 9 September 1922. It formed the 1st executive council of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922, led by W. T. Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council. It formed the Cumann na nGaedheal party in April 1923.
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 3rd Dáil from June 1922. This was not the official seating plan.
- Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) is shown on the right.
- Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) is shown on the left, though they did not take their seats.
On 9 September 1922, Michael Hayes was proposed by Ernest Blythe and seconded by Patrick Hogan for the position of Ceann Comhairle, and was approved without a vote. Pádraic Ó Máille was proposed by Piaras Béaslaí and seconded by Liam de Róiste for the position of Leas-Cheann Comhairle, and also approved without a vote.[1]
On 6 December 1922, when the Dáil first met under the new constitution, Hayes was proposed by W. T. Cosgrave and seconded by Thomas Johnson for the position of Ceann Comhairle, and was approved without a vote.[2] De Róiste was proposed as Leas-Cheann Comhairle by George Nicolls and seconded by Seán McGarry, and also approved without a vote.[3]
The list of the 128 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[4]
No by-elections were held for vacancies during the 3rd Dáil.
- "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (3rd Dáil) – Vol. 1 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 September 1922. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (3rd Dáil) – Vol. 2 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- "Leas Cheann Comhairle do Thogha – Dáil Éireann (3rd Dáil) – Vol. 2 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas (in Irish). 6 December 1922. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- "TDs & Senators (3rd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.