Members_of_the_8th_Dáil

8th Dáil

8th Dáil

TDs from 1933 to 1937

The 8th Dáil was elected at the 1933 general election on 24 January 1933 and met on 8 February 1933. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. From 29 May 1936, it was the sole house of the Oireachtas, after the disbandment of Seanad Éireann. The 8th Dáil was dissolved on 14 June 1937. The 8th Dáil lasted 1,588 days.

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Composition of the 8th Dáil

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Fianna Fáil, denoted with a bullet (●), formed the 7th executive council of the Irish Free State.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 8th Dáil from February 1933. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On 8 February 1933, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle in the previous Dáil, was proposed by Éamon de Valera and seconded by William Norton for the position, and was elected without a vote.[1]

TDs by constituency

The list of the 153 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]

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Changes

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Footnotes

  1. On 8 September 1933, Cumann na nGaedheal and the National Centre Party, along with the Army Comrades Association (Blueshirts), merged to form Fine Gael.

References

  1. [1]
    "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (8th Dáil) – Vol. 46 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 8 February 1933. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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    "TDs & Senators (8th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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    "1933 in the Dáil — Young Men to the Fore — How Government has Shaped". The Irish Times. 26 December 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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    "United Ireland Party – Independent Deputy Becomes a Member". The Irish Times. 4 October 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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    "Mr. Belton's position". The Irish Times. 20 October 1934. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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    "Attorney-General's Judicial Appointment. – Dáil Éireann (8th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 November 1936. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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