The 6th Dáil was elected at the September 1927 general election on 15 September 1927 and met on 11 October 1927. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. It was one of two houses of the Oireachtas, sitting with the First Seanad constituted as the 1925 Seanad, the 1928 Seanad and the 1931 Seanad. The 6th Dáil was dissolved on 29 January 1932 by Governor-General James McNeill, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave.[1] The 6th Dáil lasted 1,572 days.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Irish Free State | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 11 October 1927 – 29 January 1932 | ||||||||||
| Election | September 1927 general election | ||||||||||
| Government |
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| Members | 153 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes | ||||||||||
| President of the Executive Council | W. T. Cosgrave | ||||||||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Ernest Blythe | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Eamonn Duggan | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||||
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Composition of the 6th Dáil
edit| Party | Sep. 1927 | Jan. 1932 | |
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| ● | Cumann na nGaedheal | 62 | 64 |
| Fianna Fáil | 57 | 56 | |
| Labour | 13 | 10 | |
| Farmers' Party | 6 | 6 | |
| National League | 2 | — | |
| Irish Worker League | 1[a] | 0 | |
| Independent | 12 | 14 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 2 | |
Government party denoted with bullet (●)
Graphical representation
editThis is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 6th Dáil from October 1927. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
editOn 11 October 1927, Michael Hayes (CnaG), who had been Ceann Comhairle since 1922, was proposed by W. T. Cosgrave and seconded by Thomas Johnson for the position, and was elected without a vote.[2]
On 27 October 1927, Patrick Hogan (Lab) was proposed by Thomas J. O'Connell and Hugh Colohan as Leas-Cheann Comhairle. He was elected by a vote of 91 to 58.[3] On 8 March 1928, Hogan resigned.[4][5] On 2 May 1928, Daniel Morrissey (Lab) was elected as Leas-Cheann Comhairle on a vote of 79 to 49.[6]
TDs by constituency
editThe list of the 153 TDs elected, listed by Dáil constituency.[7]
Changes
edit| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 15 September 1927 | Dublin North | Irish Worker League | James Larkin disqualified due to bankruptcy.[a] | |||
| 11 October 1927 | National University | Cumann na nGaedheal | Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes takes office as Ceann Comhairle[2] | ||
| 12 October 1927 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Cumann na nGaedheal | W. T. Cosgrave resigns to sit for Cork Borough[b] | |||
| 3 November 1927 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis Gorey holds the seat vacated by Cosgrave | |||
| 3 April 1928 | Dublin North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Vincent Rice gains the seat vacated by Larkin | |||
| 20 February 1929 | Dublin North | Independent | Alfie Byrne elected to Seanad Éireann[10] | |||
| 14 March 1929 | Dublin North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas F. O'Higgins gains seat vacated by Byrne | |||
| 18 April 1929 | Leitrim–Sligo | Fianna Fáil | Death of Samuel Holt | |||
| 26 April 1930 | Longford–Westmeath | Fianna Fáil | Death of James Killane | |||
| 7 June 1929 | Leitrim–Sligo | Cumann na nGaedheal | Seán Mac Eoin gains the seat vacated by the death of Holt | |||
| 13 June 1930 | Longford–Westmeath | Fianna Fáil | James Geoghegan holds the seat vacated by the death of Killane | |||
| 5 July 1930 | Dublin County | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of Bryan Cooper | |||
| 28 October 1930 | Cork West | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Thomas Mullins expelled from the party[11] | ||
| 9 December 1930 | Dublin County | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas Finlay holds the seat vacated by the death of Cooper | |||
| 15 April 1931 | Kildare | Labour | Death of Hugh Colohan | |||
| 29 June 1931 | Kildare | Fianna Fáil | Thomas Harris gains the seat vacated by the death of Colohan | |||
| July 1931 | Waterford | National League | Cumann na nGaedheal | William Redmond joins Cumann na nGaedheal on the disbandment of the National League | ||
| July 1931 | Louth | National League | Independent | James Coburn becomes an Independent TD on the disbandment of the National League | ||
| 23 October 1931 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of Peter de Loughry[12] | |||
| 24 October 1931 | Cork Borough | Labour | Independent | Richard Anthony expelled for voting in favour of the Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Bill[13] | ||
| 24 October 1931 | Tipperary | Labour | Independent | Daniel Morrissey expelled for voting in favour of the Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Bill[13] | ||
| 31 October 1931 | Leix–Offaly | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of William Aird[12] | |||
| 17 January 1932 | Roscommon | Independent | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Brennan selected for Cumann na nGaedheal[14] | ||
Notes, citations and sources
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c James Larkin was disqualified due to bankruptcy. In March 1928, the seat was deemed by the Dáil on a vote of 80 to 50 to have been vacant from date of election.[9]
- ^ a b c W. T. Cosgrave was elected for both Carlow–Kilkenny and Cork Borough. He resigned his seat in Carlow–Kilkenny following the election.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Dáil and Seanad terms". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 21 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 11 October 1927. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Public Business – Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 21 No. 6". Houses of the Oireachtas. 27 October 1927. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Resignation of Leas-Cheann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 22 No. 9". Houses of the Oireachtas. 8 March 1928. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Resignation of Leas-Cheann Comhairle – Personal Statement – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 22 No. 10". Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 March 1928. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 23 No. 7". Houses of the Oireachtas. 2 May 1928. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "TDs & Senators (6th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Dáil Vacancy – Writ for Carlow–Kilkenny – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 21 No. 2". Houses of the Oireachtas. 12 October 1927. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "ISSUE OF WRIT—NORTH DUBLIN CONSTITUENCY – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 22 No. 6". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 March 1928. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.; "ISSUE OF WRIT—NORTH DUBLIN CONSTITUENCY. - DEBATE RESUMED – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 22 No. 11". Houses of the Oireachtas. 14 March 1928. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Public Business. - Issue of Writ for Dublin City North – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 28 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 20 February 1929. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Fianna Fáil Party – The Expulsion of a Member". The Irish Times. 11 November 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
Mr. Mullins ceased to be a member of the Fianna Fail Party after the passing of the following resolution at a party meeting on October 28:— That Deputy Thomas Mullins be expelled from the party because of his neglect of his duties and unsatisfactory conduct as a public representative.
- ^ a b "Death of Deputies - Message of Condolence – Dáil Éireann (6th Dáil) – Vol. 40 No. 7". Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 November 1931. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Two Just Men". The Irish Times. 26 October 1931. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Other Conventions – County Roscommon". The Irish Times. 18 January 1932. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
The selections were:—Martin Conlon, the sitting deputy; Michael Brennan, Chairman of Roscommon County Council, who is sitting as an Independent deputy; and Michael H. Grogan, Castlerea.