The 5th Dáil was elected at the June 1927 general election on 9 June 1927 and met on 23 June 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 5th Dáil was dissolved on 25 August 1927 by Governor-General Tim Healy, at the advice of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave. The 5th Dáil is the shortest Dáil in the history of the state, lasting only 64 days.[1]

5th Dáil
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Overview
Legislative bodyDáil Éireann
JurisdictionIrish Free State
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term23 June 1927 – 25 August 1927
ElectionJune 1927 general election
Government3rd executive council
Members153
Ceann ComhairleMichael Hayes
President of the Executive CouncilW. T. Cosgrave
Vice-President of the Executive CouncilErnest Blythe
Kevin O'Higgins
until 10 July 1927
Chief WhipEamonn Duggan
James Dolan
until 24 June 1927
Leader of the OppositionÉamon de Valera
Thomas Johnson
until 11 August 1927
Sessions
1st23 June 1927 – 16 August 1927

Composition of the 5th Dáil

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Party June 1927 Aug. 1927
Cumann na nGaedheal 47 47
Fianna Fáil 44 43
Labour 22 22
Farmers' Party 11 11
National League 8 6
Sinn Féin 5 5
Independent 16 18
Ceann Comhairle 1

Cumann na nGaedheal, denoted with bullet (), formed the 3rd executive council of the Irish Free State.

Graphical representation

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This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 5th Dáil from June 1927. This was not the official seating plan.

 

Ceann Comhairle

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On 23 June 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 approved without a vote.[2] On 1 July 1927, James Dolan (CnaG) was proposed by Eamonn Duggan as Leas-Cheann Comhairle. He was approved by a vote of 54 to 20.[3]

TDs by constituency

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The list of the 153 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[4]

Members of the 5th Dáil
Constituency Name Party
Carlow–Kilkenny W. T. Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedheal
Edward Doyle Labour
Denis Gorey Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas Derrig Fianna Fáil
Richard Holohan Farmers' Party
Cavan Patrick Baxter Farmers' Party
John O'Hanlon Independent
John Joe O'Reilly Cumann na nGaedheal
Paddy Smith Fianna Fáil
Clare Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil
Thomas Falvey Farmers' Party
Patrick Hogan Labour
Patrick Houlihan Fianna Fáil
Patrick Kelly Cumann na nGaedheal
Cork Borough Richard Anthony Labour
Barry Egan Cumann na nGaedheal
Seán French Fianna Fáil
John Horgan National League
J. J. Walsh Cumann na nGaedheal
Cork East Martin Corry Fianna Fáil
John Daly Independent
Michael Hennessy Cumann na nGaedheal
David Kent Sinn Féin
David O'Gorman Farmers' Party
Cork North Daniel Corkery Independent
Timothy Quill Labour
Daniel Vaughan Farmers' Party
Cork West Thomas Mullins Fianna Fáil
Timothy J. Murphy Labour
Timothy O'Donovan Farmers' Party
Timothy Sheehy Cumann na nGaedheal
Jasper Wolfe Independent
Donegal Neal Blaney Fianna Fáil
Frank Carney Fianna Fáil
Eugene Doherty Cumann na nGaedheal
Hugh Law Cumann na nGaedheal
Michael Óg McFadden Cumann na nGaedheal
Daniel McMenamin National League
James Myles Independent
John White Farmers' Party
Dublin North Alfie Byrne Independent
John Byrne Cumann na nGaedheal
Kathleen Clarke Fianna Fáil
Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll Cumann na nGaedheal
Denis Cullen Labour
Richard Mulcahy Cumann na nGaedheal
Seán T. O'Kelly Fianna Fáil
Oscar Traynor Sinn Féin
Dublin South James Beckett Cumann na nGaedheal
Peadar Doyle Cumann na nGaedheal
Myles Keogh Independent
Thomas Lawlor Labour
Seán Lemass Fianna Fáil
Constance Markievicz Fianna Fáil
Vincent Rice National League
Dublin County Patrick Belton Fianna Fáil
Bryan Cooper Independent
Desmond FitzGerald Cumann na nGaedheal
John Good Independent
Thomas Johnson Labour
Seán MacEntee Fianna Fáil
Batt O'Connor Cumann na nGaedheal
Kevin O'Higgins Cumann na nGaedheal
Dublin University Ernest Alton Independent
James Craig Independent
William Thrift Independent
Galway Seán Broderick Cumann na nGaedheal
William Duffy National League
Frank Fahy Fianna Fáil
Patrick Hogan Cumann na nGaedheal
Mark Killilea Snr Fianna Fáil
Gilbert Lynch Labour
Martin McDonogh Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas Powell Fianna Fáil
Seán Tubridy Fianna Fáil
Kerry James Crowley Cumann na nGaedheal
Fionán Lynch Cumann na nGaedheal
Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil
William O'Leary Fianna Fáil
Thomas O'Reilly Fianna Fáil
John O'Sullivan Cumann na nGaedheal
Austin Stack Sinn Féin
Kildare Domhnall Ua Buachalla Fianna Fáil
Hugh Colohan Labour
George Wolfe Cumann na nGaedheal
Leitrim–Sligo Michael Carter Farmers' Party
Frank Carty Fianna Fáil
James Dolan Cumann na nGaedheal
John Hennigan Cumann na nGaedheal
Samuel Holt Fianna Fáil
John Jinks National League
Martin Roddy Cumann na nGaedheal
Leix–Offaly Patrick Boland Fianna Fáil
William Davin Labour
James Dwyer Cumann na nGaedheal
John Gill Labour
Thomas Tynan Fianna Fáil
Limerick George C. Bennett Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Clancy Labour
James Colbert Fianna Fáil
Tadhg Crowley Fianna Fáil
Gilbert Hewson Independent
Michael Keyes Labour
Richard O'Connell Cumann na nGaedheal
Longford–Westmeath Henry Broderick Labour
Hugh Garahan Farmers' Party
Michael Kennedy Fianna Fáil
Patrick Shaw Cumann na nGaedheal
James Victory Fianna Fáil
Louth Frank Aiken Fianna Fáil
James Coburn National League
James Murphy Cumann na nGaedheal
Mayo North Michael Davis Cumann na nGaedheal
Mark Henry Cumann na nGaedheal
John Madden Sinn Féin
P. J. Ruttledge Fianna Fáil
Mayo South James FitzGerald-Kenney Cumann na nGaedheal
Michael Kilroy Fianna Fáil
Eugene Mullen Fianna Fáil
Martin Nally Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas J. O'Connell Labour
Meath Eamonn Duggan Cumann na nGaedheal
David Hall Labour
Matthew O'Reilly Fianna Fáil
Monaghan Ernest Blythe Cumann na nGaedheal
Alexander Haslett Independent
Patrick MacCarvill Fianna Fáil
National University Arthur Clery Independent
Michael Hayes Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick McGilligan Cumann na nGaedheal
Roscommon Michael Brennan Independent
Gerald Boland Fianna Fáil
Martin Conlon Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick O'Dowd Fianna Fáil
Tipperary Séamus Burke Cumann na nGaedheal
Andrew Fogarty Fianna Fáil
Seán Hayes Fianna Fáil
John Hassett Cumann na nGaedheal
Michael Heffernan Farmers' Party
Daniel Morrissey Labour
William O'Brien Labour
Waterford Caitlín Brugha Sinn Féin
Patrick Little Fianna Fáil
William Redmond National League
Vincent White Cumann na nGaedheal
Wexford Richard Corish Labour
Michael Doyle Farmers' Party
John Keating National League
James Ryan Fianna Fáil
James Shannon Labour
Wicklow James Everett Labour
Séamus Moore Fianna Fáil
Dermot O'Mahony Cumann na nGaedheal

Changes

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Date Constituency Loss Gain Note
23 June 1927 National University Cumann na nGaedheal Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes takes office as Ceann Comhairle[2]
10 July 1927 Dublin County Cumann na nGaedheal   Death of Kevin O'Higgins
15 July 1927 Dublin South Fianna Fáil   Death of Constance Markievicz
26 July 1927 Dublin County Fianna Fáil Independent Patrick Belton takes Oath of Allegiance in contravention of Fianna Fáil policy[5]
August 1927 Cork North Independent Fianna Fáil Daniel Corkery joins Fianna Fáil[6]
11 August 1927 Dublin South National League Independent Vincent Rice resigns from the National League after failing to take the party pledge and supporting the government[7]
18 August 1927 Leitrim–Sligo National League Independent John Jinks resigns from the National League after abstaining on vote of no confidence[8]
24 August 1927 Dublin County   Cumann na nGaedheal Gearóid O'Sullivan holds the seat vacated by the death of O'Higgins
24 August 1927 Dublin South   Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Hennessy gains the seat vacated by the death of Markievicz

After the dissolution of the Dáil, Independent TDs Bryan Cooper (Dublin County), John Daly (Cork East), Myles Keogh (Dublin South) and Vincent Rice (Dublin City South) joined Cumann na nGaedheal, standing for the party in the September general election.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Dáil and Seanad terms". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (5th Dáil) – Vol. 20 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 June 1927. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (5th Dáil) – Vol. 20 No. 4". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 July 1927. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ "TDs & Senators (5th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Deputy Takes His Seat – Dáil Éireann (5th Dáil) – Vol. 20 No. 13". Houses of the Oireachtas. 26 July 1927. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Corkery, Daniel". Dictionary of Irish Biography. October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Mr. Vincent Rice leaves the National League". The Irish Times. 12 August 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Mr. John Jinks resigns from National League". The Irish Times. 27 August 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Government's New Recruits". The Irish Times. 29 August 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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