The 7th Dáil was elected at the 1932 general election on 16 February 1932 and met on 9 March 1932. 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 1931 Seanad. The 7th Dáil was dissolved by Governor-General Domhnall Ua Buachalla, at the request of the President of the Executive Council Éamon de Valera on 2 January 1933. The 7th Dáil lasted 300 days. There were no by-elections during the 7th Dáil.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Irish Free State | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 9 March 1932 – 2 January 1933 | ||||
| Election | 1932 general election | ||||
| Government | 6th executive council | ||||
| Members | 153 | ||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||
| President of the Executive Council | Éamon de Valera | ||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Seán T. O'Kelly | ||||
| Chief Whip | Gerald Boland | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | W. T. Cosgrave | ||||
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Composition of the 7th Dáil
edit| Party | Feb. 1932 | Jan. 1933 | |
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| ● | Fianna Fáil | 72 | 70 |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | 57 | 54 | |
| Labour | 7 | 7 | |
| Farmers' Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent | 14 | 14 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 4 | |
Government party denoted with bullet (●)
Graphical representation
editThis is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 7th Dáil from March 1932. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
editOn 9 March 1932, Frank Fahy (FF) was proposed by Gerald Boland and seconded by Donnchadh O hAllamhain for the position of Ceann Comhairle. Michael Hayes (CnaG), who had been Ceann Comhairle since 1922, was proposed by W. T. Cosgrave and seconded by Ernest Blythe for the position. Fahy was elected by a vote of 78 to 71.[1]
TDs by constituency
editThe list of the 153 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]
Changes
edit| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 9 March 1932 | Galway | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1] | ||
| 27 February 1932 | Cork East | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of John Daly | |||
| 17 April 1932 | Waterford | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of William Redmond | |||
| 19 October 1932 | Donegal | Fianna Fáil | Death of Frank Carney | |||
| 22 November 1932 | Dublin County | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of Thomas Finlay | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (7th Dáil) – Vol. 41 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 March 1932. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "TDs & Senators (7th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.