4th Dáil
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Irish Free State | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||
| Term | 19 September 1923 – 20 May 1927 | ||||||||
| Election | 1923 general election | ||||||||
| Government | 2nd executive council | ||||||||
| Members | 153 | ||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes | ||||||||
| President of the Executive Council | W. T. Cosgrave | ||||||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Kevin O'Higgins | ||||||||
| Chief Whip | James Dolan — Daniel McCarthy until 31 March 1924 | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Thomas Johnson | ||||||||
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The 4th Dáil was elected at the 1923 general election on 27 August 1923 and met on 19 September 1923. 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 1922 Seanad and the 1925 Seanad. Although Cumann na nGaedheal did not have a majority it was able to govern due to the absence of Republicans (Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin) who refused to attend. The 4th Dáil was dissolved by Governor-General Tim Healy on 23 May 1927, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave. The 4th Dáil lasted 1,343 days.
Composition of the 4th Dáil
[edit]| Party | Aug. 1923 | May 1927 | |
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| ● | Cumann na nGaedheal | 63 | 57 |
| Republican | 44 | 27 | |
| Labour | 14 | 15 | |
| Farmers' Party | 15 | 14 | |
| Businessmen's Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Fianna Fáil | — | 19 | |
| Clann Éireann | — | 3 | |
| National League | — | 2 | |
| Independent | 15 | 12 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 1 | |
| Total | 153 | ||
Cumann na nGaedheal, denoted with bullet (●), formed the 2nd executive council of the Irish Free State.
Graphical representation
[edit]This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 4th Dáil from September 1923. This was not the official seating plan. The Republican members did not take their seats.
Ceann Comhairle
[edit]On 19 September 1923, Michael Hayes (CnaG), the outgoing Ceann Comhairle, was proposed by W. T. Cosgrave and seconded by Thomas Johnson for the position, and was approved without a vote.[1]
TDs by constituency
[edit]The 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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| 19 September 1923 | Dublin South | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Hayes resigns to sit for NUI[c] | |||
| 19 September 1923 | National University | Cumann na nGaedheal | Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1] | ||
| 9 October 1923 | National University | Cumann na nGaedheal | Eoin MacNeill resigns to sit for Clare[a] | |||
| 22 October 1923 | Dublin South | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of Philip Cosgrave | |||
| 27 October 1923 | Dublin South | Cumann na nGaedheal | Hugh Kennedy holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Hayes | |||
| 3 November 1923 | National University | Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick McGilligan holds the seat vacated by the resignation of MacNeill | |||
| 20 November 1923 | Dublin County | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of Michael Derham | |||
| 10 January 1924 | Limerick | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Richard Hayes[5] | |||
| 12 March 1924 | Dublin South | Cumann na nGaedheal | James O'Mara holds the seat vacated by the death of Cosgrave | |||
| 19 March 1924 | Dublin County | Cumann na nGaedheal | Batt O'Connor holds the seat vacated by the death of Derham | |||
| 9 May 1924 | Mayo North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Disqualification of Henry Coyle[6] | |||
| 28 May 1924 | Limerick | Cumann na nGaedheal | Richard O'Connell holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Hayes | |||
| 5 June 1924 | Dublin South | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Hugh Kennedy on appointment as Chief Justice[7] | |||
| 20 July 1924 | Cork East | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of Thomas O'Mahony (CnaG) | |||
| 1 August 1924 | Cork Borough | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Alfred O'Rahilly[8] | |||
| 20 November 1924 | Donegal | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Peter Ward[8] | |||
| 18 November 1924 | Cork East | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Noonan holds the seat vacated by the death of O'Mahony | |||
| 18 November 1924 | Dublin South | Republican | Seán Lemass gains the seat vacated by the resignation of Kennedy | |||
| 18 November 1924 | Mayo North | Republican | John Madden gains the seat vacated by the disqualification of Coyle | |||
| 19 November 1924 | Cork Borough | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Egan holds the seat vacated by the resignation of O'Rahilly | |||
| 20 November 1924 | Donegal | Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis McCullough holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Ward | |||
| 30 October 1924 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Seán Gibbons[9] | |||
| 30 October 1924 | Cavan | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Seán Milroy[9] | |||
| 30 October 1924 | Dublin North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Francis Cahill[9] | |||
| 30 October 1924 | Dublin North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Seán McGarry[9] | |||
| 30 October 1924 | Dublin South | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Daniel McCarthy[9] | |||
| 30 October 1924 | Leitrim–Sligo | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Thomas Carter[9] | |||
| 30 October 1924 | Leitrim–Sligo | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Alexander McCabe[9] | |||
| 30 October 1924 | Mayo North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Joseph McGrath[9] | |||
| 30 October 1924 | Roscommon | Cumann na nGaedheal | Resignation of Henry Finlay[9] | |||
| 11 March 1925 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas Bolger holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Gibbons | |||
| 11 March 1925 | Cavan | Cumann na nGaedheal | John Joe O'Reilly holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Milroy | |||
| 11 March 1925 | Dublin North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick Leonard holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Cahill | |||
| 11 March 1925 | Dublin North | Republican | Oscar Traynor gains the seat vacated by the resignation of McGarry | |||
| 11 March 1925 | Dublin South | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas Hennessy holds the seat vacated by the resignation of McCarthy | |||
| 11 March 1925 | Leitrim–Sligo | Republican | Samuel Holt gains the seat vacated by the resignation of Carter | |||
| 11 March 1925 | Leitrim–Sligo | Cumann na nGaedheal | Martin Roddy holds the seat vacated by the resignation of McCabe | |||
| 11 March 1925 | Mayo North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Tierney holds the seat vacated by the resignation of McGrath | |||
| 11 March 1925 | Roscommon | Cumann na nGaedheal | Martin Conlon holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Finlay | |||
| 27 October 1926 | Dublin County | Independent | Death of Darrell Figgis | |||
| 30 November 1925 | Leix–Offaly | Republican | Disqualification of Seán McGuinness[10] | |||
| 25 January 1926 | National University | Cumann na nGaedheal | Clann Éireann | William Magennis joins new party Clann Éireann | ||
| 25 January 1926 | Galway | Cumann na nGaedheal | Clann Éireann | Pádraic Ó Máille joins new party Clann Éireann | ||
| 25 January 1926 | Wicklow | Cumann na nGaedheal | Clann Éireann | Christopher Byrne joins new party Clann Éireann | ||
| 18 February 1926 | Dublin County | Labour | William Norton gains the seat vacated by the death of Figgis | |||
| 18 February 1926 | Leix–Offaly | Cumann na nGaedheal | James Dwyer gains the seat vacated by the disqualification of McGuinness | |||
| 16 May 1926 | Clare | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Éamon de Valera founds new party Fianna Fáil as party leader | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Louth | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Frank Aiken joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Roscommon | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Boland joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Leitrim–Sligo | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Frank Carty joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Limerick | Republican | Fianna Fáil | James Colbert joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Galway | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahy joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Leitrim–Sligo | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Samuel Holt joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Longford–Westmeath | Republican | Fianna Fáil | James Killane joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Mayo South | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Michael Kilroy joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Dublin South | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Seán Lemass joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Monaghan | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Patrick MacCarvill joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Dublin South | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Constance Markievicz joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Kerry | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Dublin North | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Seán T. O'Kelly joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Donegal | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Joseph O'Doherty joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Dublin North | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Seán T. O'Kelly joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Mayo North | Republican | Fianna Fáil | P. J. Ruttledge joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Leitrim–Sligo | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Frank Carty joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Wexford | Republican | Fianna Fáil | James Ryan joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Michael Shelly joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| 16 May 1926 | Cavan | Republican | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Smith joins new party Fianna Fáil | ||
| September 1926 | Waterford | Independent | National League | William Redmond joins the National League as founder member | ||
| September 1926 | Galway | Independent | National League | James Cosgrave joins the National League as founder member | ||
| 19 January 1927 | Limerick | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of James Ledden | |||
| 25 January 1927 | Tipperary | Republican | Ind. Republican | Dan Breen takes the Oath of Allegiance[11] | ||
| May 1927 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Farmers' Party | Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis Gorey selected as candidate for Cumann na nGaedheal.[12] | ||
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c Eoin MacNeill was elected for two constituencies; Clare and the National University. He chose to sit for Clare.[3]
- ^ a b Andrew O'Shaughnessy and Richard Beamish were elected under the label of Cork Progressive Association, a group associated with the Businessmen's Party.
- ^ a b c Michael Hayes was elected for two constituencies; Dublin South and the National University. He chose to sit for the National University.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 5 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 19 September 1923. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Find a TD – 4th Dáil". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Resignation – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 5 No. 4". Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 October 1923. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Fógra ó Theachta – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 5 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 19 September 1923. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Deputy's Resignation – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 6 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 January 1924. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Deputy Convicted and Sentenced – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 6 No. 38". Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 April 1924. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Resignation of Attorney General – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 7 No. 20". Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 June 1924. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Resignation of Deputies – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 8 No. 21". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 August 1924. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Resignation of Deputies – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 9 No. 6". Houses of the Oireachtas. 30 October 1924. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Deputy Imprisoned – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 13 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 November 1925. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Deputy Takes his Seat – Dáil Éireann (4th Dáil) – Vol. 18 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 25 January 1927. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Mr. D. Gorey chosen as a Government Candidate". The Irish Times. 16 May 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2022.