11th Dáil

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TDs from 1943 to 1944

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::summary TDs from 1943 to 1944 ::

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Field	Value
name	11th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	1943 general election
government	3rd government of Ireland
term_start	1 July 1943
term_end	7 June 1944
before	10th Dáil
after	12th Dáil
membership1	138
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Frank Fahy
chamber1_leader2_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader2	Éamon de Valera
chamber1_leader3_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader3	Seán T. O'Kelly
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	Eamon Kissane
— Paddy Smith
until 2 July 1943
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	Thomas F. O'Higgins
— W. T. Cosgrave
until January 1944
session1_start	1 July 1943
session1_end	9 July 1943
session2_start	20 October 1943
session2_end	10 May 1944
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| name = 11th Dáil | image = Oireachtas logo.svg | image_size = 100px | body = Dáil Éireann | country = Ireland | meeting_place = Leinster House | election = 1943 general election | government = 3rd government of Ireland | term_start = 1 July 1943 | term_end = 7 June 1944 | before = 10th Dáil | after = 12th Dáil | membership1 = 138 | chamber1_leader1_type = Ceann Comhairle | chamber1_leader1 = Frank Fahy | chamber1_leader2_type = Taoiseach | chamber1_leader2 = Éamon de Valera | chamber1_leader3_type = Tánaiste | chamber1_leader3 = Seán T. O'Kelly | chamber1_leader4_type = Chief Whip | chamber1_leader4 = Eamon Kissane — Paddy Smith until 2 July 1943 | chamber1_leader5_type = Leader of the Opposition | chamber1_leader5 = Thomas F. O'Higgins — W. T. Cosgrave until January 1944 | session1_start = 1 July 1943 | session1_end = 9 July 1943 | session2_start = 20 October 1943 | session2_end = 10 May 1944 The 11th Dáil was elected at the 1943 general election on 23 June 1943 and met on 1 July 1943. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 4th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

The Dáil adjourned sine die on 10 May 1944, the day after President Douglas Hyde called a general election for 30 May at the request of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. The 11th Dáil was dissolved on 7 June 1944. Exceptionally, the outgoing Dáil was not dissolved until after the election. Although the Constitution requires the President to dissolve the Dáil before a general election, this procedure was overridden by the General Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act 1943.; ; The act, which would have been unconstitutional if not for the state of emergency in effect during the Second World War, was intended to increase national security by minimising the interval during which no Dáil was in existence. The 13th Dáil lasted .

There were no by-elections during this Dáil.

Composition of the 11th Dáil

3rd government ::data[format=table] | Party | June 1943 | May 1944 | class"unsortable"|Change | Total | 138 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Fianna Fáil}}" | | Fianna Fáil | 67 | 65 | 2 | | | | 32 | 32 | | | | | | 17 | 12 | 5 | | | | | 14 | 13 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | National Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | National Labour | | 5 | 5 | | | | 7 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | ::

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 11th Dáil from July 1943. This was not the official seating plan.

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Ceann Comhairle

On 1 July 1943, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1932, was proposed by Éamon de Valera and seconded by Seán T. O'Kelly for the position, and was elected without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 138 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

References

(8 June 1944). "Dáil dissolved". [[The Irish Times]].
(14 April 1943). "General Elections (Emergency Provisions) Bill, 1943—Second Stage – Dáil Éireann (10th Dáil)".
(1 July 1943). "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates – Vol. 91 No. 1.
"TDs & Senators (11th Dáil)".
(20 October 1943). "Death of a Deputy". Dáil Debates – Vol. 91 No. 6.

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