5th Dáil

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TDs from June to August 1927

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::summary TDs from June to August 1927 ::

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Field	Value
name	5th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Irish Free State
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	June 1927 general election
government	3rd executive council
term_start	23 June 1927
term_end	25 August 1927
before	4th Dáil
after	6th Dáil
membership1	153
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Michael Hayes
chamber1_leader2_type	President of the Executive Council
chamber1_leader2	W. T. Cosgrave
chamber1_leader3_type	Vice-President of the Executive Council
chamber1_leader3	Ernest Blythe
— Kevin O'Higgins
until 10 July 1927
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	Eamonn Duggan
— James Dolan
until 24 June 1927
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	Éamon de Valera
— Thomas Johnson
until 11 August 1927
session1_start	23 June 1927
session1_end	16 August 1927
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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 .

Composition of the 5th Dáil

3rd Executive Council
Providing confidence and supply ::data[format=table] | Party | June 1927 | Aug. 1927 | class"unsortable"|Change | Total | 153 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Cumann na nGaedheal}}" | | Cumann na nGaedheal | 47 | 47 | | | | | 44 | 43 | 1 | | | | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | Labour | 22 | 22 | | | | Farmers' Party (Ireland)}}" | | Farmers' Party | 11 | 11 | | | | | 8 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 16 | 18 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | ::

The 3rd executive council was formed by Cumann na nGaedheal with support from the Farmers' Party.

In line with its policy of abstentionism, the Sinn Féin TDs did not take their seats. Fianna Fáil also had a policy of abstentionism and their TDs did not take their seats when the Dáil met, but in August 1927, they abandoned the policy and took their seats, leading the executive council to lose its functional majority. Labour led the opposition until Fianna Fáil took their seats.

Ceann Comhairle

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. 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.

TDs by constituency

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

Changes

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.

References

"Dáil and Seanad terms".
(12 August 1927). "New Deputies take their seats". [[Oireachtas.
(23 June 1927). "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (5th Dáil) – Vol. 20 No. 1".
(1 July 1927). "Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (5th Dáil) – Vol. 20 No. 4".
"TDs & Senators (5th Dáil)".
(26 July 1927). "Deputy Takes His Seat – Dáil Éireann (5th Dáil) – Vol. 20 No. 13".
(October 2009). "Corkery, Daniel". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
(12 August 1927). "Mr. Vincent Rice leaves the National League". [[The Irish Times]].
(27 August 1927). "Mr. John Jinks resigns from National League". The Irish Times.
(29 August 1927). "Government's New Recruits". The Irish Times.

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