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13th Dáil

TDs from 1948 to 1951

Field	Value
name	13th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	[1948 general election](1948-irish-general-election)
government	[5th government of Ireland](5th-government-of-ireland)
term_start	18 February 1948
term_end	2 May 1951
before	[12th Dáil](12th-dail)
after	[14th Dáil](14th-dail)
membership1	147
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Frank Fahy
chamber1_leader2_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader2	John A. Costello
chamber1_leader3_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader3	William Norton
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	Liam Cosgrave
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	Éamon de Valera
session1_start	18 February 1948
session1_end	6 August 1948
session2_start	17 November 1948
session2_end	21 July 1949
session3_start	26 October 1949
session3_end	18 July 1950
session4_start	25 October 1950
session4_end	2 May 1951

The 13th Dáil was elected at the 1948 general election on 4 February 1948 and first met on 18 February 1948. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 6th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

The 13th Dáil was dissolved by President Seán T. O'Kelly on 7 May 1951, at the request of the Taoiseach John A. Costello. The 13th Dáil lasted .

Composition of the 13th Dáil

First Inter-Party Government (5th government) coalition parties

Party	Feb. 1948	May 1951	class"unsortable"	Change	Total
	68	66	2
Fine Gael}}"		Fine Gael	31	30	1
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"		Labour	14	19	5
Clann na Poblachta}}"		Clann na Poblachta	10	7	3
Clann na Talmhan}}"		Clann na Talmhan	7	6	1
National Labour Party (Ireland)}}"		National Labour	5		5
Irish Monetary Reform Association}}"		Monetary Reform	1	1
	11	15	4
		1	1
		2	2

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 13th Dáil from February 1948. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On the meeting of the Dáil, Frank Fahy (FF) was proposed as Ceann Comhairle by Éamon de Valera (FF) and seconded by Richard Mulcahy (FG). His election was approved unanimously.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 147 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

References

(18 February 1948). "Election of Ceann Comhairle - Dáil Éireann (13th Dáil) – Vol. 110 No. 1".
"TDs & Senators (13th Dáil)".
(October 2009). "Peadar Cowan". Royal Irish Academy.
(21 September 1950). "Fine Gael TD leaves party". [[The Irish Times]].
(14 April 1951). "Mr McQuillan Tells Why He Left Clann". [[The Irish Times]].
(30 April 1951). "This week will be critical for government". [[The Irish Times]].
(1 May 1951). "Resignation of Deputy – Dáil Éireann (13th Dáil) – Vol. 125 No. 12".

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