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16th Dáil

TDs from 1957 to 1961

Field	Value
name	16th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	[1957 general election](1957-irish-general-election)
government
term_start	20 March 1957
term_end	1 September 1961
before	[15th Dáil](15th-dail)
after	[17th Dáil](17th-dail)
membership1	147
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Patrick Hogan
chamber1_leader2_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader2	Seán Lemass
— Éamon de Valera
until 23 June 1959
chamber1_leader3_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader3	Seán MacEntee
— Seán Lemass
until 23 June 1959
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	Donnchadh Ó Briain
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	James Dillon
— John A. Costello
until 21 October 1959
session1_start	20 March 1957
session1_end	4 July 1957
session2_start	23 October 1957
session2_end	17 July 1958
session3_start	22 October 1958
session3_end	23 July 1959
session4_start	21 October 1959
session4_end	20 July 1960
session5_start	26 October 1960
session5_end	1 September 1961

— Éamon de Valera until 23 June 1959 — Seán Lemass until 23 June 1959 — John A. Costello until 21 October 1959 The 16th Dáil was elected at the 1957 general election on 5 March 1957 and met on 20 March 1957. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 9th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

The 16th Dáil saw a change of Taoiseach from Éamon de Valera to Seán Lemass in June 1959. On 8 September 1961, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Seán Lemass. The 16th Dáil lasted .

Composition of the 16th Dáil

8th, 9th government

Party	Mar. 1957	Sep. 1961	class"unsortable"	Change	Total
Fianna Fáil}}"		Fianna Fáil	78	75	3
	40	41	1
	12	11	1
	4	4
	3	3
	1	1
		2	2
	9	7	2
		1	1
		2	2

In line with its policy of abstentionism, the Sinn Féin TDs did not take their seats.

Fianna Fáil, denoted with a bullet formed the 8th government of Ireland led by Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach. Following de Valera's election as president of Ireland in June 1959, Seán Lemass formed the 9th government of Ireland.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 16th Dáil from March 1957. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On the meeting of the Dáil, Patrick Hogan (Lab), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1951, was proposed by John A. Costello (FG) and seconded by Éamon de Valera (FF) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.

TDs by constituency

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

Changes

References

(20 March 1957). "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (16th Dáil) – Vol. 161 No. 1".
"TDs & Senators (16th Dáil)".
(13 May 1958). "Resignation of Member – Dáil Éireann (16th Dáil) – Vol. 168 No. 1".

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