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17th Dáil

TDs from 1961 to 1965

Field	Value
name	17th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	[1961 general election](1961-irish-general-election)
government	[10th government of Ireland](10th-government-of-ireland)
term_start	11 October 1961
term_end	11 March 1965
before	[16th Dáil](16th-dail)
after	[18th Dáil](18th-dail)
membership1	144
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Patrick Hogan
chamber1_leader2_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader2	Seán Lemass
chamber1_leader3_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader3	Seán MacEntee
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	Joseph Brennan
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	James Dillon
session1_start	11 October 1961
session1_end	26 July 1962
session2_start	30 October 1962
session2_end	19 July 1963
session3_start	23 October 1963
session3_end	1 July 1964
session4_start	3 November 1964
session4_end	11 March 1965

The 17th Dáil was elected at the 1961 general election on 4 October 1961 and met on 11 October 1961. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 10th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

On 18 March 1965 President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Seán Lemass. The 17th Dáil lasted .

Composition of the 17th Dáil

10th government

Party	Oct. 1957	Mar. 1961	class"unsortable"	Change	Total
Fianna Fáil}}"		Fianna Fáil	70	71	1
	47	48	1
	16	17	1
	2	1	1
	2		2
	1	1
	6	5	1
		1	1

Fianna Fáil formed the 10th government of Ireland led by Seán Lemass as Taoiseach.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 17th Dáil from October 1961. 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 Seán Lemass (FF) and seconded by James Dillon (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 144 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

Notes

References

(11 October 1961). "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (17th Dáil) – Vol. 192 No. 1".
"TDs & Senators (17th Dáil)".
(14 November 1963). "T.D. rejoins Labour Party". [[The Irish Times]].
(28 November 1963). "Browne and McQuillan join Labour Party". The Irish Times.
Maume, Patrick. "Desmond, Eileen". [[Dictionary of Irish Biography]].

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