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19th Dáil

TDs from 1969 to 1973

Field	Value
name	19th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	[1969 general election](1969-irish-general-election)
government	[13th government of Ireland](13th-government-of-ireland)
term_start	2 July 1969
term_end	5 February 1973
before	[18th Dáil](18th-dail)
after	[20th Dáil](20th-dail)
membership1	144
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Cormac Breslin
chamber1_leader2_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader2	Jack Lynch
chamber1_leader3_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader3	Erskine H. Childers
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	David Andrews
— Desmond O'Malley
until 7 May 1970
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	Liam Cosgrave
session1_start	2 July 1969
session1_end	23 July 1969
session2_start	22 October 1969
session2_end	30 July 1970
session3_start	28 October 1970
session3_end	6 August 1971
session4_start	20 October 1971
session4_end	14 July 1972
session5_start	25 October 1972
session5_end	14 December 1972

— Desmond O'Malley until 7 May 1970 The 19th Dáil was elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and met on 2 July 1969. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 12th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

On 5 February 1973, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch. The 19th Dáil lasted .

Composition of the 19th Dáil

13th government

Party	June 1969	Feb. 1973	class"unsortable"	Change	Total
Fianna Fáil}}"		Fianna Fáil	75	70	5
	50	50
	18	17	1
		1	1
	1	3	2
		1	1
		2	2

Fianna Fáil formed the 13th government of Ireland led by Jack Lynch as Taoiseach.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 19th Dáil from July 1969. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On the meeting of the Dáil, Cormac Breslin (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle from November 1967, was proposed by Jack Lynch (FF) and seconded by Liam Cosgrave (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

References

(2 April 1969). "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil) – Vol. 241 No. 1".
"TDs & Senators (19th Dáil)".
(4 November 1970). "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil) – Vol. 249 No. 4".
Kilfeather, Frank. (17 September 1971). "T.D. to resign from Fianna Fáil and join Boland's new party". [[The Irish Times]].
(18 November 1971). "Blaney and Brennan by party". [[The Irish Times]].

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