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9th Dáil

TDs from 1937 to 1938

Field	Value
name	9th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	[1937 general election](1937-irish-general-election)
government
term_start	21 July 1937
term_end	27 May 1938
before	[8th Dáil](8th-dail)
after	[10th Dáil](10th-dail)
membership1	138
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Frank Fahy
chamber1_leader2_type	President of the Executive Council
chamber1_leader2	Éamon de Valera
until 29 December 1937
chamber1_leader3_type	Vice-President of the Executive Council
chamber1_leader3	Seán T. O'Kelly
until 29 December 1937
chamber1_leader4_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader4	Éamon de Valera
from 29 December 1937
chamber1_leader5_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader5	Seán T. O'Kelly
from 29 December 1937
chamber1_leader6_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader6	Patrick Little
chamber2_leader1_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber2_leader1	W. T. Cosgrave
session1_start	21 July 1937
session1_end	21 July 1937
session2_start	6 October 1937
session2_end	25 May 1938

until 29 December 1937 until 29 December 1937 from 29 December 1937 from 29 December 1937 The 9th Dáil was elected at the 1937 general election on 1 July 1937 and met on 21 July 1937. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. Seanad Éireann, a second chamber in the Irish Free State, had been abolished in May 1936.

On 29 December 1937, the Constitution of Ireland came into effect, with the state being renamed as Ireland. The Oireachtas established under this constitution was bicameral, and an indirect election to the new Seanad Éireann took place in April 1938, forming the 2nd Seanad.

The 9th Dáil was dissolved on 27 May 1938. The 9th Dáil lasted . There were no by-elections during the 9th Dáil.

Composition of the 9th Dáil

8th Executive Council, 3rd government
Providing confidence and supply

Party	July 1937	May 1938	class"unsortable"	Change	Total
Fianna Fáil}}"		Fianna Fáil	69	67	2
	48	48
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"		Labour	13	13
	8	8
		1	1
		1	1

Fianna Fáil formed the 8th executive council of the Irish Free State, a minority government dependent on the support of the Labour Party. This became the 1st government of Ireland on 29 December 1937, on the coming into operation of the Constitution.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 9th Dáil from July 1937. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On 21 July 1937, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1932, was proposed by Éamon de Valera and seconded by William Norton for the position, and was elected without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 138 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

References

(21 July 1937). "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (9th Dáil) – Vol. 69 No. 1".
"TDs & Senators (9th Dáil)".
(10 November 1937). "Death of Deputy Eamonn Rice – Dáil Éireann (9th Dáil)".

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