10th Dáil explained
| 10th Dáil |
| Term Start: | 30 June 1938 |
| Term End: | 26 June 1943 |
| Membership1: | 138 |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Paddy Smith
— Patrick Little
|
| Session1 Start: | 30 June 1938 |
| Session1 End: | 21 July 1938 |
| Session2 Start: | 26 October 1938 |
| Session2 End: | 1 August 1939 |
| Session3 Start: | 2 September 1939 |
| Session3 End: | 7 August 1940 |
| Session4 Start: | 2 October 1940 |
| Session4 End: | 24 July 1941 |
| Session5 Start: | 17 September 1941 |
| Session5 End: | 17 July 1942 |
| Session6 Start: | 14 October 1942 |
| Session6 End: | 26 May 1943 |
The 10th Dáil was elected at the 1938 general election on 17 June 1938 and first met on 30 June 1938. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 3rd Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 10th Dáil is the longest serving Dáil, lasting days. The Dáil adjourned on 26 May 1943 and on 31 May President Douglas Hyde called a general election for 17 June at the request of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. Exceptionally, the outgoing Dáil was not dissolved until 26 June, after the election.[1] Although the Constitution requires the President to dissolve the Dáil before a general election, this procedure was overridden by the General Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act 1943.[2] The act, which would have been unconstitutional if not for the state of emergency in effect during World War II, was intended to increase national security by minimising the interval during which no Dáil was in existence.[3]
Composition of the 10th Dáil
| Party | June 1938 | June 1943 |
|---|
| | 77 | 72 |
| 45 | 41 |
| 9 | 9 |
| 7 | 8 |
| | 1 |
| | 7 | |
Government party denoted with bullet
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 10th Dáil from June 1938. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
On 30 June 1938, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1932, was proposed by Éamon de Valera and seconded by Donnchadh Ó Briain for the position, and was elected without a vote.[4]
TDs by constituency
The list of the 138 TDs by Dáil constituency.[5]
Changes
External links
Notes and References
- News: Mr. de Valera to be Taoiseach . . subscription . 1.
- Web site: Constitution of Ireland. Irish Statute Book. Article 16.3. y. 27 March 2018. 1 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150901055015/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/cons/en/html#article16_3_1. live.
- 1943. 11. General Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act 1943. 27 March 2018.
- Web site: The General Election: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (10th Dáil). 26 May 1943. Vol.90 No.5 p.19 c.562. the Dáil will rise to–day. ... It is my intention to advise the President so that on the 31st May he may issue his direction for the holding of a general election. His proclamation may be issued on the 31st May. ... the 22nd June will be the polling day and then the outgoing Dáil, the present Dáil, would have to be dissolved not later than 8th July. The House is aware that it will be dissolved as soon as the Clerk of the Dáil is able to inform us that he has got returns for all the writs.. 27 March 2022. 17 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180745/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1943-05-26/18/. live.
- Web site: General Elections (Emergency Provisions) Bill, 1943—Second Stage – Dáil Éireann (10th Dáil) . 14 April 1943 . Dáil Éireann debates . Oireachtas . 27 March 2018 . 15 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200615192657/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1943-04-14/18/ . live .
- Web site: Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (10th Dáil) – Vol. 72 No. 1. 30 June 1938. 8 August 2022. Houses of the Oireachtas. 8 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220808180241/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1938-06-30/2/. live.
- Web site: TDs & Senators (10th Dáil) . Houses of the Oireachtas . 27 March 2022 . 5 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180505152655/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=10&MemberID=91&ConstID=161 . live .
