11th Dáil
TDs from 1943 to 1944
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The 11th Dáil was elected at the 1943 general election on 23 June 1943 and met on 1 July 1943. The members of Dáil Ãireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 4th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Ãireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 1 July 1943 â 7 June 1944 | ||||
| Election | 1943 general election | ||||
| Government | 3rd government of Ireland | ||||
| Members | 138 | ||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||
| Taoiseach | Ãamon de Valera | ||||
| Tánaiste | Seán T. O'Kelly | ||||
| Chief Whip | Eamon Kissane â Paddy Smith until 2 July 1943 | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Thomas F. O'Higgins â W. T. Cosgrave until January 1944 | ||||
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The Dáil adjourned sine die on 10 May 1944, the day after President Douglas Hyde called a general election for 30 May at the request of the Taoiseach Ãamon de Valera. The 11th Dáil was dissolved on 7 June 1944.[1] Exceptionally, the outgoing Dáil was not dissolved until after the election. 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][3] The act, which would have been unconstitutional if not for the state of emergency in effect during the Second World War, was intended to increase national security by minimising the interval during which no Dáil was in existence.[3] The 13th Dáil lasted 342 days.
There were no by-elections during this Dáil.
Composition of the 11th Dáil
| Party | June 1943 | May 1944 | Change | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 67 | 65 |  2 | |
| Fine Gael | 32 | 32 |  | |
| Labour | 17 | 12 | 5 | |
| Clann na Talmhan | 14 | 13 | 1 | |
| Monetary Reform | 1 | 1 | | |
| National Labour | N/a | 5 |  5 | |
| Independent | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
| CC | N/a | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacant | N/a | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 138 | |||
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 11th Dáil from July 1943. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
On 1 July 1943, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1932, was proposed by Ãamon de Valera and seconded by Seán T. O'Kelly for the position, and was elected without a vote.[4]
TDs by constituency
The list of the 138 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[5]
Changes
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 1 July 1943 | Galway East | Fianna Fáil | CC | Frank Fahy takes office as Ceann Comhairle[4] | ||
| 22 July 1943 | Tipperary | Fianna Fáil | Death of Martin Ryan[6] | |||
| July 1943 | Donegal East | Clann na Talmhan | Independent | William Sheldon resigns from Clann na Talmhan | ||
| 7 January 1944 | Wicklow | Labour | National Labour Party | James Everett resigns from the Labour Party and joins the National Labour Party as its leader | ||
| 7 January 1944 | Cork South-East | Labour | National Labour Party | Thomas Looney resigns from the Labour Party and joins the National Labour Party | ||
| 7 January 1944 | Wexford | Labour | National Labour Party | John O'Leary resigns from the Labour Party and joins the National Labour Party | ||
| 7 January 1944 | Kilkenny | Labour | National Labour Party | James Pattison resigns from the Labour Party and joins the National Labour Party | ||
| 7 January 1944 | Kerry North | Labour | National Labour Party | Dan Spring resigns from the Labour Party and joins the National Labour Party | ||