6th Dáil
TDs from September 1927 to 1932
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The 6th Dáil was elected at the September 1927 general election on 15 September 1927 and met on 11 October 1927. The members of Dáil Éireann, the Chamber of Deputies of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. It was one of two houses of the Oireachtas, sitting with the First Seanad constituted as the 1925 Seanad, the 1928 Seanad and the 1931 Seanad. The 6th Dáil was dissolved on 29 January 1932 by Governor-General James McNeill, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave.[1] The 6th Dáil lasted 4 years, 110 days.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Irish Free State | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 11 October 1927 – 29 January 1932 | ||||||||||
| Election | September 1927 general election | ||||||||||
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| Members | 153 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes | ||||||||||
| President of the Executive Council | W. T. Cosgrave | ||||||||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Ernest Blythe | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Eamonn Duggan | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||||
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Composition of the 6th Dáil
- 4th, 5th Executive Council
- Providing confidence and supply after April 1930[a]
| Party | Sep. 1927 | Jan. 1932 | Change | |
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| Cumann na nGaedheal | 62 | 64 |  2 | |
| Fianna Fáil | 57 | 56 |  1 | |
| Labour | 13 | 10 | 3 | |
| Farmers' Party | 6 | 6 |  | |
| National League[a] | 2 | N/a | | |
| Irish Worker League[b] | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Independent[a] | 12 | 14 | 2 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | N/a | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacant | N/a | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 153 | |||
Cumann na nGaedheal formed the 4th executive council of the Irish Free State, a minority government with Farmers' Party represented as a parliamentary secretary and dependent on the support of independents. After losing a vote on a private member's bill vote due to too many absent members, the 5th executive council was formed in April 1930 with the same composition, with the support of the National League and independents.
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 6th Dáil from October 1927. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
On 11 October 1927, Michael Hayes (CnaG), who had been Ceann Comhairle since 1922, was proposed by W. T. Cosgrave and seconded by Thomas Johnson for the position, and was elected without a vote.[3]
On 27 October 1927, Patrick Hogan (Lab) was proposed by Thomas J. O'Connell and Hugh Colohan as Leas-Cheann Comhairle. He was elected by a vote of 91 to 58.[4] On 8 March 1928, Hogan resigned.[5][6] On 2 May 1928, Daniel Morrissey (Lab) was elected as Leas-Cheann Comhairle on a vote of 79 to 49.[7]
TDs by constituency
The 153 TDs elected at the September 1927 general election are listed by Dáil constituency.[8]