| 7th Dáil | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Irish Free State | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 9 March 1932 – 2 January 1933 | ||||
| Election | 1932 general election | ||||
| Government | 6th executive council | ||||
| Members | 153 | ||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||
| President of the Executive Council | Éamon de Valera | ||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Seán T. O'Kelly | ||||
| Chief Whip | Gerald Boland | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | W. T. Cosgrave | ||||
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The7th Dáil was elected at the1932 general election on 16 February 1932 and met on 9 March 1932. The members ofDáil Éireann, thehouse of representatives of theOireachtas (legislature) of theIrish Free State, are known asTDs. It was one of two houses of the Oireachtas, sitting with theFirst Seanad constituted as the1931 Seanad. The 7th Dáil was dissolved byGovernor-GeneralDomhnall Ua Buachalla, at the request of thePresident of the Executive CouncilÉamon de Valera on 2 January 1933. The 7th Dáil lasted 299 days. There were no by-elections during the 7th Dáil.
| Party | Feb. 1932 | Jan. 1933 | |
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| ● | Fianna Fáil | 72 | 70 |
| Cumann na nGaedheal | 57 | 54 | |
| Labour | 7 | 7 | |
| Farmers' Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent | 14 | 14 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 4 | |
Government party denoted with bullet (●)
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 7th Dáil from March 1932. This was not the official seating plan.
On 9 March 1932,Frank Fahy (FF) was proposed byGerald Boland and seconded by Donnchadh O hAllamhain for the position ofCeann Comhairle.Michael Hayes (CnaG), who had beenCeann Comhairle since 1922, was proposed byW. T. Cosgrave and seconded byErnest Blythe for the position. Fahy was elected by a vote of 78 to 71.[1]
The list of the 153 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order byDáil constituency.[2]
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 9 March 1932 | Galway | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1] | ||
| 27 February 1932 | Cork East | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death ofJohn Daly | |||
| 17 April 1932 | Waterford | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death ofWilliam Redmond | |||
| 19 October 1932 | Donegal | Fianna Fáil | Death ofFrank Carney | |||
| 22 November 1932 | Dublin County | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death ofThomas Finlay | |||