| 9th Dáil | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||
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| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 21 July 1937 – 27 May 1938 | ||||
| Election | 1937 general election | ||||
| Government |
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| Members | 138 | ||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||
| President of the Executive Council | Éamon de Valera until 29 December 1937 | ||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Seán T. O'Kelly until 29 December 1937 | ||||
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera from 29 December 1937 | ||||
| Tánaiste | Seán T. O'Kelly from 29 December 1937 | ||||
| Chief Whip | Patrick Little | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | W. T. Cosgrave | ||||
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The9th Dáil was elected at the1937 general election on 1 July 1937 and met on 21 July 1937. The members ofDáil Éireann, thehouse of representatives of theOireachtas (legislature) of theIrish Free State, are known asTDs.Seanad Éireann, asecond chamber in the Irish Free State, had been abolished in May 1936.
On 29 December 1937, theConstitution of Ireland came into effect, with the state beingrenamed as Ireland. TheOireachtas established under this constitution was bicameral, and an indirect election to the newSeanad Éireann took place in April 1938, forming the2nd Seanad.
The 9th Dáil was dissolved on 27 May 1938. The 9th Dáil lasted 310 days. There were no by-elections during the 9th Dáil.
| Party | July 1937 | May 1938 | |
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| ● | Fianna Fáil | 69 | 67 |
| Fine Gael | 48 | 48 | |
| Labour | 13 | 13 | |
| Independent | 8 | 8 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 1 | |
Fianna Fáil, denoted with bullet (●), formed the8th executive council of the Irish Free State, a minority government dependent on the support of theLabour Party. This became the1st government of Ireland on 29 December 1937, on the coming into operation of the Constitution.
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 9th Dáil from July 1937. This was not the official seating plan.
On 21 July 1937,Frank Fahy (FF), who had served asCeann Comhairle since 1932, was proposed byÉamon de Valera and seconded byWilliam Norton for the position, and was elected without a vote.[1]
The list of the 138 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order byDáil constituency.[2]
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 21 July 1937 | Galway East | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1] | ||
| 7 November 1937 | Cork West | Fianna Fáil | Death ofEamon Rice[3] | |||