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| 19th Dáil | |||||||||||
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| Overview | |||||||||||
| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 2 July 1969 – 5 February 1973 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1969 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | 13th government of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Members | 144 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Cormac Breslin | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Erskine H. Childers | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | David Andrews —Desmond O'Malley until 7 May 1970 | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||||
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The19th Dáil was elected at the1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and met on 2 July 1969. The members ofDáil Éireann, thehouse of representatives of theOireachtas (legislature) ofIreland, are known asTDs. It sat with the12th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
On 5 February 1973,President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch. The 19th Dáil lasted 3 years, 218 days.
| Party | June 1969 | Feb. 1973 | Change | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 75 | 70 |  5 | |
| Fine Gael | 50 | 50 |  | |
| Labour | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
| Aontacht Éireann | N/a | 1 |  1 | |
| Independent | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | N/a | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacant | N/a | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 144 | |||
Fianna Fáil formed the 13th government of Ireland led byJack Lynch asTaoiseach.
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 19th Dáil from July 1969. This was not the official seating plan.
On the meeting of the Dáil,Cormac Breslin (FF), who had served asCeann Comhairle from November 1967, was proposed byJack Lynch (FF) and seconded byLiam Cosgrave (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.[1]
The list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order byDáil constituency.[2]
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 25 June 1969 | Dublin South-West | Labour | Death ofSeán Dunne | |||
| 2 July 1969 | Donegal–Leitrim | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Cormac Breslin takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1] | ||
| 28 January 1970 | Kildare | Fine Gael | Death ofGerard Sweetman | |||
| 4 March 1970 | Dublin South-West | Fianna Fáil | Seán Sherwin wins seat vacated by the death ofSeán Dunne | |||
| 11 March 1970 | Longford–Westmeath | Fianna Fáil | Death ofPatrick Lenihan | |||
| 14 April 1970 | Kildare | Fine Gael | Patrick Malone holds seat vacated by the death of Sweetman | |||
| 14 April 1970 | Longford–Westmeath | Fine Gael | Patrick Cooney wins seat vacated by the death of Lenihan | |||
| 4 October 1970 | Donegal–Leitrim | Fine Gael | Death ofPatrick O'Donnell | |||
| 4 November 1970 | Dublin County South | Fianna Fáil | Resignation ofKevin Boland[3] | |||
| 2 December 1970 | Donegal–Leitrim | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Delap wins seat vacated by the death of O'Donnell | |||
| 2 December 1970 | Dublin County South | Fine Gael | Larry McMahon wins seat vacated by the resignation of Boland | |||
| 19 September 1971 | Dublin South-West | Fianna Fáil | Aontacht Éireann | Seán Sherwin joins new party[4] | ||
| 17 November 1971 | Donegal North-East | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Neil Blaney expelled from Fianna Fáil parliamentary party[5] | ||
| 17 November 1971 | Wicklow | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Paudge Brennan expelled from Fianna Fáil parliamentary party[5] | ||
| 13 May 1972 | Cork Mid | Fianna Fáil | Death ofPaddy Forde | |||
| 2 August 1972 | Cork Mid | Fianna Fáil | Gene Fitzgerald holds seat vacated by the death of Forde | |||
| 5 October 1972 | Tipperary South | Fine Gael | Death ofPatrick Hogan | |||
| 6 January 1973 | Clare | Fianna Fáil | Resignation ofPatrick Hillery on appointment asEuropean Commissioner | |||