10Th Dáil

The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs.

10th Dáil
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Overview
Legislative body	Dáil Éireann
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Meeting place	Leinster House
Term	30 June 1938 – 26 June 1943
Election	1938 general election
Government	2nd government of Ireland
Members	138
Ceann Comhairle	Frank Fahy
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Tánaiste	Seán T. O'Kelly
Chief Whip	Paddy Smith — Patrick Little until 26 September 1939
Leader of the Opposition	W. T. Cosgrave
Sessions
1st 30 June 1938 – 21 July 1938 2nd 26 October 1938 – 1 August 1939 3rd 2 September 1939 – 7 August 1940 4th 2 October 1940 – 24 July 1941 5th 17 September 1941 – 17 July 1942 6th 14 October 1942 – 26 May 1943

The 10th Dáil is the longest serving Dáil, lasting 1,823 days. The Dáil adjourned on 26 May 1943 and on 31 May President Douglas Hyde called a general election for 17 June at the request of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. Exceptionally, the outgoing Dáil was not dissolved until 26 June, 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. The act, which would have been unconstitutional if not for the state of emergency in effect during World War II, was intended to increase national security by minimising the interval during which no Dáil was in existence.

Government party denoted with bullet (●)

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 10th Dáil from June 1938. This was not the official seating plan.

On 30 June 1938, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1932, was proposed by Éamon de Valera and seconded by Donnchadh Ó Briain for the position, and was elected without a vote.

The list of the 138 TDs by Dáil constituency.

Changes

• 3rd Seanad