6Th Dáil
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 house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. 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. The 6th Dáil lasted 1,572 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
| Party | Sep. 1927 | Jan. 1932 | |
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| ● | Cumann na nGaedheal | 62 | 64 |
| Fianna Fáil | 57 | 56 | |
| Labour | 13 | 10 | |
| Farmers' Party | 6 | 6 | |
| National League | 2 | — | |
| Irish Worker League | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent | 12 | 14 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 2 | |
Government party denoted with bullet (●)
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.
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. On 8 March 1928, Hogan resigned. On 2 May 1928, Daniel Morrissey (Lab) was elected as Leas-Cheann Comhairle on a vote of 79 to 49.
TDs by constituency
The list of the 153 TDs elected, listed by Dáil constituency.
Changes
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 15 September 1927 | Dublin North | Irish Worker League | James Larkin disqualified due to bankruptcy. | |||
| 11 October 1927 | National University | Cumann na nGaedheal | Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes takes office as Ceann Comhairle | ||
| 12 October 1927 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Cumann na nGaedheal | W. T. Cosgrave resigns to sit for Cork Borough | |||
| 3 November 1927 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Cumann na nGaedheal | Denis Gorey holds the seat vacated by Cosgrave | |||
| 3 April 1928 | Dublin North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Vincent Rice gains the seat vacated by Larkin | |||
| 20 February 1929 | Dublin North | Independent | Alfie Byrne elected to Seanad Éireann | |||
| 14 March 1929 | Dublin North | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas F. O'Higgins gains seat vacated by Byrne | |||
| 18 April 1929 | Leitrim–Sligo | Fianna Fáil | Death of Samuel Holt | |||
| 26 April 1930 | Longford–Westmeath | Fianna Fáil | Death of James Killane | |||
| 7 June 1929 | Leitrim–Sligo | Cumann na nGaedheal | Seán Mac Eoin gains the seat vacated by the death of Holt | |||
| 13 June 1930 | Longford–Westmeath | Fianna Fáil | James Geoghegan holds the seat vacated by the death of Killane | |||
| 5 July 1930 | Dublin County | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of Bryan Cooper | |||
| 28 October 1930 | Cork West | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Thomas Mullins expelled from the party | ||
| 9 December 1930 | Dublin County | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas Finlay holds the seat vacated by the death of Cooper | |||
| 15 April 1931 | Kildare | Labour | Death of Hugh Colohan | |||
| 29 June 1931 | Kildare | Fianna Fáil | Thomas Harris gains the seat vacated by the death of Colohan | |||
| July 1931 | Waterford | National League | Cumann na nGaedheal | William Redmond joins Cumann na nGaedheal on the disbandment of the National League | ||
| July 1931 | Louth | National League | Independent | James Coburn becomes an Independent TD on the disbandment of the National League | ||
| 23 October 1931 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of Peter de Loughry | |||
| 24 October 1931 | Cork Borough | Labour | Independent | Richard Anthony expelled for voting in favour of the Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Bill | ||
| 24 October 1931 | Tipperary | Labour | Independent | Daniel Morrissey expelled for voting in favour of the Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Bill | ||
| 31 October 1931 | Leix–Offaly | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of William Aird | |||
| 17 January 1932 | Roscommon | Independent | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Brennan selected for Cumann na nGaedheal | ||
Notes, citations and sources
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