The 1943 Irish general election to the 11th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 23 June, having been called on 31 May by

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on the advice of

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. It took place in 34 parliamentary constituencies for 138 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas.

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lost its

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was dissolved on 26 June, although it had not met after 26 May. The 11th Dáil met at

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on 1 July to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new

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on the nomination of the Taoiseach. Outgoing Taoiseach Éamon de Valera was re-appointed leading a single-party Fianna Fáil government.

Election during the emergency

Ireland had declared a state of emergency on 2 September 1939, arising from the

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. The

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was in force at the time of the election campaign, and concomitant press censorship affected coverage. In April the government had proposed to postpone the election by introducing a bill to extend the maximum term of the Dáil from five to six years; however, in the absence of support from the Fine Gael opposition, the bill was withdrawn. As an alternative, the General Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act 1943 provided that a general election could be called without a dissolution and that the outgoing Dáil would not be dissolved until after all returns from the general election. This was in contravention of provisions of the Constitution, which require the president to dissolve the Dáil before a general election. However, this was permitted under the state of emergency.

Result

Voting summary

Seats summary

Government formation

Fianna Fáil formed the 3rd Government of Ireland, a minority government.

First time TDs

* Liam Cosgrave * Frank Daly * Michael Donnellan *

Michael Hilliard Michael Leo Hilliard (11 March 1903 – 3 August 1982) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was born 11 March 1903 in Navan, County Meath, fifth child of James Hilliard, a farmer and cattle dealer, and Mary Hilliard (née O'Brien). He was ...

* James Kilroy * Martin O'Sullivan * Leo Skinner *

Dan Spring Dan Spring (1 July 1910 – 1 January 1988) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North constituency from 1943 to 1981. He was a Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government fr ...

* Richard Stapleton * Patrick Finucane

Outgoing TDs

* Eamonn Cooney (Lost seat) *

Thomas Dowdall Thomas Patrick Dowdall (1872 – 7 April 1942) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and company director. Early life He was born at Chatham Barracks, Gillingham, Kent, the son of Charles Dowdall, colour sergeant in the 48th foot, and Margare ...

(Deceased) * Daniel Hogan (Lost seat) * Henry McDevitt (Retired) *

Thomas Mullen Thomas Mullen (20 June 1896 – 2 January 1966) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and school teacher. He was born in Roemore, Breaffy, County Mayo, to primary school teacher parents, Thomas and Mary Mullen (née Coggins).Deaths, ''Irish Ind ...

(Retired) *

John Munnelly John Munnelly (died 18 October 1941) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A farmer, he was a county councillor before being elected, on his fourth attempt, to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo North constituency ...

(Deceased) *

Frank Loughman Francis Loughman (1892 – 13 May 1972) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Senator from the 1930s to the 1960s. A pharmaceutical chemist before entering politics, Loughman was first elected to Dáil É ...

(Lost seat) *

Peter O'Loghlen Peter Joseph O'Loghlen (1883 – 25 October 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A publican, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, T ...

(Lost seat) * Laurence Walsh (Lost seat) * Richard Walsh (Lost seat)

Notes

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Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Irish General Election, 1943 1943 elections in Europe General election, 1943

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