The 10th Dáil was elected at the 1938 general election on 17 June 1938 and first met on 30 June 1938. The members of

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, the

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of the

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(legislature) of

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, are known as TDs. The 10th Dáil is the longest serving Dáil, lasting days. The Dáil adjourned on 26 May 1943 and on 31 May

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called a general election for 17 June at the request of the

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. 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

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, was intended to increase national security by minimising the interval during which no Dáil was in existence.

Composition of the 10th Dáil

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.

Ceann Comhairle

On 30 June 1938, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as

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since 1932, was proposed by

and seconded by

Donnchadh Ó Briain Donnchadh Ó Briain (17 November 1897 – 22 September 1981) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Conradh na Gaeilge activist. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1933 general election. He was born 17 November 1897 in Knockaderry, Co ...

for the position, and was elected without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 138 TDs by Dáil constituency.

Changes

References

External links

Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 10th Dáil
{{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the 10th Dail 10 10th Dáil