The 8th Dáil was elected at the 1933 general election on 24 January 1933 and met on 8 February 1933. The members of

Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann ( , ; ) is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house).Article 15.1.2º of the Constitution of Ireland read ...

, the

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of the

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(legislature) of the

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, are known as TDs. From 29 May 1936, it was the sole house of the Oireachtas, after the disbandment of

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. The 8th Dáil was dissolved on 14 June 1937. The 8th Dáil lasted days.

Composition of the 8th Dáil

Fianna Fáil, denoted with a bullet (), formed the 7th Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 8th Dáil from February 1933. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On 8 February 1933, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as

Ceann Comhairle The (; "Head of heCouncil"; plural usually ) is the chairperson (or speaker) of , the lower house of the (parliament) of Ireland. The person who holds the position is elected by members of the from among their number in the first session a ...

in the previous Dáil, was proposed by

Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera (, ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was a prominent Irish statesman and political leader. He served several terms as head of governm ...

and seconded by

William Norton William Joseph Norton (2 November 1900 – 4 December 1963) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste from 1948 to 1951 and from 1954 to 1957, Leader of the Labour Party from 1932 to 1960, Minister for Social Welfare from ...

for the position, and was elected without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 153 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

Footnotes

References

External links

Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 8th Dáil
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