The 4th Dáil was elected at the 1923 general election on 27 August 1923 and met on 19 September 1923. The members of

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, the

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of the

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(legislature) of the

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, are known as TDs. It was one of two houses of the Oireachtas, sitting with the First Seanad constituted as the

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and the

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. Although

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did not have a majority it was able to govern due to the absence of Republicans (Anti-Treaty

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) who refused to attend. The 4th Dáil was dissolved by

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Tim Healy on 23 May 1927, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave. The 4th Dáil lasted .

Composition of the 4th Dáil

, denoted with bullet (), formed the 2nd executive council of the Irish Free State.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 4th Dáil from September 1923. This was not the official seating plan. The Republican members did not take their seats.

Ceann Comhairle

On 19 September 1923, Michael Hayes (CnaG), the outgoing

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, was proposed by W. T. Cosgrave and seconded by Thomas Johnson for the position, and was approved without a vote.

TDs by constituency

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

Composition of the 4th Dáil

Graphical representation

Ceann Comhairle

TDs by constituency

Changes

Footnotes

References

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