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, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.Article 15.1.2° of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The Oireachtas shall co ...

, the

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of the

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(legislature) of the

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

1931 Seanad The 1931 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the 1931 Seanad election to the 1934 Seanad election. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas (parliament of the Irish Free State), to ...

and the

1934 Seanad The 1934 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office after the 1934 Seanad election until its abolition in 1936. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas (parliament of the Irish Free State) to ...

. From 29 May 1936, it was the sole house of the Oireachtas, after the disbandment of

Seanad Éireann Seanad Éireann ( ; ; "Senate of Ireland") is the senate of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (defined as the house of representatives). It is commonly called the Seanad or ...

under the

Constitution (Amendment No. 24) Act 1936 The Constitution (Amendment No. 24) Act, 1936 ( Act no. 18 of 1936; previously Bill no. 20 of 1934) was an act of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Irish Free State which abolished Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas, which thenc ...

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

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 ...

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 an American-born Irish statesman and political leader. He served as the 3rd President of Ire ...

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.

Composition of the 8th Dáil

Graphical representation

Ceann Comhairle

TDs by constituency

Changes

Footnotes

References

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