The 3rd Dáil was elected at the 1922 general election on 16 June and met on 9 September. On its formation, it was a Constituent Assembly in a Provisional Parliament. From 6 December 1922,

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was one of two houses of the

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in the

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, sitting with the First Seanad constituted as the

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. Members of the Dáil are known as TDs. The 3rd Dáil was dissolved by

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Tim Healy on 9 August 1923, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave. The 3rd Dáil lasted days.

Composition of the 3rd Dáil

Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin, marked with bullet (), formed a Dáil ministry when the Third Dáil met on 9 September 1922. It formed the

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on 6 December 1922, led by W. T. Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council. It formed the

Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal (; ) was a political party in the Irish Free State, which formed the government from 1923 to 1932. It was named after the original Cumann na nGaedheal organisation which merged with the Dungannon Clubs and the National Co ...

party in April 1923.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 3rd Dáil from June 1922. This was not the official seating plan. *Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) is shown on the right. *Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) is shown on the left, though they did not take their seats.

Ceann Comhairle

On 9 September 1922, Michael Hayes was proposed by

Ernest Blythe Ernest William Blythe (; 13 April 1889 – 23 February 1975) was an Irish journalist, politician and managing director of the Abbey Theatre. He served as Minister for Local Government from 1922 to 1923, Minister for Finance from 1923 to 1932 ...

and seconded by Patrick Hogan for the position of

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 ...

, and was approved without a vote.

Pádraic Ó Máille Pádraic Ó Máille (23 February 1878 – 19 January 1946) was an Irish politician. He was a founder member of Sinn Féin and of the Conradh na Gaeilge in Galway. He was a member of the Irish Volunteers from 1917 to 1921. He was born in Kilmil ...

was proposed by Piaras Béaslaí and seconded by Liam de Róiste for the position of Leas-Cheann Comhairle, and also approved without a vote. On 6 December 1922, when the Dáil first met under the new constitution, Hayes was proposed by W. T. Cosgrave and seconded by Thomas Johnson for the position of Ceann Comhairle, and was approved without a vote. De Róiste was proposed as Leas-Cheann Comhairle by George Nicolls and seconded by

Seán McGarry Seán McGarry (2 August 1886 – 9 December 1958) was a 20th-century Irish nationalist and politician. A longtime senior member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), he served as its president from May 1917 until May 1918 when he was one o ...

, and also approved without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 128 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

No by-elections were held for vacancies during the 3rd Dáil.

References

External links

Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 3rd Dáil
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