13th Dáil
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||
| Term | 18 February 1948 – 2 May 1951 | ||||||||
| Election | 1948 general election | ||||||||
| Government | 5th government of Ireland | ||||||||
| Members | 147 | ||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||||||
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello | ||||||||
| Tánaiste | William Norton | ||||||||
| Chief Whip | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||
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The 13th Dáil was elected at the 1948 general election on 4 February 1948 and first met on 18 February 1948. The members of Dáil Éireann, the House of Representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 6th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 13th Dáil was dissolved by President Seán T. O'Kelly on 7 May 1951, at the request of the Taoiseach John A. Costello. The 13th Dáil lasted 3 years, 78 days.
Composition of the 13th Dáil
[edit]- First Inter-Party Government (5th government) coalition parties[a]
| Party | Feb. 1948 | May 1951 | Change | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 68 | 66 |  2 | |
| Fine Gael | 31 | 30 | 1 | |
| Labour[b] | 14 | 19 |  5 | |
| Clann na Poblachta | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| Clann na Talmhan | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| National Labour[b] | 5 | N/a | 5 | |
| Monetary Reform | 1 | 1 |  | |
| Independent[a] | 11 | 15 | 4 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | N/a | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacant | N/a | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 147 | |||
Graphical representation
[edit]This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 13th Dáil from February 1948. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
[edit]On the meeting of the Dáil, Frank Fahy (FF) was proposed as Ceann Comhairle by Éamon de Valera (FF) and seconded by Richard Mulcahy (FG). His election was approved unanimously. This was the seventh successive Dáil in which Fahy served as Ceann Comhairle.[1]
TDs by constituency
[edit]The 147 TDs elected at the 1948 general election are listed by Dáil constituency.[2]
Changes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates. 110 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 18 February 1948. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ Oireachtas Database.
- ↑ Dempsey, Pauric J. (October 2009). "Cowan, Peadar". Dictionary of Irish Biography (online ed.). Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.002116.v1.
- ↑ "Death of a Deputy – Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 113 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 17 November 1948. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "New Deputy Takes His Seat". Dáil Debates. 113 (10). Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 December 1948. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Death of a Minister – Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 115 (3). Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 May 1949. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "New Deputy Takes His Seat". Dáil Debates. 116 (6). Houses of the Oireachtas. 21 June 1949. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Death of a Deputy". Dáil Debates. 118 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 26 October 1949. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "New Deputy takes His Seat". Dáil Debates. 118 (9). Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 November 1949. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Fine Gael TD leaves party". The Irish Times. 21 September 1950. p. 1.
- ↑ "Another Clann T.D. resigns". The Irish Times. 14 April 1951. p. 1.
- ↑ "This week will be critical for government". The Irish Times. 30 April 1951. p. 1.
- ↑ "Resignation of Deputy". Dáil Debates. 125 (12). Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 May 1951. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Debates: 13th Dáil". Houses of the Oireachtas.
- "TDs & Senators: 13th Dáil". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
