Members of the 3rd Dáil
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| 3rd Dáil | |||||
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||
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| Term | 9 September 1922 – 9 August 1923 | ||||
| Election | 1922 general election | ||||
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| Members | 128 | ||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Michael Hayes | ||||
| President of Dáil Éireann | W. T. Cosgrave until 6 December 1922 | ||||
| Chairman of the Provisional Government | W. T. Cosgrave until 6 December 1922 | ||||
| President of the Executive Council | W. T. Cosgrave from 6 December 1922 | ||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Kevin O'Higgins from 6 December 1922 | ||||
| Chief Whip | Daniel McCarthy from 6 December 1922 | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Thomas Johnson | ||||
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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, Dáil Éireann was one of two houses of the Oireachtas in the Irish Free State, sitting with the First Seanad constituted as the 1922 Seanad. Members of the Dáil are known as TDs. The 3rd Dáil was dissolved by Governor-General Tim Healy on 9 August 1923, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave. The 3rd Dáil lasted 334 days.
Composition of the 3rd Dáil
[edit]| Party | June 1922 | Aug. 1923 | Change | |
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| Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty)[a] | 58 | N/a |  58 51 [a] 7[b] | |
| Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | 36 | 30 | 6 | |
| Labour | 17 | 16 | 1 | |
| Farmers' Party | 7 | 7 |  | |
| Businessmen's Party | 1 | 1 | | |
| Cumann na nGaedheal[a] | N/a | 51 |  51[a] | |
| Independent | 9 | 10 | 1 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | N/a | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacant | N/a | 12 | 12[c] | |
| Total | 128 | |||
- 1 2 3 4 Cumann na nGaedheal was formed in April 1923 by the members of the Pro-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin.
- ↑ Before the formation of Cumann na nGaedheal, the group had seven losses: 3 from deaths, 3 from resignations, and 1 due to becoming the Ceann Comhairle.
- ↑ There were a high number of vacancies as no by-elections were held to fill the seats.
Opposed to the Free State, the Anti-Treaty TDs did not take their seats. This made a functional majority of only 46 seats and left Labour as the main opposition party.
Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin formed a Dáil ministry when the 3rd Dáil met on 9 September 1922. On 6 December 1922, the Irish Free State came into being, and on that date, Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin formed the 1st executive council of the Irish Free State, led by W. T. Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council. It formed the Cumann na nGaedheal party in April 1923.
Graphical representation
[edit]This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 3rd Dáil from June 1922. This was not an 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
[edit]On 9 September 1922, Michael Hayes (SF) was proposed by Ernest Blythe (SF) and seconded by Patrick Hogan (SF) for the position of Ceann Comhairle, and was approved without a vote. Pádraic Ó Máille (SF) was proposed by Piaras Béaslaí (SF) and seconded by Liam de Róiste (SF) for the position of Leas-Cheann Comhairle, and also approved without a vote.[1]
On 6 December 1922, when the Dáil first met under the new constitution, Hayes was proposed by W. T. Cosgrave (SF) and seconded by Thomas Johnson (Lab) for the position of Ceann Comhairle, and was approved without a vote.[2] Ó Máille was proposed as Leas-Cheann Comhairle by George Nicolls (SF) and seconded by Seán McGarry (SF), and also approved without a vote.[3]
Oath
[edit]The Ceann Comhairle administered the Oath of Allegiance as required under Article 17 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922. Thomas Johnson, leader of the Labour Party, read a statement on behalf of the party's representatives explaining the context of their taking the oath.[4]
TDs by constituency
[edit]The list of the 128 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[5]
Changes
[edit]No by-elections were held for vacancies during the 3rd Dáil.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates. 1 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 September 1922. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates. 2 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Leas Cheann Comhairle do Thogha". Dáil Debates (in Irish). 2 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Údarás ó Sheanascal an t-Saorstait". Dáil Debates. 2 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922.
- ↑ Oireachtas Database.
- ↑ Cosgrave, W. T. (19 September 1922). "[Questions] Vacant seats in the Dáil". Dáil Debates. 1 (7). Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- "Debates: 3rd Dáil". Houses of the Oireachtas.
- "TDs & Senators: 3rd Dáil". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022.