8th Dáil
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, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. From 29 May 1936, it was the sole house of the Oireachtas, after the disbandment of Seanad Éireann. The 8th Dáil was dissolved on 14 June 1937. The 8th Dáil lasted 1,588 days.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Irish Free State | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 8 February 1933 – 14 June 1937 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1933 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | 7th executive council | ||||||||||
| Members | 153 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||||||||
| President of the Executive Council | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Seán T. O'Kelly | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Patrick Little | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | W. T. Cosgrave | ||||||||||
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