9th Dáil

The 9th Dáil was elected at the 1937 general election on 1 July 1937 and met on 21 July 1937. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State, are known as TDs. Seanad Éireann, a second chamber in the Irish Free State, had been abolished in May 1936.

9th Dáil
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Overview
Legislative bodyDáil Éireann
Jurisdiction
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term21 July 1937 – 27 May 1938
Election1937 general election
Government
Members138
Ceann ComhairleFrank Fahy
President of the Executive CouncilÉamon de Valera
until 29 December 1937
Vice-President of the Executive CouncilSeán T. O'Kelly
until 29 December 1937
TaoiseachÉamon de Valera
from 29 December 1937
TánaisteSeán T. O'Kelly
from 29 December 1937
Chief WhipPatrick Little
Leader of the OppositionW. T. Cosgrave
Sessions
1st21 July 1937 – 21 July 1937
2nd6 October 1937 – 25 May 1938

On 29 December 1937, the Constitution of Ireland came into effect, with the state being renamed as Ireland. The Oireachtas established under this constitution was bicameral, and an indirect election to the new Seanad Éireann took place in April 1938, forming the 2nd Seanad.

The 9th Dáil was dissolved on 27 May 1938. The 9th Dáil lasted 311 days. There were no by-elections during the 9th Dáil.

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