Members of the 6th Dáil
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6th Dáil (Sep. 1927)
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This is a list of the members who were elected to the 6th Dáil Éireann
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, the lower house of the Oireachtas
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. These TD
Teachta Dála
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s (Members of Parliament) were elected at the September 1927 general election on 15 September 1927 and met on 11 October 1927. The 6th Dáil was dissolved by Governor-General
Governor-General of the Irish Free State
The Governor-General was the representative of the King in the 1922–1937 Irish Free State. Until 1927 he was also the agent of the British government in the Irish state. By convention the office of Governor-General was largely ceremonial...

 James McNeill
James McNeill
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, at the request of the President of the Executive Council
President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State
The President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State was the head of government or prime minister of the Irish Free State which existed from 1922 to 1937...

 W. T. Cosgrave on 29 January 1932. The 6th Dáil lasted 1,615 days.

Composition of the 6th Dáil

Party Sep. 1927 Feb. 1932
Cumann na nGaedheal 61 65
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...

 
57 57
Labour Party
Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish...

 
13 12
Farmers' Party
Farmers' Party (Ireland)
The Farmers' Party or Farmers' Union was an agrarian political party in the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1932. It was concerned almost exclusively with the interests of the agricultural community, and never sought to widen its scope beyond the countryside.The party won seven seats in Dáil...

 
6 6
National League Party  2 0
Irish Worker League
Irish Worker League
The Irish Worker League was an Irish communist party, established in September 1923 by Jim Larkin.In July 1924 Larkin attended the Fifth Comintern congress, held in Moscow, and was elected to its executive committee. Initially, the League was not organised as a political party and had no founding...

 
1 0
Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

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12 12
Ceann Comhairle
Ceann Comhairle
The Ceann Comhairle is the chairman of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. The person who holds the position is elected by members of the Dáil from among their number in the first session after each general election...

 
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Government party denoted with bullet ()

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 6th Dáil from October 1927.
  • Note that this was not the official seating plan.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 153 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.

Changes

See also

  • Government of the 6th Dáil
    Government of the 6th Dáil
    The 6th Dáil was elected at the September 1927 general election on 15 September 1927 and first met on 11 October when the 4th Executive Council was appointed...

  • Parliamentary Secretaries of the 6th Dáil
    Parliamentary Secretaries of the 6th Dáil
    On 11 October 1927 the 4th Executive Council of the Irish Free State was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Cumann na nGaedheal government was led by W. T. Cosgrave, who appointed the following Parliamentary Secretaries.-Parliamentary Secretaries:...

  • Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
    Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
    The lower house of the Oireachtas , Dáil Éireann, contains 166 Teachtaí Dála , representing 43 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. Depending on its size, each constituency must have at least 3 members and a maximum of five members. The most recent ratio indicates that...

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