1923 Irish general election

Election to the 4th Dáil July 2021 December 2019 1923 Irish general election Ireland parliamentary no 1922 Irish general election 1922 Members of the 3rd Dáil June 1927 Irish general election Jun 1927 All 153 seats in Dáil Éireann 77The 44 Republican TDs did not take their seats, so the effective number of seats in the Dáil was 109, making a majority 55 seats. 27 August 1923 4th Dáil 61.3% 1.2 pp WT Cosgrave, circa 1922 (headshot).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 W. T. Cosgrave April 1923 Cumann na nGaedheal Carlow–Kilkenny 58 seats, 38.5% 63 5CnaG Cumann na nGaedheal's results are compared with those of the Pro-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin in the previous general election. 410,695 39.0% 0.5 ppCnaG Cumann na nGaedheal's results are compared with those of the Pro-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin in the previous general election. Éamon de Valera.jpg 140 120 160 0 5 Éamon de Valera 008800 1917 Republican Clare 36 seats, 21.8% 8Rep Results given for Republicans here are compared to those won by the Anti-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin in the previous election. 44 288,794 27.4% 5.6 ppRep Results given for Republicans here are compared to those won by the Anti-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin in the previous election. Denis Gorey, 1931.jpg 140 120 160 0 10 Denis Gorey 1922 Farmers' Party (Ireland) Carlow–Kilkenny 7 seats, 7.8% 15 8 127,184 12.1% 4.3 pp Tomjohnson (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Thomas Johnson 1914 Labour Party (Ireland) Dublin County 16 seats, 21.3% 14 3 111,939 10.6% 10.7 pp 300px Election results and first-preference votes in each constituency 300px Number of seats gained by each party in each constituency President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedheal President of the Executive Council after election W. T. Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedheal The 1923 Irish general election to elect the 4th Dáil was held on Monday, 27 August, following the dissolution of the 3rd Dáil on 9 August 1923. It was the first general election held since the establishment of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922. The election was held shortly after the end of the Irish Civil War in May 1923. Many of the Republican TDs, who represented the losing anti-Treaty side, were still imprisoned during and after the election and had committed to not participating in the Dáil if elected. The 4th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 19 September to nominate the President of the Executive Council and Executive Council of the Irish Free State for appointment by the Governor-General. Cumann na nGaedheal, the successor to the Pro-Treaty wing of Sinn Féin, won the election and formed the government.Hopkinson Michael Green Against Green: The Irish Civil War Gill and Macmillan 1988 Dublin 262 0-7171-3760-0 Despite the absence of many Sinn Féin candidates and workers in jail, the results were surprising good for the Republicans. Cumann na nGaedheal, the newly formed government party, had 63 candidates elected, compared with 44 Republicans. Despite falling 14 seats of an outright majority, the opposition Republican TDs refused to take their seats, giving CnG effective control of the chamber and allowing it to form what amounted to a majority government. Legal background It was the first general election fought since the establishment of the Irish Free State and the adoption of the Constitution of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922. It was contested under the Electoral Act 1923, which increased the seats in the Dáil from 128 to 153, and introduced a franchise of all citizens over the age of 21, without distinction of sex. Lax electoral practices were tightened up by The Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act 1923.1923 38 ifs 8 August 1923 The Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act 1923 28 February 2020 28 February 2020 Result 4th 27 August 1923 http://electionsireland.org/results/general/04dail.cfm 4th Dáil 1923 General Election ElectionsIreland.org 5 April 2009 5 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090605213535/http://electionsireland.org/results/general/04dail.cfm livehttp://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/gdala.htm Dáil elections since 1918 ARK Northern Ireland 13 April 2009 27 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127122828/https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/gdala.htm liveDieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen Philip Stöver 2010 Elections in Europe: A data handbook 1009–1017 Nomos 978-3-8329-5609-7 center|360px Cumann na nGaedheal W. T. Cosgrave 63 +5CnaG 41.2 410,695 39.0 +0.5 Republican (Ireland, 1923) Éamon de Valera 44 +8Rep 28.7 288,794 27.4 +5.6 Farmers' Party (Ireland) Denis Gorey 15 +8 9.8 127,184 12.1 +4.3 Labour Party (Ireland) Thomas Johnson 14 −3 9.2 111,939 10.6 −10.7 Business and Professional Group N/A 2 +2 1.3 9,648 0.9 −1.4 Cork Progressive Association N/A 2Andrew O'Shaughnessy and Richard Beamish were elected under the label of Cork Progressive Association, a group associated with the Businessmen's Party. New 1.3 6,588 0.6 New National Democratic Party (Ireland) N/A 0 New 0 4,968 0.5 New Dublin Trades Council P. T. Daly 0 New 0 3,847 0.4 New Ratepayers' Association N/A 0 ±0 0 2,620 0.2 −0.2 Town Tenants' Association N/A 0 New 0 1,803 0.2 New Independent politician (Ireland) N/A 13 +4 8.5 85,869 8.1 +0.3 40,047 153 +25 1,094,002 1,786,318 61.3 |} Most parties made gains, in part because the total number of seats in the Dáil was increased by 25 from 128 to 153. Voting summary First preference vote #ddd 600px 350px Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal 38.97 Republican Republican (Ireland, 1923) 27.40 Farmers' Farmers' Party (Ireland) 12.07 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 10.62 Businessman's Business and Professional Group 0.92 Cork Progressive Association #777777 0.63 Others #777777 1.26 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 8.15 Seats summary Dáil seats #ddd 600px 350px Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal 41.18 Republican Republican (Ireland, 1923) 28.76 Farmers' Farmers' Party (Ireland) 9.80 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 9.15 Businessman's Business and Professional Group 1.31 Cork Progressive Association #777777 1.31 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 8.50 Government formation The Republican TDs continued to abstain from the Dáil. Therefore, Cumann na nGaedheal had a majority of seats which were taken in the Dáil and formed the 2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free State on 19 September 1923. Changes in membership December 2022 First time TDs Frank Aiken Patrick Baxter Dan Breen Frank Cahill John James Cole Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll Cornelius Connolly Edward Doyle Peadar Doyle Seán Gibbons Kathleen Lynn Patrick McFadden James Myles Michael Shelly Paddy Smith Retiring TDs Gerald Fitzgibbon Joseph Whelehan Defeated TDs Walter L. Cole Robert Day Patrick Gaffney References Notes Sources Memorandum on the conduct of the general election to Dáil Éireann held on the 27th August, 1923 Department of Local Government and Public Health July 1924 Dublin https://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL064595.pdf 2 February 2018 Alex. Thom for Official P. P. Citations Further reading Callinan Elaine Farrell Mel Tormey Thomas Vying for Victory: The 1923 General Election in the Irish Free State September 2023 University College Dublin Press 978-1-910820-70-4 en Category:1923 in Irish politics 1923 Category:4th Dáil Category:August 1923 in Europe General