1938 Irish general election

Election to the 10th Dáil July 2021 September 2017 1938 Irish general election Ireland parliamentary no 1937 Irish general election 1937 17 June 1938 1943 Irish general election 1943 138 seats in Dáil ÉireannCC Including Frank Fahy, returned automatically for Galway East as outgoing Ceann Comhairle, under Art. 16.6 of the Constitution and the Electoral (Chairman of Dáil Éireann) Act 1937.1937 25 Electoral (Chairman of Dáil Éireann) Act 1937 1 November 1937 3 Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle10th Dáil 1937: Galway East https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1938&cons=122 ElectionsIreland.org 3 July 2022 70 76.7% 0.5 pp 9th Dáil 10th Dáil De Valera, 1939 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil 26 March 1926 Clare 69 seats, 45.2% 77 8 667,996 51.9% 6.7 pp W. T. Cosgrave, circa 1930 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 W. T. Cosgrave September 1934 Fine Gael Cork Borough 48 seats, 34.8% 45 3 428,633 33.3% 1.5 pp William Norton circa 1927 to 1932.png 120 120 160 0 0 William Norton 19 July 1932 Labour Party (Ireland) Carlow–Kildare 13 seats, 10.3% 9 4 128,945 10.0% 0.3 pp 400px Election results and first-preference votes in each constituency 400px Number of seats gained by each party in each constituency Taoiseach Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil Taoiseach after election Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil The 1938 Irish general election to the 10th Dáil was held on Friday, 17 June following the dissolution of the 9th Dáil on 27 May 1938 by the Presidential Commission on the request of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. This snap election was held less than a year after the previous election, caused by the government's loss of an opposition motion recommending use of arbitration to resolve Civil Service labour disputes.To Caesar https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1938/0528/Pg008.html 30 March 2020 subscription The Irish Times 28 May 1938 8 ; Private Deputies' Business — Civil Service and Arbitration https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1938-05-25/34/ Dáil Éireann (9th Dáil) debates Houses of the Oireachtas 30 March 2020 en-ie 25 May 1938 21 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191021014613/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1938-05-25/34/ live The general election took place in 34 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 138 seats in Dáil Éireann. It was the first election held after the coming into force of the Constitution of Ireland on 29 December 1937. Fianna Fáil won, achieving the first majority in the history of the State. The 10th Dáil met at Leinster House on 30 June to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by President Douglas Hyde and to approve the appointment of a new government of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach. Outgoing Taoiseach Éamon de Valera was re-appointed leading a single-party Fianna Fáil government. Result 10th 17 June 1938 http://electionsireland.org/results/general/10dail.cfm 10th Dáil 1938 General Election ElectionsIreland.org 19 April 2009 3 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090603190717/http://electionsireland.org/results/general/10dail.cfm livehttp://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/gdala.htm Dáil elections since 1918 ARK Northern Ireland 19 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 Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 77CC +8 55.8 667,996 51.9 +6.7 Fine Gael W. T. Cosgrave 45 –3 32.6 428,633 33.3 –1.5 Labour Party (Ireland) William Norton 9 –4 6.5 128,945 10.0 –0.3 Independent politician (Ireland) N/A 7 –1 5.1 60,685 4.7 –5.0 15,811 138 0 1,302,070 1,770,422 76.7% |} Voting summary First preference vote #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 51.93 Fine Gael Fine Gael 33.32 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 10.02 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 4.72 Seats summary Dáil seats #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 55.80 Fine Gael Fine Gael 32.61 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 6.52 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 5.07 Government formation Fianna Fáil formed a majority government, the 2nd government of Ireland. Changes in membership First time TDs Erskine H. Childers Daniel Hogan James Hughes Frank Loughman Henry McDevitt Thomas Mullen Peter O'Loghlen Mícheál Ó Móráin Re-elected TDs William Broderick Eamonn Cooney Richard Mulcahy James Reidy Outgoing TDs Archie Heron (Lost seat) Gerrard McGowan (Retired) Edward Moane (Lost seat) Sydney Minch (Lost seat) Daniel O'Leary (Lost seat) Seanad election The election was followed by an election to the 3rd Seanad. Notes References General election, 1938 1938 Category:10th Dáil Category:June 1938 in Europe General election