1951 Irish general election

Election to the 14th Dáil March 2021 July 2026 1951 Irish general election Ireland parliamentary no 1948 Irish general election 1948 30 May 1951 1954 Irish general election 1954 147 seats in Dáil ÉireannCC Including Frank Fahy (FF), returned automatically for Galway South 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 Comhairle14th Dáil 1951: Galway South https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951&cons=128 ElectionsIreland.org 9 July 2022 74 75.3% 1.1 pp 13th Dáil 14th Dáil De Valera, 1939 (cropped).jpg 144 120 160 0 8 Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil 26 March 1926 Clare 68 seats, 41.9% 69 1 616,212 46.3% 4.4 pp Richard Mulcahy, 1948 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Richard Mulcahy 1944 Fine Gael Tipperary South 31 seats, 19.8% 40 9 349,922 25.8% 6.0 pp William Norton, circa 1945 (cropped).png 120 120 160 0 0 William Norton 1932 Labour Party (Ireland) Kildare 14 seats, 11.3%(Nat. Lab.: 5 seats, 2.6%) 16 3Labour 151,828 11.4% 0.1 pp Joseph Blowick, 1950 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Joseph Blowick 1944 Clann na Talmhan Mayo South 10 seats, 5.5% 6 4 38,872 2.9% 2.6 pp Sean MacBride, 1940s (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 0 10 Seán MacBride 1946 Clann na Poblachta Dublin South-West 10 seats, 13.3% 2 8 54,210 4.1% 9.2 pp 400px Election results and first-preference votes in each constituency 400px Number of seats gained by each party in each constituency Taoiseach John A. Costello Fine Gael Taoiseach after election Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil The 1951 Irish general election to the 14th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 30 May following the dissolution of the 13th Dáil on 7 May by President Seán T. O'Kelly on the request of Taoiseach John A. Costello. The general election took place in 40 Dáil constituencies throughout Ireland for 147 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas. This election was the first election since the declaration of the Republic of Ireland on 18 April 1949 under the terms of The Republic of Ireland Act 1948, which forced Ireland's withdrawal from the British Commonwealth. The 14th Dáil met at Leinster House on 13 June to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new government of Ireland. Costello failed to secure a majority, and Éamon de Valera was appointed Taoiseach, forming the 6th government of Ireland, a single-party minority Fianna Fáil government. Campaign thumb|Taoiseach John A. Costello inspects ranks of the Gárda Síochána in Glenties during the 1951 campaign The 1951 general election was caused by a number of crises within the first inter-party government, most notably the Mother and Child Scheme. While the affair – which saw the resignation of the Minister for Health, Noël Browne – was not entirely to blame for the collapse of the government, it added to the disagreement between the various political parties. There were other problems facing the country, such as rising prices and balance-of-payments problems. Two farmer TDs withdrew their support for the government because of rising milk prices. The coalition parties fought the general election on their record over the previous three years, while Fianna Fáil argued strongly against coalition governments. Result 14th 30 May 1951 http://electionsireland.org/results/general/14dail.cfm 14th Dáil 1951 General Election ElectionsIreland.org 23 May 2009 3 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090603181625/http://electionsireland.org/results/general/14dail.cfm live http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/gdala.htm Dáil elections since 1918 ARK Northern Ireland 23 May 2009 27 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127122828/https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/gdala.htm live Dieter 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 69CC +1 46.9 616,212 46.3 +4.4 Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy 40 +9 27.2 349,922 25.8 +6.0 Labour Party (Ireland) William Norton 16 –3Labour The Labour Party and the National Labour Party had reunited since the previous election. The figures for the Labour Party are compared to the two parties' combined totals in the previous election. 10.9 151,828 11.4 +2.7 Clann na Talmhan Joseph Blowick 6 –1 4.1 38,872 2.9 –2.7 Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 2 –8 1.4 54,210 4.1 –9.1 Irish Workers' League Michael O'Riordan 0 New 0 295 0.0 – Independent politician (Ireland) N/A 14 +3 9.5 127,234 9.6 +2.4 12,043 147CC 0 1,350,616 1,785,144 75.7 |} Voting summary First preference vote #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 46.3 Fine Gael Fine Gael 25.8 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 11.4 Clann na Poblachta Clann na Poblachta darkgray 4.1 Clann na Talmhan Clann na Talmhan 2.9 Others #777777 0.0 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 9.6 Seats summary Dáil seats #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 46.9 Fine Gael Fine Gael 27.2 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 10.9 Clann na Talmhan Clann na Talmhan 4.1 Clann na Poblachta Clann na Poblachta darkgray 1.4 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 9.5 Government formation The election result was inconclusive. Fianna Fáil's support increased by 61,000 votes; however, the party only gained one additional seat. The coalition parties had mixed fortunes. Fine Gael were the big winners increasing to forty seats. The Labour Party had reunited in 1950, when the National Labour Party had merged back into the party but in spite of this, the party lost seats. Clann na Poblachta was the big loser of the election. Three years earlier the party had been a big political threat but now the party was shattered. Fianna Fáil did not have enough seats to govern alone. However, the party was able to form a minority government with the support of Noël Browne, the sacked Minister for Health, and other Independent deputies. Changes in membership First-time TDs 22em Philip Brady Joseph Brennan Patrick Cawley Declan Costello Patrick Crowe Liam Cunningham Percy Dockrell Peadar Duignan Anthony Esmonde John Fanning Michael ffrench-O'Carroll Seán Flanagan Colm Gallagher James Hession Patrick Hillery John Lynch Peadar Maher John Mannion Snr Michael Pat Murphy William Murphy Denis J. O'Sullivan Re-elected TDs Laurence Walsh Defeated TDs Mick Fitzpatrick John Friel Patrick Gorry James Kilroy Michael Lydon Michael Óg McFadden Martin O'Sullivan Robert Ryan Retiring TDs Richard Walsh Vacancies Sir John Esmonde (resigned) Joseph Mongan (deceased) Seanad election The Dáil election was followed by an election to the 7th Seanad. Notes References Category:1951 elections in Europe General election, 1951 1951 Category:14th Dáil General election Category:May 1951 in Europe