1943 Irish general election

Election to the 11th Dáil July 2021 July 2026 1943 Irish general election Ireland parliamentary no 1938 Irish general election 1938 23 June 1943 1944 Irish general election 1944 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 Comhairle11th Dáil 1937: Galway East https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1943&cons=122 ElectionsIreland.org 3 July 2022 70 10th Dáil 11th Dáil 74.2% 2.5 pp De Valera, 1939 (cropped).jpg 140 120 160 0 0 Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil 26 March 1926 Clare 77 seats, 51.9% 67 10 557,525 41.9% 10.0 pp W. T. Cosgrave, circa 1930 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 W. T. Cosgrave September 1934 Fine Gael Cork Borough 45 seats, 33.3% 32 12 307,490 23.1% 10.2 pp William Norton, circa 1945 (cropped).png 120 120 160 0 0 William Norton 19 July 1932 Labour Party (Ireland) Carlow–Kildare 9 seats, 10.0% 17 8 208,812 15.7% 5.7 pp Michael Donnellan, circa 1944.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Michael Donnellan 29 June 1939 Clann na Talmhan Galway East New Party 10 10 130,452 9.0% New party 300px Election results and first-preference votes in each constituency 300px 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 1943 Irish general election to the 11th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 23 June, having been called on 31 May by proclamation of President Douglas Hyde on the advice of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. It took place in 34 parliamentary constituencies for 138 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas. Fianna Fáil lost its overall majority of seats. The outgoing 10th Dáil was dissolved on 26 June,Mr. de Valera to be Taoiseach https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1943/0628/Pg001.html#Ar00106 The Irish Times subscription 1 although it had not met after 26 May. The 11th Dáil met at Leinster House on 1 July to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by the president 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. Election during the emergency Ireland had declared a state of emergency on 2 September 1939, arising from the Second World War. The Emergency Powers Act 1939 was in force at the time of the election campaign, and concomitant press censorship affected coverage. In April the government had proposed to postpone the election by introducing a bill to extend the maximum term of the Dáil from five to six years;Committee on Finance. - Electoral (Duration of Dáil Eireann) Bill, 1943—Second Stage – Dáil Éireann (10th Dáil) https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1943-04-15/29/ Oireachtas 5 April 2019 en-ie 15 April 1943 however, in the absence of support from the Fine Gael opposition, the bill was withdrawn.Committee on Finance. - Electoral (Duration of Dáil Eireann) Bill, 1943—Bill Withdrawn – Dáil Éireann (10th Dáil) – Vol. 89 No. 18 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1943-05-05/78 Oireachtas 5 April 2019 en-ie 5 May 1943Electoral (Duration of Dáil Éireann) 1943 10 As an alternative, the General Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act 1943 provided that a general election could be called without a dissolution and that the outgoing Dáil would not be dissolved until after all returns from the general election.1943 11 General Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act 1943 27 March 2018https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1943-05-26/speech/147/ The General Election: Announcement by Taoiseach de Valera Éamon 26 May 1943 Vol.90 No.5 p.19 c.562 the Dáil will rise to-day. ... It is my intention to advise the President so that on the 31st May he may issue his direction for the holding of a general election. His proclamation may be issued on the 31st May. ... the 22nd June [sic] will be the polling day and then the outgoing Dáil, the present Dáil, would have to be dissolved not later than 8th July. The House is aware that it will be dissolved as soon as the Clerk of the Dáil is able to inform us that he has got returns for all the writs. 27 March 2018 This was in contravention of provisions of the Constitution, which require the president to dissolve the Dáil before a general election.http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/cons/en/html#article16_3_1 Constitution of Ireland Irish Statute Book Article 16.3 y 27 March 2018 However, this was permitted under the state of emergency. Result 11th 23 June 1943 http://electionsireland.org/results/general/11dail.cfm 11th Dáil 1943 General Election ElectionsIreland.org 26 April 2009http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/gdala.htm Dáil elections since 1918 ARK Northern Ireland 26 April 2009Dieter 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 67CC –10 48.6 557,525 41.9 –10.0 Fine Gael W. T. Cosgrave 32 –13 23.2 307,490 23.1 –10.2 Labour Party (Ireland) William Norton 17 +8 12.3 208,812 15.7 +5.7 Clann na Talmhan Michael Donnellan 10"Manning" Manning (1972) notes that the Clann na Talmhan figure is often listed in error as 14, due to the inclusion of Independent Farmer TDs in the Clann na Talmhan total. New 7.2 130,452 9.8 – Irish Monetary Reform Association Oliver J. Flanagan 1 New 0.7 4,377 0.3 – Córas na Poblachta Simon Donnelly 0 New 0 3,892 0.3 – Ailtirí na hAiséirghe 0 New 0 3,137 0.2 – Independent politician (Ireland) N/A 11 +4 7.3 116,024 8.7 +4.0 16,198 138 0 1,347,907 1,816,142 74.2% |} Voting summary First preference vote #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 41.86 Fine Gael Fine Gael 23.09 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 15.68 Clann na Talmhan Clann na Talmhan 9.80 Others #777777 0.86 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 8.71 Seats summary Dáil seats #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 48.55 Fine Gael Fine Gael 23.19 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 12.32 Clann na Talmhan Clann na Talmhan 7.25 Monetary Reform Irish Monetary Reform Association 0.72 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 7.97 Government formation Fianna Fáil formed the 3rd government of Ireland, a minority government. Changes in membership First time TDs Liam Cosgrave Frank Daly Michael Donnellan Michael Hilliard James Kilroy Martin O'Sullivan Leo Skinner Dan Spring Richard Stapleton Patrick Finucane Retiring TDs Henry McDevitt Thomas Mullen Defeated TDs Eamonn Cooney Daniel Hogan Frank Loughman Peter O'Loghlen Laurence Walsh Richard Walsh Seanad election The election was followed by an election to the 4th Seanad. Notes References Sources Manning Maurice Maurice Manning 1972 Irish Political Parties: An Introduction Dublin Gill & Macmillan 978-0-7171-0536-6 Category:1943 elections in Europe General election, 1943 1943 Category:11th Dáil Category:June 1943 in Europe General election