1954 Irish general election

Election to the 15th Dáil July 2021 July 2026 1954 Irish general election Ireland parliamentary no 1951 Irish general election 1951 18 May 1954 1957 Irish general election 1957 147 seats in Dáil ÉireannCC Including Patrick Hogan (Lab), returned automatically for Clare 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 Comhairle15th Dáil 1954: Clare https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1954&cons=42 ElectionsIreland.org 12 July 2022 74 76.5% 1.2 pp 14th Dáil 15th Dáil De Valera, 1939 (cropped).jpg 140 120 160 0 0 Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil 26 March 1926 Clare 69 seats, 46.3% 65 4 578,960 43.4% 2.9 pp Richard Mulcahy, 1948 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Richard Mulcahy 1944 Fine Gael Tipperary South 40 seats, 25.8% 50 8 427,031 32.0% 6.2 pp William Norton, circa 1945 (cropped).png 120 120 160 0 0 William Norton 1932 Labour Party (Ireland) Kildare 16 seats, 11.4% 19 3 161,034 12.1% 0.7 pp Joseph Blowick, 1950 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Joseph Blowick 1944 Clann na Talmhan Mayo South 6 seats, 2.9% 5 1 51,069 3.8% 0.9 pp Sean MacBride, 1940s (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Seán MacBride 1946 Clann na Poblachta Dublin South-West 2 seats, 4.1% 3 1 41,249 3.1% 1.0 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 John A. Costello Fine Gael The 1954 Irish general election to elect the 15th Dáil was held on Tuesday, 18 May, following the dissolution of the 14th Dáil on 24 April by President Seán T. O'Kelly on the request of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. The general election took place in 40 Dáil constituencies throughout Ireland for 147 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas. The 15th Dáil met at Leinster House on 2 June to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new government of Ireland. De Valera failed to secure a majority, and John A. Costello was appointed Taoiseach, forming the second inter-party government, a minority coalition of Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Clann na Talmhan. Campaign After the 1951 general election, Fianna Fáil had formed a minority single-party government. Shortly after the Minister for Finance, Seán MacEntee, had delivered the 1954 budget, Éamon de Valera called a general election.Dail will be dissolved today https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1954/0424/Pg001.html#Ar00105 19 December 2022 The Irish Times 24 April 1954 1 subscriptionCampaign begins with dissolution of the Dail https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1954/0426/Pg001.html#Ar00101 19 December 2022 The Irish Times 26 April 1954 1 subscription Fianna Fáil had the most to lose, their campaign concentrated on providing political stability for the next five years. They also put forward strong arguments against coalition governments. However, this would not suffice when the country's economy was worsening and unemployment and emigration were increasing. The opposition parties of Fine Gael, the Labour Party and the other minor parties offered the electorate an alternative to three years of Fianna Fáil rule. Result 15th 18 May 1954 Election results and transfer of votes in general election (May, 1954) for fifteenth Dáil and bye-elections to fourteenth Dáil (1951-1954) https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/15thDail_May1954_ByeElections14thDail_1951_1954.pdf Houses of the Oireachtas Dublin Stationery Office 14 July 2022 February 1955http://electionsireland.org/results/general/15dail.cfm 15th Dáil 1954 General Election ElectionsIreland.org 23 May 2009 3 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090603190619/http://electionsireland.org/results/general/15dail.cfm livehttp://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 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 65 –4 44.2 578,960 43.4 –2.9 Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy 50 +10 34.0 427,031 32.0 +6.2 Labour Party (Ireland) William Norton 19CC +2 12.9 161,034 12.1 +0.7 Clann na Talmhan Joseph Blowick 5 –1 3.4 51,069 3.8 +0.9 Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 3 +1 2.0 41,249 3.1 –1.0 Sinn Féin Paddy McLogan 0 New 0 1,990 0.1 – National Action 0 New 0 1,430 0.1 – Young Ireland 0 New 0 1,037 0.1 – Irish Workers' League Michael O'Riordan 0 0 0 375 0.0 0.0 Independent politician (Ireland) N/A 5 –9 3.4 70,937 5.3 –4.3 12,730 147 0 1,347,842 1,763,209 76.5% |} Voting summary First preference vote #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 43.36 Fine Gael Fine Gael 31.98 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 12.06 Clann na Talmhan Clann na Talmhan 3.82 Clann na Poblachta Clann na Poblachta darkgray 3.09 Others #777777 0.36 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 5.31 Seats summary Dáil seats #ddd 600px 350px Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 44.22 Fine Gael Fine Gael 34.01 Labour Labour Party (Ireland) 12.93 Clann na Talmhan Clann na Talmhan 3.40 Clann na Poblachta Clann na Poblachta darkgray 2.04 Independent Independent politician (Ireland) 3.40 Government formation Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Clann na Talmhan formed the second inter-party government, a minority government, dependent on the support of Clann na Poblachta. Changes in membership First time TDs Paudge Brennan James Burke Johnny Connor Fintan Coogan Snr Edward Cotter Paddy Donegan Nicholas Egan Johnny Geoghegan Brendan Glynn Richard Gogan Edward Kelly Henry Kenny Denis Larkin Patrick Lindsay Celia Lynch John Moher Maureen O'Carroll John O'Donovan Donogh O'Malley James Tully Retiring TDs Patrick Boland Peadar Duignan Patrick Little Patrick Maguire Defeated TDs Patrick Browne Patrick Cawley Michael ffrench-O'Carroll Patrick O'Gorman Matthew O'Reilly James Reidy Laurence Walsh Seanad election The Dáil election was followed by an election to the 8th Seanad. Notes References General election, 1954 1954 Category:15th Dáil General election Category:May 1954 in Europe Category:1954 elections in Europe