Members of the 19th Dáil
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| 19th Dáil Éireann | |||||||||||
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 2 July 1969 – 5 February 1973 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1969 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | Government of the 19th Dáil | ||||||||||
| Members | 144 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Cormac Breslin | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Erskine H. Childers | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | David Andrews — Desmond O'Malley until 7 May 1970 | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||||
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This is a list of members who were elected to the 19th Dáil, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs were elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and met on 2 July 1969. The 19th Dáil was dissolved by President Éamon de Valera, at the request of the Taoiseach Jack Lynch, on 5 February 1973. The 19th Dáil lasted 1,351 days.
Composition of the 19th Dáil[]
| Party | June 1969 | Feb. 1973 | |
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| ● | Fianna Fáil | 74 | 74 |
| Fine Gael | 50 | 51 | |
| Labour Party | 18 | 17 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | 1 | 1 | |
Government party denoted with bullet (●)
Graphical representation[]
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 19th Dáil from July 1969. This was not the official seating plan.
TDs by constituency[]
The list of the 144 TDs elected, given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.
Changes[]
| Date | Constituency | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
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| 4 March 1970 | Dublin South-West | Fianna Fáil | Labour | Seán Sherwin (FF) wins the seat vacated by the death of Seán Dunne (Lab) | ||
| 14 April 1970 | Kildare | Fine Gael | Fine Gael | Patrick Malone (FG) holds the seat vacated by the death of Gerard Sweetman (FG) | ||
| 14 April 1970 | Longford–Westmeath | Fine Gael | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cooney (FG) wins the seat vacated by the death of Patrick Lenihan (FF) | ||
| 2 December 1970 | Donegal–Leitrim | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Patrick Delap (FF) wins the seat vacated by the death of Patrick O'Donnell (FG) | ||
| 2 December 1970 | Dublin County South | Fine Gael | Fianna Fáil | Larry McMahon (FG) wins the seat vacated by the resignation of Kevin Boland (FF) | ||
| 2 August 1970 | Cork Mid | Fianna Fáil | Fianna Fáil | Gene Fitzgerald (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of Paddy Forde (FF) | ||
| 19 September 1971 | Dublin South-West | Aontacht Éireann | Fianna Fáil | Seán Sherwin joins new party[1] | ||
| 17 November 1971 | Donegal North-East | Independent | Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney expelled from Fianna Fáil parliamentary party[2] | ||
| 17 November 1971 | Wicklow | Independent | Fianna Fáil | Paudge Brennan expelled from Fianna Fáil parliamentary party[2] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kilfeather, Frank (17 September 1971). "T.D. to resign from Fianna Fáil and join Boland's new party". The Irish Times. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Blaney and Brennan by party". The Irish Times. 18 November 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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