The 19th Dáil was elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and met on 2 July 1969. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. On 5 February 1973, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch. The 19th Dáil lasted 1,315 days.
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 19th Dáil from July 1969. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann ComhairleEdit
On the meeting of the Dáil, Cormac Breslin (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle from November 1967, was proposed by Jack Lynch (FF) and seconded by Liam Cosgrave (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.[1]
TDs by constituencyEdit
The list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]
^ ab"Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil) – Vol. 241 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 2 April 1969. from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^"TDs & Senators (19th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^"Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil) – Vol. 249 No. 4". Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 November 1970. from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^Kilfeather, Frank (17 September 1971). "T.D. to resign from Fianna Fáil and join Boland's new party". The Irish Times. p. 1. from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
^ ab"Blaney and Brennan by party". The Irish Times. 18 November 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External linksEdit
Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 19th Dáil
September 26, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Members of the 19th Dail news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 19th Dail was elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and met on 2 July 1969 The members of Dail Eireann the house of representatives of the Oireachtas legislature of Ireland are known as TDs On 5 February 1973 President Eamon de Valera dissolved the Dail on the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch The 19th Dail lasted 1 315 days 19th Dail 18th Dail 20th Dail OverviewLegislative bodyDail EireannJurisdictionIrelandMeeting placeLeinster HouseTerm2 July 1969 5 February 1973Election1969 general electionGovernment13th Government of IrelandMembers144Ceann ComhairleCormac BreslinTaoiseachJack LynchTanaisteErskine H ChildersChief WhipDavid Andrews Desmond O Malleyuntil 7 May 1970Leader of the OppositionLiam CosgraveSessions1st2 July 1969 23 July 19692nd22 October 1969 30 July 19703rd28 October 1970 6 August 19714th20 October 1971 14 July 19725th25 October 1972 14 December 1972 Contents 1 Composition of the 19th Dail 1 1 Graphical representation 2 Ceann Comhairle 3 TDs by constituency 4 Changes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksComposition of the 19th Dail EditParty June 1969 Feb 1973 Fianna Fail 75 72Fine Gael 50 50Labour 18 17Independent 1 3Ceann Comhairle 1Aontacht Eireann 1Vacant 2Total 144Fianna Fail denoted with bullet formed the 13th Government of Ireland a majority government Graphical representation Edit This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 19th Dail from July 1969 This was not the official seating plan nbsp Ceann Comhairle EditOn the meeting of the Dail Cormac Breslin FF who had served as Ceann Comhairle from November 1967 was proposed by Jack Lynch FF and seconded by Liam Cosgrave FG for the position His election was approved without a vote 1 TDs by constituency EditThe list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dail constituency 2 Members of the 19th DailConstituency Name PartyCarlow Kilkenny Kieran Crotty Fine GaelJim Gibbons Fianna FailDesmond Governey Fine GaelTom Nolan Fianna FailSeamus Pattison LabourCavan Tom Fitzpatrick Fine GaelPatrick O Reilly Fine GaelPaddy Smith Fianna FailClare Sylvester Barrett Fianna FailPatrick Hillery Fianna FailFrank Taylor Fine GaelClare South Galway Michael Carty Fianna FailBrigid Hogan O Higgins Fine GaelBill Loughnane Fianna FailCork City North West Liam Burke Fine GaelSean French Fianna FailJack Lynch Fianna FailCork City South East Peter Barry Fine GaelGus Healy Fianna FailPearse Wyse Fianna FailCork Mid Philip Burton Fine GaelDonal Creed Fine GaelPaddy Forde Fianna FailThomas Meaney Fianna FailCork North East Richard Barry Fine GaelSean Brosnan Fianna FailGerard Cott Fine GaelJerry Cronin Fianna FailCork South West Flor Crowley Fianna FailMichael Pat Murphy LabourJohn O Sullivan Fine GaelDonegal Leitrim Joseph Brennan Fianna FailCormac Breslin Fianna FailPatrick O Donnell Fine GaelDonegal North East Neil Blaney Fianna FailLiam Cunningham Fianna FailPaddy Harte Fine GaelDublin Central Frank Cluskey LabourVivion de Valera Fianna FailMaurice E Dockrell Fine GaelTom Fitzpatrick Fianna FailDublin County North Patrick Burke Fianna FailMark Clinton Fine GaelDes Foley Fianna FailJustin Keating LabourDublin County South Kevin Boland Fianna FailRichard Burke Fine GaelTom O Higgins Fine GaelDublin North Central Luke Belton Fine GaelGeorge Colley Fianna FailCelia Lynch Fianna FailMichael O Leary LabourDublin North East Paddy Belton Fine GaelCharles Haughey Fianna FailConor Cruise O Brien LabourEugene Timmons Fianna FailDublin North West Hugh Byrne Fine GaelRichard Gogan Fianna FailDavid Thornley LabourJim Tunney Fianna FailDublin South Central Philip Brady Fianna FailBen Briscoe Fianna FailJohn O Donovan LabourRichie Ryan Fine GaelDublin South East Noel Browne LabourGarret FitzGerald Fine GaelSean Moore Fianna FailDublin South West Joseph Dowling Fianna FailSean Dunne LabourNoel Lemass Fianna FailJohn O Connell LabourDun Laoghaire and Rathdown David Andrews Fianna FailLiam Cosgrave Fine GaelBarry Desmond LabourH Percy Dockrell Fine GaelGalway North East John Donnellan Fine GaelThomas Hussey Fianna FailMichael F Kitt Fianna FailGalway West Fintan Coogan Snr Fine GaelJohnny Geoghegan Fianna FailBobby Molloy Fianna FailKerry North Gerard Lynch Fine GaelTom McEllistrim Fianna FailDan Spring LabourKerry South Michael Begley Fine GaelTimothy O Connor Fianna FailJohn O Leary Fianna FailKildare Terence Boylan Fianna FailPaddy Power Fianna FailGerard Sweetman Fine GaelLaois Offaly Ger Connolly Fianna FailBernard Cowen Fianna FailTom Enright Fine GaelOliver J Flanagan Fine GaelPatrick Lalor Fianna FailLimerick East Stephen Coughlan LabourMichael Herbert Fianna FailTom O Donnell Fine GaelDesmond O Malley Fianna FailLimerick West Gerry Collins Fianna FailMichael J Noonan Fianna FailDenis Jones Fine GaelLongford Westmeath Frank Carter Fianna FailPatrick Lenihan Fianna FailGerry L Estrange Fine GaelJoe Sheridan IndependentLouth Frank Aiken Fianna FailPaddy Donegan Fine GaelPadraig Faulkner Fianna FailMayo East Martin Finn Fine GaelSean Flanagan Fianna FailThomas O Hara Fine GaelMayo West Henry Kenny Fine GaelJoseph Lenehan Fianna FailMicheal o Morain Fianna FailMeath John Bruton Fine GaelMichael Hilliard Fianna FailJames Tully LabourMonaghan Erskine H Childers Fianna FailJohn Conlan Fine GaelBilly Fox Fine GaelRoscommon Leitrim Joan Burke Fine GaelHugh Gibbons Fianna FailBrian Lenihan Fianna FailSligo Leitrim James Gallagher Fianna FailJoseph McLoughlin Fine GaelRay MacSharry Fianna FailTipperary North Thomas Dunne Fine GaelMichael O Kennedy Fianna FailMichael Smith Fianna FailTipperary South Noel Davern Fianna FailJackie Fahey Fianna FailPatrick Hogan Fine GaelSean Treacy LabourWaterford Fad Browne Fianna FailEdward Collins Fine GaelBilly Kenneally Fianna FailWexford Lorcan Allen Fianna FailSean Browne Fianna FailBrendan Corish LabourAnthony Esmonde Fine GaelWicklow Paudge Brennan Fianna FailLiam Kavanagh LabourGodfrey Timmins Fine GaelChanges EditDate Constituency Loss Gain Note25 June 1969 Dublin South West Labour Death of Sean Dunne2 July 1969 Donegal Leitrim Fianna Fail Ceann Comhairle Cormac Breslin takes office as Ceann Comhairle 1 28 January 1970 Kildare Fine Gael Death of Gerard Sweetman4 March 1970 Dublin South West Fianna Fail Sean Sherwin wins seat vacated by the death of Sean Dunne11 March 1970 Longford Westmeath Fianna Fail Death of Patrick Lenihan14 April 1970 Kildare Fine Gael Patrick Malone holds seat vacated by the death of Sweetman14 April 1970 Longford Westmeath Fine Gael Patrick Cooney wins seat vacated by the death of Lenihan4 October 1970 Donegal Leitrim Fine Gael Death of Patrick O Donnell4 November 1970 Dublin County South Fianna Fail Resignation of Kevin Boland 3 2 December 1970 Donegal Leitrim Fianna Fail Patrick Delap wins seat vacated by the death of O Donnell2 December 1970 Dublin County South Fine Gael Larry McMahon wins seat vacated by the resignation of Boland19 September 1971 Dublin South West Fianna Fail Aontacht Eireann Sean Sherwin joins new party 4 17 November 1971 Donegal North East Fianna Fail Independent Neil Blaney expelled from Fianna Fail parliamentary party 5 17 November 1971 Wicklow Fianna Fail Independent Paudge Brennan expelled from Fianna Fail parliamentary party 5 13 May 1972 Cork Mid Fianna Fail Death of Paddy Forde2 August 1972 Cork Mid Fianna Fail Gene Fitzgerald holds seat vacated by the death of Forde5 October 1972 Tipperary South Fine Gael Death of Patrick Hogan6 January 1973 Clare Fianna Fail Resignation of Patrick Hillery on appointment as European CommissionerSee also EditMembers of the 12th SeanadReferences Edit a b Election of Ceann Comhairle Dail Eireann 19th Dail Vol 241 No 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 2 April 1969 Archived from the original on 26 August 2022 Retrieved 25 August 2022 TDs amp Senators 19th Dail Houses of the Oireachtas Archived from the original on 5 May 2018 Retrieved 20 June 2022 Election of Ceann Comhairle Dail Eireann 19th Dail Vol 249 No 4 Houses of the Oireachtas 4 November 1970 Archived from the original on 15 November 2021 Retrieved 25 August 2022 Kilfeather Frank 17 September 1971 T D to resign from Fianna Fail and join Boland s new party The Irish Times p 1 Archived from the original on 15 October 2012 Retrieved 22 June 2009 a b Blaney and Brennan by party The Irish Times 18 November 1971 p 1 Retrieved 16 November 2021 External links EditHouses of the Oireachtas Debates 19th Dail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Members of the 19th Dail amp oldid 1167730255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
