Members of the 2nd Dáil
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This is a list of the members who were elected as Sinn Féin candidates in the general election which took place on May 24, 1921. 124 Sinn Féin candidates were returned unopposed from 26 geographic constituencies and the National University of Ireland. Dublin University returned four Independent Unionist candidates, also unopposed, but refused to attend Dáil Éireann. The Second Dáil lasted 388 days.
52 members elected from 9 geographic constituencies and the Queen's University of Belfast in Northern Ireland were also entitled to sit in the 2nd Dáil. Of the 6 Sinn Féin candidates elected, 5 had also been returned in the other part of Ireland. 40 Ulster Unionist and 5 Irish Nationalist (a remnant of the old Irish Parliamentary Party which had survived in Ulster) candidates were elected. One of the latter won two seats, making a total of six victories. They all refused to attend Dáil Éireann.
[edit] TDs by constituency
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
[edit] Other MPs
The following candidates were also elected but refused to attend Dáil Éireann.
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.