Members of the 4th Dáil

4th Dáil Éireann
←3rd Dáil 5th Dáil→
Legislative body Dáil Éireann
Jurisdiction Irish Free State
Meeting place Leinster House
Term 19 September 1923 – 20 May 1927
Election 1923 general election
Government Government of the 4th Dáil
Members 153
Ceann Comhairle Michael Hayes
President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave
Vice-President of the Executive Council Kevin O'Higgins
Chief Whip James Dolan
— Daniel McCarthy
until 31 March 1924
Leader of the Opposition Thomas Johnson
Sessions
1st 19 September 1923 – 12 August 1924
2nd 15 October 1924 – 8 July 1925
3rd 3 November 1925 – 21 July 1926
4th 16 November 1926 – 20 May 1927

This is a list of members who were elected to the 4th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1923 general election on 27 August 1923 and met on 19 September 1923. The 4th Dáil was dissolved by Governor-General Timothy Michael Healy, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave on 23 May 1927. Although Cumann na nGaedheal did not have a majority it was able to govern due to the absence of Republicans (Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin) who refused to attend. The 4th Dáil lasted 1,382 days.

Composition of the 4th Dáil

Party Aug. 1923 June 1927
• Cumann na nGaedheal 63 60
Republican 44 47
Labour Party 14 15
Farmers' Party 15 15
National League Party 0 2
Businessmen's Party 2 2
Independent 15 12

Government party denoted with bullet (•)

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 4th Dáil from September 1923.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 153 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.

Members of the 4th Dáil
Constituency Name Party
Carlow–Kilkenny W. T. Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedheal
Edward Doyle Labour Party
Seán Gibbons Cumann na nGaedheal
Denis Gorey Farmers' Party
Michael Skelly Republican
Cavan Patrick Baxter Farmers' Party
John James Cole Independent
Seán Milroy Cumann na nGaedheal
Paddy Smith Republican
Clare Éamon de Valera Republican
Conor Hogan Farmers' Party
Patrick Hogan Labour Party
Eoin MacNeill[1] Cumann na nGaedheal
Brian O'Higgins Republican
Cork Borough Richard Beamish[2] Independent
Mary MacSwiney Republican
Alfred O'Rahilly Cumann na nGaedheal
Andrew O'Shaughnessy[2] Independent
James J. Walsh Cumann na nGaedheal
Cork East John Daly Independent
John Dinneen Farmers' Party
Michael Hennessy Cumann na nGaedheal
David Kent Republican
Thomas O'Mahony Cumann na nGaedheal
Cork North Daniel Corkery Republican
Thomas Nagle Labour Party
Daniel Vaughan Farmers' Party
Cork West Seán Buckley Republican
Cornelius Connolly Cumann na nGaedheal
Timothy J. Murphy Labour Party
Timothy O'Donovan Farmers' Party
John Prior Cumann na nGaedheal
Donegal Eugene Doherty Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick McGoldrick Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick McFadden Cumann na nGaedheal
James Myles Independent
Joseph O'Doherty Republican
Peadar O'Donnell Republican
Peter Ward Cumann na nGaedheal
John White Farmers' Party
Dublin County Bryan Cooper Independent
Michael Derham Cumann na nGaedheal
Darrell Figgis Independent
Desmond FitzGerald Cumann na nGaedheal
John Good Businessmen's Party
Thomas Johnson Labour Party
Kathleen Lynn Republican
Kevin O'Higgins Cumann na nGaedheal
Dublin North Alfie Byrne Independent
Francis Cahill Cumann na nGaedheal
Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll Cumann na nGaedheal
William Hewat Businessmen's Party
Seán McGarry Cumann na nGaedheal
Richard Mulcahy Cumann na nGaedheal
Seán T. O'Kelly Republican
Ernest O'Malley Republican
Dublin South Philip Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedheal
Peadar Doyle Cumann na nGaedheal
Michael Hayes[3] Cumann na nGaedheal
Myles Keogh Independent
Daniel McCarthy Cumann na nGaedheal
Constance Markievicz Republican
Cathal Ó Murchadha Republican
Dublin University Ernest Alton Independent
James Craig Independent
William Thrift Independent
Galway Seán Broderick Cumann na nGaedheal
James Cosgrave Independent
Frank Fahy Republican
Patrick Hogan Cumann na nGaedheal
Barney Mellows Republican
George Nicolls Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas J. O'Connell Labour Party
Louis O'Dea Republican
Pádraic Ó Máille Cumann na nGaedheal
Kerry Patrick Cahill Republican
James Crowley Cumann na nGaedheal
Fionán Lynch Cumann na nGaedheal
Tom McEllistrim Republican
Thomas O'Donoghue Republican
John O'Sullivan Cumann na nGaedheal
Austin Stack Republican
Kildare Hugh Colohan Labour Party
John Conlan Farmers' Party
George Wolfe Cumann na nGaedheal
Leitrim–Sligo Thomas Carter Cumann na nGaedheal
Frank Carty Republican
James Dolan Cumann na nGaedheal
Seán Farrell Republican
John Hennigan Cumann na nGaedheal
Alexander McCabe Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin McGowan Republican
Leix–Offaly Laurence Brady Republican
Francis Bulfin Cumann na nGaedheal
William Davin Labour Party
Patrick Egan Cumann na nGaedheal
Seán McGuinness Republican
Limerick Seán Carroll Republican
Patrick Clancy Labour Party
James Colbert Republican
John Nolan Cumann na nGaedheal
Richard Hayes Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Hogan Farmers' Party
James Ledden Cumann na nGaedheal
Longford–Westmeath Conor Byrne Republican
James Killane Republican
John Lyons Independent
Patrick McKenna Farmers' Party
Patrick Shaw Cumann na nGaedheal
Louth Frank Aiken Republican
Peter Hughes Cumann na nGaedheal
James Murphy Cumann na nGaedheal
Mayo North Henry Coyle Cumann na nGaedheal
John Crowley Republican
Joseph McGrath Cumann na nGaedheal
P. J. Ruttledge Republican
Mayo South Michael Kilroy Republican
Joseph MacBride Cumann na nGaedheal
Tom Maguire Republican
Martin Nally Cumann na nGaedheal
William Sears Cumann na nGaedheal
Meath Eamonn Duggan Cumann na nGaedheal
David Hall Labour Party
Patrick Mulvany Farmers' Party
Monaghan Ernest Blythe Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick Duffy Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick McCarvill Republican
National University of Ireland Michael Hayes[3] Cumann na nGaedheal
Eoin MacNeill[1] Cumann na nGaedheal
William Magennis Cumann na nGaedheal
Roscommon Gerald Boland Republican
Henry Finlay Cumann na nGaedheal
Andrew Lavin Cumann na nGaedheal
Count Plunkett Republican
Tipperary Dan Breen Republican
Séamus Burke Cumann na nGaedheal
Louis Dalton Cumann na nGaedheal
Michael Heffernan Farmers' Party
Seán McCurtin Cumann na nGaedheal
Daniel Morrissey Labour Party
Patrick Ryan Republican
Waterford Caitlín Brugha Republican
John Butler Labour Party
William Redmond Independent
Nicholas Wall Farmers' Party
Wexford Richard Corish Labour Party
Michael Doyle Farmers' Party
Osmond Esmonde Cumann na nGaedheal
Robert Lambert Republican
James Ryan Republican
Wicklow Christopher Byrne Cumann na nGaedheal
James Everett Labour Party
Richard Wilson Farmers' Party

Changes

Date Constituency Gain Loss Note
27 October 1923 Dublin South Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Hugh Kennedy (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Michael Hayes[3] (CnaG)
3 November 1923 National University of Ireland Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick McGilligan (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Eoin MacNeill[1] (CnaG)
12 March 1924 Dublin South Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal James O'Mara (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the death of Philip Cosgrave (CnaG)
19 March 1924 Dublin County Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Batt O'Connor (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the death of Michael Derham (CnaG)
28 May 1924 Limerick Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Richard O'Connell (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Richard Hayes (CnaG)
18 November 1924 Cork East Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Noonan (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the death of Thomas O'Mahony (CnaG)
18 November 1924 Dublin South Republican Cumann na nGaedheal Seán Lemass (Rep) wins the seat vacated by the appointment of Hugh Kennedy (CnaG) as Chief Justice
18 November 1924 Mayo North Republican Cumann na nGaedheal John Madden (Rep) wins the seat vacated by the disqualification of Henry Coyle (CnaG)
19 November 1924 Cork Borough Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Egan (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Alfred O'Rahilly (CnaG)
20 November 1924 Donegal Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Denis McCullough (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Peter Ward (CnaG)
11 March 1925 Carlow–Kilkenny Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Bolger (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Seán Gibbons (CnaG)
11 March 1925 Cavan Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal John Joe O'Reilly (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Seán Milroy (CnaG)
11 March 1925 Dublin North Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Leonard (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Francis Cahill (CnaG)
11 March 1925 Dublin North Republican Cumann na nGaedheal Oscar Traynor (Rep) wins the seat vacated by the resignation of Seán McGarry (CnaG)
11 March 1925 Dublin South Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Hennessy (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Daniel McCarthy (CnaG)
11 March 1925 Leitrim–Sligo Republican Cumann na nGaedheal Samuel Holt (Rep) wins the seat vacated by the resignation of Thomas Carter (CnaG)
11 March 1925 Leitrim–Sligo Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Roddy (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Alexander McCabe (CnaG)
11 March 1925 Mayo North Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Tierney (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Joseph McGrath (CnaG)
11 March 1925 Roscommon Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Conlon (CnaG) holds the seat vacated by the resignation of Henry Finlay (CnaG)
18 February 1926 Dublin County Labour Party Independent William Norton (Lab) wins the seat vacated by the death of Darrell Figgis (Ind)
18 February 1926 Leix–Offaly Cumann na nGaedheal Republican James Dwyer (CnG) wins the seat vacated by the disqualification of Seán McGuinness (Rep)
September 1926 Waterford National League Party Independent William Redmond (Ind) joins the National League Party as founder member.
September 1926 Galway National League Party Independent James Cosgrave (Ind) joins the National League Party as founder member.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eoin MacNeill was elected for two constituencies; Clare and National University of Ireland. He resigned his seat in NUI following the election.
  2. 1 2 Andrew O'Shaughnessy and Richard Beamish were elected under the label of Cork Progressive Association, a group associated with the Businessmen's Party.
  3. 1 2 3 Michael Hayes was elected for two constituencies; Dublin South and National University of Ireland. He resigned his seat in Dublin South following the election.
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