11-667: The 4th Dáil was elected at the 1923 general election on 27 August 1923 and met on 19 September 1923. The members of Dáil Éireann , the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State , are known as TDs . It was one of two houses of the Oireachtas, sitting with the First Seanad constituted as the 1922 Seanad and the 1925 Seanad . Although Cumann na nGaedheal did not have
22-592: A leak of the report of the Irish Boundary Commission was published in a newspaper. MacNeill had represented the Free State on the commission. Extern Ministers were appointed by the Dáil on 10 October. The Executive Council appointed Parliamentary secretaries , with Daniel McCarthy continuing as Chief Whip from the beginning of the term. Following the resignation of Daniel McCarthy from
33-713: A majority government. It was the first general election fought since the establishment of the Irish Free State and the adoption of the Constitution of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922. It was contested under the Electoral Act 1923 , which increased the seats in the Dáil from 128 to 153, and introduced a franchise of all citizens over the age of 21, without distinction of sex. Lax electoral practices were tightened up by The Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act 1923. Most parties made gains, in part because
44-544: A majority it was able to govern due to the absence of Republicans (Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin ) who refused to attend. The 4th Dáil was dissolved by Governor-General Tim Healy on 23 May 1927, at the request of the President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave . The 4th Dáil lasted 1,343 days. Cumann na nGaedheal , denoted with bullet ( ● ), formed the 2nd executive council of the Irish Free State . This
55-400: Is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 4th Dáil from September 1923. This was not the official seating plan. The Republican members did not take their seats. [REDACTED] On 19 September 1923, Michael Hayes (CnaG), the outgoing Ceann Comhairle , was proposed by W. T. Cosgrave and seconded by Thomas Johnson for the position, and was approved without a vote. The list of
66-585: The Irish Free State on 6 December 1922. The election was held shortly after the end of the Irish Civil War in May 1923. Many of the Republican TDs , who represented the losing anti- Treaty side, were still imprisoned during and after the election and had committed to not participating in the Dáil if elected. The 4th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 19 September to nominate the President of
77-477: The 153 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency . 1923 Irish general election W. T. Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedheal W. T. Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedheal The 1923 Irish general election to elect the 4th Dáil was held on Monday, 27 August, following the dissolution of the Third Dáil on 9 August 1923. It was the first general election held since the establishment of
88-555: The Executive Council and Executive Council of the Irish Free State for appointment by the Governor-General . Cumann na nGaedheal , the successor to the Pro-Treaty wing of Sinn Féin , won the election and formed the government. Despite falling 14 seats of an outright majority, the opposition Republican TDs refused to take their seats, giving CnG effective control of the chamber and allowing it to form what amounted to
99-519: The total number of seats in the Dáil was increased by 25 from 128 to 153. The Republican TDs continued to abstain from the Dáil. Therefore, Cumann na nGaedheal had a majority of seats which were taken in the Dáil and formed the 2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free State on 19 September 1923. 2nd Executive Council of the Irish Free State The 2nd executive council of the Irish Free State (19 September 1923 – 23 June 1927)
110-683: Was approved by the Dáil and Cosgrave was re-appointed by the governor-general. The members of the Executive Council were proposed by the president and approved by the Dáil on 20 September 1923. Richard Mulcahy resigned after criticism by the Executive Council of his handling of the Army Mutiny . Joseph McGrath resigned on 7 March 1924 because of dissatisfaction with government attitude to IRAO army officers. Permanent Minister for Defence. Eoin MacNeill resigned in November 1925 after
121-421: Was formed after the general election to the 4th Dáil held on 27 August 1923. It was a minority Cumann na nGaedheal government led by W. T. Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council . It lasted lasted 1,374 days. The 4th Dáil first met on 19 September 1923. The nomination of W. T. Cosgrave as President of the Executive Council was proposed by Richard Mulcahy and seconded by William Magennis . It
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