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From 1922-1937 Dáil Éireann served as the directly elected lower house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State. The Free State constitution described the role of the house as that of a "Chamber of Deputies". Until 1936 the Free State Oireachtas also included an upper house known as the Seanad. Like its modern successor, the Free State Dáil was, in any case, the dominant component of the legislature; it effectively had authority to enact almost any law it chose, and to appoint and dismiss the President of the Executive Council (prime minister). The Free State Dáil ceased to be with the creation of the modern 'Dáil Éireann' under the terms of the 1937 Constitution of Ireland. 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ...
From 1922-1937 the Oireachtas was the legislature, or parliament, of the Irish Free State. ...
The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and Irish...
1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Seanad Éireann (English: Senate of Ireland) was the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Irish Free State from 1922-1936. ...
The President of the Executive Council (Irish: Uachtaráin na hArd-Chomhairle) was the title of the prime minister in the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922-37. ...
Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1. ...
1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Constitution of Ireland is the founding legal document of the state known today as the Republic of Ireland. ...
Composition
Under the Free State constitution membership of Dáil Éireann was open to all citizens who had reached the age of twenty-one. However those who were legally disqualified or who were members of the Seanad were excluded. For most of the period of the Irish Free State the constitution also contained a controversial requirement that all members of the Oireachtas swear a oath of fidely to the King, known as the Oath of Allegiance. The oath was, however, abolished by a constitutional amendment in 1936. The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the constitution of the southern Irish state established in December 1922. ...
The Irish Oath of Allegiance was a controversial provision in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which Irish TDs (members of the Irish parliament) and Senators were required to take, in order to take their seats in Dáil Éireann (The Chamber of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (the Irish Senate). ...
As today, during the Irish Free State Dáil Éireann was elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage. However the franchise was restricted to those over twenty-one. As adopted the constitution required that a Dáil's term would last for four years, unless the law specified a shorter period or the house was dissolved early. However after changes to the constitution and the law in 1927, the constitutional maximum became six years, and the legal maximum five1. The Dail could be dissolved at any time by the King, acting on the advice of Executive Council. 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
King George V, the first monarch to reign in the Irish Free State. ...
The Free State constitution merely required that the Dáil be elected by "proportional representation" but in practice it was the Single Transferable Vote system that was used. While every Irish Government since 1937 has restricted Dáil constituencies to a maximum of five seats, during the Irish Free State there were several six, seven and eight seat constituencies. During the Free State Galway was a single nine seat constituency. The Single Transferable Vote, or STV, is a preference voting system designed to minimise wasted votes in multi-candidate elections while ensuring that votes are explicitly for candidates rather than party lists. ...
The Government (Irish: Rialtas) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ...
County Galway / Conndae na Gaillimhe or Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the west coast of Ireland. ...
As well as geographical constituencies the Free State also included two university constituencies which each returned three TDs (MPs). The franchise for the university constituencies was open to all those who had been awarded degrees from either institution. However anyone voting in a university constituency was excluded from voting in their geographical district. The university constituencies were abolished in 1936 under the Electoral (University Constituencies) Act and Amendment No. 23 of the constitution. However, in 1937 university constituencies would be revived for the newly created Senate. The following general elections took place to the Free State Dáil during its existence: University constituencies existed from 1603 until 1950 to allow a University to be represented in the United Kingdom Parliament. ...
A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ...
Seanad Éireann (English: Senate of Ireland), the Irish Senate, is the upper house of the Oireachtas: the parliament of the Republic of Ireland1. ...
A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ...
A general election took place in southern Ireland in 16 June 1922 under the provisions of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to elect a constituent assembly paving the way for the establishment of the Irish Free State. ...
See also: Government of the 4th Dáil Irish Treaty Election, 1922 Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1923 ...
See also: Government of the 5th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1927 ...
See also: Government of the 6th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1927 ...
The 1932 General Election was one of the most important general elections held in Ireland in the 20th Century. ...
See also: Government of the 8th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1933 ...
See also: Government of the 9th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1937 ...
Powers The Free State constitution provided that the President of the Executive Council would be appointed by the King "on the nomination of" the Dáil and that the Executive Council as a whole had to resign en bloc if it lost the confidence of the lower house. In practice these provision meant that the President was chosen by the Dáil, which could bring down his cabinet by a vote of no confidence, or failure to approve a vote of confidence. A constitutional amendment passed in 1936 removed the role of the King entirely and provided that, in the final months of the Free State, the President would be elected by the Dáil directly, rather than merely being 'nominated' by the lower house. The Executive Council (Irish: Ard-Chomhairle) was the cabinet and de facto executive branch of government of the 1922-1937 Irish Free State. ...
A Motion of No Confidence, also called Motion of Non Confidence is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ...
Technically a bill had to be approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas and to receive the Royal Assent in order to become law. However, in practice it was the Dáil that decided what laws would be enacted and repealed. Before its complete abolition the Free State Seanad merely had power to delay legislation. The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a Sovereign or the Sovereigns representative in the United Kingdom and in Commonwealth Realms completes the process of the enactment of legislation by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. ...
While during the early years of the Irish Free State there existed a theoretical possibility that the King, or the Governor-General acting on his behalf, might veto an act of the Oireachtas or dismiss the Executive Council against the wishes of the Dáil, with the passage of the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act, 1927 the British Government lost the right to formally advise the King in relation to the Free State and so the possibility of the Governor-General taking any action without the approval of the other institutions of government became a remote possibility.
Unlike its modern successor, the Free State Dáil did not have authority to declare war, this power being reserved for the Oireachtas as a whole. However in practice this distinction was not important. During the later days of the Irish Free State the Dáil, as the dominant component of the Oireachtas, had the effective authority to amend the constitution in any way it chose. Today this is a level of authority that no Dáil has had since 1941. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
History From 1919-1922 Dáil Éireann served as the title of a revolutionary, unicameral parliament established by Irish nationalists. The First Dáil and the Second Dáil thus existed outside of British law. The Third Dáil was elected under the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty as a constituent assembly to approve the Free State constitution and pave the way for the creation of the new state. However, once the Constitution of the Irish Free State was in effect the Third Dáil served as the lower house of a new parliament, called the Oireachtas. Under the terms of the constitution, however, the Third Dáil merely carried out the functions of the Dáil during this period until a new chamber could be elected. The first Dáil of the Irish Free State was therefore officially the Fourth Dáil, which was elected in 1923. 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The First Dáil (Irish: An Chéad Dáil) was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 1919–1921. ...
The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16th August, 1921 until 8th June, 1922. ...
The Third Dáil, also known as the Provisional Parliament or the Constituent Assembly, was the parliament of the post-partition twenty-six county Irish state which met from 9th September, 1922 until 9th August 1923. ...
Signature page of the Anglo_Irish Treaty The Anglo_Irish Treaty was a treaty between the British government and the Irish Republic which brought the Anglo-Irish War to an end and established the Irish Free State. ...
The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the constitution of the southern Irish state established in December 1922. ...
1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
On 29th December, 1937 the Constitution of Ireland came into force and the Irish Free State was succeeded by a state know today as the Republic of Ireland. The new constitution had been adopted by plebiscite on the 1st July of that year, and on the same day the Ninth Dáil was elected. The Ninth Dáil was therefore elected as the lower house of the Free State Oireachtas but in December its role changed to that of lower house of a new legislature. (Redirected from 29th December) December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ...
1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Constitution of Ireland is the founding legal document of the state known today as the Republic of Ireland. ...
A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...
(Redirected from 1st July) July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
Footnote - The constitutional maximum was increased from four to six years by the Constitution (Amendment No. 4) Act, 1927. The five year legal maximum was imposed by the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1927.
Related topics - History of the Republic of Ireland
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