NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Irish General Election, 1957

The Irish general election of 1957 was held on March 5, 1957, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on February 4. The newly elected members of the 16th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on March 20 when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed. March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This is a list of the 147 members who were elected to the 16th DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Leinster House The former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... The Taoiseach ( or [1]) â€” plural: Taoisigh ( or [1]) â€” or, more formally, An Taoiseach[2], is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet, the rough equivalent of a prime minister under the Westminster System. ...

The general election took place in 40 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland for 147 seats in the lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann. The lower house of the Irish parliament, DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann, currently contains 166 TeachtaÃ DÃ¡la (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. ... The DÃ¡il Chamber DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland. ...

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The general election of 1957 was precipitated by the crisis in the trade balance and the government's reaction to it. As a result of this Fianna Fáil tabled a motion of no confidence in the inter-party government of Fine Gael, Labour and Clann na Talmhan. Rather than face defeat in the vote the Taoiseach John A. Costello, decided to dissolve the Dáil and let the people decide. The campaign was fought largely over economic issues. Fianna FÃ¡il - The Republican Party (IPA ; (mistranslated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though a literal translation is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland),Â¹ is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... A motion of no confidence, also called a motion of non-confidence, a censure motion, a no-confidence motion, or simply a confidence motion, is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ... Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicized to (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership of over 34,000. ... The Labour Party (Irish: PÃ¡irtÃ an Lucht Oibre) is a social democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... Clann na Talmhan (literally meaning Party of the Land) was an Irish political party. ... The Taoiseach ( or [1]) â€” plural: Taoisigh ( or [1]) â€” or, more formally, An Taoiseach[2], is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet, the rough equivalent of a prime minister under the Westminster System. ... For the member of Seanad Ã‰ireann from 1963â€“65, see John Costelloe John Aloysius Costello (20 June 1891 â€“ 5 January 1976), a successful barrister, was one of the main legal advisors to the government of the Irish Free State after independence, Attorney General of Ireland from 1926â€“1932 and Taoiseach...

Fianna Fáil had produced a major policy document in January, criticising many of its own policies in regard to the economy. While they did not know an election was imminent this became the backbone of their manifesto. The importance of free trade was played up by Fianna Fáil in a clear rejection of the protectionist policies they had advocated in the past. The architect of many of these new policies was the spokesperson for Industry & Commerce and the heir-apparent of the party, Seán Lemass. At 75 years of age Éamon de Valera was fighting his last general election as leader of the party. In spite of his age he carried out a vigorous campaign, often being accompanied by brass bands and torch-lit processions. The Fianna Fáil message was simple: coalition governments were unstable. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment is the senior minister at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (An Roinn Fiontar, TrÃ¡dÃ¡la agus FostaÃochta) in the Irish Government. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ã‰amon de Valera (born with the name Edward George de Valera,IPA: [1][2]) (14 October 1882 â€“ 29 August 1975) was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century Ireland. ...

The other parties, most of them having enjoyed a stint in government over the previous three years, fought the election on their record in office, Fine Gael in particular. Clann na Talmhan failed to broaden their appeal and remained the voice of the farmers, while Clann na Poblachta never made the breakthrough it had hoped for. Clann na Poblachta (literally meaning Family of the Republic) was an Irish republican political party founded by former IRA Chief of Staff Sean MacBride in 1946. ...

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When the votes were counted it was clear that Fianna Fáil had achieved an overall majority. Éamon de Valera became Taoiseach for the last time. March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fianna FÃ¡il - The Republican Party (IPA ; (mistranslated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though a literal translation is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland),Â¹ is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... Ã‰amon de Valera (born with the name Edward George de Valera,IPA: [1][2]) (14 October 1882 â€“ 29 August 1975) was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century Ireland. ... Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicized to (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership of over 34,000. ... Richard Mulcahy General Richard James Mulcahy (10 May 1886 â€“ 16 December 1971) was an Irish politician, leader of Fine Gael and Cabinet Minister. ... The Labour Party (Irish: PÃ¡irtÃ an Lucht Oibre) is a social democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... William Norton (1900-1963), Irish politician, Labour Party leader (1932-1960). ... Sinn FÃ©in (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... Paddy J. McLogan (PÃ¡draig Mac LÃ³gÃ¡in in Irish) (1897â€“July 1964) was President of Sinn FÃ©in from 1950 to 1962. ... Clann na Talmhan (literally meaning Party of the Land) was an Irish political party. ... Joseph Blowick (1903-1970) was a senior Irish politician. ... Clann na Poblachta (literally meaning Family of the Republic) was an Irish republican political party founded by former IRA Chief of Staff Sean MacBride in 1946. ... It has been suggested that Sean McBride be merged into this article or section. ... The Ceann Comhairle1 is the chairman or speaker of DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ...

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Kevin Boland (1917 - 2001), was a senior Irish politician. ... The Minister for Defence is the senior minister at the Department of Defence (An Roinn Cosanta) in the Irish Government. ... Link title Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Charles Haughey Charles James Haughey (Irish: ; 16 September 1925â€“13 June 2006) was the sixth Taoiseach of Ireland. ... PÃ¡draig Faulkner (born in March, 1918) was a senior Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ... James Jim Gibbons (1924 â€“ December 20, 1997) was a senior Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ... Brigid Hogan-OHiggins (born 10th March 1932) is a retired Irish politician from the Fine Gael party, who served for twenty years as a member of DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann for constituencies in County Galway. ... RuairÃ Ã“ BrÃ¡daigh RuairÃ Ã“ BrÃ¡daigh (born 1932) is an Irish republican. ...

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Categories: Elections in the Republic of Ireland | 1957 elections | 1957 in Ireland This is a list of the 147 members who were elected to the 16th DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The 16th DÃ¡il was elected on March 5, 1957 and first met on March 20 when the 8th Government of Ireland was appointed. ... The Republic of Ireland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_(bordered). ... Two elections in Ireland took place in 1921, as a result of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to establish the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. ... 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. ... 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In the Irish presidential election in 1973 with President de Valera constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, Fianna FÃ¡il sought to get former TÃ¡naiste Frank Aiken to run for the presidency. ... The Irish presidential election in 1974 resulted from the sudden death in office of President Childers. ... The 1976 Irish presidential election was precipitated by the sudden resignation of President Ó Dálaigh in October 1976, following an attack on him by Paddy Donegan, the Irish Minister for Defence in which the Minister called the President a thundering disgrace and implied he was disloyal to the state. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1983 outgoing President Hillery agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term. ... In the Irish presidential election in 1990 the Irish Labour Party let it be known that it would for the first time run a candidate. ... The Irish general election of 1997 was held on October 30, 1997. ... 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The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, permitted the state to ratify the Single European Act. ... The Eleventh Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, permitted the state to ratify the Maastricht Treaty. ... The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, repealed the constitutional prohibition of divorce. ... The Sixteenth Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, provided that a court could refuse bail to a suspect where it feared that while at liberty they would commit a criminal offence. ... The Seventeenth Amendment of the Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, provided that the confidentiality of meetings of the cabinet would not prevent the High Court from ordering that certain information be disclosed when this was in the public interest. ... The Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, provided constitutional recognition of local government and required that local government elections occur at least once in every five years. ... The Twenty-sixth Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, permitted the state to ratify the Nice Treaty. ... The Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, provided that children born on the island of Ireland to parents who were both non-nationals would no longer have a constitutional right to Irish citizenship. ...

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