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Encyclopedia > Irish general election, 1923
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The Irish general election of 1923 was held on August 27, 1923. The newly elected members of the 4th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on September 19 when the new President and Executive Council of the Irish Free State were appointed. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a list of the 153 members who were elected to the 4th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. ... Leinster House The former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... The President of the Executive Council (Irish: Uachtaráin na hArd-Chomhairle) was the head of government or prime minister of the 1922-1937 Irish Free State, and the leader of the Executive Council (cabinet). ... The Government (Irish: Rialtas) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ... 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...


Results

The results were as follows:

Party Leader Seats First Preferences
# of Seats Gain/Loss % of Dáil # of Votes %
Cumann na nGaedhael William T. Cosgrave 63 +5 41.17   38.9
Sinn Féin Eamon de Valera 44 +8 28.75   26.1
Labour Party Thomas Johnson 14 -3 9.15   12.4
Farmers' Party Denis Gorey 15 +8 9.8    
Independents 17 +7 11.1    
Others   0 +0      
  153 +15 100.0   100.0

N.B. Cumann na nGaedhael's results are compared with those of the Pro-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin in the previous general election. Results given for Sinn Féin here are compared to those won by the anti-treaty faction in the previous election. Cumann na nGaedheal (League of the Gaels) was an Irish language name given to two Irish political parties. ... William Thomas Cosgrave, ( June 6, 1880 - November 16, 1965) served as the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932. ... The name Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish), which means ourselves or we ourselves (not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claims or claimed sole descent from the original... Éamon de Valera (born Edward George de Valera, sometimes Gaelicised Éamonn de Bhailéara; October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from the United Kingdom in the early 20th Century, and the Republican anti-Treaty opposition... Logo of the Irish Labour Party The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... There have been several people named Thomas Johnson. ... The Farmers Party or Farmers Union was a political party that existed in the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1932. ... 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. ...


Most parties made gains, in part because the total membership of the Dáil was increased.


First Time TDs

Frank Aiken (February 13, 1898 - May 18, 1983) was a senior Irish politician. ... Dan Breen (1894 - 1969) was an Irish freedom fighter and a Fianna Fáil politician. ... Paddy Smith (1901 - 1982) was a senior Irish politician. ...

See also


This is a list of the 153 members who were elected to the 4th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. ... The 4th Dáil was elected on August 27, 1923 and first met on September 19 when the 2nd Executive Council was appointed. ... The Irish general election of 1922 took place in Southern Ireland on June 16, 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. ...

Irish General Elections Elections in the Republic of Ireland gives information on election and election results in the Republic of Ireland. ...

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