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Political parties The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Ireland This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... The Republic of Ireland is a sovereign, independent state. ... The President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Council of State (Irish: Comhairle Stáit) is an organ established by the Constitution of Ireland to advise the President of Ireland in the exercise of many of her discretionary, reserve powers. ... The Oireachtas is the National Parliament of the Republic of Ireland1. ... Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Seanad Éireann (English: Senate of Ireland), the Irish Senate, is the upper house of the Oireachtas: the parliament of the Republic of Ireland1. ... The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet1. ... The Tánaiste (plural: Tánaistithe), or more formally An Tánaiste, is the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Ireland1. ... The courts system in the Republic of Ireland consists of the Supreme Court, the High Court and a number of lower courts. ... The Supreme Court (Irish: Chúirt Uachtarach) is the highest judicial authority in the Republic of Ireland. ... The High Court of the Republic of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases, and also acts as a court of appeal for civil cases in the Circuit Court. ... An amendment may be made to any part of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the Republic of Ireland, but only by referendum. ... Elections in the Republic of Ireland gives information on election and election results in the Republic of Ireland. ... The date for Irelands presidential election was set for 22 October 2004. ... The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. ... There are a number of political parties in the Republic of Ireland, and coalition governments are common. ...

The Irish general election of 1933 was held on January 24, 1933. The newly elected members of the 8th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on February 8 when the new President of the Executive Council and Executive Council of the Irish Free State were appointed. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a list of the 153 members who were elected to the 8th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. ... Leinster House is the former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 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 Irish...


The general election took place in 30 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland for 153 seats in the lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann. The Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, currently contains 166 Teachtaí Dála (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. ... Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ...

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Result

The results were as follows:

Party Leader Seats First Preferences
# of Seats Gain/Loss % of Dáil # of Votes %
Fianna Fáil Eamon de Valera 77 +5 50.3   49.7
Fine Gael William T. Cosgrave 48 -9 31.37   30.5
National Centre Party Frank MacDermot 11 +11 7.18    
Labour Party William Norton 8 +1 5.23   5.7
Independents 9 -4 5.88    
Others   0 -4      
  153 0 100.0   100.0

Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Eamon de Valera[1] (born Edward George de Valera, Irish name Éamonn de Bhailéara (October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th Century, and the Republican anti-Treaty opposition in... Fine Gael (IPA in English and in Irish, approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... 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 Centre Party was a political party in the Irish Free State in the early 1930s. ... 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. ... William Norton (1900-1963), Irish politician, Labour Party leader (1932-1960). ...

First Time TDs

John Aloysius Costello (20 June 1891 - 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 1926-1932 and Taoiseach from 1948-1951 and 1954-1957. ...

Retiring TDs

Eamonn Duggan (1874-1936) was an Irish lawyer, nationalist and politician. ...

See also


This is a list of the 153 members who were elected to the 8th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. ... The 8th Dáil was elected on January 24, 1933 and first met on February 8 when the 7th Executive Council was appointed. ...

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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