Jack Lynch becomes Taoiseach after winning his first election as leader of Fianna Fáil

The Irish general election of 1969 was held on June 18, 1969, just over four years after its predecessor. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Fianna Fáil party, led by Jack Lynch. The newly elected 144 members of the 19th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on July 2 when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed. The general election took place in 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland for 144 seats in the lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann. Image File history File links Lynch. ... Image File history File links Lynch. ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917—20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... 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 cabinet. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Ireland, but traditionally translated as Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Elections in the Republic of Ireland gives information on elections and election results in the Republic of Ireland. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Ireland, but traditionally translated as Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917—20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... This is a list of the 144 members who were elected to the 19th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Leinster House The former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 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 cabinet. ... The lower house of the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, currently contains 166 Teachtaí Dála (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. ... The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ...

Campaign

The general election of 1969 saw two new leaders of the two main parties fight their first general election. Jack Lynch of Fianna Fáil became Taoiseach in 1966 and was attempting to win his first election. Liam Cosgrave took charge of Fine Gael in 1965 and was now leading his party into his first election. Brendan Corish was fighting his third general election as leader of the Labour Party. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917—20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Ireland, but traditionally translated as Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... 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 cabinet. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Liam Cosgrave (Irish name Liam Mac Cosgair) (born April 13, 1920), served as the fifth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland between 1973 and 1977. ... Fine Gael (IPA , though often mispronounced (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in Ireland. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Brendan Corish ( 1918- 1990), Irish Labour leader ( 1960- 1977). ... 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. ...

Fianna Fáil had been in power since 1957 and in spite of media predictions the party was still very popular with the voters. The leader of the party, Jack Lynch, proved to be the party's biggest electoral asset. His quiet, easy-going and reassuring style, coupled with the catchy slogan "Let’s back Jack!" attracted many new voters to Fianna Fáil. The party had introduced many innovative pieces of legislation during the 1960s and was now looking for a fresh mandate. Fianna Fáil were also helped by a deeply divided opposition. Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Ireland, but traditionally translated as Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917—20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Ireland, but traditionally translated as Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Ireland, but traditionally translated as Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ...

Fine Gael had internal divisions. There was tension between the older conservative members who wanted to keep the party as it was and the younger deputies who wanted to move the party to the left. One of the party's policies proposed to abolish compulsory Irish for State examinations and civil service jobs Fine Gael (IPA , though often mispronounced (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in Ireland. ...

The Labour Party on the other hand were predicted to make massive gains after firmly ruling out a pre-election pact with Fine Gael. Their slogan "the seventies will be socialist" was popular with Labour supporters, however, Fianna Fáil played the "red card", linking Labour with communism. The tactic worked successfully. 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. ... Communism refers to a conjectured future classless, stateless social organization based upon common ownership of the means of production, and can be classified as a branch of the broader socialist movement. ...

Results

The turnout in the general elction was just over 74%. The results were as follows:

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First time TDs

A total of 37 TDs were elected for the first time

• Peter Barry
• Michael Begley
• Seán Brosnan
• John Bruton
• Liam Burke
• Richard Burke
• Hugh Byrne
• Edward Collins
• John Conlon
• Ger Connolly
• Gerard Cott
• Ber Cowen
• Kieran Crotty
• Conor Cruise O'Brien
• Noel Davern
• Barry Desmond
• Tom Enright
• Martin Finn
• Garret FitzGerald
• Patrick Forde
• Billy Fox
• Michael Herbert
• Thomas Hussey
• Liam Kavanagh
• Justin Keating
• Bill Loughnane
• Gerard Lynch
• Ray MacSharry
• Tom McEllistrim, Jr
• Michael J. Noonan
• Michael O'Kennedy
• John L. O'Sullivan
• Paddy Power
• Michael Smith
• Francis Taylor
• David Thornley
• Jim Tunney

Elected in subsequent by-elections Peter Barry (born August 10, 1928) is a retired Irish Fine Gael politician and businessman. ... Michael Begley (born 1932) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... John Gerard Bruton (born May 18, 1947) was the ninth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. ... Liam Burke (February 1928 – August 21, 2005) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Richard (Dick) Burke (born March 28, 1932) was a senior Irish Fine Gael politician and a European Commissioner. ... Hugh Byrne (born September 1943) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Bernard Cowen was an Irish politician. ... Kieran Crotty (born 1930) was an Irish Fine Gael party politician who served for thirty years as TD for the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny. ... Conor Cruise OBrien (born 3 November 1917) is an Irish politician, writer and academic. ... Michael Christopher Noel (Noel) Davern (born December 1945) is an Irish politician. ... Barry Desmond was born in Cork in 1935. ... Thomas W. (Tom) Enright (born July, 1940) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Dr. Garret FitzGerald (Irish name: Gearóid MacGearailt) (born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; July 1981 to February 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987. ... Billy Fox (3rd January 1939 – 12th March 1974) was a politician in Ireland, a member of Dáil Éireann (lower house of parliament) from 1969 to 1973, and of Seanad Éireann (upper house) from 1973 until his murder by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in March 1974. ... Liam Kavanagh (b. ... Justin Keating (born January 7, 1930) was a senior Irish Labour Party politician. ... Gerard E. Lynch (born 1951 in Brooklyn) is a United States District Court Judge in the Southern District of New York. ... Ray MacSharry (born April 29, 1938) is a former Irish politician. ... Thomas (Tom) McEllistrim, Jr (1932 - 2000) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Michael J. Noonan was a senior Irish politician. ... Michael OKennedy, (born February, 1936) was a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... See: John OSullivan, journalist, 19th century U.S. ambassador to Portugal, and supporter of Manifest Destiny. ... This article is about Paddy Power the Irish politician. ... This article is about Michael Smith the Irish politician. ... Francis Taylor (December 28, 1897 – November 20, 1968) was an American art dealer. ... Jim Tunney (1923 - January 16, 2002) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ...

• Patrick Cooney
• Patrick Delap
• Seán Sherwin
• Lawrence McMahon
• Patrick Malone
• Gene FitzGerald

Patrick (Paddy) Cooney (born March 2, 1931) He was educated at Castleknock College and was a senior Irish politician. ... Larry McMahon (–February 2006) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Gene FitzGerald (born August, 1932) is a former Irish politician. ...

Retiring TDs

• Seán F. Lemass
• Seán MacEntee
• John A. Costello
• Michael O'Higgins (lost seat)

Seán Francis Lemass (July 15, 1899 - May 11, 1971) was Taoiseach of Ireland and served as the second leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 until 1966. ... Seán MacEntee (1889 – 1984) was a senior Irish politician. ... 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. ... Michael J. OHiggins was an Irish politician. ...

See also

• Members of the 19th Dáil
• Government of the 19th Dáil

This is a list of the 144 members who were elected to the 19th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The 19th Dáil was elected on June 18, 1969 and first met on July 2 when the 13th Government of Ireland 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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