1933 Irish general election
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The 8th Dáil met at Leinster House on 8 February to nominate the President and Executive Council of the Irish Free State for appointment by the Governor-General. Outgoing president Éamon de Valera was re-appointed leading a Fianna Fáil government, which fell one seat short of an overall majority.
Campaign
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Result
Template:Irish general election electorate| Election to the 8th Dáil – 24 January 1933[1][2][3] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Leader | Seats | ± | % of seats |
First pref. votes |
% FPv | ±% | |
| Script error: No such module "political party". | Éamon de Valera | 77Template:Efn | +5 | 50.3 | 689,054 | 49.7 | +5.2 | |
| Script error: No such module "political party". | W. T. Cosgrave | 48 | –9 | 31.4 | 422,495 | 30.5 | –4.8 | |
| Script error: No such module "political party". | Frank MacDermot | 11 | New | 7.2 | 126,909 | 9.2 | – | |
| Script error: No such module "political party". | William Norton | 8 | +1 | 5.2 | 79,221 | 5.7 | –2.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "political party". | N/A | 9 | –5 | 5.9 | 68,882 | 5.0 | –5.4 | |
| Spoilt votes | 14,707 | — | — | |||||
| Total | 153 | 0 | 100 | 1,401,265 | 100 | — | ||
Voting summary
Seats summary
Government formation
Excluding the Ceann Comhairle, Fianna Fáil won exactly half the seats and formed the 7th Executive Council of the Irish Free State with support from the Labour Party. Fianna Fáil eventually won enough by-elections to govern without Labour Party support.
Changes in membership
First time TDs
- James Burke
- John A. Costello
- Patrick Daly
- Robert Davitt
- Hugh Doherty
- Eamon Donnelly
- Séamus Keely
- Patrick Kehoe
- James McGuire
- James Morrisroe
- Margaret Mary Pearse
Re-elected TDs
Outgoing TDs
- Eamonn Duggan (Retired)
- Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll (Defeated)
- Francis Gormley (Defeated)
- Patrick Gorry (Defeated)
- Raphael Keyes (Defeated)
- John Kiersey (Defeated)
- Joseph Mongan (Defeated)
- Fred McDonogh (Defeated)
- Eugene O'Brien (Defeated)
- Patrick O'Hara (Retired)
- Martin Sexton (Defeated)
Notes
References
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