The 18th Dáil was elected at the 1965 general election on 7 April 1965 and met on 21 April 1965. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 11th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 21 April 1965 – 22 May 1969 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1965 general election | ||||||||||
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| Members | 144 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Cormac Breslin — Patrick Hogan until 14 November 1967 | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch — Seán Lemass until 10 November 1966 | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Frank Aiken | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Michael Carty | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Liam Cosgrave | ||||||||||
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The 18th Dáil saw a change of Taoiseach from Seán Lemass to Jack Lynch in November 1966. On 22 May 1969, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil at the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch. The 18th Dáil lasted 1,493 days.
Composition of the 18th Dáil
edit| Party | April 1965 | May 1969 | |
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| ● | Fianna Fáil | 72 | 73 |
| Fine Gael | 47 | 46 | |
| Labour | 22 | 18 | |
| Clann na Poblachta | 1 | — | |
| Independent | 2 | 3 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 3 | |
Fianna Fáil, denoted with a bullet (●), formed the 11th government of Ireland led by Seán Lemass as Taoiseach. In 1966, Lemass resigned as Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach, to be succeeded by Jack Lynch, who formed the 12th government of Ireland.
Graphical representation
editThis is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 18th Dáil from April 1965. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
editOn the meeting of the Dáil, Patrick Hogan (Lab), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1951, was proposed by Seán Lemass (FF) and seconded by James Dillon (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.[1]
On 7 November 1967, Hogan retired as Ceann Comhairle.[2] Cormac Breslin (FF), the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, was appointed to the position on a temporary basis. On 14 November, Breslin was proposed by Lemass to the position on a permanent basis. His election was approved without a vote.[3]
TDs by constituency
editThe list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[4]
Changes
edit| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 21 April 1965 | Clare | Labour | Ceann Comhairle | Patrick Hogan takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1] | ||
| 10 July 1965 | Cavan | Clann na Poblachta | Independent | John Tully becomes an independent TD on the dissolution of Clann na Poblachta | ||
| 18 October 1966 | Kerry South | Fianna Fáil | Death of Honor Crowley | |||
| 25 October 1966 | Waterford | Fine Gael | Death of Thaddeus Lynch | |||
| 7 December 1966 | Kerry South | Fianna Fáil | John O'Leary holds seat vacated by the death of Crowley | |||
| 7 December 1966 | Waterford | Fianna Fáil | Fad Browne wins seat vacated by the death of Lynch | |||
| 29 April 1967 | Cork Borough | Labour | Death of Seán Casey | |||
| 1 September 1967 | Limerick West | Fianna Fáil | Death of James Collins | |||
| 7 November 1967 | Clare | Ceann Comhairle | Labour | Patrick Hogan retires as Ceann Comhairle[2] | ||
| 9 November 1967 | Cork Borough | Fianna Fáil | Seán French wins seat vacated by the death of Casey | |||
| 9 November 1967 | Limerick West | Fianna Fáil | Gerry Collins holds seat vacated by the death of his father James Collins | |||
| 14 November 1967 | Donegal South-West | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Cormac Breslin takes office as Ceann Comhairle[3] | ||
| 16 November 1967 | Clare | Fine Gael | Death of William Murphy | |||
| 14 December 1967 | Kildare | Labour | Independent | Patrick Norton resigns from the Labour Party[5] | ||
| 18 December 1967 | Wicklow | Labour | Death of James Everett | |||
| 10 March 1968 | Limerick East | Fianna Fáil | Death of Donogh O'Malley | |||
| 14 March 1968 | Clare | Fianna Fáil | Sylvester Barrett wins seat vacated by the death of Murphy | |||
| 14 March 1968 | Wicklow | Fine Gael | Godfrey Timmins wins seat vacated by the death of Everett | |||
| 22 May 1968 | Limerick East | Fianna Fáil | Desmond O'Malley holds seat vacated by the death of his uncle Donogh O'Malley | |||
| 13 September 1968 | Wexford | Fianna Fáil | Death of James Kennedy | |||
| 2 November 1968 | Tipperary South | Fianna Fáil | Death of Don Davern | |||
| 26 February 1969 | Kildare | Independent | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Norton joins Fianna Fáil[6] | ||
| 24 January 1969 | Clare | Labour | Death of Patrick Hogan | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates – Vol. 215 No. 1. 21 April 1965. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Retirement of Ceann Comhairle: Report of Clerk of Dáil". Dáil Debates – Vol. 230 No. 2. 7 November 1965. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates – Vol. 231 No. 2. 14 November 1967. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "TDs & Senators (18th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "T.D. resigns from Labour Party". The Irish Times. 15 December 1967. p. 1.
- ^ "Norton gets FF approval". The Irish Times. 27 February 1969. p. 8.