The 17th Dáil was elected at the 1961 general election on 4 October 1961 and met on 11 October 1961. The members of

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, the

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of the

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(legislature) of

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, are known as TDs. On 18 March 1965

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dissolved the Dáil on the request of

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Seán Lemass. The 17th Dáil lasted days.

Composition of the 17th Dáil

Fianna Fáil, denoted with a bullet (), formed the

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led by Seán Lemass as

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 17th Dáil from October 1961. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On the meeting of the Dáil, Patrick Hogan (Lab), who had served as

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since 1951, was proposed by Seán Lemass (FF) and seconded by James Dillon (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 144 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

References

External links

Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 17th Dáil
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