The 12th Dáil was elected at the 1944 general election on 30 May 1944 and first met on 9 June 1944. 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. It sat with the 5th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas. The 12th Dáil was dissolved by

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Seán T. O'Kelly on 12 January 1948, at the request of the

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. The 12th Dáil lasted .

Composition of the 12th Dáil

Fianna Fáil, denoted with bullet (), formed the

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, a minority government relying on the support of the National Labour Party and

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TDs.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 12th Dáil from June 1944. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On 9 June 1944, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as

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since 1932, was proposed by

and seconded by Richard Mulcahy for the position, and was elected without a vote.

TDs by constituency

The list of the 138 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.

Changes

Eamonn Coogan (FG), an outgoing TD for

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, died after the dissolution of the 12th Dáil, during the 1948 general election campaign.

References

External links

Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 12th Dáil
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