Members of the 1st Dáil
| 1st Dáil Éireann | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
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| Overview | |||
| Jurisdiction | Irish Republic | ||
| Meeting place |
Mansion House UCD (Earlsfort Terrace) | ||
| Term | 21 January 1919 – 10 May 1921 | ||
| Election | 1918 general election | ||
| Government | Government of the 1st Dáil | ||
| Members | 105 | ||
| Ceann Comhairle |
Seán T. O'Kelly — Count Plunkett until 22 January 1919 — Cathal Brugha until 22 January 1919 | ||
| President of Dáil Éireann |
Éamon de Valera — Cathal Brugha until 1 April 1919 | ||
This is a list of the 105 MPs who were elected for Irish seats at the 1918 United Kingdom general election. Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, but refused to attend the British House of Commons in Westminster. Instead the Sinn Féin MPs (soon to be known as Teachtaí Dála) vowed to establish their own parliament known as Dáil Éireann, which met for the first time on 21 January 1919 in Mansion House in Dublin. The other MPs for Irish seats, from the Irish Parliamentary Party and the Irish Unionist Party, refused to attend the First Dáil. The majority of Sinn Féin's MPs were imprisoned at the time so only 27 elected representatives attended the initial meeting of the First Dáil. The First Dáil lasted 892 days.
Election result (Ireland only)
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 73[n 1] | |
| Irish Unionist | 22 | |
| Irish Parliamentary | 6 | |
| Labour Unionist | 3 | |
| Independent Unionist | 1 | |
Members by constituency
Those who agreed to be members
†Denotes members who attended the opening session of the First Dáil on 21 January 1919.
Those who refused to be members
See also
- Irish general election, 1918
- Government of the 1st Dáil
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
Footnotes
- ↑ Sinn Féin won 73 constituencies but 4 MPs were elected for 2 constituencies, so there were 69 persons elected for Sinn Féin in total.
- 1 2 Arthur Griffith was elected for two constituencies; Cavan East and Tyrone North West.
- 1 2 Éamon de Valera was elected for two constituencies; Clare East and Mayo East.
- ↑ Died on hunger strike in prison on 25 October 1920
- ↑ Resigned his seat, effective 6 August 1920.[1]
- 1 2 Liam Mellows was elected for two constituencies; Galway East and Meath North.
- 1 2 Eoin MacNeill was elected for two constituencies; Londonderry City and National University of Ireland.
- ↑ Died in prison on 6 March 1919
Sources
- "1st Dáil Éireann". Members Database. Oireachtas. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "An Rolla". Dáil Éireann debates (in Irish). Oireachtas. 21 January 1919. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "RESIGNATION OF DEPUTY FOR SOUTH-EAST CORK.". Dáil Éireann debates. 6 August 1920. Retrieved 30 May 2014.