- Members of the 17th Dáil
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15th Dáil (1954) 16th Dáil (1957) 17th Dáil (1961) 18th Dáil (1965) 19th Dáil (1969) This is a list of the members who were elected to the 17th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1961 general election on 4 October 1961 and met on 11 October 1961. The 17th Dáil was dissolved by President Éamon de Valera, at the request of the Taoiseach Seán Lemass on 18 March 1965. The 17th Dáil lasted 1,281 days.
Contents
Composition of the 17th Dáil
Party Oct. 1961 April 1965 • Fianna Fáil 70 71 Fine Gael 47 48 Labour Party 15 17 Clann na Talmhan 2 1 National Progressive Democrats 2 0 Clann na Poblachta 1 1 Independents 6 5 Ceann Comhairle 1 1 Government party denoted with bullet (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 17th Dáil from October 1961.
- Note that this was not the official seating plan.
TDs by constituency
The list of the 144 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
Changes
Date Constituency Gain Loss Note 30 May 1963 Dublin North East Fine Gael Fine Gael Paddy Belton (FG) holds the seat vacated by the death of his brother Jack Belton (FG) 27 October 1963 Dublin South East Labour Party National Progressive Democrats Noël Browne (NPD) disbands the National Progressive Democrats and joins the Labour Party 27 October 1963 Roscommon Labour Party National Progressive Democrats Jack McQuillan (NPD) disbands the National Progressive Democrats and joins the Labour Party 27 October 1963 Dublin County Labour Party Independent Seán Dunne (Ind) joins the Labour Party 19 February 1964 Cork Borough Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil Sheila Galvin (FF) wins the seat vacated by the death of her husband John Galvin (FF) 19 February 1964 Kildare Fianna Fáil Labour Party Terence Boylan (FF) wins the seat vacated by the death of William Norton (Lab) 8 July 1964 Roscommon Fine Gael Fine Gael Joan Burke (FG) holds the seat vacated by the death of her husband James Burke (FG) 3 December 1964 Galway East Fine Gael Clann na Talmhan John Donnellan (FG) wins the seat vacated by the death of his father Michael Donnellan (CnaT) 10 March 1965 Cork Mid Labour Party Labour Party Eileen Desmond (Lab) holds the seat vacated by the death of her husband Dan Desmond (Lab) See also
- Government of the 17th Dáil
- Parliamentary Secretaries of the 17th Dáil
- Members of the 10th Seanad
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
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