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The '''Irish general election of 1923''' was held on [[27 August]] [[1923]]. The newly elected [[members of the 4th Dáil]] assembled at [[Leinster House]] on [[19 September]] when the new [[President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State|President]] and [[Irish Government|Executive Council]] of the [[Irish Free State]] were appointed. |
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==Result== |
==Result== |
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==Footnotes== |
==Footnotes== |
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==See also== |
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* [[Members of the 4th Dáil]] |
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* [[Government of the 4th Dáil]] |
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* [[Irish Treaty Election, 1922]] |
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The Irish general election of 1923 was held on 27 August 1923. The newly elected members of the 4th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 19 September when the new President and Executive Council of the Irish Free State were appointed.
Result
| 4th Irish General Election – 27 August 1923 | |||||||
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| Party | Leader | # of Seats |
Gains/ Losses |
% of Dáil |
% of Votes | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedhael/meta/color" | | Cumann na nGaedhael[1] | W. T. Cosgrave | 63 | +5 | 41.2 | 38.9 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin[1] | Éamon de Valera | 44 | +8 | 28.7 | 26.1 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | Thomas Johnson | 14 | -3 | 9.2 | 12.4 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Farmers' Party (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Farmers' Party | Denis Gorey | 15 | +8 | 9.8 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/color" | | Independents | 17 | +7 | 11.1 | |||
| Totals | 153 | +25 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Cumann na nGaedhael minority government formed. | |||||||
Most parties made gains, in part because the total membership of the Dáil was increased from 128 to 153. Cumann na nGaedhael were able to form a minority government while Sinn Féin abstained from taking their seats in the Dáil.
First time TDs
Footnotes
- ^ a b Cumann na nGaedhael's results are compared with those of the Pro-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin in the previous general election. Results given for Sinn Féin here are compared to those won by the Anti-Treaty faction in the previous election.
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