September 1927 Irish general election

September 1927 Irish general election
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153 seats in Dáil Éireann[a]
77 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.0% Increase 0.9pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader W. T. Cosgrave Éamon de Valera Thomas Johnson
Party Cumann na nGaedheal Fianna Fáil Labour
Leader since April 1923 26 March 1926 1914
Leader's seat Cork Borough Clare Dublin County
(defeated)
Last election 47 seats, 27.4% 44 seats, 26.2% 22 seats, 12.6%
Seats won 62 57 13
Seat change Increase 15 Increase 13 Decrease 9
Popular vote 453,028 411,777 106,184
Percentage 38.6% 35.2% 9.1%
Swing Increase 11.2% Increase 9.0% Decrease 3.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Michael Heffernan William Redmond James Larkin
Party Farmers' Party National League Irish Worker League
Leader since 1927 1926 1923
Leader's seat Tipperary Waterford Dublin North
Last election 11 seats, 8.9% 8 seats, 7.3% New
Seats won 6 2 1[b]
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 6 Increase 1
Popular vote 74,626 18,990 12,473
Percentage 6.4% 1.6% 1.1%
Swing Decrease 2.5% Decrease 5.7% Increase 1.1%
President of the Executive Council before election

W. T. Cosgrave
Cumann na nGaedheal

President of the Executive Council after election

W. T. Cosgrave
Cumann na nGaedheal

The September 1927 Irish general election to the 6th Dáil was held on Thursday, 15 September, following the dissolution of the 5th Dáil on 25 August by Governor-General Tim Healy on the request of President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave.

The 6th Dáil met on 11 October 1927 to nominate the president and Executive Council of the Irish Free State for appointment by the Governor-General. Cosgrave was re-appointed leading a new minority government of Cumann na nGaedheal with the support of the Farmers' Party.[3]

  1. ^ Constitution (Amendment No. 2) Act 1927, s. 1: Re-election at general election of outgoing Chairman of Dáil Eireann (No. 6 of 1927, s. 1). Enacted on 19 March 1927. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1927, s. 2: Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle (No. 21 of 1927, s. 2). Enacted on 22 May 1927. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  3. ^ Pollock, James K. (1928). "The Irish Free State Elections of September, 1927". American Political Science Review. 22 (1): 154–156. doi:10.2307/1945072. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1945072.


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