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1938 Irish general election
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138 seats in Dáil Éireann
70 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.7% Increase 0.5 pp
  First party Second party Third party
  De Valera, 1939 (cropped).jpg W. T. Cosgrave, circa 1930 (cropped).jpg William Norton circa 1927 to 1932.png
Leader Éamon de Valera W. T. Cosgrave William Norton
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Leader since 26 March 1926 September 1934 19 July 1932
Leader's seat Clare Cork Borough Carlow–Kildare
Last election 69 seats, 45.2% 48 seats, 34.8% 13 seats, 10.3%
Seats won 77 45 9
Seat change Increase8 Decrease3 Decrease4
Popular vote 667,996 428,633 128,945
Percentage 51.9% 33.3% 10.0%
Swing Increase6.7 pp Decrease1.5 pp Decrease0.3 pp
Percentage of seats gained by each of the three major parties, and number of seats gained by smaller parties and independents.
Taoiseach before election

Éamon de Valera
Fianna Fáil

Taoiseach after election

Éamon de Valera
Fianna Fáil

The 1938 Irish general election to the 10th Dáil was held on Friday, 17 June following the dissolution of the 9th Dáil on 27 May 1938 by the Presidential Commission on the request of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. It was a snap election, less than a year after the previous election, the proximate cause being the government's loss of an opposition motion recommending use of arbitration to resolve Civil Service labour disputes. The general election took place in 34 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 138 seats in Dáil Éireann. It was the first election held after the coming into force of the Constitution of Ireland on 29 December 1937. Fianna Fáil won the first overall majority in the history of the State.

The 10th Dáil met at Leinster House on 30 June to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by President Douglas Hyde and to approve the appointment of a new government of Ireland on the nomination of the Taoiseach. Outgoing Taoiseach Éamon de Valera was re-appointed leading a single-party Fianna Fáil government.

Result

Election to the 10th Dáil – 17 June 1938
Party Leader Seats ± % of
seats 		First pref.
votes 		% FPv ±%
Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera 77 +8 55.8 667,996 51.9 +6.7
Fine Gael W. T. Cosgrave 45 –3 32.6 428,633 33.3 –1.5
Labour William Norton 9 –4 6.5 128,945 10.0 –0.3
Independent N/A 7 –1 5.1 60,685 4.7 –5.0
Spoilt votes 15,811 — —
Total 138 0 100 1,302,070 100 —
Electorate/Turnout 1,770,422 76.7% —

Voting summary

First preference vote
Fianna Fáil   51.93%
Fine Gael   33.32%
Labour   10.02%
Independent   4.72%

Seats summary

Dáil seats
Fianna Fáil   55.80%
Fine Gael   32.61%
Labour   6.52%
Independent   5.07%

Government formation

Fianna Fáil formed a majority government, the 2nd government of Ireland.

Changes in membership

First time TDs

Re-elected TDs

Outgoing TDs

Seanad election

The election was followed by an election to the 3rd Seanad.

Notes

  1. ^ Including Frank Fahy, returned automatically for Galway East as outgoing Ceann Comhairle, under Art. 16.6 of the Constitution and the Electoral (Chairman of Dáil Éireann) Act 1937.

References

  1. Electoral (Chairman of Dail Eireann) Act 1937, s. 3: Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle (No. 25 of 1937, s. 3). Enacted on 1 November 1937. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. "10th Dáil 1937: Galway East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. "To Caesar". The Irish Times. 28 May 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 30 March 2020.; "Private Deputies' Business — Civil Service and Arbitration". Dáil Éireann (9th Dáil) debates. Houses of the Oireachtas. 25 May 1938. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. "10th Dáil 1938 General Election". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. "Dáil elections since 1918". ARK Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  6. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. pp. 1009–1017. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
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