1933 Irish general election

1933 Irish general election

24 January 1933
153 seats in Dáil Éireann 77 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	81.3% 4.8pp
First party Second party   120px Leader Éamon de Valera W. T. Cosgrave Party Fianna Fáil Cumann na nGaedheal Leader since 26 March 1926 April 1923 Leader's seat Clare Cork Borough Last election 72 seats, 44.5% 56 seats, 35.2% Seats before 70 54 Seats won 77 48 Seat change 5 8 Popular vote 689,054 422,495 Percentage 49.7% 30.5% Swing 5.2% 4.8%   Third party Fourth party   150px 120px Leader Frank MacDermot William Norton Party National Centre Party Labour Party Leader since 1932 1932 Leader's seat Roscommon Kildare Last election N/A 7 seats, 7.7% Seats before N/A 7 Seats won 11 8 Seat change 11 1 Popular vote 126,909 79,221 Percentage 9.2% 5.7% Swing New party 2.0%
330px Percentage of seats gained by each of the three major parties, and number of seats gained by smaller parties and independents.
President of the Executive Council before election Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil President of the Executive Council after election Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil

The 1933 Irish general election to the 8th Dáil was held on Tuesday, 24 January following the dissolution of the 7th Dáil on 2 January by Governor-General Domhnall Ua Buachalla on the advice of the Executive Council. The general election took place in 30 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Irish Free State for 153 seats in Dáil Éireann.

The 8th Dáil met at Leinster House on 8 February to nominate the President and Executive Council of the Irish Free State for appointment by the Governor-General. Outgoing president Éamon de Valera was re-appointed leading a Fianna Fáil government, which fell one seat short of an overall majority.

Campaign

Newsreel footage of campaign
De Valera campaigning in Clare De Valera campaigning in Clare  Cosgrave campaigning in Dublin Cosgrave campaigning in Dublin

Result

8th Irish general election – 24 January 1933

Party		Leader	Seats	±	% of seats	First Pref votes	% FPv	±%
	Fianna Fáil	Éamon de Valera	77	+5	50.3	689,054	49.7	+5.2
	Cumann na nGaedheal	W. T. Cosgrave	48	–9	31.4	422,495	30.5	–4.8
	National Centre Party	Frank MacDermot	11	New	7.2	126,909	9.2	–
	Labour Party	William Norton	8	+1	5.2	79,221	5.7	–2.0
	[[Independent politician (Ireland)|Template:Independent politician (Ireland)/meta/shortname]]	N/A	9	–5	5.9	68,882	5.0	–5.4
Spoilt votes						14,707	—	—
Total			153	0	100	1,401,265	100	—
Electorate/Turnout						1,727,680	81.3%	—

Voting summary

First preference vote
Fianna Fáil			49.70%
Cumann na nGaedheal			30.47%
National Centre			9.15%
Labour			5.71%
Independent			4.97%

Seats summary

Dáil seats
Fianna Fáil			50.33%
Cumann na nGaedheal			31.37%
National Centre			7.19%
Labour			5.23%
Independent			5.88%

Government formation

Excluding the Ceann Comhairle, Fianna Fáil won exactly half the seats and formed the 7th Executive Council of the Irish Free State with support from the Labour Party. Fianna Fáil eventually won enough by-elections to govern without Labour Party support.

Changes in membership

First time TDs

• James Burke
• John A. Costello
• Patrick Daly
• Robert Davitt
• Hugh Doherty
• Eamon Donnelly
• Séamus Keely
• Patrick Kehoe
• James McGuire
• James Morrisroe
• Margaret Mary Pearse

Re-elected TDs

• Martin McDonogh
• Michael Óg McFadden
• Patrick O'Dowd

Outgoing TDs

• Eamonn Duggan (Retired)
• Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll (Defeated)
• Francis Gormley (Defeated)
• Patrick Gorry (Defeated)
• Raphael Keyes (Defeated)
• John Kiersey (Defeated)
• Joseph Mongan (Defeated)
• Fred McDonogh (Defeated)
• Eugene O'Brien (Defeated)
• Patrick O'Hara (Retired)
• Martin Sexton (Defeated)