The 15th Dáil was elected at the 1954 general election on 14 May 1954 and met on 2 June 1954. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 8th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||
| Term | 2 June 1954 – 12 February 1957 | ||||||||
| Election | 1954 general election | ||||||||
| Government | 7th government of Ireland | ||||||||
| Members | 147 | ||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Patrick Hogan | ||||||||
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello | ||||||||
| Tánaiste | William Norton | ||||||||
| Chief Whip | Denis J. O'Sullivan | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||
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On 12 February 1957, President Seán T. O'Kelly dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach John A. Costello on 4 February. The 15th Dáil lasted 987 days.
Composition of the 15th Dáil
| Party | May 1954 | Feb. 1957 | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 65 | 68 | |
| ● | Fine Gael | 50 | 48 |
| ● | Labour Party | 19 | 17 |
| ● | Clann na Talmhan | 5 | 5 |
| Clann na Poblachta | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent | 5 | 5 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
Fine Gael, the Labour Party, and Clann na Talmhan, denoted with bullets (●), formed the 7th government of Ireland, a minority government dependent on the support of Clann na Poblachta.
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 15th Dáil from June 1954. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
On the meeting of the Dáil, Patrick Hogan (Lab), who had served as Ceann Comhairle in the previous Dáil, was proposed by Éamon de Valera (FF) and seconded by Richard Mulcahy (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.[1] Hogan had served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle from 1927 to 1928, from 1932 to 1938 and from 1948 to 1951.
TDs by constituency
The list of the 147 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]
Changes
| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 2 June 1954 | Clare | Labour | Ceann Comhairle | Patrick Hogan takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1] | ||
| 31 July 1955 | Limerick West | Fine Gael | Death of David Madden | |||
| 11 December 1955 | Kerry North | Clann na Poblachta | Death of Johnny Connor | |||
| 13 December 1955 | Limerick West | Fianna Fáil | Michael Colbert wins the seat vacated by the death of Madden | |||
| 29 February 1956 | Kerry North | Clann na Poblachta | Kathleen O'Connor holds the seat vacated by the death of her father Johnny Connor | |||
| 1 March 1956 | Leix–Offaly | Labour | Death of William Davin | |||
| 13 March 1956 | Dublin North-East | Independent | Death of Alfie Byrne | |||
| 30 April 1956 | Leix–Offaly | Fianna Fáil | Kieran Egan wins the seat vacated by the death of Davin | |||
| 30 April 1956 | Dublin North-East | Independent | Patrick Byrne holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Alfie Byrne | |||
| 20 June 1956 | Cork Borough | Fianna Fáil | Death of Patrick McGrath | |||
| 2 August 1956 | Cork Borough | Fianna Fáil | John Galvin holds the seat vacated by the death of McGrath | |||
| 14 July 1956 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Fianna Fáil | Death of Thomas Walsh | |||
| 4 August 1956 | Dublin South-West | Fine Gael | Death of Peadar Doyle | |||
| 14 November 1956 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Fianna Fáil | Martin Medlar holds the seat vacated by the death of Walsh | |||
| 14 November 1956 | Dublin South-West | Fianna Fáil | Noel Lemass wins the seat vacated by the death of Doyle | |||