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From 6 December 1922, it continued as the Dáil Éireann of the Irish Free State. The election was held under the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. [3] It was the first contested general election held in the jurisdiction using the STV system.
The Irish Free State (6 December 1922 – 29 December 1937), also known by its Irish name Saorstát Éireann ( English: / ˌsɛərstɑːt ˈɛərən / SAIR-staht AIR-ən, [ 4] Irish: [ˈsˠiːɾˠsˠt̪ˠaːt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] ), was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the ...
Seanad Éireann ( Irish pronunciation: [ˈʃan̪ˠəd̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; Senate of Ireland) was the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1936. It has also been known simply as the Senate, First Seanad, Free State Senate or Free State Seanad. The Seanad was established under the 1922 Constitution of ...
W. T. Cosgrave. William Thomas Cosgrave (5 June 1880 – 16 November 1965) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as the president of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932, leader of the Opposition in both the Free State and Ireland from 1932 to 1944, leader of Fine Gael from 1934 to 1944, founder and leader of ...
Other legislation. Repealed by. Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 [UK] Statute Law Revision Act 2007 [RoI] Status: Repealed. The Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ( 12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 4) was an Act of the British Parliament passed on 31 March 1922. It gave the force of law to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which was scheduled to the Act.
The Constitution of the Irish Free State ( Irish: Bunreacht Shaorstát Éireann) was adopted by Act of Dáil Éireann sitting as a constituent assembly on 25 October 1922. In accordance with Article 83 of the Constitution, [ 1] the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 of the British Parliament, which came into effect upon receiving the royal ...
The Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ( Irish: Oireachtas Shaorstát Éireann) was the legislature of the Irish Free State from 1922 until 1937. It was established by the 1922 Constitution of Ireland which was based from the Anglo-Irish Treaty. It was the first independent Irish Parliament officially recognised outside Ireland since the ...
James G. Douglas (Ind) The 1922 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the establishment of the Seanad in 1922 to the 1925 Seanad election. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas (parliament of the Irish Free State ), took place on a triennial basis, with senators elected in stages.