12th Dáil
| 12th Dáil Éireann | |||||||||||
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| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 9 June 1944 – 11 December 1947 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1944 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | Government of the 12th Dáil | ||||||||||
| Members | 138 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste |
Seán Lemass — Seán T. O'Kelly until 14 June 1945 |
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| Chief Whip | Eamonn Kissane | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Richard Mulcahy | ||||||||||
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| 1st | 9 June 1944 – 28 June 1944 |
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| 2nd | 19 September 1944 – 20 July 1945 |
| 3rd | 10 October 1945 – 21 August 1946 |
| 4th | 23 October 1946 – 6 August 1947 |
| 5th | 8 October 1947 – 11 December 1947 |
This is a list of members who were elected to the 12th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1944 general election on 30 May 1944 and met on 9 June 1944. The 12th Dáil was dissolved by President Seán T. O'Kelly, at the request of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera on 12 January 1948. The 12th Dáil lasted 1,345 days.
As of 2017[update], Liam Cosgrave is the only surviving member of the 12th Dáil, as well as the 11th, and is consequently the earliest surviving TD.
Government party denoted with bullet (•)
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 12th Dáil from June 1944.
The list of the 138 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
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