Members of the 16th Dáil
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| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 20 March 1957 – 1 September 1961 | ||||||||||
| Election | 1957 general election | ||||||||||
| Government | Government of the 16th Dáil | ||||||||||
| Members | 147 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Patrick Hogan | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach |
Seán Lemass — Éamon de Valera until 23 June 1959 |
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| Tánaiste |
Seán MacEntee — Seán Lemass until 23 June 1959 |
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| Chief Whip | Donnchadh Ó Briain | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition |
James Dillon — John A. Costello until 21 October 1959 |
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| 1st | 20 March 1957 – 4 July 1957 |
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| 2nd | 23 October 1957 – 17 July 1958 |
| 3rd | 22 October 1958 – 23 July 1959 |
| 4th | 21 October 1959 – 20 July 1960 |
| 5th | 26 October 1960 – 1 September 1961 |
This is a list of members who were elected to the 16th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1957 general election on 5 March 1957 and met on 20 March 1957. The 16th Dáil was dissolved by President Éamon de Valera, at the request of the Taoiseach Seán Lemass on 8 September 1961. The 16th Dáil lasted 1,674 days, and saw a change of Taoiseach from Éamon de Valera to Seán Lemass.
Government party denoted with bullet (•)
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 16th Dáil from March 1957.
The list of the 147 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
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