Irish Free State Oireachtas

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The Irish Free State Oireachtas was the bicameral national legislature of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1937, responsible for making laws and overseeing government during the state's formative post-independence period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
constitutionalMonarch Edward VIII
George V
George VI
country Irish Free State
countryCreatedFor Irish Free State
dissolvedFollowing adoption of Constitution of Ireland
endTime 1937
function budget approval
lawmaking
oversight of government
treaty ratification
governmentTypeContext parliamentary democracy
hasJurisdictionOver executive branch of the Irish Free State
hasPart Dáil Éireann
King in Parliament
linked to: King-in-Parliament

Seanad Éireann
headOfStateRepresentative Governor-General of the Irish Free State
headOfStateRole King of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
jurisdiction Irish Free State
languageOfWork English
Irish
legalForm parliamentary legislature
legislativeBodyFor Irish Free State
legislativeProcessIncludes consideration by Seanad Éireann
passage by Dáil Éireann
royal assent
location Dublin
lowerHouse Dáil Éireann
meetsAt Leinster House, Dublin
meetsIn Leinster House
numberOfHouses 2
oversightOf Executive Council of the Irish Free State
partOf political system of the Irish Free State
precededBy Dáil Éireann (revolutionary parliament)
linked to: Dáil Éireann
region Europe
replaced Parliament of Southern Ireland
replacedBy Oireachtas of Ireland
linked to: Oireachtas
significantEvent established following Anglo-Irish Treaty
superseded by 1937 Constitution of Ireland
startTime 1922
subjectOf Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
timePeriod interwar period
upperHouse Seanad Éireann
votingSystemLowerHouse proportional representation by single transferable vote

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Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 legislativeBody Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Constitution of the Irish Free State establishedLegislature Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Parliament of Southern Ireland replacedBy Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Parliament of Southern Ireland replacedBy Provisional Parliament of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Parliament of Southern Ireland legalSuccessor Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Free State Seanad partOf Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Free State Seanad alsoKnownAs Seanad of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Free State Seanad legislativeChamberOf Irish Free State Parliament
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Irish Free State Executive Council legislativeBody Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Irish Free State Executive Council parentOrganization Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State hasAuthorityFrom Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Third Dáil sitting as a Constituent Assembly legislativeBody Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Third Dáil sitting as a Constituent Assembly followedBy Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936 legislature Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Constitution (Amendment No. 26) Act 1935 legislativeBody Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas