Members of the 10th Dáil  This is a list of members who were elected to the 10th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (members of parliament) were elected at the 1938 general election on 17 June 1938 and met on 30 June 1938. The 10th Dáil is the longest serving Dáil, lasting 1,832 days. The Dáil adjourned on 26 May 1943 and on 31 May President Douglas Hyde called a general election for 17 June at the request of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. Technically, and exceptionally, the outgoing Dáil was not dissolved until after the election. Although the Constitution requires the President to dissolve the Dáil before a general election, this procedure was overridden by the General Elections (Emergency Provisions) Act 1943. The act, which would have been unconstitutional if not for the state of emergency in effect during World War II, was intended to increase national security by minimising the interval during which no Dáil is in existence. Government party denoted with bullet (•)  This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 10th Dáil from June 1938. The list of the 138 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.