Members of the 19th Dáil  This is a list of members who were elected to the 19th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and met on 2 July 1969. The 19th Dáil was dissolved by President Éamon de Valera, at the request of the Taoiseach Jack Lynch on 5 February 1973. The 19th Dáil lasted 1,351 days. Government party denoted with bullet (•)  This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 19th Dáil from July 1969. The list of the 144 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.