Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil The 1937 Irish general election to the 9th Dáil was held on Thursday, 1 July, following the dissolution of the 8th Dáil on 14 June by Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy on the direction of the Executive Council.

The general election took place in 34 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Irish Free State for 138 seats in Dáil Éireann.

The 9th Dáil met at Leinster House on 21 July 1937 to elect the President of the Executive Council and approve the appointment of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

Outgoing president Éamon de Valera was re-elected leading a single-party Fianna Fáil government.

Fianna Fáil formed a minority government, the 8th Executive Council of the Irish Free State, with the support of the Labour Party.