▁met ▁as ▁scheduled ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁when ▁an ▁adj ourn ment ▁debate ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁opposition ▁T D s ▁condem ned ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁hold ▁an ▁election ▁in ▁w art ime ▁as ▁unnecessary ▁and ▁reck less . ▁ ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁fought ▁the ▁election ▁on ▁its ▁record ▁in ▁government ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁fresh ▁mand ate ▁for ▁its ▁policies . ▁During ▁the ▁campaign ▁Fine ▁G ael ▁put ▁forward ▁the ▁proposal ▁of ▁forming ▁a ▁coal ition ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁and ▁Cl ann ▁na ▁Tal m han ; ▁however , ▁this ▁was ▁rid ic u led ▁by ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁as ▁un ten able . ▁A ▁split ▁in ▁the ▁Labour ▁movement ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁by ▁no ▁means ▁ready ▁to ▁fight ▁an ▁election , ▁and ▁the ▁results ▁showed ▁this . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁f ract ured ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁opposition , ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era ' s ▁t actic ▁of ▁calling ▁a ▁snap ▁general ▁election ▁succeeded , ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Result ▁ ▁| } ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁majority ▁government ▁formed . ▁ ▁V oting ▁summary ▁ ▁Se ats ▁summary ▁ ▁First - time ▁T D s ▁Thomas ▁B ren nan ▁Harry ▁Col ley ▁E am onn ▁Co og an ▁Walter ▁F url ong ▁Michael ▁L yd on ▁Patrick ▁Mc A ul iffe ▁John ▁S . ▁O