2 th ▁D á il ▁assemble d ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June , ▁de ▁Val era ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁T ao ise ach ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁majority ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁was ▁fought ▁while ▁the ▁Emer gency ▁Pow ers ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁force . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁The ▁out going ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁government ▁was ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government . ▁Following ▁a ▁defeat ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁reading ▁of ▁its ▁Transport ▁Bill , ▁T ao ise ach ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era ▁decided ▁to ▁call ▁a ▁snap ▁election , ▁just ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁election , ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁getting ▁an ▁overall ▁majority . ▁The ▁campaign ▁was ▁not ▁wanted ▁by ▁the ▁opposition ▁parties . ▁Techn ically , ▁and ▁exception ally , ▁the ▁out going ▁D á il ▁was ▁not ▁dissol ved ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁election . ▁Although ▁the ▁Constitution ▁requires ▁the ▁President ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁D á il ▁before ▁a ▁general ▁election , ▁this ▁procedure ▁was ▁overrid den ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁E lections ▁( E mer gency ▁Pro vis ions ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁Act , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁un const itution al ▁if ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁in ▁effect ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁increase ▁national ▁security ▁by ▁minim ising ▁the ▁interval ▁during ▁which ▁no ▁D á il ▁is ▁in ▁existence . ▁The ▁election ▁was ▁called ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May ▁but ▁the ▁D á il