2 7 , ▁three ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁D á il ▁tied ▁ 7 1 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 7 1 ▁on ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁which ▁persu aded ▁W . ▁T . ▁Cos gra ve ' s ▁C umann ▁na ▁n G a ed he al ▁government ▁to ▁call ▁a ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁a ▁majority . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁election , ▁Cos gra ve ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Farm ers ' ▁Party ▁and ▁some ▁independent ▁T D s . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁general ▁election , ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁won ▁just ▁under ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁The ▁first ▁business ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁D á il ▁was ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁Ce ann ▁Com h air le , ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁F ah y ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁by ▁Se án ▁T . ▁O ' K elly , ▁winning ▁the ▁vote ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 7 4 ▁to ▁ 7 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁until ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁lost ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁election , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁D á il ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁offer ▁himself ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁as ▁Ce ann ▁Com h air le . ▁He