Members of the 10th Seanad
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This is a list of the members of the 10th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1961, after the 1961 general election and served until the close of poll for the 11th Seanad in 1965.
Composition of the 10th Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational Panels, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 10th Seanad first met on 14 December 1961.
| Administrative Panel | Agricultural Panel | Cultural and Educational Panel | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Labour Panel | National University of Ireland | University of Dublin | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30 | ||
| Fine Gael | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | ||
- Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.
List of senators
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
| Date | Panel | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 1963 | Agricultural Panel | Death of John Donnelly Sheridan[2] | ||||
| 26 June 1963 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | Death of Daniel Moloney[4] | |||
| 28 November 1963 | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Batt Donegan elected at a by-election to replace John Donnelly Sheridan[1] | |||
| 28 November 1963 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | John Costelloe elected at a by-election to replace Daniel Moloney[3] | |||
| 19 November 1964 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Death of Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha[6] | ||||
| 25 November 1964 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Kit Ahern nominated to replace Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha[5] | |||
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mr. Bartholomew (Batt) Donegan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. John Donnelly Sheridan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. John Costello". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. Daniel J. Moloney". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- 1 2 "Mrs. Catherine Ita (Kit) Ahern". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
External links
- "10th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
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