Members of the 5th Seanad

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This is a list of the members of the 5th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1944, after the 1944 general election and served until the close of poll for the 6th Seanad in 1948.

1 Composition of the 5th Seanad
2 List of senators
3 Changes
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Composition of the 5th 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 5th Seanad first met on 18 August 1944.

		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	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	6	17
	Fine Gael	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	6
	Labour Party	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	5
	Clann na Talmhan	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
	Independents	0	1	0	1	0	2	3	3	10
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

Name	Panel	Party	Notes
Clarkin, Andrew !Andrew Clarkin	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Goulding, Seán !Seán Goulding	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil	Cathaoirleach
Hayes, Michael !Michael Hayes	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Healy, Denis !Denis Healy	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Hearne, Michael !Michael Hearne	Administrative Panel	(unknown)
McGee, James !James McGee	Administrative Panel	(unknown)
Ruane, Thomas !Thomas Ruane	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Baxter, Patrick !Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan
Counihan, John !John Counihan	Agricultural Panel	Independent
Hogan, Daniel !Daniel Hogan	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Horan, Edmund !Edmund Horan	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan
Kehoe, Patrick !Patrick Kehoe	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
MacCabe, Dominick !Dominick MacCabe	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
O'Callaghan, William !William O'Callaghan	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
O'Donovan, Timothy !Timothy O'Donovan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael	Leas Chathaoirleach
O'Reilly, Patrick !Patrick O'Reilly	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Quirke, William !William Quirke	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
Sweetman, Gerard !Gerard Sweetman	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael	Elected to 13th Dáil at the general election on 4 February 1948^[1]
Doyle, Patrick !Patrick Doyle	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
O'Dea, Louis !Louis O'Dea	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil
O'Donovan, Seán !Seán O'Donovan	Cultural and Educational Panel	(unknown)
O'Reilly, Patrick J. !Patrick J. O'Reilly	Cultural and Educational Panel	(unknown)
Parkinson, James !James Parkinson	Cultural and Educational Panel	(unknown)	Resigned on 31 July 1947^[2]
Condon, Thomas !Thomas Condon	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)	Disqualified from Seanad on 25 October 1944 by virtue of his membership of the Irish Tourist Board^[3]
Corkery, Daniel !Daniel Corkery	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Crosbie, James !James Crosbie	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Crowley, Tadhg !Tadhg Crowley	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Douglas, James !James Douglas	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent
Duffy, Luke J. !Luke J. Duffy	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Party
Kelly, Peter Trainor !Peter Trainor Kelly	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
MacEllin, Seán !Seán MacEllin	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
Madden, David !David Madden	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael	Elected to 13th Dáil at the general election on 4 February 1948^[4]
Summerfield, Frederick !Frederick Summerfield	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)	Nominated on 7 March 1945, replacing Thomas Condon^[5]
Butler, John !John Butler	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Hayden, Thomas !Thomas Hayden	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Hawkins, Frederick !Frederick Hawkins	Labour Panel	(unknown)	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 24 July 1946, replacing John Thomas Keane^[6]
Johnston, James !James Johnston	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Keane, John Thomas !John Thomas Keane	Labour Panel	(unknown)	Died on 22 May 1946^[7]
Kennedy, Thomas !Thomas Kennedy	Labour Panel	(unknown)	Died on 18 September 1947^[8]
Kyle, Sam !Sam Kyle	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Lynch, Peter !Peter Lynch	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Meighan, John !John Meighan	Labour Panel	Clann na Talmhan
Ruane, Seán !Seán Ruane	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Smyth, Michael !Michael Smyth	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Tunney, James !James Tunney	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Barniville, Henry !Henry Barniville	National University of Ireland	Independent
Concannon, Helena !Helena Concannon	National University of Ireland	Fianna Fáil
Ryan, Michael J. !Michael J. Ryan	National University of Ireland	Independent
Bigger, Joseph Warwick !Joseph Warwick Bigger	University of Dublin	Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 22 November 1947, replacing T. C. Kingsmill Moore^[9]
Fearon, William !William Fearon	University of Dublin	Independent
Johnston, Joseph !Joseph Johnston	University of Dublin	Independent
Kingsmill Moore, T. C. !T. C. Kingsmill Moore	University of Dublin	Independent	Appointed as a judge of the High Court on 11 June 1947^[10]
Campbell, Seán !Seán Campbell	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)
Farnan, Robert !Robert Farnan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)
Foran, Thomas !Thomas Foran	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Honan, T. V. !T. V. Honan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Keane, Sir John !Sir John Keane	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Kennedy, Margaret L. !Margaret L. Kennedy	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Magennis, William !William Magennis	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent	Died on 30 March 1946^[11]
Buachalla, Liam Ó !Liam Ó Buachalla	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Ó Máille, Pádraic !Pádraic Ó Máille	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil	Died on 19 January 1946^[12]
Ó Siochfhradha, Pádraig !Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)	Nominated on 22 February 1946, replacing Pádraic Ó Máille^[13]
Pakenham, Edward !Edward Pakenham	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent	Nominated on 7 November 1946, replacing William Magennis^[14]^[15]
Pearse, Margaret Mary !Margaret Mary Pearse	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Stafford, Matthew !Matthew Stafford	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil

Changes

Date	Panel	Gain	Loss	Notes
1944-08-18 18 August 1944	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil	Seán Goulding elected as Cathaoirleach
1944-10-25 25 October 1944	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil	Thomas Condon disqualified by virtue of his membership of the Irish Tourist Board^[3]
1945-03-07 7 March 1945	Industrial and Commercial Panel			Frederick Summerfield nominated to replace Thomas Condon^[5]
1946-01-19 19 January 1946	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil	Death of Pádraic Ó Máille^[12]
1946-02-22 22 February 1946	Nominated by the Taoiseach			Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha nominated to replace Pádraic Ó Máille^[13]
1946-03-30 30 March 1946	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent	Death of William Magennis^[11]
1946-05-22 22 May 1946	Labour Panel			Death of John Thomas Keane^[7]
1946-07-24 24 July 1946	Labour Panel			Frederick Hawkins elected at a by-election to replace John Thomas Keane^[6]
1946-11-07 7 November 1946	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent		Edward Pakenham nominated to replace William Magennis^[14]
1947-06-11 11 June 1947	University of Dublin		Independent	T. C. Kingsmill Moore appointed as a judge of the High Court^[10]
1947-07-31 31 July 1947	Cultural and Educational Panel			Resignation of James Parkinson^[2]
1947-09-18 18 September 1947	Labour Panel			Death of Thomas Kennedy^[8]
1947-11-22 22 November 1947	University of Dublin	Independent		Joseph Warwick Bigger elected at a by-election to replace T. C. Kingsmill Moore^[9]
1948-02-04 4 February 1948	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Gerard Sweetman elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1948 general election^[1]
1948-02-04 4 February 1948	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael	David Madden elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1948 general election^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mr. Gerard Sweetman". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1059&ConstID=205. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. James Parkinson". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1633&ConstID=204. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 29, 25 OCtober 1944: Vacancy in Seanad – Motion". Houses of the Oireachtas. http://debates.oireachtas.ie/seanad/1944/10/25/00007.asp. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. David Madden". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1511&ConstID=207. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 29, 7 March 1945: New Senator Takes His Seat". Houses of the Oireachtas. http://debates.oireachtas.ie/seanad/1945/03/07/00003.asp. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. Frederick Hawkins". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1360&ConstID=206. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. John Thomas Keane". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1407&ConstID=206. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. Thomas Kennedy". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1424&ConstID=206. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. Joseph Warwick Bigger". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1142&ConstID=209. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. Theodore Conyngham Kingsmill Moore". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1894&ConstID=209. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Professor William Magennis". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1512&ConstID=210. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. Pádraic Ó Máille". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1603&ConstID=210. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1621&ConstID=210. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Mr. Edward Arthur Henry Pakenham". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1971&ConstID=210. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 33, 13 November 1946: New Senator Takes His Seat". Houses of the Oireachtas. http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0033/S.0033.194611130004.html. Retrieved 21 February 2008.

External links

"5th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&disp=mem. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

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