Members of the 6th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 6th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1948, after the 1948 general election and served until the close of poll for the 7th Seanad in 1951.

Composition of the 6th 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 6th Seanad first met on 21 April 1948.

		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	2	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	12
	Fine Gael	1	2	2	3	0	1	0	2	11
	Labour Party	0	2	1	1	3	0	0	2	9
	Clann na Talmhan	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
	Clann na Poblachta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	Independents	1	1	0	1	1	1	3	5	14
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
Finan, John !John Finan	Administrative Panel	Clann na Talmhan	Elected to 14th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1951^[1]
Fitzsimons, Patrick !Patrick Fitzsimons	Administrative Panel	Independent
Goulding, Seán !Seán Goulding	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil	Leas Cathaoirleach
Hearne, Michael !Michael Hearne	Administrative Panel	(unknown)
McGee, James !James McGee	Administrative Panel	(unknown)
Pearse, Margaret Mary !Margaret Mary Pearse	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Ryan, Jeremiah !Jeremiah Ryan	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Baxter, Patrick !Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan
Burke, Robert Malachy !Robert Malachy Burke	Agricultural Panel	Labour Party	Resigned on 6 December 1950^[2]
Counihan, John !John Counihan	Agricultural Panel	Independent
Gibbons, Seán !Seán Gibbons	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
O'Callaghan, William !William O'Callaghan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
O'Donovan, Timothy !Timothy O'Donovan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael	Cathaoirleach
O'Dwyer, Martin !Martin O'Dwyer	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
O'Reilly, Patrick !Patrick O'Reilly	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Quinn, Martin !Martin Quinn	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
Quirke, William !William Quirke	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Tunney, James !James Tunney	Agricultural Panel	Labour Party
Hayes, Michael !Michael Hayes	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
Lavery, Cecil !Cecil Lavery	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael	Appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court on 21 April 1950^[3]
Loughman, Frank !Frank Loughman	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil
Buachalla, Liam Ó !Liam Ó Buachalla	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil
O'Connell, Thomas J. !Thomas J. O'Connell	Cultural and Educational Panel	Labour Party
Brennan, Joseph !Joseph Brennan	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)	Died on 1 February 1950^[4]
Burke, Denis !Denis Burke	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Clarkin, Andrew !Andrew Clarkin	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Crosbie, James !James Crosbie	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Davidson, Mary !Mary Davidson	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Party	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 16 June 1950, replacing Joseph Brennan^[5]
Dockrell, Henry Morgan !Henry Morgan Dockrell	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Duffy, Luke !Luke Duffy	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Party	Resigned on 22 June 1949^[6]
Honan, T. V. !T. V. Honan	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Lynch, Peter !Peter Lynch	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
Summerfield, Frederick !Frederick Summerfield	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent
Anthony, Richard !Richard Anthony	Labour Panel	Independent
Butler, John !John Butler	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Campbell, Seán !Seán Campbell	Labour Panel	Labour Party	Died on 27 February 1950^[7]
Colgan, Michael !Michael Colgan	Labour Panel	Independent
Fogarty, Andrew !Andrew Fogarty	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Hawkins, Frederick !Frederick Hawkins	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Hayes, Seán !Seán Hayes	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Meighan, John !John Meighan	Labour Panel	Clann na Talmhan
O'Farrell, J. T. !J. T. O'Farrell	Labour Panel	Labour Party	Resigned on 31 May 1950^[8]
Ruane, Seán !Seán Ruane	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Smyth, Michael !Michael Smyth	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Barniville, Henry !Henry Barniville	National University of Ireland	Fine Gael
Concannon, Helena !Helena Concannon	National University of Ireland	Fianna Fáil
O'Brien, George !George O'Brien	National University of Ireland	Independent
Bigger, Joseph Warwick !Joseph Warwick Bigger	University of Dublin	Independent
Fearon, William !William Fearon	University of Dublin	Independent
Stanford, William Bedell !William Bedell Stanford	University of Dublin	Independent
Bennett, George C. !George C. Bennett	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
Butler, Eleanor !Eleanor Butler	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour Party
Douglas, James G. !James G. Douglas	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Ireland, Denis !Denis Ireland	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Clann na Poblachta
McCartan, Patrick !Patrick McCartan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Clann na Poblachta
McCrea, James J. !James J. McCrea	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour Party
McGuire, Edward !Edward McGuire	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
O'Farrell, Séamus !Séamus O'Farrell	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Richards-Orpen, Edward !Edward Richards-Orpen	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Sweetman, Edmund !Edmund Sweetman	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
Woulfe, Patrick !Patrick Woulfe	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent

Changes

Date	Panel	Gain	Loss	Note
1948-04-21 21 April 1948	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Timothy O'Donovan elected as Cathaoirleach
1949-06-22 22 June 1949	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Labour Party	Resignation of Luke Duffy^[6]
1950-02-01 1 February 1950	Industrial and Commercial Panel			Death of Joseph Brennan^[4]
1950-02-27 27 February 1950	Labour Panel		Labour Party	Death of Seán Campbell^[7]
1950-04-21 21 April 1950	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael	Cecil Lavery appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court^[3]
1950-05-31 31 May 1950	Labour Panel		Labour Party	Resignation of J. T. O'Farrell^[8]
1950-06-16 16 June 1950	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Party		Mary Davidson elected at a by-election to replace Joseph Brennan^[5]
1950-12-06 6 December 1950	Agricultural Panel		Labour Party	Resignation of Robert Malachy Burke^[2]
1951-05-30 30 May 1951	Administrative Panel		Clann na Talmhan	John Finan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1951 general election^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mr. John Finan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mr. Robert Malachy Burke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mr. Cecil Lavery". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mr. Joseph Brennan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ms. Mary Davidson". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
↑ 6.0 6.1 "Mr. Luke Duffy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
↑ 7.0 7.1 "Mr. Seán Campbell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
↑ 8.0 8.1 "Mr. John Thomas O'Farrell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.

External links

"6th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.

Members of Seanad Éireann