Members of the 14th Seanad
This is a list of the members of the 14th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1977, after the 1977 general election and served until the close of poll for the 15th Seanad in 1981.
Composition of the 14th 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 14th Seanad first met on 27 October 1977.
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 | |||
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Fianna Fáil | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | ||
Fine Gael | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 |
List of senators
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
See also
Sources
- "14th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- "Senate election results". The Irish Times. 20 August 1977. p. 5. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- "Taoiseach takes chance with FF majority in Senate". The Irish Times. 26 August 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- "Taoiseach's Senate nominees join Fianna Fáil". The Irish Times. 20 October 1977. p. 18. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
Two senators who were nominated by the Taoiseach, Lady Valerie Goulding and Mrs. Eileen Cassidy, have joined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party
Notes and references
- 1 2 "Mr. Liam Burke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- 1 2 "Mr. Jack Garrett". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 95, 17 June 1981: Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- 1 2 "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 87, 7 December 1977: Administrative Panel". Oireachtas. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- 1 2 "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 94, 16 April 1980: Election of Member". Oireachtas. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 87, 27 October 1977: Election of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- 1 2 "Dr. Conor Cruise O'Brien". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- 1 2 "Ms. Catherine McGuinness". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 "Official Report (Seanad Éireann) Volume 95, 16 July 1981: Nomination of Members". Oireachtas. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- 1 2 "Official Report (Seanad Éireann) Volume 94, 24 June 1980: Nomination of Members". Oireachtas. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- 1 2 "Official Report (Seanad Éireann) Volume 93, 12 March 1980: Resignation of Member". Oireachtas. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
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