Members of the 4th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 4th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1943, after the 1943 general election and served until the close of poll for the 5th Seanad in 1944.

Composition of the 4th 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 4th Seanad first met on 8 September 1943.

		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	1	3	0	1	0	8	22
	Fine Gael	2	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	10
	Labour Party	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	7
	Clann na Talmhan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Independent	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	8
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
Hannigan, Joseph !Joseph Hannigan	Administrative Panel	Independent
Hayes, Michael !Michael Hayes	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Healy, Denis !Denis Healy	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Hearne, Michael !Michael Hearne	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
McGee, James !James McGee	Administrative Panel	(unknown)
Monahan, Edward !Edward Monahan	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Walsh, Richard !Richard Walsh	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Baxter, Patrick !Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan
Colbert, Michael !Michael Colbert	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil	Elected to 12th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1944^[1]
Counihan, John !John Counihan	Agricultural Panel	Independent
Gibbons, Seán !Seán Gibbons	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Hogan, Daniel !Daniel Hogan	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Kehoe, Patrick !Patrick Kehoe	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Lynch, Peter !Peter Lynch	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
MacCabe, Dominick !Dominick MacCabe	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
Quirke, William !William Quirke	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Sweetman, Gerard !Gerard Sweetman	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
Walsh, Thomas !Thomas Walsh	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Doyle, Patrick !Patrick Doyle	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
O'Connell, Thomas J. !Thomas J. O'Connell	Cultural and Educational Panel	Labour Party
O'Donovan, Seán !Seán O'Donovan	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil
O'Sullivan, Donal !Donal O'Sullivan	Cultural and Educational Panel	(unknown)
Parkinson, James !James Parkinson	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
Brennan, Joseph !Joseph Brennan	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
Corkery, Daniel !Daniel Corkery	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Crosbie, James !James Crosbie	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Goulding, Seán !Seán Goulding	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil	Cathaoirleach
Kelly, Peter Trainor !Peter Trainor Kelly	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
Madden, David !David Madden	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Maguire, John !John Maguire	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
O'Beirne, Frank !Frank O'Beirne	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
O'Donnell, Frank J. Hugh !Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
Butler, John !John Butler	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Colgan, Michael !Michael Colgan	Labour Panel	Independent
Foran, Thomas !Thomas Foran	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Hawkins, Frederick !Frederick Hawkins	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Hayden, Thomas !Thomas Hayden	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Johnston, James !James Johnston	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Kennedy, Thomas !Thomas Kennedy	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Kyle, Sam !Sam Kyle	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Mulcahy, Richard !Richard Mulcahy	Labour Panel	Fine Gael	Elected to 12th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1944^[2]
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
Tierney, Michael !Michael Tierney	National University of Ireland	Fine Gael
Fearon, William !William Fearon	University of Dublin	Independent
Kingsmill Moore, T. C. !T. C. Kingsmill Moore	University of Dublin	Independent
Rowlette, Robert !Robert Rowlette	University of Dublin	Independent
Campbell, Seán !Seán Campbell	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour Party
Farnan, Robert !Robert Farnan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
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
Ó Buachalla, Liam !Liam Ó Buachalla	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Ó Máille, Pádraic !Pádraic Ó Máille	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
O'Loghlen, Peter !Peter O'Loghlen	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil	Elected to 12th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1944^[3]
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	Loss	Note
1943-09-08 8 September 1943	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil	Seán Goulding elected as Cathaoirleach
1944-05-30 30 May 1944	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil	Michael Colbert elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1944 general election^[1]
1944-05-30 30 May 1944	Labour Panel	Fine Gael	Richard Mulcahy elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1944 general election^[2]
1944-05-30 30 May 1944	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil	Peter O'Loghlen elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1944 general election^[3]

References

1 2 "Mr. Michael Colbert". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Richard Mulcahy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Peter O'Loghlen". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.

External links

"4th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 November 2009.

Members of Seanad Éireann

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1934 Seanad (1934–36)
2nd Seanad (1938)
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15th Seanad (1981–82)
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18th Seanad (1987–89)
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20th Seanad (1993–97)
21st Seanad (1997–2002)
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23rd Seanad (2007–11)
24th Seanad (2011–16)
25th Seanad (2016–)

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