Members of the 11th Seanad
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This is a list of the members of the 11th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1965, after the 1965 general election and served until the close of poll for the 12th Seanad in 1969.
Composition of the 11th 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 11th Seanad first met on 23 June 1965.
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | ||
| Fine Gael | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| National Progressive Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November 1968 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Death of Margaret Mary Pearse[7] | |||
| 21 November 1968 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Farrell McElgunn nominated to replace Margaret Mary Pearse[6] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Patrick O'Reilly elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[1] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | Michael O'Kennedy elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[2] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | John Conlan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | Seán Browne elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[4] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Joseph Lenehan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[5] | |||
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mr. Patrick O'Reilly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. Michael O'Kennedy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. John Conlan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. Seán Browne". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. Joseph Lenehan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. Farrell McElgunn". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Ms. Margaret Mary Pearse". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
External links
- "11th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
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