The 10th Seanad was in office from 1961 to 1965. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1961 general election to the 19th Dáil. The senators served until the close of the poll for the 11th Seanad in 1965.
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| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 14 December 1961 – 28 July 1965 | ||||
| Government | 10th government of Ireland | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Cathaoirleach | Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) | ||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | Patrick Lindsay (FG) | ||||
| Leader of the Seanad | Thomas Mullins (FF) | ||||
Cathaoirleach
editOn 14 December 1961, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), the outgoing Cathaoirleach, was proposed again for the position by Thomas Mullins (FF) and seconded by Eamon Kissane (FF). He was elected unopposed.[1]
On 3 January 1962, in the election for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach, Patrick Lindsay was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Edward McGuire (Ind). Mary Davidson (Lab) was proposed by Dominick Murphy and seconded by Patrick Crowley. Lindsay was elected by a vote of 19 to 7, with Fianna Fáil abstaining.[2]
Composition of the 10th Seanad
editThere are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels, 6 were elected from two university constituencies and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach.[3]
The following table shows the composition by party when the 10th Seanad first met on 14 December 1961.
Origin Party
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Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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| Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | ||
| Fine Gael | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | ||
List of senators
edit- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
edit| Date | Panel | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 5 April 1963 | Agricultural Panel | Independent | Death of John Donnelly Sheridan[5] | |||
| 26 June 1963 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | Death of Daniel Moloney[6] | |||
| 28 November 1963 | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Batt Donegan elected at a by-election to succeed John Donnelly Sheridan[4][9] | |||
| 28 November 1963 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | John Costelloe elected at a by-election to succeed Daniel Moloney[4][9] | |||
| 19 November 1964 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | Death of Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha[8] | |||
| 25 November 1964 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Kit Ahern nominated to succeed Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha[7] | |||
References
edit- ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 55 No. 1. 14 December 1961.
- ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 55 No. 2. 3 January 1962.
- ^ "10th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
- ^ a b c d "Election of Senators". Seanad Debates – Vol. 57 No. 3. 4 December 1963.
- ^ a b "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 56 No. 10. 24 April 1963.
- ^ a b "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 56 No. 15. 3 July 1963.
- ^ a b "Nomination of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 58 No. 2. 2 December 1964.
- ^ a b "Bás Seanadóra: Rún Comhbhróin". Seanad Debates – Vol. 58 No. 2 (in Irish). 2 December 1964.
- ^ a b "Vacancies in Seanad Membership: Motions". Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 22. 31 July 1963.
External links
edit- "10th Seanad". Oireachtas Debates.