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7th Seanad

The 7th Seanad was in office from 1951 to 1954. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1951 general election to the 14th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 8th Seanad in 1954.

7th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term14 July 1951 – 7 July 1954
Government6th government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachLiam Ó Buachalla (FF)
Leas-ChathaoirleachTimothy O'Donovan (FG)
Leader of the
Seanad		William Quirke (FF)

Cathaoirleach

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On 14 August 1951, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), was proposed by Seán Goulding (FF) and seconded by Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[1]

On 7 November 1951, Timothy O'Donovan (FG), Cathaoirleach of the 6th Seanad, was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (Ind) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[2]

Composition of the 7th Seanad

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There 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 7th Seanad first met on 14 August 1951.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 3 4 3 3 2 1 0 9 25
Fine Gael 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 9
Labour Party 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Clann na Talmhan 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Independent 2 1 1 5 5 1 3 2 19
Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60

List of senators

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  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name Panel Party Notes
Patrick Fitzsimons Administrative Panel   Independent  
Michael Hearne Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James J. McCrea Administrative Panel   Labour  
James McGee Administrative Panel   Independent  
Michael J. O'Higgins Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Thomas Ruane Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Teehan Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Baxter Agricultural Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
Bernard Commons Agricultural Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
Patrick Gorry Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Kilroy Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Died on 5 January 1954[4]
Michael Óg McFadden Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
William O'Callaghan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Timothy O'Donovan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Martin O'Dwyer Agricultural Panel   Independent  
Patrick O'Reilly Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
William Quirke Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Tunney Agricultural Panel   Labour  
Michael Hayes Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Frank Loughman Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James B. Lynch Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil Died on 12 March 1954[5]
Liam Ó Buachalla Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick F. O'Reilly Cultural and Educational Panel   Independent  
Denis Burke Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Andrew Clarkin Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James G. Douglas Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Jane Dowdall Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Seán Hartney Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Peter Lynch Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Edward McGuire Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Frederick Summerfield Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Pádraig Ághas Labour Panel   Independent  
John Butler Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Michael Colgan Labour Panel   Independent Died on 22 June 1953[6]
Noel Hartnett Labour Panel   Independent  
Frederick Hawkins Labour Panel   Independent  
Seán Hayes Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Vincent McHugh Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
William McMullen Labour Panel   Labour  
John Meighan Labour Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
Daniel O'Rourke Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Seán Ruane Labour Panel   Independent  
Henry Barniville National University of Ireland   Fine Gael  
Helena Concannon National University of Ireland   Fianna Fáil Died on 27 February 1952[7]
John F. Cunningham National University of Ireland   Independent Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 25 February 1953, succeeding Helena Concannon[8]
George O'Brien National University of Ireland   Independent  
Gardner Budd Dublin University   Independent Appointed as a judge of the High Court on 2 October 1951[9]
William Fearon Dublin University   Independent  
William J. E. Jessop Dublin University   Independent Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 12 March 1952, succeeding Gardner Budd[10]
William Bedell Stanford Dublin University   Independent  
Daniel Corkery Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Robert Farnan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Seán Goulding Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
T. V. Honan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Joseph Johnston Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Eamon Kissane Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Seán O'Donovan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Seán O'Grady Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Margaret Mary Pearse Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Yeats Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
2 October 1951 Dublin University Independent   Gardner Budd appointed as a judge of the High Court[9][11]
27 February 1952 National University Fianna Fáil   Death of Helena Concannon[7][12]
12 March 1952 Dublin University   Independent William J. E. Jessop elected at a by-election to succeed Gardner Budd[10]
16 September 1952 Labour Panel Labour   Disqualification of William McMullen due to bankruptcy[13][14]
25 February 1953 National University   Independent John F. Cunningham elected at a by-election to succeed Helena Concannon[8]
25 February 1953 Labour Panel   Labour William McMullen deemed to be elected to fill casual vacancy[8]
22 June 1953 Labour Panel Independent   Death of Michael Colgan[6]
1 September 1953 Labour Panel Labour   Resignation of William McMullen to join the board of CIÉ[15]
5 January 1954 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Death of James Kilroy[4]
12 March 1954 Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil   Death of James B. Lynch[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 1. 14 August 1951.
  2. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach—Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 2. 7 November 1951.
  3. ^ "7th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
  4. ^ a b "Bás Seanadóra". Seanad Debates – Vol. 43 No. 5. 24 February 1954.
  5. ^ a b "Bás Seanadóra". Seanad Debates – Vol. 43 No. 8. 16 March 1954.
  6. ^ a b "Bás Seanadóra". Seanad Debates – Vol. 42 No. 4. 1 July 1953.
  7. ^ a b "Bás Seanadóra". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 12. 12 March 1952.
  8. ^ a b c "Election of Senators". Seanad Debates – Vol. 41 No. 6. 25 February 1953. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Resignation of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 2. 7 November 1951.
  10. ^ a b "Introduction of New Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 13. 19 March 1953.
  11. ^ "Seanad Éireann Vacancy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 2. 7 November 1951.
  12. ^ "Vacancy in Seanad Membership—Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 18. 4 June 1952.
  13. ^ Seanad Committee on Procedure and Privileges (29 October 1952). "Report – Question of the Effect of Senator William McMullen's bankruptcy on his membership of the Seanad". Archive: Committee Reports. Oireachtas. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Seanad Vacancy—Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 41 No. 5. 11 December 1952.
  15. ^ "Resignation of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 42 No. 12. 25 February 1953.
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