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Members of the Seanad from 1961 to 1965

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::summary Members of the Seanad from 1961 to 1965 ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox legislative term"]

FieldValue
name10th Seanad
imageOireachtas logo.svg
image_size100px
bodySeanad Éireann
countryIreland
meeting_placeLeinster House
term_start14 December 1961
term_end28 July 1965
before9th Seanad
after11th Seanad
membership160
chamber1_leader1_typeCathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
chamber1_leader2_typeLeas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2Patrick Lindsay (FG)
chamber1_leader3_type[Leader of the
Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad)
chamber1_leader3Thomas Mullins (FF)
government10th government of Ireland
::

|name = 10th Seanad |image = Oireachtas logo.svg |image_size = 100px |body = Seanad Éireann |country = Ireland |meeting_place = Leinster House |term_start = 14 December 1961 |term_end = 28 July 1965 |before = 9th Seanad |after = 11th Seanad |membership1 = 60 |chamber1_leader1_type = Cathaoirleach |chamber1_leader1 = Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) |chamber1_leader2_type = Leas-Chathaoirleach |chamber1_leader2 = Patrick Lindsay (FG) |chamber1_leader3_type = Leader of the Seanad |chamber1_leader3 = Thomas Mullins (FF) |government = 10th government of Ireland 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.

Cathaoirleach

On 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.

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.

Composition of the 10th Seanad

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.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 10th Seanad first met on 14 December 1961.

::data[format=table] | Party|Origin}} | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Fianna Fáil}}" | | Fianna Fáil | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | Fianna Fáil}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Fine Gael}}" | | Fine Gael | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Fine Gael}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | Independent | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | ::

List of senators

| firstname = Liam | lastname = Ahern | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Seán | lastname = Brady | articlename = Seán Brady (senator) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Cornelius | lastname = Desmond | articlename = Cornelius Desmond (Irish politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas J. | lastname = Fitzpatrick | articlename = Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (Cavan politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Fitzsimons | articlename = Patrick Fitzsimons (politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Gerry | lastname = L'Estrange | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Ruane | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Batt | lastname = Donegan | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1963, succeeding John Donnelly Sheridan | firstname = Jack | lastname = Fitzgerald | articlename = Jack Fitzgerald (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Daniel | lastname = Hogan | articlename = Daniel Hogan (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Robert | lastname = Lahiffe | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Mannion | articlename = John Mannion Snr | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Charles | lastname = McDonald | articlename = Charles McDonald (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = O'Reilly | articlename = Patrick O'Reilly (Longford politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Timothy | lastname = O'Sullivan | articlename = Timothy O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Micheál | lastname = Prendergast | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick W. | lastname = Ryan | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = William | lastname = Ryan | articlename = William Ryan (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John Donnelly | lastname = Sheridan | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Died on 5 April 1963 | firstname = Michael | lastname = Hayes | articlename = Michael Hayes (politician) | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Eamon | lastname = Kissane | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Timothy | lastname = McAuliffe | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John J. | lastname = Nash | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Liam | lastname = Ó Buachalla | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Cathaoirleach | firstname = Gerald | lastname = Boland | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Costelloe | articlename = John Costelloe (politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1963, succeeding Daniel Moloney | firstname = Mary | lastname = Davidson | articlename = Mary Davidson (Irish politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Flanagan | articlename = Thomas Flanagan (Irish politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Lindsay | articlename = Patrick Lindsay (Irish politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Bernard | lastname = McGlinchey | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Edward | lastname = McGuire | articlename = Edward McGuire (politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Daniel | lastname = Moloney | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Died on 26 June 1963 | firstname = Joseph | lastname = Quigley | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Eoin | lastname = Ryan | articlename = Eoin Ryan Snr | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Seán | lastname = Brosnahan | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Seán | lastname = Browne | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Butler | articlename = John Butler (Irish politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Victor | lastname = Carton | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Crowley | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James | lastname = Dooge | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Joseph | lastname = Farrell | articlename = Joseph Farrell (politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Seán | lastname = Hayes | articlename = Seán Hayes (Tipperary politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mark | lastname = Killilea | articlename = Mark Killilea Snr | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Dominick | lastname = Murphy | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Michael | lastname = Yeats | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Dónall | lastname = Ó Conalláin | articlename = | panel = National University of Ireland | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = George | lastname = O'Brien | articlename = George O'Brien (Irish politician) | panel = National University of Ireland | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Quinlan | articlename = Patrick Quinlan (politician) | panel = National University of Ireland | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = William J. E. | lastname = Jessop | articlename = | panel = Dublin University | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John N. | lastname = Ross | articlename = | panel = Dublin University | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = William Bedell | lastname = Stanford | articlename = | panel = Dublin University | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Kit | lastname = Ahern | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Nominated on 25 November 1964 succeeding Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha | firstname = John J. | lastname = Brennan | articlename = John Brennan (Irish senator) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John Copeland | lastname = Cole | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Gus | lastname = Healy | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Joe | lastname = Mooney | articlename = Joe Mooney (politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Mullins | articlename = Thomas Mullins (Irish politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Tom | lastname = Nolan | articlename = Tom Nolan (Irish politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Nora Connolly | lastname = O'Brien | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Seán | lastname = O'Donovan | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Pádraig | lastname = Ó Siochfhradha | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Died on 19 November 1964 | firstname = Margaret Mary | lastname = Pearse | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = William | lastname = Sheldon | articlename = William Sheldon (Irish politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes =

Changes

| date = 5 | month = April | year = 1963 | con = Agricultural Panel | loss = Independent politician (Ireland) | note = Death of John Donnelly Sheridan | date = 26 | month = June | year = 1963 | con = Industrial and Commercial Panel | loss = Fianna Fáil | note = Death of Daniel Moloney | date = 28 | month = November | year = 1963 | con = Agricultural Panel | gain = Fianna Fáil | note = Batt Donegan elected at a by-election to succeed John Donnelly Sheridan | date = 28 | month = November | year = 1963 | con = Industrial and Commercial Panel | gain = Fianna Fáil | note = John Costelloe elected at a by-election to succeed Daniel Moloney | date = 19 | month = November | year = 1964 | con = Nominated by the Taoiseach | loss = Independent politician (Ireland) | note = Death of Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha | date = 25 | month = November | year = 1964 | con = Nominated by the Taoiseach | gain = Fianna Fáil | note = Kit Ahern nominated to succeed Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha

References

References

  1. (14 December 1961). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 55 No. 1.
  2. (3 January 1962). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 55 No. 2.
  3. "10th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
  4. (24 April 1963). "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 56 No. 10.
  5. (3 July 1963). "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 56 No. 15.
  6. (4 December 1963). "Election of Senators". Seanad Debates – Vol. 57 No. 3.
  7. (31 July 1963). "Vacancies in Seanad Membership: Motions". Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 22.
  8. (2 December 1964). "Bás Seanadóra: Rún Comhbhróin". Seanad Debates – Vol. 58 No. 2.
  9. (2 December 1964). "Nomination of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 58 No. 2.

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