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Members of the Seanad from 1965 to 1969

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::summary Members of the Seanad from 1965 to 1969 ::

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FieldValue
name11th Seanad
imageOireachtas logo.svg
image_size100px
bodySeanad Éireann
countryIreland
meeting_placeLeinster House
term_start23 June 1965
term_end24 July 1969
before10th Seanad
after12th Seanad
membership160
chamber1_leader1_typeCathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
chamber1_leader2_typeLeas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2James Dooge (FG)
chamber1_leader3_type[Leader of the
Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad)
chamber1_leader3Thomas Mullins (FF)
government
::

|name = 11th Seanad |image = Oireachtas logo.svg |image_size = 100px |body = Seanad Éireann |country = Ireland |meeting_place = Leinster House |term_start = 23 June 1965 |term_end = 24 July 1969 |before = 10th Seanad |after = 12th Seanad |membership1 = 60 |chamber1_leader1_type = Cathaoirleach |chamber1_leader1 = Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) |chamber1_leader2_type = Leas-Chathaoirleach |chamber1_leader2 = James Dooge (FG) |chamber1_leader3_type = Leader of the Seanad |chamber1_leader3 = Thomas Mullins (FF) |government = The 11th Seanad was in office from 1965 to 1969. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1965 general election to the 18th Dáil. The senators 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 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 11th Seanad first met on 23 June 1965.

::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 | 9 | 29 | Fianna Fáil}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Fine Gael}}" | | Fine Gael | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Fine Gael}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Cathaoirleach

On 23 June 1965, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), the outgoing Cathaoirleach, was proposed again for the position by Thomas Mullins (FF) and seconded by Kit Ahern (FF). He was elected unopposed.

On 30 June 1965, in the election for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach, James Dooge (FG) was proposed by Ben O'Quigley (FG) and seconded by Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG). Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) was proposed by Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) and seconded by Patrick Crowley. Dooge was elected by a vote of 18 to 6, with Fianna Fáil abstaining.

List of senators

| firstname = Liam | lastname = Ahern | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Kieran | lastname = Egan | articlename = Kieran Egan (politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Fitzsimons | articlename = Patrick Fitzsimons (politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Jack | lastname = McQuillan | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Lost Labour whip in 1968 | firstname = Patrick | lastname = O'Reilly | articlename = Patrick O'Reilly (Cavan politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 | firstname = Éamon | lastname = Rooney | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Teehan | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Jack | lastname = Fitzgerald | articlename = Jack Fitzgerald (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Malone | articlename = Patrick Malone (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Mannion | articlename = John Mannion Snr | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James | lastname = Martin | articlename = James Martin (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Charles | lastname = McDonald | articlename = Charles McDonald (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = McGowan | articlename = Patrick McGowan (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | 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 = 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 Ó | lastname = Buachalla | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Cathaoirleach | firstname = Michael | lastname = O'Kennedy | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 | firstname = Ben | lastname = O'Quigley | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Died on 29 May 1969 | firstname = John J. | lastname = Brennan | articlename = John Brennan (Irish senator) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Conlan | articlename = John Conlan (Monaghan politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 | firstname = Mary | lastname = Davidson | articlename = Mary Davidson (Irish politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Garret | lastname = FitzGerald | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Flanagan | articlename = Thomas Flanagan (Irish politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Dermot | lastname = Honan | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Bernard | lastname = McGlinchey | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Denis J. | lastname = O'Sullivan | 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 = Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 | 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 = Séamus | lastname = Dolan | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | 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 = Mark | lastname = Killilea | articlename = Mark Killilea Snr | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Vincent | lastname = McHugh | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Dominick | lastname = Murphy | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Ormonde | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Bryan | lastname = Alton | articlename = | panel = National University of Ireland | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Dónall Ó | lastname = Conalláin | articlename = | 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 = Owen | lastname = Sheehy-Skeffington | 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 = | notes = | firstname = Gerald | lastname = Boland | articlename = | 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 = Joseph | lastname = Lenehan | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 | firstname = Farrell | lastname = McElgunn | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Nominated on 21 November 1968, replacing Margaret Mary Pearse | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Mullins | articlename = Thomas Mullins (Irish politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Leader of the Seanad | 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 = Margaret Mary | lastname = Pearse | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Died on 7 November 1968 | firstname = James | lastname = Ryan | articlename = James Ryan (Irish politician) | 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 = | firstname = Michael | lastname = Yeats | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes =

Changes

|date = |month = April |year = 1968 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = Labour Party (Ireland) |note = Jack McQuillan lost the Labour whip |date = 7 |month = November |year = 1968 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Death of Margaret Mary Pearse |date = 21 |month = November |year = 1968 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = Fianna Fáil |loss = |note = Farrell McElgunn nominated to replace Margaret Mary Pearse |date = 29 |month = May |year = 1969 |con = Cultural and Educational Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Death of Ben O'Quigley |date = 18 |month = June |year = 1969 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Patrick O'Reilly elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election |date = 18 |month = June |year = 1969 |con = Cultural and Educational Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Michael O'Kennedy elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election |date = 18 |month = June |year = 1969 |con = Industrial and Commercial Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = John Conlan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election |date = 18 |month = June |year = 1969 |con = Labour Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Seán Browne elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election |date = 18 |month = June |year = 1969 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Joseph Lenehan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election

References

References

  1. (23 June 1965). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 59 No. 1.
  2. (30 June 1965). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 59 No. 2.
  3. White, Lawrence William. "McQuillan, Johnn". [[Dictionary of Irish Biography]].
  4. (11 December 1968). "Death of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 1.
  5. (11 December 1968). "Nomination of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 1.
  6. (9 July 1969). "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 15.
  7. (9 July 1969). "Members Elected to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 15.

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