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14th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1977 to 1981

Members of the Seanad from 1977 to 1981

FieldValue
name14th Seanad
imageOireachtas logo.svg
image_size100px
bodySeanad Éireann
countryIreland
meeting_placeLeinster House
term_start27 October 1977
term_end16 July 1981
before[13th Seanad](13th-seanad)
after[15th Seanad](15th-seanad)
membership160
chamber1_leader1_typeCathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1Séamus Dolan (FF)
chamber1_leader2_typeLeas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2
chamber1_leader3_typeLeader of the
Seanad
chamber1_leader3Eoin Ryan (FF)
government

Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad) The 14th Seanad was in office from 1977 to 1981. An election to 43 of the 60 seats in Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) took place in August 1977, following the 1977 general election to the 21st Dáil. The remaining 11 seats were occupied by nominees of Jack Lynch as Taoiseach.

The senators served until the close of poll for the 15th Seanad in 1981.

Cathaoirleach

On 27 October 1977, Séamus Dolan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Eoin Ryan (FF) and seconded by Michael Yeats (FF). He was elected without a division.

On 2 November 1977, Joe McCartin (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Patrick Cooney (FG) and seconded by Alexis FitzGerald (FG). He was elected without a division. McCartin was elected for Connacht–Ulster at the 1979 European Parliament election. He retained his seat in the Seanad, but resigned as Leas-Chathaoirleach on 12 July 1979. On 18 July 1979, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Patrick Cooney (FG) and seconded by Michael Howard (FG). He was elected without a division.

Composition of the 14th 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.

Two of the Taoiseach's nominees joined Fianna Fáil before the first sitting of the Seanad.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 14th Seanad first met on 27 October 1977.

PartyOrigin}}Vocational panelsNUIDUNominatedTotalAdminAgriCult & EducInd & CommLabourTotal7115911331160
Fianna Fáil}}"Fianna Fáil45245009**29**Fianna Fáil}}"
Fine Gael}}"Fine Gael35244000**18**Fine Gael}}"
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"Labour Party01112010**6**Labour Party (Ireland)}}"
Independent politician (Ireland)}}"Independent00000322**7**Independent politician (Ireland)}}"

List of senators

Changes

References

  1. (20 August 1977). "Senate election results". [[The Irish Times]].
  2. (26 August 1977). "Taoiseach takes chance with FF majority in Senate". [[The Irish Times]].
  3. (27 October 1977). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 87 No. 1.
  4. (2 November 1977). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 87 No. 2.
  5. (17 July 1979). "Resignation of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 92 No. 13.
  6. (18 July 1979). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 92 No. 14.
  7. (20 October 1977). "Taoiseach's Senate nominees join Fianna Fáil". [[The Irish Times]].
  8. (27 October 1977). "Death of Member. - Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 87 No. 1.
  9. (2 November 1977). "Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 87 No. 2.
  10. (7 December 1977). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 87 No. 8.
  11. (13 June 1979). "Resignation of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 92 No. 5.
  12. (18 July 1979). "Vacancy in Seanad Membership". Seanad Debates – Vol. 92 No. 14.
  13. (14 November 1979). "Election of Member to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 93 No. 2.
  14. (5 December 1979). "Vacancy in Seanad Membership". Seanad Debates – Vol. 93 No. 5.
  15. (13 December 1979). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 93 No. 6.
  16. (12 March 1980). "Resignation of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 93 No. 11.
  17. (June 2016). "Yeats, (William) Michael Butler".
  18. (16 April 1980). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 94 No. 1.
  19. (24 June 1980). "Nomination of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 94 No. 10.
  20. (17 June 1981). "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 95 No. 22.
  21. (16 July 1981). "Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates – Vol. 95 No. 23.
  22. (16 July 1981). "Resignation of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 95 No. 23.
  23. (9 July 1981). "Haughey in fierce attack on 'cronyism'". The Irish Times.
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