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16th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1982 to 1983


Members of the Seanad from 1982 to 1983

FieldValue
name16th Seanad
imageOireachtas logo.svg
image_size100px
bodySeanad Éireann
countryIreland
meeting_placeLeinster House
term_start13 May 1982
term_end21 December 1982
before[15th Seanad](15th-seanad)
after[17th Seanad](17th-seanad)
membership160
chamber1_leader1_typeCathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1Tras Honan (FF)
chamber1_leader2_typeLeas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2Charles McDonald (FG)
chamber1_leader3_typeLeader of the
Seanad
chamber1_leader3Eoin Ryan (FF)
government18th government of Ireland

Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad) The 16th Seanad was in office from 1982 to 1983. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the February 1982 general election to the 23rd Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 17th Seanad.

Cathaoirleach

On 13 May 1982, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Eoin Ryan (FF) and seconded by Séamus de Brún (FF). She was elected without a division. Honan was the first female Cathaoirleach of the Seanad.

On 19 May 1982, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by James Dooge (FG) and seconded by Patrick J. Reynolds (FG). He was elected without a division.

Composition of the 16th 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 16th Seanad first met on 13 May 1982.

PartyOrigin}}Vocational panelsNUIDUNominatedTotalAdminAgriCult & EducInd & CommLabourTotal7115911331160
Fianna Fáil}}"Fianna Fáil45245008**28**Fianna Fáil}}"
Fine Gael}}"Fine Gael25245100**19**Fine Gael}}"
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"Labour Party11111010**6**Labour Party (Ireland)}}"
Independent politician (Ireland)}}"Independent00000223**7**Independent politician (Ireland)}}"

List of senators

Changes

References

References

  1. (13 May 1982). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 98 No. 1.
  2. (19 May 1982). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 98 No. 2.
  3. (21 December 1982). "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 99 No. 4.
  4. (21 December 1982). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 99 No. 4.
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