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18th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1987 to 1989

Field	Value
name	18th Seanad
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Seanad Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
term_start	25 April 1987
term_end	5 July 1989
before	[17th Seanad](17th-seanad)
after	[19th Seanad](19th-seanad)
membership1	60
chamber1_leader1_type	Cathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1	Tras Honan (FF)
chamber1_leader2_type	Leas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2	Charles McDonald (FG)
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the
Seanad
chamber1_leader3	Mick Lanigan
government	20th government of Ireland

Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad) The 18th Seanad was in office from 1987 to 1989. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1987 general election to the 25th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 19th Seanad.

Cathaoirleach

On 25 April 1987, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Mick Lanigan (FF) and seconded by William Ryan (FF). She was elected without a division.

On 20 May 1987, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Maurice Manning (FG) and seconded by Katharine Bulbulia (FG). He was elected without a division.

Composition of the 18th 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 18th Seanad first met on 25 April 1987.

Party	Vocational panels	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total	Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	Total
Fianna Fáil}}"	Fianna Fáil	4	6	3	5	6	0	0	6	30	Fianna Fáil}}"
Fine Gael}}"	Fine Gael	3	4	2	3	4	0	0	0	16	Fine Gael}}"
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"	Labour Party	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	Labour Party (Ireland)}}"
Independent politician (Ireland)}}"	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	5	11	Independent politician (Ireland)}}"

List of senators

Changes

References

(25 April 1987). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 116 No. 1.
(20 May 1987). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 116 No. 2.
(11 May 1988). "Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 119 No. 10.
(2 November 1988). "Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 121 No. 4.
(18 January 1989). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 121 No. 15.
(5 July 1989). "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 122 No. 22.
(5 July 1989). "Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates – Vol. 122 No. 22.

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