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1931 Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1931 to 1934

Field	Value
name	1931 Seanad
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Seanad Éireann
country	Irish Free State
meeting_place	Leinster House
term_start	6 December 1931
term_end	5 December 1934
before	[1928 Seanad](1928-seanad)
after	[1934 Seanad](1934-seanad)
membership1	60
chamber1_leader1_type	Cathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1	Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG)
chamber1_leader2_type	Leas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2	Michael F. O'Hanlon (CnaG)
government

The 1931 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the 1931 Seanad election to the 1934 Seanad election. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas (parliament of the Irish Free State), took place on a triennial basis, with senators elected in stages. The 1931 Seanad included members nominated in 1922, and members elected at the 1925, 1928 and 1931 Seanad elections.

It sat as a second chamber to the 6th Dáil elected at the September 1927 general election, the 7th Dáil elected at the 1932 general election and the 8th Dáil elected at the 1933 general election. The Seanad of the Irish Free State was not numbered after each election, with the whole period later considered the First Seanad.

Composition of the 1931 Seanad

There were a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. In 1931, 23 senators were elected. The 1925 Seanad election was a popular election. However, at the 1928 and subsequent Free State Seanad elections, the franchise was restricted to Oireachtas members.

17 Senators had been elected at the 1928 Seanad election and 19 Senators had been elected at the 1925 Seanad election. In 1922, 30 Senators had been elected by Dáil Éireann, and 30 had been nominated by the President of the Executive Council, W. T. Cosgrave.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 1931 Seanad first met on 9 December 1931.

Party	Seats
	20
	12
	6
	22
Total	60

List of senators

Died on 28 November 1934

Changes

References

(6 December 1922). "President's nominees for Seanad". Houses of the Oireachtas.
"1931 Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Countess of Desart". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Mr. Samuel Lombard Brown". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Mr. Alfred Byrne". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Mr. Séamus Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Mr. Arthur Vincent". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Mr. George Crosbie". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Mr. Eamonn Duggan". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Mr. Ernest Blythe". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Mr. Raphael Keyes". Oireachtas Members Database.
"Mr. Patrick Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database.

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