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5th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1944 to 1948

Field	Value
name	5th Seanad
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Seanad Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
term_start	18 August 1944
term_end	12 March 1948
before	4th Seanad
after	6th Seanad
membership1	60
chamber1_leader1_type	Cathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1	Seán Goulding (FF)
chamber1_leader2_type	Leas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2	Timothy O'Donovan (FG)
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the
Seanad
chamber1_leader3	William Quirke (FF)
government	4th Government of Ireland

Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad) The 5th Seanad was in office from 1944 to 1948. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1944 general election to the 12th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 6th Seanad in 1948.

Cathaoirleach

On 18 August 1944, Seán Goulding (FF) was proposed by Helena Concannon (FF) and seconded by Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.

On 25 October 1944, Timothy O'Donovan (FG) was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Patrick Baxter (CnaT) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.

Composition of the 5th 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 5th Seanad first met on 18 August 1944.

Party	Vocational panels	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total	Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	Total
Fianna Fáil}}"	Fianna Fáil	5	4	2	3	0	1	0	7	22	Fianna Fáil}}"
Fine Gael}}"	Fine Gael	1	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	10	Fine Gael}}"
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"	Labour Party	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	7	Labour Party (Ireland)}}"
Clann na Talmhan}}"	Clann na Talmhan	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	Clann na Talmhan}}"
Independent politician (Ireland)}}"	Independent	1	2	1	3	5	1	3	2	18	Independent politician (Ireland)}}"

List of senators

Changes

References

(18 August 1944). "Election of Cathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates.
(25 October 1944). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 2". Oireachtas Debates.
"5th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
(25 October 1944). "Vacancy in Seanad—Motion – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 2". Oireachtas Debates.
(7 March 1945). "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 17". Oireachtas Debates.
(23 January 1946). "Bás Seanadóra – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates.
(13 March 1946). "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 9". Oireachtas Debates.
(3 April 1946). "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 14". Oireachtas Debates.
(22 May 1946). "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 20". Oireachtas Debates.
(3 July 1946). "Vacancy in Membership of Seanad Éireann—Motion – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 32 No. 3". Oireachtas Debates.
(24 July 1946). "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 32 No. 10". Oireachtas Debates.
(13 November 1946). "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 33 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates.
(17 June 1947). "Senator Ceases to be a Member – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 33 No. 20". Oireachtas Debates.
(1 July 1947). "Notice of Vacancy in Seanad Membership – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates.
(31 July 1947). "Resignation of Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 9". Oireachtas Debates.
(6 November 1947). "Notice of Vacancies in Seanad Membership – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 10". Oireachtas Debates.
(6 November 1947). "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 10". Oireachtas Debates.
(2 November 1947). "New Senator Takes his Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 14". Oireachtas Debates.
(11 March 1948). "Announcements by Cathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 24". Oireachtas Debates.

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