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7th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1951 to 1954

Field	Value
name	7th Seanad
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Seanad Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
term_start	14 July 1951
term_end	7 July 1954
before	[6th Seanad](6th-seanad)
after	[8th Seanad](8th-seanad)
membership1	60
chamber1_leader1_type	Cathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1	Liam Ó Buachalla (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	6th government of Ireland

Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad) The 7th Seanad was in office from 1951 to 1954. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1951 general election to the 14th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 8th Seanad in 1954.

Cathaoirleach

On 14 August 1951, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), was proposed by Seán Goulding (FF) and seconded by Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.

On 7 November 1951, Timothy O'Donovan (FG), Cathaoirleach of the 6th Seanad, was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (Ind) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.

Composition of the 7th 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 7th Seanad first met on 14 August 1951.

Party	Vocational panels	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total	Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	Total
Fianna Fáil}}"	Fianna Fáil	3	4	3	3	2	1	0	9	25	Fianna Fáil}}"
Fine Gael}}"	Fine Gael	1	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	9	Fine Gael}}"
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"	Labour Party	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	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	2	1	1	5	5	1	3	2	19	Independent politician (Ireland)}}"

List of senators

Changes

References

(14 August 1951). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 1.
(7 November 1951). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach—Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 2.
"7th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
(7 November 1951). "Resignation of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 2.
(7 November 1951). "Seanad Éireann Vacancy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 2.
(12 March 1952). "Bás Seanadóra". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 12.
(4 June 1952). "Vacancy in Seanad Membership—Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 18.
(19 March 1953). "Introduction of New Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 40 No. 13.
Seanad Committee on Procedure and Privileges. (29 October 1952). "Report – Question of the Effect of Senator William McMullen's bankruptcy on his membership of the Seanad". Oireachtas.
(11 December 1952). "Seanad Vacancy—Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 41 No. 5.
(25 February 1953). "Election of Senators". Seanad Debates – Vol. 41 No. 6.
(1 July 1953). "Bás Seanadóra". Seanad Debates – Vol. 42 No. 4.
(25 February 1953). "Resignation of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 42 No. 12.
(24 February 1954). "Bás Seanadóra". Seanad Debates – Vol. 43 No. 5.
(16 March 1954). "Bás Seanadóra". Seanad Debates – Vol. 43 No. 8.

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