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8th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1954 to 1957

Field	Value
name	8th Seanad
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Seanad Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
term_start	22 July 1954
term_end	28 March 1957
before	[7th Seanad](7th-seanad)
after	[9th Seanad](9th-seanad)
membership1	60
chamber1_leader1_type	Cathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1	Patrick Baxter (CnaT)
chamber1_leader2_type	Leas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2	Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the
Seanad
chamber1_leader3	Michael Hayes (FG)
government	7th government of Ireland

Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad) The 8th Seanad was in office from 1954 to 1957. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1954 general election to the 15th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 9th Seanad in 1957.

Cathaoirleach

On 22 July 1954, Patrick Baxter (CnaT), was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by William Quirke (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.

On 27 July 1954, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), Cathaoirleach of the 7th Seanad, was proposed by Frederick Hawkins (Ind) and seconded by Michael Hayes (FG) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.

Composition of the 8th 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 8th Seanad first met on 22 July 1954.

Party	Vocational panels	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total	Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	Total
Fianna Fáil}}"	Fianna Fáil	3	4	2	4	1	0	0	0	14	Fianna Fáil}}"
Fine Gael}}"	Fine Gael	2	3	1	2	1	2	0	3	14	Fine Gael}}"
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"	Labour Party	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	3	9	Labour Party (Ireland)}}"
Clann na Talmhan}}"	Clann na Talmhan	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	Clann na Talmhan}}"
Independent politician (Ireland)}}"	Independent	2	1	1	2	5	2	3	4	20	Independent politician (Ireland)}}"

List of senators

Changes

References

(22 July 1954). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 44 No. 1.
(27 July 1954). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 44 No. 2.
"8th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
(24 November 1954). "Death of Senator—Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 44 No. 3.
(24 November 1954). "Senator Introduced". Seanad Debates – Vol. 44 No. 3.
(9 March 1955). "Death of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 44 No. 9.
(15 February 1956). "Seanad Vacancies: Notice to Ministers". Seanad Debates – Vol. 45 No. 13.
(9 November 1955). "Death of Senator—Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 45 No. 7.
(23 November 1955). "Death of Senator—Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 45 No. 8.
(1 February 1956). "Death of Senator—Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 45 No. 12.
(16 May 1956). "Election of Senators". Seanad Debates – Vol. 46 No. 1.
(2 August 1956). "Death of Senator—Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 46 No. 10.

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