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9th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1957 to 1961

Field	Value
name	9th Seanad
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Seanad Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
term_start	22 May 1957
term_end	1 September 1961
before	[8th Seanad](8th-seanad)
after	[10th Seanad](10th-seanad)
membership1	60
chamber1_leader1_type	Cathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1	Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
chamber1_leader2_type	Leas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the
Seanad
chamber1_leader3	Thomas Mullins (FF)
government

Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad) The 9th Seanad was in office from 1957 to 1961. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1957 general election to the 16th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 10th Seanad in 1961.

On 16 May 1957, Seán Moylan was appointed as Minister for Agriculture. He was the first senator appointed as a minister since the adoption of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937. Moyland died on 16 November 1957.

Cathaoirleach

On 22 May 1957, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), Leas-Chathaoirleach of the 8th Seanad, was proposed by Eamon Kissane (FF) and seconded by Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. Patrick Baxter (CnaT), Cathaoirleach of the 8th Seanad, was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Victor Carton (FG). Ó Buachalla was elected by a vote of 32 to 22.

On 29 May 1957, Patrick Baxter was proposed by Michael Hayes and seconded by Edward McGuire (Ind) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.

Patrick Baxter died on 3 April 1959. On 30 May 1959, John O'Donovan (FG) was proposed by Michael Hayes and seconded by Edward McGuire to succeed Baxter. He was elected unopposed.

Composition of the 9th 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 9th Seanad first met on 22 May 1957.

Party	Vocational panels	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total	Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	Total
Fianna Fáil}}"	Fianna Fáil	2	4	2	3	5	0	0	9	25	Fianna Fáil}}"
Fine Gael}}"	Fine Gael	3	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	16	Fine Gael}}"
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"	Labour Party	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	Labour Party (Ireland)}}"
Clann na Talmhan}}"	Clann na Talmhan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	Clann na Talmhan}}"
Independent politician (Ireland)}}"	Independent	1	1	0	2	2	2	3	2	13	Independent politician (Ireland)}}"

List of senators

Changes

References

(22 May 1957). "Appointment of Member of Government". Seanad Debates – Vol. 48 No. 1.
(27 November 1957). "Bás Aire Talmhaíochta: Rún Comhbhróin". Seanad Debates – Vol. 48 No. 10.
(22 May 1957). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 48 No. 1.
(29 May 1957). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 48 No. 2.
(29 April 1959). "Death of Leas-Chathaoirleach: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 51 No. 1.
(30 May 1959). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 51 No. 2.
"9th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
(29 January 1958). "Nomination of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 48 No. 15.
(15 July 1959). "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 51 No. 4.
(20 January 1960). "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 1.
(18 November 1959). "Seanad Vacancies: Notification". Seanad Debates – Vol. 51 No. 12.
(10 February 1960). "Election of Senators". Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 5.
(6 April 1960). "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 10.
(3 February 1960). "Notice of Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 3.
(18 May 1960). "Election of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 11.
(6 July 1960). "Resignation of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 18.
(9 November 1960). "Death of Senator. - Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 53 No. 1.
(20 July 1960). "Notice of Vacancies in Seanad Membership: Motions". Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 20.
(9 November 1960). "Election of Senators". Seanad Debates – Vol. 53 No. 1.

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