Members of the 8th Seanad
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This is a list of the members of the 8th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1954, after the 1954 general election and served until the close of poll for the 9th Seanad in 1957.
Composition of the 8th Seanad[]
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational panels, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 8th Seanad first met on 22 July 1954.
Origin Party
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Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
Fine Gael | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||
Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
Clann na Talmhan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Independent | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | ||
Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 |
List of senators[]
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mr. James McGee". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. William Woods". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. William Quirke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Joseph Sheridan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Seamus Bohan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Andrew Clarkin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. James O'Keeffe". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Matthew Smith". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Frederick Hawkins". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. James Douglas". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. John Douglas". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
External links[]
- "8th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
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