The 15th Seanad was in office from 1981 to 1982. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1981 general election to the 22nd Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 16th Seanad.
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
Term | 8 October 1981 – 16 April 1982 | ||||
Government | 17th government of Ireland | ||||
Members | 60 | ||||
Cathaoirleach | Charles McDonald (FG) | ||||
Leas-Chathaoirleach | Séamus Dolan (FF) | ||||
Leader of the Seanad | Gemma Hussey (FG) |
Composition of the 15th Seanad edit
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 15th Seanad first met on 8 October 1981.
Origin Party | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
Fine Gael | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | ||
Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 |
List of senators edit
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 97, 26 March 1982, Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 96, 8 October 1981: Election of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 96, 9 October 1981: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
External links edit
- "15th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- "15th Seanad". Oireachtas Debates. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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