The 3rd Seanad was in office from 1938 to 1943. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1938 general election to the 10th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 4th Seanad in 1943.
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| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 7 September 1938 – 14 July 1943 | ||||
| Government | 2nd Government of Ireland | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Cathaoirleach | Seán Gibbons (FF) | ||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | Michael Tierney (FG) | ||||
| Leader of the Seanad | William Quirke (FF) | ||||
Cathaoirleach
editOn 7 September 1938, Seán Gibbons (FF) was proposed by Helena Concannon and seconded by Margaret Mary Pearse for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[1]
On 16 November 1938, Patrick Baxter (CnaT) was proposed by John Counihan (Ind) and seconded by John Butler (FG) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. Baxter was defeated by a vote of 15 to 28.[2] On 23 November 1938, Michael Tierney was proposed by was proposed by James G. Douglas (Ind) and seconded by Henry Barniville (FG) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach.[3] On 30 November 1938, Tierney was elected by a vote of 34 to 12.[4]
Composition of the 3rd Seanad
editThere 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.[5]
The following table shows the composition by party when the 3rd Seanad first met on 7 September 1938.
Origin Party | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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| Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | ||
| Fine Gael | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clann na Talmhan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 22 No. 1". 7 September 1938. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 22 No. 2". 16 November 1938. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 22 No. 3". 23 November 1938. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (Resumed) – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 22 No. 4". 23 November 1938. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "3rd Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 23 No. 3". 11 July 1939. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 24 No. 1". 6 December 1939. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Seanad Éireann, Volume 26 No. 19, 1 Jul 1942: Death of Senator". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 23 No. 11". 4 October 1939. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Seanad Éireann, Volume 23, 25 October 1939: New Senator". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Seanad Éireann, Volume 24, 4 January 1940: New Senator Takes his Seat". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Seanad Éireann, Volume 26, 22 July 1942: New Senator takes his seat". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "New Senator Takes his Seat – Seanad Éireann (3rd Dáil) – Vol. 25 No. 1". Oireachtas. 22 January 1941. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Election to Dáil of Former Senators – Seanad Éireann (3rd Dáil) – Vol. 27 No. 27". Oireachtas. 14 July 1943. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
External links
edit- "3rd Seanad". Oireachtas Debates.