5th Seanad | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
Term | 18 August 1944 – 12 March 1948 | ||||
Government | 4th Government of Ireland | ||||
Members | 60 | ||||
Cathaoirleach | Seán Goulding (FF) | ||||
Leas-Chathaoirleach | Timothy O'Donovan (FG) | ||||
Leader of the Seanad | William Quirke (FF) |
The 5th Seanad was in office from 1944 to 1948. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1944 general election to the 12th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 6th Seanad in 1948.
Cathaoirleach
On 18 August 1944, Seán Goulding (FF) was proposed by Helena Concannon (FF) and seconded by Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.
On 25 October 1944, Timothy O'Donovan (FG) was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Patrick Baxter (CnaT) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.
Composition of the 5th 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 5th Seanad first met on 18 August 1944.
OriginParty | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | ||
Fine Gael | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
Clann na Talmhan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Independent | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | ||
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
References
- "Election of Cathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates. 18 August 1944.
- "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 2". Oireachtas Debates. 25 October 1944.
- "5th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
- ^ "Announcements by Cathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 24". Oireachtas Debates. 11 March 1948.
- ^ "Resignation of Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 9". Oireachtas Debates. 31 July 1947.
- ^ "Vacancy in Seanad—Motion – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 2". Oireachtas Debates. 25 October 1944.
- ^ "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 17". Oireachtas Debates. 7 March 1945.
- ^ "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 32 No. 10". Oireachtas Debates. 24 July 1946.
- ^ "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 20". Oireachtas Debates. 22 May 1946.
- ^ "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 10". Oireachtas Debates. 6 November 1947.
- ^ "New Senator Takes his Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 14". Oireachtas Debates. 2 November 1947.
- ^ "Senator Ceases to be a Member – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 33 No. 20". Oireachtas Debates. 17 June 1947.
- ^ "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 14". Oireachtas Debates. 3 April 1946.
- ^ "Bás Seanadóra – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates. 23 January 1946.
- ^ "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 9". Oireachtas Debates. 13 March 1946.
- ^ "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 33 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates. 13 November 1946.
- "Vacancy in Membership of Seanad Éireann—Motion – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 32 No. 3". Oireachtas Debates. 3 July 1946.
- "Notice of Vacancy in Seanad Membership – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates. 1 July 1947.
- ^ "Notice of Vacancies in Seanad Membership – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 10". Oireachtas Debates. 6 November 1947.
External links
- "5th Seanad". Oireachtas Debates.
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