Members of the 4th Seanad
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This is a list of the members of the 4th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1943, after the 1943 general election and served until the close of poll for the 5th Seanad in 1944.
Composition of the 4th 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 4th Seanad first met on 8 September 1943.
| Administrative Panel | Agricultural Panel | Cultural and Educational Panel | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Labour Panel | National University of Ireland | University of Dublin | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 22 | ||
| Fine Gael | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Clann na Talmhan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | ||
- Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.
List of senators
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
| Date | Panel | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1943 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | Seán Goulding elected as Cathaoirleach | |||
| 30 May 1944 | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Michael Colbert elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1944 general election[1] | |||
| 30 May 1944 | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | Richard Mulcahy elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1944 general election[2] | |||
| 30 May 1944 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Peter O'Loghlen elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1944 general election[3] | |||
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mr. Michael Colbert". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. Richard Mulcahy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- 1 2 "Mr. Peter O'Loghlen". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
External links
- "4th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
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