18th Seanad
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
Term | 25 April 1987 – 5 July 1989 | ||||
Government | 20th government of Ireland | ||||
Members | 60 | ||||
Cathaoirleach | Tras Honan (FF) | ||||
Leas-Chathaoirleach | Charles McDonald (FG) | ||||
Leader of the Seanad | Mick Lanigan |
The 18th Seanad was in office from 1987 to 1989. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1987 general election to the 25th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 19th Seanad.
Cathaoirleach
[edit]On 25 April 1987, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Mick Lanigan (FF) and seconded by William Ryan (FF). She was elected without a division.[1]
On 20 May 1987, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Maurice Manning (FG) and seconded by Katharine Bulbulia (FG). He was elected without a division.[2]
Composition of the 18th 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 18th Seanad first met on 25 April 1987.
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 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | ||
Fine Gael | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
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]- ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 116 No. 1. 25 April 1987.
- ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 116 No. 2. 20 May 1987.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 122 No. 22. 5 July 1989.
- ^ a b "Election of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 121 No. 15. 18 January 1989.
- ^ a b "Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 119 No. 10. 11 May 1988.
- ^ a b c d e f "Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates – Vol. 122 No. 22. 5 July 1989.
- ^ "Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 121 No. 4. 2 November 1988.
External links
[edit]- "18th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- "18th Seanad". Oireachtas Debates. Retrieved 31 December 2024.