Members of the 15th Seanad
This is a list of the members of the 15th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1981, after the 1981 general election and served until the close of poll for the 16th Seanad in 1982.
Composition of the 15th 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 15th Seanad first met on 8 October 1981.
Origin Party |
Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
References
- "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
- "15th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
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