The 11th Seanad was in office from 1965 to 1969. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1965 general election to the 18th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 12th Seanad in 1969.
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| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 23 June 1965 – 24 July 1969 | ||||
| Government |
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| Members | 60 | ||||
| Cathaoirleach | Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) | ||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | James Dooge (FG) | ||||
| Leader of the Seanad | Thomas Mullins (FF) | ||||
Composition of the 11th 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.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 11th Seanad first met on 23 June 1965.
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 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | ||
| Fine Gael | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | ||
Cathaoirleach
editOn 23 June 1965, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), the outgoing Cathaoirleach, was proposed again for the position by Thomas Mullins (FF) and seconded by Kit Ahern (FF). He was elected unopposed.[1]
On 30 June 1965, in the election for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach, James Dooge (FG) was proposed by Ben O'Quigley (FG) and seconded by Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG). Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) was proposed by Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) and seconded by Patrick Crowley. Dooge was elected by a vote of 18 to 6, with Fianna Fáil abstaining.[2]
List of senators
edit- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
edit| Date | Panel | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| April 1968 | Administrative Panel | Labour | Independent | Jack McQuillan lost the Labour whip[6] | ||
| 7 November 1968 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Death of Margaret Mary Pearse[5] | |||
| 21 November 1968 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Farrell McElgunn nominated to replace Margaret Mary Pearse[4] | |||
| 29 May 1969 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | Death of Ben O'Quigley[7] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Patrick O'Reilly elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | Michael O'Kennedy elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | John Conlan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | Seán Browne elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Joseph Lenehan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3] | |||
References
edit- ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 59 No. 1. 23 June 1965.
- ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 59 No. 2. 30 June 1965.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Members Elected to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 15. 9 July 1969. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Nomination of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 1. 11 December 1968. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Death of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 1. 11 December 1968. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ White, Lawrence William. "McQuillan, Johnn". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 15. 9 July 1969.
External links
edit- "11th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
- "11th Seanad". Oireachtas Debates.