4th Seanad
| 4th Seanad | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 8 September 1943 – 5 July 1944 | ||||
| Government | 3rd Government of Ireland | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Cathaoirleach | Seán Goulding (FF) | ||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | Michael Tierney (FG) | ||||
| Leader of the Seanad | William Quirke (FF) | ||||
The 4th Seanad was in office from 1943 to 1944. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1944 general election to the 11th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 5th Seanad in 1944.
Composition of the 4th 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.[1]
The following table shows the composition by party when the 4th Seanad first met on 8 September 1943.
Origin Party
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Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 22 | ||
| Fine Gael | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Clann na Talmhan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 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]
| Date | Panel | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1944 | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Michael Colbert elected to the 12th Dáil at the 1944 general election[2] | |||
| 30 May 1944 | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | Richard Mulcahy elected to the 12th Dáil at the 1944 general election[3] | |||
| 30 May 1944 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Peter O'Loghlen elected to the 12th Dáil at the 1944 general election[4] | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "4th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
- ^ a b "Mr. Michael Colbert". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Richard Mulcahy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Peter O'Loghlen". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
External links[edit]
- "4th Seanad". Oireachtas Debates.