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5th Seanad

5th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term18 August 1944 – 12 March 1948
Government4th Government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachSeán Goulding (FF)
Leas-ChathaoirleachTimothy O'Donovan (FG)
Leader of the
Seanad		William Quirke (FF)

The 5th Seanad was in office from 1944 to 1948. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1944 general election to the 12th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 6th Seanad in 1948.

Cathaoirleach

On 18 August 1944, Seán Goulding (FF) was proposed by Helena Concannon (FF) and seconded by Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[1]

On 25 October 1944, Timothy O'Donovan (FG) was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Patrick Baxter (CnaT) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[2]

Composition of the 5th Seanad

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.[3]

The following table shows the composition by party when the 5th Seanad first met on 18 August 1944.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 5 4 2 3 0 1 0 7 22
Fine Gael 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10
Labour Party 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 7
Clann na Talmhan 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Independent 1 2 1 3 5 1 3 2 18
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
Name Panel Party Notes
Andrew Clarkin Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Seán Goulding Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Hayes Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Denis Healy Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Hearne Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James McGee Administrative Panel   Independent  
Thomas Ruane Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Baxter Agricultural Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
John Counihan Agricultural Panel   Independent  
Daniel Hogan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Edmund Horan Agricultural Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
Patrick Kehoe Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Dominick MacCabe Agricultural Panel   Independent  
William O'Callaghan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Timothy O'Donovan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick O'Reilly Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
William Quirke Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Gerard Sweetman Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 13th Dáil at the general election on 4 February 1948[4]
Patrick Doyle Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Louis O'Dea Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Seán O'Donovan Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick J. O'Reilly Cultural and Educational Panel   Independent  
James Parkinson Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Resigned on 31 July 1947 due to ill-health[5]
Thomas Condon Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent Disqualified from the Seanad on 25 October 1944 by virtue of his membership of the Irish Tourist Board[6]
Daniel Corkery Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Crosbie Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Tadhg Crowley Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James G. Douglas Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Luke Duffy Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour  
Peter Trainor Kelly Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Seán MacEllin Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
David Madden Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 13th Dáil at the general election on 4 February 1948[4]
Frederick Summerfield Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent Elected on 7 March 1945, replacing Thomas Condon[7]
John Butler Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Thomas Hayden Labour Panel   Labour  
Frederick Hawkins Labour Panel   Independent Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 24 July 1946, replacing John Thomas Keane[8]
James Johnston Labour Panel   Independent  
John Thomas Keane Labour Panel   Independent Died on 22 May 1946[9]
Thomas Kennedy Labour Panel   Labour Died on 18 September 1947[10]
Sam Kyle Labour Panel   Labour  
Peter Lynch Labour Panel   Independent  
John Meighan Labour Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
Seán Ruane Labour Panel   Independent  
Michael Smyth Labour Panel   Independent  
James Tunney Labour Panel   Labour  
Henry Barniville National University of Ireland   Fine Gael  
Helena Concannon National University of Ireland   Fianna Fáil  
Michael J. Ryan National University of Ireland   Independent  
Joseph Warwick Bigger Dublin University   Independent Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 22 November 1947, replacing T. C. Kingsmill Moore[11]
William Fearon Dublin University   Independent  
Joseph Johnston Dublin University   Independent  
T. C. Kingsmill Moore Dublin University   Independent Appointed as a judge of the High Court on 11 June 1947[12]
Seán Campbell Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour  
Robert Farnan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Thomas Foran Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour  
T. V. Honan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Sir John Keane Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Margaret L. Kennedy Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
William Magennis Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Died on 30 March 1946[13]
Liam Ó Buachalla Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Pádraic Ó Máille Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Died on 19 January 1946[14]
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Nominated on 22 February 1946, replacing Pádraic Ó Máille[15]
Edward Pakenham Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Nominated on 7 November 1946, replacing William Magennis[16]
Margaret Mary Pearse Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Matthew Stafford Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  

Changes

Date Panel Loss Gain Note
25 October 1944 Industrial and Commercial Panel Independent   Thomas Condon disqualified by virtue of his membership of the Irish Tourist Board[6]
7 March 1945 Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent Frederick Summerfield elected to replace Thomas Condon[7]
19 January 1946 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Death of Pádraic Ó Máille[14]
22 February 1946 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha nominated to replace Pádraic Ó Máille[15]
30 March 1946 Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent   Death of William Magennis[13]
22 May 1946 Labour Panel Independent   Death of John Thomas Keane[9][17]
24 July 1946 Labour Panel   Independent Frederick Hawkins elected at a by-election to replace John Thomas Keane[8]
7 November 1946 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Edward Pakenham nominated to replace William Magennis[16]
11 June 1947 Dublin University Independent   T. C. Kingsmill Moore appointed as a judge of the High Court[12][18]
31 July 1947 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael   Resignation of James Parkinson[5][19]
18 September 1947 Labour Panel Labour   Death of Thomas Kennedy[10][19]
22 November 1947 Dublin University   Independent Joseph Warwick Bigger elected at a by-election to replace T. C. Kingsmill Moore[11]
4 February 1948 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael   Gerard Sweetman elected to the 13th Dáil at the 1948 general election[4]
4 February 1948 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael   David Madden elected to the 13th Dáil at the 1948 general election[4]

References

  1. ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates. 18 August 1944. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 2". Oireachtas Debates. 25 October 1944. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "5th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
  4. ^ a b c d "Announcements by Cathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 24". Oireachtas Debates. 11 March 1948. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Resignation of Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 9". Oireachtas Debates. 31 July 1947. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Vacancy in Seanad—Motion – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 2". Oireachtas Debates. 25 October 1944. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 29 No. 17". Oireachtas Debates. 7 March 1945.
  8. ^ a b "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 32 No. 10". Oireachtas Debates. 24 July 1946.
  9. ^ a b "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 20". Oireachtas Debates. 22 May 1946. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 10". Oireachtas Debates. 6 November 1947. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b "New Senator Takes his Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 14". Oireachtas Debates. 2 November 1947. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Senator Ceases to be a Member – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 33 No. 20". Oireachtas Debates. 17 June 1947.
  13. ^ a b "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 14". Oireachtas Debates. 3 April 1946. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Bás Seanadóra – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates. 23 January 1946.
  15. ^ a b "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 31 No. 9". Oireachtas Debates. 13 March 1946. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  16. ^ a b "New Senator Takes His Seat – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 33 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates. 13 November 1946.
  17. ^ "Vacancy in Membership of Seanad Éireann—Motion – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 32 No. 3". Oireachtas Debates. 3 July 1946.
  18. ^ "Notice of Vacancy in Seanad Membership – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 1". Oireachtas Debates. 1 July 1947. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Notice of Vacancies in Seanad Membership – Seanad Éireann (5th Seanad) – Vol. 34 No. 10". Oireachtas Debates. 6 November 1947.
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