13th Seanad

13th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term1 June 1973 – 16 August 1977
Government14th government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachJames Dooge (FG)
Leas-ChathaoirleachEvelyn Owens (Lab)
Leader of the
Seanad		Michael O'Higgins (FG)

The 13th Seanad was in office from 1973 to 1977. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1973 general election to the 20th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 14th Seanad in 1977.

Cathaoirleach

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On 1 June 1973, James Dooge (FG) was proposed for the position of Cathaoirleach by Michael O'Higgins (FG) and seconded by Jack Fitzgerald (FG). He was elected without a division.[1]

On 20 June 1973, Kit Ahern (FF) was proposed for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach by Brian Lenihan (FF) and seconded by Seán Brosnan (FF). She was defeated by a vote of 18 to 31. Evelyn Owens (Lab) was proposed by Jack Fitzgerald (FG) and seconded by Michael Moynihan (Lab). She was elected by a vote of 30 to 18. Mary Robinson (Ind) supported the election of Ahern, but abstained in the vote on Owens.[2]

Composition of the 13th Seanad

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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 13th Seanad first met on 1 June 1973.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 4 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 18
Fine Gael 3 5 2 3 4 0 0 7 24
Labour Party 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 4 11
Independent 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 7
Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60

List of senators

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  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name Panel Party Notes
Seán Brosnan Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election on 13 November 1974[3]
Philip Burton Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Jack Garrett Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Seán Keegan Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Thomas Kilbride Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Bernard McGlinchey Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Andy O'Brien Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Micheál Prendergast Administrative Panel   Fine Gael Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Seán Brosnan[4]
Bob Aylward Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Died on 18 July 1974[5]
Jack Barrett Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Pierce Butler Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Bernard Cowen Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jack Fitzgerald Agricultural Panel   Labour  
John Mannion Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Joe McCartin Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick McGowan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Cornelius O'Callaghan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Died on 24 January 1974[6]
William Ryan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Liam Whyte Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Pat Codd Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, succeeding Cornelius O'Callaghan[4]
Michael Ferris Agricultural Panel   Labour Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, succeeding Bob Aylward[4]
Kit Ahern Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Billy Fox Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Assassinated on 12 March 1974[7]
Timothy McAuliffe Cultural and Educational Panel   Labour  
Mary Walsh Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Died on 18 August 1976[8]
Michael Yeats Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Roddy Connolly Cultural and Educational Panel   Labour Elected to Seanad at a by-election 23 April 1975, replacing Billy Fox[4]
Vincent McHugh Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 25 October 1976, replacing Mary Walsh[9]
John J. Brennan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Fad Browne Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Dooge Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Cathaoirleach
Denis Farrelly Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Died on 27 December 1974[10]
Alexis FitzGerald Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Brian Lenihan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Moynihan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour  
Ted Russell Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Eoin Ryan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jack Daly Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Denis Farrelly[4]
John Boland Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Seán Brosnahan Labour Panel   Independent  
Séamus Dolan Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Des Hanafin Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jack Harte Labour Panel   Labour  
Fintan Kennedy Labour Panel   Labour  
Mark Killilea Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Lyons Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Bernard Markey Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
William O'Brien Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Evelyn Owens Labour Panel   Labour  
John Horgan National University of Ireland   Labour  
Augustine Martin National University of Ireland   Independent  
Patrick Quinlan National University of Ireland   Independent  
Noël Browne Dublin University   Independent  
Mary Robinson Dublin University   Independent  
Trevor West Dublin University   Independent  
John Blennerhassett Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael  
Austin Deasy Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977[11]
Benjamin Guinness Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael  
Brendan Halligan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour Elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election on 10 June 1976[12]
Michael D. Higgins Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour  
Patrick Kerrigan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977[13]
Patrick W. McGrath Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael  
Michael Mullen Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour  
Michael J. O'Higgins Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael Leader of the Seanad
Paddy O'Toole Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977[13]
James Sanfey Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael  
Ruairi Quinn Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour Nominated on 1 July 1976, replacing Brendan Halligan[14]
Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977[13]
Liam Burke Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael Nominated on 21 June 1977 to fill vacancy[15]
Martin Finn Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael Nominated on 21 June 1977 to fill vacancy[15]
Frank King Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour Nominated on 22 June 1977 to fill vacancy[15]

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
24 January 1974 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Death of Cornelius O'Callaghan[6]
12 March 1974 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael   Death of Billy Fox[7]
18 July 1974 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Death of Bob Aylward[5]
13 November 1974 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil   Seán Brosnan elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election[3]
27 December 1974 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael   Death of Denis Farrelly[10]
23 April 1975 Administrative Panel   Fine Gael Micheál Prendergast elected at a by-election to replace Seán Brosnan[16][4]
23 April 1975 Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael Pat Codd elected at a by-election to succeed Cornelius O'Callaghan[4]
23 April 1975 Agricultural Panel   Labour Michael Ferris elected at a by-election to succeed Bob Aylward[4]
23 April 1975 Cultural and Educational Panel   Labour Roddy Connolly elected at a by-election to succeed Billy Fox[4]
23 April 1975 Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Jack Daly elected at a by-election to succeed Denis Farrelly[17][4]
10 June 1976 Nominated by the Taoiseach Labour   Brendan Halligan elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election[12]
1 July 1976 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour Ruairi Quinn nominated to succeed Brendan Halligan[14]
18 August 1976 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael   Death of Mary Walsh[8][18]
25 October 1976 Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Vincent McHugh elected at a by-election to succeed Mary Walsh[9]
16 June 1977 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fine Gael   Austin Deasy elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election[13]
16 June 1977 Nominated by the Taoiseach Labour   Patrick Kerrigan elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election[13]
16 June 1977 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fine Gael   Paddy O'Toole elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election[13]
16 June 1977 Nominated by the Taoiseach Labour   Ruairi Quinn elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election[13]
22 June 1977 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael Liam Burke nominated to fill vacancy[15]
22 June 1977 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael Martin Finn nominated to fill vacancy[15]
22 June 1977 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour Brendan Halligan nominated to fill vacancy[15]
22 June 1977 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour Frank King nominated to fill vacancy[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 75 No. 1. 1 June 1973.
  2. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 75 No. 2. 20 June 1973.
  3. ^ a b "Election of Member to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 79 No. 2. 4 December 1974.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Election of Senators". Seanad Debates – Vol. 80 No. 5. 24 April 1975.
  5. ^ a b "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 78 No. 15. 18 July 1974.
  6. ^ a b "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 77 No. 1. 13 February 1974.
  7. ^ a b "Death of Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 77 No. 4. 13 March 1974.
  8. ^ a b "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 85 No. 1. 31 August 1976.
  9. ^ a b "Election of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 85 No. 8. 1 December 1976.
  10. ^ a b "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 79 No. 6. 12 February 1975.
  11. ^ "Mr. Austin Deasy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Election of Member to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 84 No. 4. 17 June 1976.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "Forógra Proclamation". Dáil Debates – Vol. 300 No. 1. 5 July 1977.
  14. ^ a b "Nomination of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 84 No. 9. 1 July 1976.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Walsh, Dick (23 June 1977). "Cosgrave names four defeated candidates to Senate posts". The Irish Times.
  16. ^ "Vacancies in Seanad Membership: Motions". Seanad Debates – Vol. 79 No. 4. 18 December 1974.
  17. ^ "Notice of Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 79 No. 6. 12 February 1975.
  18. ^ "Notice of Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 85 No. 5. 15 September 1976.
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