17th Seanad

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17th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term23 February 1983 – 3 April 1987
Government17th government
Members60
CathaoirleachPatrick J. Reynolds (FG)
Leas-ChathaoirleachTras Honan (FF)
Leader of the
Seanad		James Dooge

The 17th Seanad was in office from 1983 to 1987. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the November 1982 general election to the 24th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 18th Seanad.

Cathaoirleach

On 23 February 1983, Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by James Dooge (FG) and seconded by Seán O'Leary (FG). He was elected without a division.[1]

On 9 March 1983, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Mick Lanigan (FF) and seconded by Thomas Hussey (FF). She was elected without a division.[2]

Composition of the 17th 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.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 17th Seanad first met on 23 February 1983.

rowspan="2" colspan="2" Template:Diagonal split header 2 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fine Gael 3 5 2 4 5 1 0 5 25 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fianna Fáil 3 5 2 4 5 0 0 0 19 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Labour Party 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 10 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
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
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Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987[3]
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Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987[3]
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Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
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Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Joined the Progressive Democrats in 1986[4]
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987[3]
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Joined the Progressive Democrats in 1986[5]
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Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
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Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987[3]
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Script error: No such module "sort". National University of Ireland   Script error: No such module "political party". Leader of the Seanad
Script error: No such module "sort". National University of Ireland   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987[3]
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Script error: No such module "sort". Dublin University   Script error: No such module "political party".  
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Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
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Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987[3]
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Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987[3]
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Changes

Date Panel Loss Gain Note
9 February 1983 Administrative Panel Script error: No such module "political party". Script error: No such module "political party". Martin O'Donoghue resigns from parliamentary party after opposition to leader emerged from Irish phone tapping scandal[7]
18 November 1985 Dublin University Script error: No such module "political party". Script error: No such module "political party". Mary Robinson resigns in disagreement over Anglo-Irish Agreement[8]
4 January 1986 Cultural and Educational Panel Script error: No such module "political party". Script error: No such module "political party". Helena McAuliffe-Ennis changes party[4][9]
17 April 1986 Industrial and Commercial Panel Script error: No such module "political party". Script error: No such module "political party". Timmy Conway changes party[5]
January 1987 Administrative Panel Script error: No such module "political party". Script error: No such module "political party". Martin O'Donoghue joins party[10]
17 February 1987 Administrative Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Michael Lynch elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election[3]
17 February 1987 Agricultural Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   John Ellis elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election[3]
17 February 1987 Cultural and Educational Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Michael Smith elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election[3]
17 February 1987 Labour Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Jim Higgins elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election[3]
17 February 1987 National University Script error: No such module "political party".   Michael D. Higgins elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election[3]
17 February 1987 Nominated by the Taoiseach Script error: No such module "political party".   Jimmy Deenihan elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election[3]
17 February 1987 Nominated by the Taoiseach Script error: No such module "political party".   Brendan Howlin elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election[3]
20 February 1987 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party". Nuala Fennell nominated to fill vacancy after the general election[6]
20 February 1987 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party". Paddy O'Toole nominated to fill vacancy after the general election[6]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 100 No. 1. 23 February 1983. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 100 No. 2. 9 March 1983. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 115 No. 15. 3 April 1987. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament: Ireland 1918–2000. Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-86327-759-4.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cooney, John (18 April 1986). "Labour senator defects to PDs". The Irish Times. p. 5.
  6. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates – Vol. 115 No. 15. 3 April 1987. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coghlan, Denis (10 February 1983). "O'Donoghue resigns from parliamentary party". The Irish Times. p. 10.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coghlan, Denis (19 November 1985). "Robinson resigns over agreement". The Irish Times. pp. 1, 7.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coghlan, Denis (7 January 1986). "Membership bid by Burke and O'Leary may fail". The Irish Times. p. 7.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Homan to run for PDs". The Irish Times. 19 January 1987. p. 7.

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