8th Seanad

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8th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term22 July 1954 – 28 March 1957
Government7th government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachPatrick Baxter (CnaT)
Leas-ChathaoirleachLiam Ó Buachalla (FF)
Leader of the
Seanad		Michael Hayes (FG)

The 8th Seanad was in office from 1954 to 1957. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1954 general election to the 15th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 9th Seanad in 1957.

Cathaoirleach

On 22 July 1954, Patrick Baxter (CnaT), was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by William Quirke (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[1]

On 27 July 1954, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), Cathaoirleach of the 7th Seanad, was proposed by Frederick Hawkins (Ind) and seconded by Michael Hayes (FG) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[2]

Composition of the 8th 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 8th Seanad first met on 22 July 1954.

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" | Fianna Fáil 3 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 14 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fine Gael 2 3 1 2 1 2 0 3 14 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Labour Party 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 9 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Clann na Talmhan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Independent 2 1 1 2 5 2 3 4 20 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". Died on 19 January 1956[4]
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Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing James McGee[5]
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".  
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".  
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". Died on 5 March 1955[6]
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 Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing William Quirke[5]
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".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational 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". Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing Andrew Clarkin[5]
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". Died on 23 November 1955[7]
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". 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". 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". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing Matthew Smith[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Died on 3 November 1955[8]
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Died on 2 August 1956[9]
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour 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".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". National University of Ireland   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". National University of Ireland   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". National University of Ireland   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Dublin University   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Dublin University   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Dublin University   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party". Died on 16 September 1954[10]
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party". Nominated on 1 October 1954, replacing James G. Douglas[11]
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Changes

Date Panel Loss Gain Note
16 September 1954 Nominated by the Taoiseach Script error: No such module "political party".   Death of James G. Douglas[10]
1 October 1954 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party". John Douglas nominated to replace James G. Douglas[11]
5 March 1955 Agricultural Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Death of William Quirke[6][12]
3 November 1955 Industrial and Commercial Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Death of Matthew Smith[8][12]
23 November 1955 Industrial and Commercial Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Death of Andrew Clarkin[7][12]
19 January 1956 Administrative Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Death of James McGee[4][12]
14 May 1956 Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Joe Sheridan elected at a by-election to succeed William Quirke[5]
14 May 1956 Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". James O'Keeffe elected at a by-election to succeed Matthew Smith[5]
14 May 1956 Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Seamus Bohan elected at a by-election to succeed Andrew Clarkin[5]
14 May 1956 Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". William Woods elected at a by-election to succeed James McGee[5]
2 August 1956 Labour Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Death of Frederick Hawkins[9]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 44 No. 1. 22 July 1954.
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  8. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Death of Senator—Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 45 No. 7. 9 November 1955. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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  10. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Death of Senator—Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 44 No. 3. 24 November 1954. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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  12. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Seanad Vacancies: Notice to Ministers". Seanad Debates – Vol. 45 No. 13. 15 February 1956.

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