- Members of the 1934 Seanad
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1928 Seanad 1931 Seanad 1934 Seanad 2nd Seanad (1937) 3rd Seanad (1938) This is a list of the members of the 1934 Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. These Senators were elected at the 1925, 1928, 1931 and 1934 Seanad elections.
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Composition of the 1934 Seanad
The Free State Seanad was elected in stages and thus considered to be in permanent session. However, as a gesture of continuity with its Free State predecessor, the first Seanad elected after 1937 is numbered as the "Second Seanad". The Free State Senate, despite the occurrence of five senatorial elections before its abolition, is considered to have been a single 'Seanad' for the duration of its existence and is thus referred for that whole period as the "First Seanad".
There were a total of 60 seats in the Free State Seanad. In 1934, 22 Senators were elected. The Seanad election in 1925 was a popular election. However, at the 1928 and subsequent Free State Seanad elections, the franchise was restricted to Oireachtas members.
23 Senators had been elected at the 1931 Seanad election, 17 Senators had been elected at the 1928 Seanad election and 19 Senators had been elected at the 1925 Seanad election. This was the final election of the Free State Seanad before it was abolished on 29 May 1936.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 1931 Seanad first met on 6 December 1934.
Elected in 1925 Elected in 1928 Elected in 1931 Elected in 1934 Total 12 years 9 years 6 years 9 years 3 years 6 years 9 years Fine Gael 4 1 0 2 0 0 5 12 Fianna Fáil 0 3 0 1 0 0 8 12 Labour Party 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 Farmers' Party 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 Independents 1 0 1 7 1 1 3 14 Total 14 4 1 18 1 1 20 60 - Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.
List of senators
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name Party Entered Office Term Notes Henry Barniville Independent Elected in 1925 12 years Sir Edward Bellingham (unknown) Elected in 1925 12 years Labour Party Elected in 1925 12 years James Dillon Farmers' Party Elected in 1925 12 years Labour Party Elected in 1925 12 years Sir William Bernard Hickie (unknown) Elected in 1925 12 years Fine Gael Elected in 1925 12 years Farmers' Party Elected in 1925 12 years Joseph O'Connor Fine Gael Elected in 1925 12 years Labour Party Elected in 1925 12 years Farmers' Party Elected in 1925 12 years Fine Gael Elected in 1925 12 years Fine Gael Elected in 1925 12 years Independent Elected in 1926 12 years Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 10 February 1926, replacing Windham Wyndham-Quin[1] Kathleen Clarke Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years Joseph Connolly Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years Seán Milroy Fine Gael Elected in 1928 9 years Séamus Robinson Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years Resigned on 11 December 1935[2] Independent Elected in 1931 6 years Fianna Fáil Elected in 1931 9 years Appointed as a judge of the Circuit Court on 24 February 1936[3] Fine Gael Elected in 1931 9 years James Douglas Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Labour Party Elected in 1931 9 years Labour Party Elected in 1931 9 years Hugh Garahan Farmers' Party Elected in 1931 9 years Sir John Griffith Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Laurence O'Neill Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Fianna Fáil Elected in 1931 9 years Michael Staines Fine Gael Elected in 1931 9 years Independent Elected in 1934 3 years John Philip Bagwell Independent Elected in 1934 6 years Patrick Baxter Farmers' Party Elected in 1934 9 years Thomas Westropp Bennett Fine Gael Elected in 1934 9 years Cathaoirleach Ernest Blythe Fine Gael Elected in 1934 9 years James Boyle Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 9 years Kathleen Browne Fine Gael Elected in 1934 9 years Independent Elected in 1934 9 years Eamonn Duggan Fine Gael Elected in 1934 9 years Séamus Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 9 years Oliver St. John Gogarty Fine Gael Elected in 1934 9 years Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 9 years T. V. Honan Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 9 years Andrew Jameson Independent Elected in 1934 9 years Thomas Johnson Labour Party Elected in 1934 9 years Labour Party Elected in 1934 9 years Raphael Keyes Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 9 years Patrick Lynch Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 9 years Pádraic Ó Máille Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 9 years Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 9 years Richard Wilson Farmers' Party Elected in 1934 9 years Jennie Wyse Power Independent Elected in 1934 9 years Changes
Date Gain Loss Notes 11 December 1935 Fianna Fáil Resignation of Séamus Robinson[2] 24 February 1936 Michael Comyn appointed as a judge of the Circuit Court[3] See also
- Modern Seanad Éireann
- Members of the 8th Dáil
- Government of the 8th Dáil
- Parliamentary Secretaries of the 8th Dáil
References
- ^ "Mr. Samuel Lombard Brown". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1922&MemberID=2109&ConstID=215. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Séamus Robinson". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1934&MemberID=1002&ConstID=215. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Michael Comyn". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1934&MemberID=1209&ConstID=215. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
External links
- "1934 Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1934&disp=mem. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- "The New Free State Senate". The Irish Times digital archive (subscription required). 8 December 1934. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/wit/1934/1208/Pg009.html#Ar00900:1416CC1736E81A71EE1F62151482FC1963231934691CD4851DE4A22164BD13CAC6175AE200029E19C2C5. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
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