Members of the 5th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 5th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1944, after the 1944 general election and served until the close of poll for the 6th Seanad in 1948.

Composition of the 5th Seanad

There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational Panels, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.

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

		Administrative Panel	Agricultural Panel	Cultural and Educational Panel	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Panel	National University of Ireland	University of Dublin	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Total
	Fianna Fáil	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	6	17
	Fine Gael	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	6
	Labour Party	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	5
	Clann na Talmhan	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
	Independents	0	1	0	1	0	2	3	3	10
Total		7	11	5	9	11	3	3	11	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	Panel		Party	Notes
Clarkin, Andrew !Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
Goulding, Seán !Seán Goulding	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil	Cathaoirleach
Hayes, Michael !Michael Hayes	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
Healy, Denis !Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
Hearne, Michael !Administrative Panel		(unknown)
McGee, James !Administrative Panel		(unknown)
Ruane, Thomas !Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
Baxter, Patrick !Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel		Clann na Talmhan
Counihan, John !Agricultural Panel		Independent
Hogan, Daniel !Daniel Hogan	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Horan, Edmund !Agricultural Panel		Clann na Talmhan
Kehoe, Patrick !Patrick Kehoe	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
MacCabe, Dominick !Agricultural Panel		(unknown)
O'Callaghan, William !Agricultural Panel		(unknown)
O'Donovan, Timothy !Timothy O'Donovan	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Leas Chathaoirleach
O'Reilly, Patrick !Patrick O'Reilly	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Quirke, William !Agricultural Panel		(unknown)
Sweetman, Gerard !Gerard Sweetman	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to 13th Dáil at the general election on 4 February 1948[1]
Doyle, Patrick !Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael
O'Dea, Louis !Louis O'Dea	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil
O'Donovan, Seán !Cultural and Educational Panel		(unknown)
O'Reilly, Patrick J. !Patrick J. O'Reilly	Cultural and Educational Panel		(unknown)
Parkinson, James !Cultural and Educational Panel		(unknown)	Resigned on 31 July 1947[2]
Condon, Thomas !Industrial and Commercial Panel		(unknown)
Corkery, Daniel !Daniel Corkery	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Crosbie, James !Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Crowley, Tadhg !Tadhg Crowley	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Douglas, James !James Douglas	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Independent
Duffy, Luke J. !Luke J. Duffy	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Labour Party
Kelly, Peter Trainor !Industrial and Commercial Panel		(unknown)
MacEllin, Seán !Industrial and Commercial Panel		(unknown)
Madden, David !David Madden	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to 13th Dáil at the general election on 4 February 1948[3]
Summerfield, Frederick !Industrial and Commercial Panel		(unknown)	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 7 March 1945[4]
Butler, John !John Butler	Labour Panel		Labour Party
Hayden, Thomas !Labour Panel		Labour Party
Hawkins, Frederick !Labour Panel		(unknown)	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 24 July 1946[5]
Johnston, James !James Johnston	Labour Panel		(unknown)
Keane, John Thomas !Labour Panel		(unknown)	Died on 22 May 1946[6]
Kennedy, Thomas !Labour Panel		(unknown)	Died on 18 September 1947[7]
Kyle, Sam !Sam Kyle	Labour Panel		Labour Party
Lynch, Peter !Labour Panel		(unknown)
Meighan, John !John Meighan	Labour Panel		Clann na Talmhan
Ruane, Seán !Labour Panel		(unknown)
Smyth, Michael !Labour Panel		(unknown)
Tunney, James !James Tunney	Labour Panel		Labour Party
Barniville, Henry !Henry Barniville	National University of Ireland		Independent
Concannon, Helena !Helena Concannon	National University of Ireland		Fianna Fáil
Ryan, Michael J. !National University of Ireland		Independent
Bigger, Joseph Warwick !University of Dublin		Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 22 November 1947[8]
Fearon, William !University of Dublin		Independent
Johnston, Joseph !University of Dublin		Independent
Kingsmill Moore, T. C. !T. C. Kingsmill Moore	University of Dublin		Independent	Appointed as a judge of the High Court on 11 June 1947[9]
Campbell, Seán !Nominated by the Taoiseach		(unknown)
Farnan, Robert !Robert Farnan	Nominated by the Taoiseach		(unknown)
Foran, Thomas !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent
Honan, T. V. !T. V. Honan	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Keane, Sir John !Sir John Keane	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent
Kennedy, Margaret L. !Margaret L. Kennedy	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Magennis, William !William Magennis	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent	Died on 30 March 1946[10]
Buachalla, Liam Ó !Liam Ó Buachalla	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Ó Máille, Pádraic !Pádraic Ó Máille	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil	Died on 19 January 1946[11]
Ó Siochfhradha, Pádraig !Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha	Nominated by the Taoiseach		(unknown)	Nominated on 22 February 1946[12] to replace Pádraic Ó Máille
Pakenham, Edward !Edward Pakenham	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent	Nominated on 7 November 1946[13] to replace William Magennis[14]
Pearse, Margaret Mary !Margaret Mary Pearse	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Stafford, Matthew !Matthew Stafford	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil

Changes

Date	Panel		Gain		Loss	Notes
1944-08-18 18 August 1944	Administrative Panel				Fianna Fáil	Seán Goulding elected as Cathaoirleach
1945-03-07 7 March 1945	Industrial and Commercial Panel					Frederick Summerfield elected at a by-election[4]
1946-01-19 19 January 1946	Nominated by the Taoiseach				Fianna Fáil	Death of Pádraic Ó Máille[11]
1946-02-22 22 February 1946	Nominated by the Taoiseach					Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha nominated to replace William Magennis[12]
1946-03-30 30 March 1946	Nominated by the Taoiseach				Independent	Death of William Magennis[10]
1946-05-22 22 May 1946	Labour Panel					Death of John Thomas Keane[6]
1946-07-24 24 July 1946	Labour Panel					Frederick Hawkins elected at a by-election[5]
1946-11-07 7 November 1946	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent			Edward Pakenham nominated to replace Pádraic Ó Máille[13]
1947-06-11 11 June 1947	University of Dublin				Independent	T. C. Kingsmill Moore appointed as a judge of the High Court[9]
1947-07-31 31 July 1947	Cultural and Educational Panel					Resignation of James Parkinson[2]
1947-09-18 18 September 1947	Labour Panel					Death of Thomas Kennedy[7]
1947-11-22 22 November 1947	University of Dublin		Independent			Joseph Warwick Bigger elected at a by-election[8]
1948-02-04 4 February 1948	Agricultural Panel				Fine Gael	Gerard Sweetman elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1948 general election[1]
1948-02-04 4 February 1948	Industrial and Commercial Panel				Fine Gael	David Madden elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1948 general election[3]

See also

• Members of the 12th Dáil
• Government of the 12th Dáil
• Parliamentary Secretaries of the 12th Dáil

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Gerard Sweetman". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1059&ConstID=205. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. James Parkinson". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1633&ConstID=204. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. David Madden". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1511&ConstID=207. Retrieved 12 November 2009. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Frederick Summerfield". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1689&ConstID=207. Retrieved 12 November 2009. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Frederick Hawkins". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1360&ConstID=206. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. John Thomas Keane". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1407&ConstID=206. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Thomas Kennedy". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1424&ConstID=206. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Joseph Warwick Bigger". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1142&ConstID=209. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
9. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Theodore Conyngham Kingsmill Moore". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1894&ConstID=209. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Professor William Magennis". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1512&ConstID=210. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Pádraic Ó Máille". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1603&ConstID=210. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
12. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1621&ConstID=210. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
13. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Edward Arthur Henry Pakenham". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1971&ConstID=210. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
14. ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 33, 13 November 1946: New Senator Takes His Seat". Houses of the Oireachtas. http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0033/S.0033.194611130004.html. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 

External links

• "5th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&disp=mem. Retrieved 11 November 2009.