- Members of the 21st Seanad
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19th Seanad (1989) 20th Seanad (1992) 21st Seanad (1997) 22nd Seanad (2002) 23rd Seanad (2007) This is a list of the members of the 21st Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. Unless otherwise indicated, these Senators were elected or appointed in 1997, after the 1997 general election and served until the close of poll for the 22nd Seanad at the end of July 2002.[1]
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Composition of the 21st Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational Panels, 6 are elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 21st Seanad first met on 17 September 1997.
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 3 6 3 5 6 0 0 6 29 Fine Gael 3 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 16 Labour Party 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 Progressive Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Independents 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 7 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
Changes
Date Panel Gain Loss Notes 11 March 1998 Labour Panel Labour Party Seán Ryan elected to the Dáil at the Dublin North by-election 23 June 1998 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil John Cregan elected to the Seanad at a by-election 14 January 1999 National University of Ireland Labour Party Independent Brendan Ryan announced that he was joining the Labour Party 3 October 1999 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Patrick McGowan (FF) died 12 October 1999 Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Party Pat Gallagher (Lab) resigned from the Seanad 9 June 2000 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Jim Glennon (FF) elected to the Seanad at a by-election 9 June 2000 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF) elected to Seanad in a by-election 14 June 2000 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fine Gael Progressive Democrats Helen Keogh (PD) joined Fine Gael 30 June 2001 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Tom Hayes (FG) elected to Dáil at the Tipperary South by-election December 2001 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil M. J. Nolan (FF) elected to the Seanad at a by-election 4 April 2002 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Tom Fitzgerald (FF) resigned from the Seanad 17 May 2002 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Donie Cassidy (FF) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election[2] 17 May 2002 Administrative Panel Labour Party Joe Costello (Lab) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election[2] 17 May 2002 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil John Cregan (FF) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election [2] 17 May 2002 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Michael Finneran (FF) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election[2] 17 May 2002 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Dermot Fitzpatrick (FF) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election[2] 17 May 2002 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Jim Glennon (FF) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election[2] 17 May 2002 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil M. J. Nolan (FF) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election[2] 17 May 2002 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan (FF) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election[2] 17 May 2002 Administrative Panel Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd (FG) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election[2] 17 May 2002 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF) elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election[2] 22 May 2002 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke nominated to fill vacancy[3] 22 May 2002 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Martin Mackin nominated to fill vacancy[3] See also
References
- ^ The close of poll for the 22nd Seanad was on the 16 July 2002 for panel members and on the 17 July 2002 for university members.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Seanad Éireann debates, Volume 169, 26 June 2002: Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0169/S.0169.200206260002.html. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Seanad Éireann debates, Volume 169, 26 June 2002: Nomination of Members". Oireachtas. http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0169/S.0169.200206260003.html. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
External links
- "21st Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/documents/a-misc/21seanad.htm. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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