Members of the 15th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 15th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1981, after the 1981 general election and served until the close of poll for the 16th Seanad in 1982.

Composition of the 15th 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 15th Seanad first met on 8 October 1981.

		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	5	2	4	5	0	0	0	19
	Fine Gael	3	5	2	4	5	1	0	6	26
	Labour Party	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	9
	Independents	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	6
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
Bulbulia, Katharine !Katharine Bulbulia	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
Cranitch, Micheál !Micheál Cranitch	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
Honan, Tras !Tras Honan	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
Kennedy, Patrick !Patrick Kennedy	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
Leonard, Jimmy !Jimmy Leonard	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil	Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982[1]
O'Mahony, Flor !Flor O'Mahony	Administrative Panel		Labour Party
Staunton, Myles !Myles Staunton	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
Bruton, Richard !Richard Bruton	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982[1]
Butler, Pierce !Pierce Butler	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
Ferris, Michael !Michael Ferris	Agricultural Panel		Labour Party
Fitzgerald, Tom !Tom Fitzgerald	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Hussey, Thomas !Thomas Hussey	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Kiely, Rory !Rory Kiely	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Mannion, John Jnr !John Mannion, Jnr	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
McDonald, Charles !Charles McDonald	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Elected as Cathaoirleach on 8 October 1981[2]
Naughten, Liam !Liam Naughten	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982[1]
O'Toole, Martin !Martin O'Toole	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Ryan, William !William Ryan	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Lawlor, Patsy !Patsy Lawlor	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael
Manning, Maurice !Maurice Manning	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982[1]
McAuliffe, Timothy !Timothy McAuliffe	Cultural and Educational Panel		Labour Party
O'Rourke, Mary !Mary O'Rourke	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil
Walsh, Joe !Joe Walsh	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil	Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982[1]
Bolger, Deirdre !Deirdre Bolger	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Cogan, Barry !Barry Cogan	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Fallon, Seán !Seán Fallon	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
FitzGerald, Alexis Jnr !Alexis FitzGerald, Jnr	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982[1]
Howard, Michael !Michael Howard	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Lanigan, Mick !Mick Lanigan	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Quinn, Ruairi !Ruairi Quinn	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Labour Party	Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982[1]
Reynolds, Patrick J. !Patrick J. Reynolds	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Ryan, Eoin Snr !Eoin Ryan, Snr	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Blennerhassett, John !John Blennerhassett	Labour Panel		Fine Gael
Byrne, Toddie !Labour Panel		Fine Gael
Carey, Donal !Donal Carey	Labour Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982[1]
Dolan, Séamus !Séamus Dolan	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil	Elected as Leas-Cathaoirleach on 9 October 1981[3]
Hanafin, Des !Des Hanafin	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Harte, Jack !Jack Harte	Labour Panel		Labour Party
Hillery, Brian !Brian Hillery	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Kiely, Dan !Dan Kiely	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Mullooly, Brian !Brian Mullooly	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
O'Brien, Andy !Andy O'Brien	Labour Panel		Fine Gael
O'Connell, Maurice !Maurice O'Connell	Labour Panel		Fine Gael
Hussey, Gemma !Gemma Hussey	National University of Ireland		Fine Gael	Leader of the Seanad; Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982[1]
Murphy, John A. !John A. Murphy	National University of Ireland		Independent
Ryan, Liam B. !National University of Ireland		Independent
McGuinness, Catherine !Catherine McGuinness	University of Dublin		Independent
Robinson, Mary !Mary Robinson	University of Dublin		Independent
Ross, Shane !Shane Ross	University of Dublin		Independent
Burke, Ulick !Ulick Burke	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Carroll, John F. !John F. Carroll	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party
Conway, Timmy !Timmy Conway	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party
Dooge, James !James Dooge	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Dunne, Patrick !Patrick Dunne	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party
Fausset, Robert !Robert Fausset	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Higgins, Jim !Jim Higgins	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Kearney, Miriam !Miriam Kearney	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Magner, Pat !Pat Magner	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party
O'Leary, Seán !Seán O'Leary	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Whitaker, T. K. !T. K. Whitaker	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent

Changes

Date	Panel		Gain		Loss	Notes
1981-10-08 8 October 1981	Agricultural Panel				Fine Gael	Charles McDonald elected as Cathaoirleach
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Administrative Panel				Fianna Fáil	Jimmy Leonard elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Agricultural Panel				Fine Gael	Richard Bruton elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Agricultural Panel				Fine Gael	Liam Naughten elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Cultural and Educational Panel				Fine Gael	Maurice Manning elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Cultural and Educational Panel				Fianna Fáil	Joe Walsh elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Industrial and Commercial Panel				Fine Gael	Alexis FitzGerald, Jnr elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Industrial and Commercial Panel				Labour Party	Ruairi Quinn elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Labour Panel				Fine Gael	Donal Carey elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Labour Panel				Fianna Fáil	Séamus Dolan elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	National University of Ireland				Fine Gael	Gemma Hussey elected to 23rd Dáil at general election

See also

• Members of the 22nd Dáil
• Government of the 22nd Dáil
• Ministers of State of the 22nd Dáil

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 97 - 26 March 1982, Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0097/S.0097.198203260002.html. Retrieved 2008-02-22. 
2. ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 96, 8 October 1981: Election of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0096/S.0096.198110080002.html. Retrieved 2008-02-22. 
3. ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 96, 9 October 1981: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Oireachtas. http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0096/S.0096.198110090003.html. Retrieved 2008-02-22. 

External links

• "15th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=15&disp=mem. Retrieved 23 February 2008.