20th Seanad
Members of the Seanad from 1993 to 1997
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Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
Term | 17 February 1993 – 10 July 1997 | ||||
Government |
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Members | 60 | ||||
Cathaoirleach |
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Leas-Chathaoirleach |
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Leader of the Seanad |
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The 20th Seanad was in office from 1993 to 1997. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1992 general election to the 27th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 21st Seanad.
Composition of the 20th 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.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 20th Seanad first met on 17 February 1993.
Origin Party | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | ||
Fine Gael | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | ||
Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | ||
Progressive Democrats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Democratic Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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 | |
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Louis Belton | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Joe Doyle | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | ||
Tom Enright | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Michael Finneran | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Michael O'Kennedy | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Jan O'Sullivan | Administrative Panel | Labour | ||
Dick Roche | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Paddy Burke | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | ||
Michael Calnan | Agricultural Panel | Labour | ||
Brendan Daly | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Michael D'Arcy | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
John Dardis | Agricultural Panel | Progressive Democrats | ||
John V. Farrelly | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Tom Fitzgerald | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Rory Kiely | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Patrick McGowan | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Liam Naughten | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Cathaoirleach from 12 July 1995[2] until his death on 16 November 1996[3] | |
Francis O'Brien | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Denis Naughten | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to Seanad Éireann at by-election on 28 January 1997[4] | |
Mary Kelly | Cultural and Educational Panel | Labour | ||
Maurice Manning | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | ||
Ann Ormonde | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Paschal Mooney | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | ||
Eddie Bohan | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Liam T. Cosgrave | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | Cathaoirleach from 27 November 1996[5] to 17 September 1997 | |
Seán Fallon | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | Cathaoirleach from 17 February 1993[6] until his death on 4 July 1995[7] | |
Willie Farrell | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Ann Gallagher | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Labour | ||
Cathy Honan | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Progressive Democrats | ||
Michael Howard | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | ||
Mick Lanigan | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Gerry Reynolds | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Sam McAughtry | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Independent | Elected to Seanad Éireann at by-election on 23 February 1996[8] | |
Donie Cassidy | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Bill Cotter | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | ||
Denis Cregan | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | ||
Frank Fahey | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Dan Kiely | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Joe Sherlock | Labour Panel | Democratic Left | Elected as part of an election pact with the Progressive Democrats[9] | |
Don Lydon | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Seán Maloney | Labour Panel | Labour | ||
Jarlath McDonagh | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | ||
Brian Mullooly | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
Dan Neville | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | ||
J. J. Lee | National University of Ireland | Independent | ||
Joe O'Toole | National University of Ireland | Independent | ||
Feargal Quinn | National University of Ireland | Independent | ||
Mary Henry | Dublin University | Independent | ||
David Norris | Dublin University | Independent | ||
Shane Ross | Dublin University | Fine Gael | ||
Seán Byrne | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | ||
Bill Cashin | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Labour | ||
Brian Crowley | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Resigned on 31 August 1994, after election to the European Parliament[10] | |
Brian Hillery | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Resigned on 4 May 1994, after appointment to the board of the EBRD[11] | |
Billy Kelleher | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Pat Magner | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Labour | ||
Marian McGennis | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Jim Townsend | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Labour | ||
Jack Wall | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Labour | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Gordon Wilson | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | Died on 27 June 1995[12] | |
G. V. Wright | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Edward Haughey | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Nominated on 13 December 1994 to fill vacancy[13] | |
Michael Mulcahy | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Nominated on 13 December 1994 to fill vacancy[14] | |
Brian Hayes | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fine Gael | Nominated on 20 December 1995 to fill vacancy;[15] Elected to 28th Dáil at general election[1] | |
Tom Berkery | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fine Gael | Nominated on 13 June 1997 to fill vacancy after general election[16] | |
Niamh Bhreathnach | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Labour | Nominated on 13 June 1997 to fill vacancy after general election[16] | |
Niamh Cosgrave | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fine Gael | Nominated on 13 June 1997 to fill vacancy after general election[16] | |
Michael Enright | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Democratic Left | Nominated on 13 June 1997 to fill vacancy after general election[16] | |
Aidan O'Connor | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fine Gael | Nominated on 13 June 1997 to fill vacancy after general election[16] |
Changes
Sources
- "Seanad General Election, February 1993" (PDF). Official publications. Dublin: Stationery Office. 1993.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Seanad Éireann Official Report, Volume 151, 10 July 1997: Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Official Report (Seanad), Volume 144, 12 July 1995, Election of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Mr. Liam Naughten". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Mr. Denis Naughten". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Official Report (Seanad), Volume 149, 27 November 1996, Election of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Official Report (Seanad), Volume 135, 17 February 1993, Election of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Mr. Seán Fallon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Mr. Sam McAughtry". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Chapter 10: The Subterranean Election of the Seanad Michael Gallagher and Liam Weeks UCC
- ^ a b "Mr. Brian Crowley". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Mr. Brian Hillery". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Mr. Gordon Wilson". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Dr. Edward Haughey". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Mr. Michael Mulcahy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Mr. Brian Hayes". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Seanad Éireann Official Report, Volume 151, 10 July 1997: Nomination of Members". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Five chosen for vacancies in Seanad". The Irish Times. 14 June 1997. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
External links
- "20th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
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