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
	Independent	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 !Toddie Byrne	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-Chathaoirleach 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. !Liam B. Ryan	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	Loss	Note
1981-10-08 8 October 1981	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael	Charles McDonald elected as Cathaoirleach^[2]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil	Jimmy Leonard elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael	Richard Bruton elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael	Liam Naughten elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael	Maurice Manning elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil	Joe Walsh elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael	Alexis FitzGerald, Jnr elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Party	Ruairi Quinn elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Labour Panel	Fine Gael	Donal Carey elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Dolan elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]
1982-02-18 18 February 1982	National University of Ireland	Fine Gael	Gemma Hussey elected to 23rd Dáil at general election^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 97, 26 March 1982, Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
1 2 "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 96, 8 October 1981: Election of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
↑ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 96, 9 October 1981: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Oireachtas. Retrieved 22 February 2008.

External links

"15th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 February 2008.

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