18th Seanad
The 18th Seanad was in office from 1987 to 1989. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1987 general election to the 25th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 19th Seanad.
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| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 25 April 1987 – 5 July 1989 | ||||
| Government | 20th government of Ireland | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Cathaoirleach | Tras Honan | ||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | Charles McDonald | ||||
| Leader of the Seanad | Mick Lanigan | ||||
Composition of the 18th 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 18th Seanad first met on 25 April 1987.
Origin Party |
Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Fine Gael | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katharine Bulbulia | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | ||
| Michael Doherty | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Joe Doyle | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Seán Haughey | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Tras Honan | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | Cathaoirleach[2] | |
| Patrick Kennedy | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | ||
| Mary Wallace | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Paul Bradford | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| John Connor | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Michael Ferris | Agricultural Panel | Labour | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Tom Fitzgerald | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Thomas Hussey | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Rory Kiely | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Pádraic McCormack | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Charles McDonald | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | ||
| Patrick McGowan | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Martin O'Toole | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| William Ryan | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Sean Byrne | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Joachim Loughrey | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | ||
| Maurice Manning | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | ||
| Tony McKenna | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Paschal Mooney | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Eddie Bohan | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Tony Bromell | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | Elected to Seanad at by-election on 19 December 1988 after death of Jack Daly[3] | |
| Jack Daly | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | Died on 5 May 1988[4] | |
| Seán Fallon | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Willie Farrell | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jack Fitzsimons | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Phil Hogan | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Mick Lanigan | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Brian O'Shea | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Labour | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Gerry Reynolds | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Donie Cassidy | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Denis Cregan | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | ||
| Nuala Fennell | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Des Hanafin | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Jack Harte | Labour Panel | Labour | ||
| Brian Hillery | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Peter Kelleher | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | ||
| Dan Kiely | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Don Lydon | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Larry McMahon | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | ||
| Brian Mullooly | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | ||
| John A. Murphy | National University of Ireland | Independent | ||
| Joe O'Toole | National University of Ireland | Independent | ||
| Brendan Ryan | National University of Ireland | Independent | ||
| David Norris | Dublin University | Independent | ||
| Mary Robinson | Dublin University | Independent | ||
| Shane Ross | Dublin University | Independent | ||
| Séamus Cullimore | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Michael Dawson | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election[5] | |
| Éamon de Buitléar | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | ||
| George Eogan | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | ||
| Brian Friel | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | ||
| Paul Kavanagh | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election[5] | |
| John Magnier | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | ||
| Frank McDonnell | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election[5] | |
| John Robb | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | ||
| Tom McEllistrim | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Jimmy Mulroy | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Vivian O'Callaghan | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | ||
| John O'Connell | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1] | |
| Nicholas O'Connor | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | ||
Changes
| Date | Panel | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April 1987 | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | Tras Honan elected as Cathaoirleach[2] | |||
| 5 May 1988 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | Death of Jack Daly[4] | |||
| 19 December 1988 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | Tony Bromell elected to Seanad at by-election after the death of Jack Daly[3] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Paul Bradford elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | John Connor elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Séamus Cullimore elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Joe Doyle elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | Nuala Fennell elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Agricultural Panel | Labour | Michael Ferris elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | Brian Hillery elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | Phil Hogan elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | John O'Connell elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Labour | Brian O'Shea elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Martin O'Toole elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | Gerry Reynolds elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 15 June 1989 | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | Mary Wallace elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1] | |||
| 26 June 1989 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Michael Dawson nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election[5] | |||
| 26 June 1989 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Frank McDonnell nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election[5] | |||
| 26 June 1989 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Paul Kavanagh nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election[5] | |||
References
- "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 122, 5 July 1989: Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
- "Tras Honan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- "Mr. Tony Bromell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
- "Mr. Jack Daly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
- "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 122, 5 July 1989: Nomination of Members". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
External links
- "18th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
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