16th Seanad
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Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
Term | 13 May 1982 – 21 December 1982 | ||||
Government | 18th government of Ireland | ||||
Members | 60 | ||||
Cathaoirleach | Tras Honan (FF) | ||||
Leas-Chathaoirleach | Charles McDonald (FG) | ||||
Leader of the Seanad | Eoin Ryan (FF) |
The 16th Seanad was in office from 1982 to 1983. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the February 1982 general election to the 23rd Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 17th Seanad.
Composition of the 16th Seanad
[edit]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 16th Seanad first met on 13 May 1982.
Origin Party | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | ||
Fine Gael | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 |
List of senators
[edit]- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 98, No. 1: Election of Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. 13 May 1982. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 99, No. 4, Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. 21 December 1982. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 98, No. 2: Election of Leas-Cathaoirleach". Oireachtas. 19 May 1982. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 99, No. 4: Nomination of Members". Oireachtas. 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- "16th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- "16th Seanad". Oireachtas Debates. Retrieved 18 December 2023.