6th Seanad

6th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term21 April 1948 – 25 July 1951
Government5th government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachTimothy O'Donovan (FG)
Leas-ChathaoirleachSeán Goulding (FF)
Leader of the
Seanad		Michael Hayes (FG)

The 6th Seanad was in office from 1948 to 1951. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1948 general election to the 13th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 7th Seanad in 1951.

Cathaoirleach

On 21 April 1948, Timothy O'Donovan (FG), the outgoing Leas-Cathaoirleach, was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Luke Duffy (Lab) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[1]

On 2 June 1948, Seán Goulding (FF), Cathaoirleach of the 5th Seanad, was proposed by William Quirke (FF) and seconded by Helena Concannon (FF) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[2]

Composition of the 6th 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.[3]

The following table shows the composition by party when the 6th Seanad first met on 21 April 1948.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 13
Fine Gael 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 12
Labour Party 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 8
Clann na Talmhan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Clann na Poblachta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Independent 2 3 0 3 5 1 3 5 22
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
John Finan Administrative Panel   Clann na Talmhan Elected to 14th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1951[4]
Patrick Fitzsimons Administrative Panel   Independent  
Seán Goulding Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Hearne Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James McGee Administrative Panel   Independent  
Margaret Mary Pearse Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jeremiah Ryan Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick Baxter Agricultural Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
Robert Malachy Burke Agricultural Panel   Labour Resigned on 6 December 1950[5]
John Counihan Agricultural Panel   Independent  
Seán Gibbons Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
William O'Callaghan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Timothy O'Donovan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Martin O'Dwyer Agricultural Panel   Independent  
Patrick O'Reilly Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Martin Quinn Agricultural Panel   Independent  
William Quirke Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Tunney Agricultural Panel   Labour  
Michael Hayes Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Cecil Lavery Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court on 21 April 1950[6]
Frank Loughman Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Liam Ó Buachalla Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Thomas J. O'Connell Cultural and Educational Panel   Labour  
Joseph Brennan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent Died on 1 February 1950[7]
Denis Burke Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Andrew Clarkin Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Crosbie Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Mary Davidson Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 16 June 1950, succeeding Luke Duffy[8]
Henry Morgan Dockrell Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Luke Duffy Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour Resigned on 22 June 1949[9]
T. V. Honan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Peter Lynch Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Frederick Summerfield Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Richard Anthony Labour Panel   Independent  
John Butler Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Seán Campbell Labour Panel   Labour Died on 27 February 1950[7]
Michael Colgan Labour Panel   Independent  
Andrew Fogarty Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Frederick Hawkins Labour Panel   Independent  
Seán Hayes Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
John Meighan Labour Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
J. T. O'Farrell Labour Panel   Labour Resigned on 31 May 1950[10]
Seán Ruane Labour Panel   Independent  
Michael Smyth Labour Panel   Independent  
Henry Barniville National University of Ireland   Fine Gael  
Helena Concannon National University of Ireland   Fianna Fáil  
George O'Brien National University of Ireland   Independent  
Joseph Warwick Bigger Dublin University   Independent  
William Fearon Dublin University   Independent  
William Bedell Stanford Dublin University   Independent  
George C. Bennett Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael  
Eleanor Butler Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour  
James G. Douglas Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Denis Ireland Nominated by the Taoiseach   Clann na Poblachta  
Patrick McCartan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Clann na Poblachta  
James J. McCrea Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour  
Edward McGuire Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Séamus O'Farrell Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Edward Richards-Orpen Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Edmund Sweetman Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fine Gael  
Patrick Woulfe Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  

Changes

Date Panel Loss Gain Note
22 June 1949 Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour   Resignation of Luke Duffy on his appointment to the board of the Industrial Development Authority[9][11]
1 February 1950 Industrial and Commercial Panel Independent   Death of Joseph Brennan[7]
27 February 1950 Labour Panel Labour   Death of Seán Campbell[7][12]
21 April 1950 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael   Cecil Lavery appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court[6]
31 May 1950 Labour Panel Labour   Resignation of J. T. O'Farrell[10]
16 June 1950 Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour Mary Davidson elected at a by-election to succeed Luke Duffy[8]
6 December 1950 Agricultural Panel Labour   Resignation of Robert Malachy Burke[5]
30 May 1951 Administrative Panel Clann na Talmhan   John Finan elected to the 14th Dáil at the 1951 general election[4]

References

  1. ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 35 No. 1. 21 April 1948.
  2. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach—Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 35 No. 2. 2 June 1948.
  3. ^ "6th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
  4. ^ a b "Announcements by Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 39 No. 14. 27 June 1951.
  5. ^ a b "Resignation of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 39 No. 1. 6 December 1950.
  6. ^ a b "Senator Ceases to be a Member". Seanad Debates – Vol. 37 No. 18. 26 April 1950.
  7. ^ a b c d "Deaths of Senators Brennan and Campbell". Seanad Debates – Vol. 37 No. 8. 1 March 1950.
  8. ^ a b "New Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 38 No. 5. 21 June 1950.
  9. ^ a b "Resignation of a Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 36 No. 13. 22 June 1949.
  10. ^ a b "Resignation of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 38 No. 3. 31 May 1950.
  11. ^ "Vacancy in Seanad—Motion". Seanad Debates – Vol. 37 No. 8. 1 March 1950.
  12. ^ "Vacancy in Seanad Membership". Seanad Debates – Vol. 39 No. 11. 11 April 1951.