22nd Seanad
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Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
Term | 12 September 2002 – 4 July 2007 | ||||
Government | 26th Government of Ireland | ||||
Members | 60 | ||||
Cathaoirleach | Rory Kiely | ||||
Leas-Chathaoirleach | Paddy Burke | ||||
Leader of the Seanad | Mary O'Rourke |
The 22nd Seanad was in office from 2002 to 2007. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 2002 general election to the 29th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 23rd Seanad at the end of July 2007.[1]
Composition of the 22nd Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the vocational panels, 6 elected by universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 22nd Seanad first met on 12 September 2002.
Origin Party | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | ||
Fine Gael | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
Progressive Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 |
Effect of changes
Party | 20021 | May 20072 | July 20073 | |
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Fianna Fáil | 30 | 27 | 24 | |
Fine Gael | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
Labour | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Progressive Democrats | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Independent | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
Vacant | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Total | 60 |
- Notes
- ^ The 2002 column refers to the state of parties when 22nd Seanad first met in 2002
- ^ The May 2007 column refers to the state of parties immediately prior to the 2007 Dáil election
- ^ The July 2007 column refers to the state of parties when the Seanad reassembled after the 2007 Dáil election, when 14 senators were elected to the 30th Dáil, including 4 senators who had been nominated by the Taoiseach, who were replaced by 4 new nominees.
List of senators
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
There were no by-elections to the 22nd Seanad.
The first vacancy was caused by the death of Kate Walsh, who had been nominated by the Taoiseach and was replaced by another nominee.
Fourteen senators were elected to the 30th Dáil at the general election on 24 May 2007. Four of these had been nominated by the Taoiseach and were replaced by new nominees, but the seats of then ten elected senators remained vacant until the Seanad was dissolved. (The vacant seats were those of seats of James Bannon, Ulick Burke, Noel Coonan, Timmy Dooley, Frank Feighan, Brian Hayes, Martin Mansergh, Joe McHugh, Eamon Scanlon and Joanna Tuffy).
Date | Panel | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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29 April 2004 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Progressive Democrats | Michael Brennan (FF) joined the Progressive Democrats[5] | ||
28 March 2007 | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Liam Fitzgerald (FF) resigned from Fianna Fáil[4] | ||
4 April 2007 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Margaret Cox (FF) resigned from Fianna Fáil[3] | ||
24 April 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Progressive Democrats | Death of Kate Walsh (PD)[6] | |||
3 May 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Progressive Democrats | Colm O'Gorman (PD) nominated to replace Kate Walsh[7] | |||
24 May 2007 | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | Timmy Dooley (FF) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Frank Feighan (FG) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Joe McHugh (FG) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Administrative Panel | Labour | Joanna Tuffy (Lab) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | Ulick Burke (FG) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Martin Mansergh (FF) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Scanlon (FF) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | Noel Coonan (FG) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | Brian Hayes (FG) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | James Bannon (FG) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Mary O'Rourke (FF) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Cyprian Brady (FF) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Michael Kitt (FF) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
24 May 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Brendan Kenneally (FF) elected to Dáil Éireann[2] | |||
23 June 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Donie Cassidy (FF) nominated to replace Mary O'Rourke[7] | |||
23 June 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Chris Wall (FF) nominated to replace Cyprian Brady[7] | |||
23 June 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Seán Dorgan (FF) nominated to replace Michael Kitt[7] | |||
23 June 2007 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Peter Sands (FF) nominated to replace Brendan Kenneally[7] |
References
- ^ The close of poll for the 23rd Seanad was on the 23 July 2007 for panel members and on the 24 July 2007 for university members.
- ^ 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 "Seanad Éireann debates, Volume 186, 3 July 2007: Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Ms. Margaret Cox". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Mr. Liam Fitzgerald". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Mr. Michael Brennan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Ms. Kate Walsh". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Seanad Éireann debates, Volume 186, 3 July 2007: Nomination of Members". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
External links
- "22nd Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
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