Members of the 13th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 13th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1973, after the 1973 general election and served until the close of poll for the 14th Seanad in 1977.

Composition of the 13th 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 13th Seanad first met on 1 June 1973.

		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	4	5	2	4	3	0	0	0	18
	Fine Gael	3	5	2	3	4	0	0	7	24
	Labour Party	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	4	11
	Socialist Labour Party	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	Independents	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	6
Total		7	11	5	9	11	3	3	11	60

• Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.

List of senators

• Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics

Name	Panel		Party	Notes
Brosnan, Seán !Seán Brosnan	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil	Elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election on 13 November 1974[1]
Burton, Philip !Philip Burton	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
Garrett, Jack !Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
Keegan, Seán !Seán Keegan	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
Kilbride, Thomas !Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
McGlinchey, Bernard !Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
O'Brien, Andy !Andy O'Brien	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
Prendergast, Mícheál !Administrative Panel		(unknown)	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Seán Brosnan[2]
Aylward, Bob !Bob Aylward	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil	Died 18 July 1974[3]
Barrett, Jack !Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
Butler, Pierce !Pierce Butler	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
Cowen, Bernard !Bernard Cowen	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Fitzgerald, Jack !Agricultural Panel		Labour Party
Mannion, John Jnr !John Mannion, Jnr	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
McCartin, Joe !Joe McCartin	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
McGowan, Patrick !Patrick McGowan	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
O'Callaghan, Cornelius !Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil	Died 24 January 1974[4]
Ryan, William !William Ryan	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Whyte, Liam !Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
Codd, Pat !Pat Codd	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Cornelius O'Callaghan[5]
Ferris, Michael !Michael Ferris	Agricultural Panel		Labour Party	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Bob Aylward[6]
Ahern, Kit !Kit Ahern	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil
Fox, Billy !Billy Fox	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael	Died 12 March 1974[7]
McAuliffe, Timothy !Timothy McAuliffe	Cultural and Educational Panel		Labour Party
Walsh, Mary !Mary Walsh	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael	Died 18 August 1976[8]
Yeats, Michael !Michael Yeats	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil
Connolly, Roddy !Roddy Connolly	Cultural and Educational Panel		Labour Party	Elected to Seanad at a by-election 23 April 1975, replacing Billy Fox[9]
McHugh, Vincent !Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 25 October 1976, replacing Mary Walsh[10]
Brennan, John J. !John J. Brennan	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Browne, Fad !Fad Browne	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Dooge, James !James Dooge	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael	Cathaoirleach
Farrelly, Denis !Denis Farrelly	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael	Died 27 December 1974[11]
FitzGerald, Alexis Snr !Alexis FitzGerald, Snr	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Lenihan, Brian !Brian Lenihan	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Moynihan, Michael !Michael Moynihan	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Labour Party
Russell, Ted !Ted Russell	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Independent
Ryan, Eoin Snr !Eoin Ryan, Snr	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Daly, Jack !Jack Daly	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Denis Farrelly[12]
Boland, John !John Boland	Labour Panel		Fine Gael
Brosnahan, Seán !Labour Panel		Independent
Dolan, Séamus !Séamus Dolan	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Hanafin, Des !Des Hanafin	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Harte, Jack !Jack Harte	Labour Panel		Labour Party
Kennedy, Fintan !Fintan Kennedy	Labour Panel		Labour Party
Killilea, Mark Jnr !Mark Killilea, Jnr	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Lyons, Michael !Michael Lyons	Labour Panel		Fine Gael
Markey, Bernard !Bernard Markey	Labour Panel		Fine Gael
O'Brien, William !William O'Brien	Labour Panel		Fine Gael
Owens, Evelyn !Evelyn Owens	Labour Panel		Labour Party
Horgan, John !John Horgan	National University of Ireland		Labour Party
Martin, Augustine !Augustine Martin	National University of Ireland		Independent
Quinlan, Patrick !National University of Ireland		Independent
Browne, Noël !Noël Browne	University of Dublin		Socialist Labour Party
Robinson, Mary !Mary Robinson	University of Dublin		Independent
West, Trevor !University of Dublin		Independent
Blennerhassett, John !John Blennerhassett	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Deasy, Austin !Austin Deasy	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael	Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977[13]
Guinness, Benjamin !Benjamin Guinness	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Halligan, Brendan !Brendan Halligan	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party	Elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election on 10 June 1976[14]
Higgins, Michael D. !Michael D. Higgins	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party
Kerrigan, Patrick !Patrick Kerrigan	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party	Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977[15]
McGrath, Patrick W. !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Mullen, Michael !Michael Mullen	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party
O'Higgins, Michael J. !Michael J. O'Higgins	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael	Leader of the Seanad
O'Toole, Paddy !Paddy O'Toole	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael	Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977[16]
Sanfey, James !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Quinn, Ruairi !Ruairi Quinn	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party	Nominated on 1 July 1976, replacing Brendan Halligan[17] Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977[17]
Burke, Liam !Liam Burke	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael	Nominated on 21 June 1977 to fill vacancy[18]
Finn, Martin !Martin Finn	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael	Nominated on 21 June 1977 to fill vacancy[19]
King, Frank !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party	Nominated on 22 June 1977 to fill vacancy[20]

Changes

Date	Panel		Gain		Loss	Notes
1974-01-24 24 January 1974	Agricultural Panel				Fianna Fáil	Death of Cornelius O'Callaghan[4]
1974-03-12 12 March 1974	Cultural and Educational Panel				Fine Gael	Death of Billy Fox[7]
1974-07-18 18 July 1974	Agricultural Panel				Fianna Fáil	Death of Bob Aylward[3]
1974-11-13 13 November 1974	Administrative Panel				Fine Gael	Seán Brosnan elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election[1]
1974-12-27 27 December 1974	Industrial and Commercial Panel				Fine Gael	Death of Denis Farrelly[11]
1975-04-23 23 April 1975	Administrative Panel					Mícheál Prendergast elected at a by-election to replace Seán Brosnan[2]
1975-04-23 23 April 1975	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael			Patrick Codd elected at a by-election to replace Cornelius O'Callaghan[5]
1975-04-23 23 April 1975	Agricultural Panel		Labour Party			Michael Ferris elected at a by-election to replace Bob Aylward[6]
1975-04-23 23 April 1975	Cultural and Educational Panel		Labour Party			Roddy Connolly elected at a by-election to replace Billy Fox[9]
1975-04-23 23 April 1975	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael			Jack Daly elected at a by-election to replace Denis Farrelly[12]
1976-06-10 10 June 1976	Nominated by the Taoiseach				Labour Party	Brendan Halligan elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election[14]
1976-07-01 1 July 1976	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party			Ruairi Quinn nominated to replace Brendan Halligan[17]
1976-08-18 18 August 1976	Cultural and Educational Panel				Fine Gael	Death of Mary Walsh[8]
1976-10-25 25 October 1976	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael			Vincent McHugh elected at a by-election to replace Mary Walsh[10]
1977-06-16 16 June 1977	Nominated by the Taoiseach				Fine Gael	Austin Deasy elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election[13]
1977-06-16 16 June 1977	Nominated by the Taoiseach				Labour Party	Patrick Kerrigan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election[15]
1977-06-16 16 June 1977	Nominated by the Taoiseach				Fine Gael	Paddy O'Toole elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election[16]
1977-06-16 16 June 1977	Nominated by the Taoiseach				Labour Party	Ruairi Quinn elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election[17]
1977-06-21 21 June 1977	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael			Liam Burke nominated to fill vacancy[18]
1977-06-21 21 June 1977	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael			Martin Finn nominated to fill vacancy[19]
1977-06-22 22 June 1977	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party			Frank King nominated to fill vacancy[20]

See also

• Members of the 20th Dáil
• Government of the 20th Dáil
• Parliamentary Secretaries of the 20th Dáil

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Seán Brosnan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=105&ConstID=208. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Mícheál Prendergast". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=1638&ConstID=208. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Bob Aylward". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=1848&ConstID=205. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Cornelius O'Callaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=1563&ConstID=205. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Patrick Codd". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=1878&ConstID=205. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Michael Ferris". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=1310&ConstID=205. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Billy Fox". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=1329&ConstID=204. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "Ms. Mary Walsh". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=1708&ConstID=204. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
9. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Roderick Connolly". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=216&ConstID=204. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Vincent McHugh". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=2062&ConstID=204. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Denis Farrelly". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=380&ConstID=207. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 
12. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Jack Daly". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=1250&ConstID=207. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 
13. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Austin Deasy". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=304&ConstID=210. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 
14. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Brendan Halligan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=483&ConstID=210. Retrieved 19 February 2008. 
15. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Patrick Kerrigan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=588&ConstID=210. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 
16. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Paddy O'Toole". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=966&ConstID=210. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 
17. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mr. Ruairi Quinn". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=985&ConstID=210. Retrieved 19 February 2008. 
18. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Liam Burke". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=126&ConstID=210. Retrieved 19 February 2008. 
19. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Martin Finn". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=393&ConstID=210. Retrieved 19 February 2008. 
20. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Frank King". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=1434&ConstID=210. Retrieved 21 February 2008. 

External links

• "13th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&disp=mem. Retrieved 21 February 2008.