11th Seanad | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
Term | 23 June 1965 – 24 July 1969 | ||||
Government |
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Members | 60 | ||||
Cathaoirleach | Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) | ||||
Leas-Chathaoirleach | James Dooge (FG) | ||||
Leader of the Seanad | Thomas Mullins (FF) |
The 11th Seanad was in office from 1965 to 1969. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1965 general election to the 18th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 12th Seanad in 1969.
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 11th Seanad first met on 23 June 1965.
Origin Party
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Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
Fianna Fáil | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | ||
Fine Gael | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||
Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 |
Date | Panel | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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April 1968 | Administrative Panel | Labour | Independent | Jack McQuillan lost the Labour whip[1] | ||
7 November 1968 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Death of Margaret Mary Pearse[4] | |||
21 November 1968 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Farrell McElgunn nominated to replace Margaret Mary Pearse[3] | |||
18 June 1969 | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Patrick O'Reilly elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[2] | |||
18 June 1969 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | Michael O'Kennedy elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[2] | |||
18 June 1969 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | John Conlan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[2] | |||
18 June 1969 | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | Seán Browne elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[2] | |||
18 June 1969 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Joseph Lenehan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[2] |