4th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term8 September 1943 – 5 July 1944
Government3rd Government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachSeán Goulding (FF)
Leas-ChathaoirleachMichael Tierney (FG)
Leader of the
Seanad		William Quirke (FF)

The 4th Seanad was in office from 1943 to 1944. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1944 general election to the 11th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 5th Seanad in 1944.

Composition of the 4th 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.[1]

The following table shows the composition by party when the 4th Seanad first met on 8 September 1943.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil3613010822
Fine Gael2122120010
Labour Party001050017
Clann na Talmhan010000001
Independent2314503220
Total7115911331160

List of senators

  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name Panel Party Notes
Joseph Hannigan Administrative Panel   Independent  
Michael Hayes Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Denis Healy Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Hearne Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James McGee Administrative Panel   Independent  
Edward Monahan Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Richard Walsh Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Baxter Agricultural Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
Michael Colbert Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to 12th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1944[2]
John Counihan Agricultural Panel   Independent  
Seán Gibbons Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Daniel Hogan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Kehoe Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Peter Lynch Agricultural Panel   Independent  
Dominick MacCabe Agricultural Panel   Independent  
William Quirke Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Gerard Sweetman Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Thomas Walsh Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Doyle Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Thomas J. O'Connell Cultural and Educational Panel   Labour  
Seán O'Donovan Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Donal O'Sullivan Cultural and Educational Panel   Independent  
James Parkinson Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Joseph Brennan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Daniel Corkery Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Crosbie Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Seán Goulding Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Peter Trainor Kelly Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
David Madden Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
John Maguire Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Frank O'Beirne Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
John Butler Labour Panel   Labour  
Michael Colgan Labour Panel   Independent  
Thomas Foran Labour Panel   Labour  
Frederick Hawkins Labour Panel   Independent  
Thomas Hayden Labour Panel   Labour  
James Johnston Labour Panel   Independent  
Thomas Kennedy Labour Panel   Labour  
Sam Kyle Labour Panel   Labour  
Richard Mulcahy Labour Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 12th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1944[3]
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  
Michael Tierney National University of Ireland   Fine Gael  
William Fearon Dublin University   Independent  
T. C. Kingsmill Moore Dublin University   Independent  
Robert Rowlette Dublin University   Independent  
Seán Campbell Nominated by the Taoiseach   Labour  
Robert Farnan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
T. V. Honan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Sir John Keane Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Margaret L. Kennedy Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
William Magennis Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Liam Ó Buachalla Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Pádraic Ó Máille Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Peter O'Loghlen Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 12th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1944[4]
Margaret Mary Pearse Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Matthew Stafford Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  

Changes

Date Panel Loss Gain Note
30 May 1944 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Michael Colbert elected to the 12th Dáil at the 1944 general election[2]
30 May 1944 Labour Panel Fine Gael   Richard Mulcahy elected to the 12th Dáil at the 1944 general election[3]
30 May 1944 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Peter O'Loghlen elected to the 12th Dáil at the 1944 general election[4]

References

  1. ↑ "4th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
  2. 1 2 "Mr. Michael Colbert". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Mr. Richard Mulcahy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Mr. Peter O'Loghlen". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
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