12th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1969 to 1973 October 2021 October 2021 12th Seanad Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Seanad Éireann Ireland Leinster House 5 November 1969 30 March 1973 11th Seanad 13th Seanad 60 Cathaoirleach Michael Yeats (FF) (1969–1973) Micheál Cranitch (FF) (1973) Leas-Chathaoirleach James Dooge (FG) Leader of theSeanad Thomas Mullins (FF) 13th government of Ireland The 12th Seanad was in office from 1969 to 1973. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1969 general election to the 19th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 13th Seanad in 1973. Composition of the 12th 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. The following table shows the composition by party when the 12th Seanad first met on 5 November 1969. rowspan="2" colspan="2" Party Origin Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated TotalAdminAgriCult & EducInd & CommLabour Fianna Fáil 3 4 3 4 4 0 0 9 27 Fine Gael 3 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 16 Labour Party 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 6 Independent 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 11 Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60 Cathaoirleach On 5 November 1969, Michael Yeats (FF) was proposed for the position of Cathaoirleach by Thomas Mullins (FF) and seconded by John J. Nash (FF). He was elected with Mary Robinson (Ind) and Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) dissenting.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1969-11-05/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 67 No. 1 Election of Cathaoirleach 5 November 1969 On 12 November 1969, James Dooge (FG) was proposed for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach by Michael O'Higgins (FG) and seconded by Charles McDonald (FG). He was elected unopposed.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1969-11-12/9/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 67 No. 2 Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach 12 November 1969 On 1 January 1973, Yeats resigned as Cathaoirleach on his appointment as a member of the Irish delegation in the European Parliament.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-01-03/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 74 No. 1 Vacancy in Office of Cathaoirleach 3 January 1973 17 January 2025 5 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705221330/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-01-03/2/ live On 1 January 1973, in the election of a new Cathaoirleach, Micheál Cranitch (FF) was proposed Thomas Mullins (FF) and seconded by Kit Ahern (FF). James Dooge was proposed by Michael O'Higgins (FG) and seconded by Charles McDonald (FG). Cranitch was elected by a vote of 28 to 14.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-01-03/7/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 74 No. 1 Toghadh Cathaoirligh 3 January 1973 17 January 2025 5 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705190927/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-01-03/7/ live List of senators Liam Ahern Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973 Richard Belton Administrative Panel Fine Gael Patrick Fitzsimons Patrick Fitzsimons (politician) Administrative Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Jack Garrett Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Patrick Malone Patrick Malone (Irish politician) Administrative Panel Fine Gael Elected to the 19th Dáil at a by-election on 14 April 1970 Patrick Norton Patrick Norton (Irish politician) Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Reynolds Patrick J. Reynolds (politician) Administrative Panel Fine Gael Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973 Seán Keegan Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil yes Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 16 June 1970, replacing Patrick Malone Pierce Butler Pierce Butler (Irish politician, born 1922) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael John Doyle John Doyle (Tipperary hurler) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Jack Fitzgerald Jack Fitzgerald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Labour Party (Ireland) John Mannion John Mannion Jnr Agricultural Panel Fine Gael James Martin James Martin (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Died on 3 October 1969 Charles McDonald Charles McDonald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973 Patrick McGowan Patrick McGowan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Andy O'Brien Andy O'Brien (politician) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Micheál Prendergast Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Patrick W. Ryan Agricultural Panel Independent politician (Ireland) William Ryan William Ryan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Cornelius O'Callaghan Cornelius O'Callaghan (Fianna Fáil politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil yes Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 24 February 1970, replacing James Martin Kit Ahern Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil John Kelly John M. Kelly (politician) Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973 John J. Nash Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Michael O'Higgins Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Michael Yeats Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Ruairí Brugha Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973 Eileen Desmond Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973 James Dooge Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Denis Farrelly Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Alexis FitzGerald Alexis FitzGerald Snr Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Dermot Honan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Ted Russell Ted Russell (Irish politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Eoin Ryan Eoin Ryan Snr Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil John Boland John Boland (Fine Gael politician) Labour Panel Fine Gael Seán Brosnahan Labour Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Jimmy Dunne Jimmy Dunne (politician) Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Died on 23 February 1972 Joseph Farrell Joseph Farrell (politician) Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973 Des Hanafin Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Fintan Kennedy Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Mark Killilea Mark Killilea Jnr Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Michael Lyons Michael Lyons (politician) Labour Panel Fine Gael William O'Brien William O'Brien (Fine Gael politician) Labour Panel Fine Gael Evelyn Owens Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Seán Walsh Seán Walsh (politician) Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973 Bryan Alton National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) John Horgan John Horgan (academic) National University of Ireland Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick Quinlan Patrick Quinlan (politician) National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) William J. E. Jessop Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Mary Bourke Mary Robinson Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Died on 7 June 1970 Trevor West Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) yes Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 19 November 1970, replacing Owen Sheehy-Skeffington John J. Brennan John Brennan (Irish senator) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Micheál Cranitch Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Brendan Crinion Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973 Peggy Farrell Peggy Farrell (politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Thomas Flanagan Thomas Flanagan (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Gallanagh Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Neville Keery Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Farrell McElgunn Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullins Thomas Mullins (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Terence O'Sullivan Terence O'Sullivan (politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil William Sheldon William Sheldon (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Changes Panel 3 October 1969 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Death of James Martinhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1969-11-05/3/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 67 No. 1 Death of Member 5 November 1969 17 January 2025 5 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705225600/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1969-11-05/3/ livehttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1969-11-12/11/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 67 No. 2 Vacancy in Seanad Membership 12 November 1969 24 February 1970 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Cornelius O'Callaghan elected at a by-election to succeed James Martinhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1970-03-19/3/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 67 No. 15 Election of Member 19 March 1970 14 April 1970 Administrative Panel Fine Gael Patrick Malone elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-electionhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1970-04-29/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 68 No. 1 Election of Member to Dáil Éireann 29 April 1970https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1970-04-29/4/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 68 No. 1 Notice of Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion 29 April 1970 7 June 1970 Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Death of Owen Sheehy-Skeffingtonhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1970-06-10/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 68 No. 7 Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy 10 June 1970https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1970-07-28/3/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 68 No. 15 Vacancy in Seanad Membership 28 July 1970 16 June 1970 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan elected at a by-election to succeed Patrick Malonehttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1970-06-17/1/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 68 No. 9 Prelude 17 June 1970 19 November 1970 Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Trevor West elected at a by-election to succeed Owen Sheehy-Skeffingtonhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1970-12-15/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 69 No. 1 Election of Senator 15 December 1970 17 January 2025 14 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180514195814/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1970-12-15/2/ live 23 February 1972 Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Death of Jimmy Dunnehttps://debatesarchive.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/seanad1972022300003 Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy Seanad Debates – Vol. 72 No. 7 23 February 1972https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1972-11-03/3/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 73 No. 9 Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion 3 November 1972 17 January 2025 21 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201221212732/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1972-11-03/3/ live 28 February 1973 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Liam Ahern elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general electionhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-03-30/4/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 74 No. 6 Members of Seanad Éireann elected to Dáil Éireann 30 March 1973 17 January 2025 21 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201221204957/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-03-30/4/ live 28 February 1973 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Ruairí Brugha elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election 28 February 1973 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Brendan Crinion elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election 28 February 1973 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Eileen Desmond elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election 28 February 1973 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Joseph Farrell elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election 28 February 1973 Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil John Kelly elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election 28 February 1973 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Charles McDonald elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election 28 February 1973 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Reynolds elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election 28 February 1973 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election References External links https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F12 12th Seanad Oireachtas Members Database https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F12 12th Seanad Oireachtas Debates 12