11th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1965 to 1969 October 2021 October 2021 11th Seanad Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Seanad Éireann Ireland Leinster House 23 June 1965 24 July 1969 10th Seanad 12th Seanad 60 Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leas-Chathaoirleach James Dooge (FG) Leader of theSeanad Thomas Mullins (FF) 11th Government of Ireland (1965–1966) 12th Government of Ireland (1966–1969) 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. Composition of the 11th 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 11th Seanad first met on 23 June 1965. rowspan="2" colspan="2" Party Origin Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated TotalAdminAgriCult & EducInd & CommLabour 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 Cathaoirleach On 23 June 1965, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), the outgoing Cathaoirleach, was proposed again for the position by Thomas Mullins (FF) and seconded by Kit Ahern (FF). He was elected unopposed.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1965-06-23/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 59 No. 1 Election of Cathaoirleach 23 June 1965 On 30 June 1965, in the election for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach, James Dooge (FG) was proposed by Ben O'Quigley (FG) and seconded by Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG). Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) was proposed by Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) and seconded by Patrick Crowley. Dooge was elected by a vote of 18 to 6, with Fianna Fáil abstaining.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1965-06-30/9/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 59 No. 2 Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach 30 June 1965 List of senators Liam Ahern Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Kieran Egan Kieran Egan (politician) Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Patrick Fitzsimons Patrick Fitzsimons (politician) Administrative Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Jack McQuillan Administrative Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Lost Labour whip in 1968 Patrick O'Reilly Patrick O'Reilly (Cavan politician) Administrative Panel Fine Gael Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 Éamon Rooney Administrative Panel Fine Gael Patrick Teehan Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Jack Fitzgerald Jack Fitzgerald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick Malone Patrick Malone (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael John Mannion John Mannion Snr Agricultural Panel Fine Gael James Martin James Martin (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Charles McDonald Charles McDonald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Patrick McGowan Patrick McGowan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Reilly Patrick O'Reilly (Longford politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan Timothy O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Micheál Prendergast Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Patrick W. Ryan Agricultural Panel Independent politician (Ireland) William Ryan William Ryan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Timothy McAuliffe Cultural and Educational Panel Labour Party (Ireland) John J. Nash Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Liam Ó Buachalla Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Cathaoirleach Michael O'Kennedy Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 Ben O'Quigley Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Died on 29 May 1969 John J. Brennan John Brennan (Irish senator) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil John Conlan John Conlan (Monaghan politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 Mary Davidson Mary Davidson (Irish politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Garret FitzGerald Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 Thomas Flanagan Thomas Flanagan (Irish politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Dermot Honan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Denis J. O'Sullivan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Eoin Ryan Eoin Ryan Snr Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Brosnahan Labour Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Seán Browne Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 Victor Carton Labour Panel Fine Gael Patrick Crowley Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Séamus Dolan Labour Panel Fianna Fáil James Dooge Labour Panel Fine Gael Joseph Farrell Joseph Farrell (politician) Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea Mark Killilea Snr Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Vincent McHugh Labour Panel Fine Gael Dominick Murphy Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) John Ormonde Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Bryan Alton National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) Dónall Ó Conalláin National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) Patrick Quinlan Patrick Quinlan (politician) National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) William J. E. Jessop Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) William Bedell Stanford Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Kit Ahern Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Gerald Boland Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil John Copeland Cole Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Joseph Lenehan Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969 Farrell McElgunn Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil yes Nominated on 21 November 1968, replacing Margaret Mary Pearse Thomas Mullins Thomas Mullins (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Leader of the Seanad Nora Connolly O'Brien Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Seán O'Donovan Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Margaret Mary Pearse Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Died on 7 November 1968 James Ryan James Ryan (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil William Sheldon William Sheldon (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Yeats Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Changes Panel April 1968 Administrative Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Labour Party (Ireland) Jack McQuillan lost the Labour whiphttps://www.dib.ie/biography/mcquillan-john-jack-a5756 McQuillan, Johnn Dictionary of Irish Biography White Lawrence William 26 December 2023 1 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230401020218/https://www.dib.ie/biography/mcquillan-john-jack-a5756 live 7 November 1968 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Death of Margaret Mary Pearsehttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1968-12-11/3/ Death of Senator Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 1 11 December 1968 26 December 2023 21 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201221203150/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1968-12-11/3/ live 21 November 1968 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Farrell McElgunn nominated to replace Margaret Mary Pearsehttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1968-12-11/7/ Nomination of Senator Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 1 11 December 1968 26 December 2023 21 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201221203324/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1968-12-11/7/ live 29 May 1969 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Death of Ben O'Quigleyhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1969-07-09/2/ Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 15 9 July 1969 28 October 2024 21 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201221193440/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1969-07-09/2/ live 18 June 1969 Administrative Panel Fine Gael Patrick O'Reilly elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general electionhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1969-07-09/4/ Members Elected to Dáil Éireann Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 15 9 July 1969 26 December 2023 21 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201221193611/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1969-07-09/4/ live 18 June 1969 Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election 18 June 1969 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael John Conlan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election 18 June 1969 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Browne elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election 18 June 1969 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Joseph Lenehan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election References External links https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F11 11th Seanad Oireachtas Members Database https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F11 11th Seanad Oireachtas Debates 11