1922 Seanad election

none June 2026 June 2026 The 1922 Seanad comprised 30 nominated members and 30 elected members. An election to 30 of the 60 seats in Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Irish Free State, was held on 7 December 1922. The electorate consisted of the members of Dáil Éireann (TDs) who had taken the Oath of Allegiance. The election was required by Article 82 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State, one of the transitory provisions to bring the state's institutions into being. Article 82 specified that 30 of the first senators would be elected by the Free State's Dáil and the other 30 nominated by the President of the Free State's Executive Council. The procedure to be used was specified in a resolution of 1 November made by the 3rd Dáil (sitting as a Provisional Parliament) and published in Iris Oifigiúil on 7 November.DLG 1923 6–15https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-11-01/20/ Election of the Seanad - Motions by the Minister for Local Government 1 November 1922 Dáil Debates 1 27 p.21 cc.1969–2014 The Dáil debated whether the election should be before or after the President's nominations and resolved on the latter course. On 6 December, the day the Constitution came into force, the President, W. T. Cosgrave, announced his 30 appointees to the 3rd Dáil (now sitting as the 1st Free State Dáil). The election of senators by TDs was conducted on 7 December 1922 by single transferable vote as a single 30-member contest.DLG 1923 3Oireachtas 1922https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-07/15/ Elections to Seanad 7 December 1922 Dáil Debates 2 2 p.16 cc.38–40 2 January 2024 A candidate for election had to be nominated and seconded by a TD; many were nominated by Cosgrave from among those submissions from various public bodies whom he had not included in his 30 appointees.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/9/ President's nominees for Seanad Dáil Debates 2 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 6 December 1922 28 September 2022 6 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20220928111838/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/9/ livehttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/8/ Nominations to Executive Council Hayes Michael 6 December 1922 Dáil Debates 2 1 p.9 c.28 The Seanad election takes place to-morrow and the avalanche of candidates proposed by the President will mean a long count. 23 December 2013 22 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190822135620/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/8/ live Nominations closed at midday on 7 December; ballots were distributed at 3 p.m., the poll closed at 5 p.m., and counting began immediately.DLG 1923 3 At 8 p.m., the Ceann Comhairle, who was also the returning officer,DLG 1923 6–15 announced the result would not be known for some time, and the Dáil was adjourned. Cosgrave had announced the assassination of Seán Hales.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-07/14/ Assassination of Deputy Sean Hales, and wounding of Leas Cheann Comhairle 7 December 1922 Dáil Debates 2 2 p.15 c.38 23 December 2013 Eighty-one TDs voted;Oireachtas 1922 none of the abstentionist TDs were eligible to vote or nominate candidates.Not having subscribed to the Oath of Allegiance, they could not sign the roll, which was required by regulations 2 (nomination) and 11 (voting).DLG 1923 6–15 To facilitate transfer of fractions of votes, each initial vote's value was multiplied by 1000, giving a quota of 2,613.2,613 floor(81,000 30 + 1) + 1.DLG 1923 3Oireachtas 1922 Eighteen candidates were elected on the first count: one with four (4,000) first-preference votes and 17 others with three (3,000) each.DLG 1923 3Oireachtas 1922 The report on the conduct of the election speculated that groups of three TDs had coordinated their votes to ensure a candidate exceeded the quota.DLG 1923 4 Candidates with equal numbers of first-preference votes were ranked by the number of second preferences and so on.DLG 1923 4 The remaining twelve Senators were elected in 34 subsequent counts.DLG 1923 3Oireachtas 1922 Counting was completed after midnight,DLG 1923 3 the results were announced next afternoon,https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-08/2/ Result of elections to Seanad 8 December 1922 Dáil Debates 2 3 p.3 cc.41–42 23 December 2013 and the Seanad first assembled on 11 December 1922.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1922-12-11/1/ Prelude 11 December 1922 Seanad Debates 1 1 p.1 c.1 Result There were 35 counts and 112 candidates, of whom: 18 received three or four first-preference votes and were elected on the first count 11 received two first-preference votes and were elected on subsequent counts 4 received one first-preference vote, of whom one was elected on the final count 8 received no first-preference votes but some later-preference transfers; none was elected 71 accrued no votes and were eliminated on count 24 June 2026 1922 Seanad election: 30 seatsOireachtas 1922https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/26609/pages/6 subscription 7 December 1922 6 col 3 The Senate; Nominations for Election; Representative List The Irish Times Dublin The Senate; Further Nominations Made To-day; List Now Closed https://www-britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002093/19221207/063/0004 subscription britishnewspaperarchive 18 July 2026 Evening Telegraph 7 December 1922 Dublin 4 col 5 Alice Stopford Green 4.94 Independent politician (Ireland) 4,000 1 1 Sir John Griffith 3.70 Independent politician (Ireland) 3,000 2 1 James G. Douglas 3.70 Independent politician (Ireland) 3,000 3 1 Brian O'Rourke 3.70 Cumann na nGaedheal 3,000 4 1 Maurice George Moore 3.70 Independent politician (Ireland) 3,000 5 1 William Molloy 3.70 Independent politician (Ireland) 3,000 6 1 James J. MacKean 3.70 Cumann na nGaedheal 3,000 7 1 Eileen Costello 3.70 Independent politician (Ireland) 3,000 8 1 William O'Sullivan 3.70 Cumann na nGaedheal 3,000 9 1 John MacLoughlin 3.70 Independent politician (Ireland) 3,000 10 1 Patrick W. Kenny 3.70 Cumann na nGaedheal 3,000 11 1 William Barrington 3.70 Independent politician (Ireland) 3,000 12 1 Michael Duffy 3.70 Labour Party (Ireland) 3,000 13 1 Thomas MacPartlin 3.70 Labour Party (Ireland) 3,000 14 1 Thomas Farren 3.70 Independent politician (Ireland) 3,000 15 1 Thomas Linehan 3.70 Farmers' Party (Ireland) 3,000 16 1 J. T. O'Farrell 3.70 Labour Party (Ireland) 3,000 17 1 Richard A. Butler 3.70 Independent politician (Ireland) 3,000 18 1 Thomas Westropp Bennett 2.47 Cumann na nGaedheal 2,000 19 2 Henry Barniville 2.47 Cumann na nGaedheal 2,000 20 6 Peter de Loughry 2.47 Cumann na nGaedheal 2,000 21 9 Cornelius Irwin 2.47 Cumann na nGaedheal 2,000 22 9 Eamonn Mansfield 2.47 Independent politician (Ireland) 2,000 23 15 Edward MacLysaght 2.47 Independent politician (Ireland) 2,000 24 26 Edward MacEvoy 2.47 Cumann na nGaedheal 2,000 25 35 George Nesbitt 1.23 Independent politician (Ireland) 1,000 26 35 Joseph Clayton Love 2.47 Cumann na nGaedheal 2,000 27 35 James Parkinson 2.47 Cumann na nGaedheal 2,000 28 35 John Counihan 2.47 Independent politician (Ireland) 2,000 29 35 Michael O'Dea 2.47 Cumann na nGaedheal 2,000 30 35 35 Bryan Cooper 1.23 1,000 34 James McNeill 0 0 33 Denis McCullough 1.23 1,000 32 Capt. Bernard Daly 1.23 1,000 31 Michael Francis O'Brien 0 0 30 Sir William Goulding 0 0 29 Sir Henry McLaughlin 0 0 28 Sir Simon Maddock 0 0 27 Thomas Patrick McKenna 0 0 25 P. F. DoyleAssociated Press Dail Eireann Meets for Last Time As Such; Next Session Will Be as Lower House of New Government—Senators Are Nominated. https://www.nytimes.com/1922/12/05/archives/dail-eireann-meets-for-last-time-as-such-next-session-will-be-as.html 18 July 2026 The New York Times 5 December 1922 4 The Dublin Corporation today nominated the following members to the Irish Senate: Mrs. Wyse Power, P. Mason, P. F. Doyle, M. J. Moran, N. McCarthy and G. Lyons. 0 0 24Hobson was the only candidate eliminated on count 24 who had more than 0 votes; his 32 votes were distributed on count 25.Oireachtas 1922DLG 1923 5 Bulmer Hobson 0 0 Edward Andrews 0 0 24 Walter Baird 0 0 24 David Barry 0 0 24 Sir Andrew Beattie 0 0 24 Sir Edward Bellingham 0 0 24 Henry T. Bewley 0 0 24 Alexander Findlater Blood 0 0 24 P. J. Brady 0 0 24 Henry Brien 0 0 24 Col. Loftus A. Bryan 0 0 24 James Marmion Gilmor Carroll 0 0 24 Q75913036 0 0 24 Henry J. Concannon 0 0 24 Henry D. Conner 0 0 24 Robert Cutlar 0 0 24 Sir Maurice Dockrell 0 0 24 Patrick C. Dolan 0 0 24 Barry Egan 0 0 24 Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh 0 0 24 William FieldBefore the election, the Ceann Comhairle announced that Field had asked for his name to be withdrawn. 0 0 24 Sir Henry J. Forde 0 0 24 Charles Gamble 0 0 24 John Garvey 0 0 24 J. Harold Goodbody 0 0 24 Michael Gough 0 0 24 Sir Stanley Harrington 0 0 24 William M. Hatte 0 0 24 Maurice Healy 0 0 24 Richard Hearne 0 0 24 Sir Andrew J. Horne 0 0 24 John J. Horgan 0 0 24 William Ireland 0 0 24 R. J. Kelly 0 0 24 John Coleman Kiernan 0 0 24 Patrick Leonard 0 0 24 Thomas B. Lillis 0 0 24 Marie Lynch 0 0 24 Peter Lynch 0 0 24 G. Lyons 0 0 24 Sir Thomas Macardle 0 0 24 W. McCarthy 0 0 24 Joseph MacDermott 0 0 24 Martin McDonogh 0 0 24 David McDonald 0 0 24 Joseph McLoughlin 0 0 24 Patrick Mahon 0 0 24 Thomas Spring Rice, 2nd Baron Monteagle of Brandon 0 0 24 M. J. Moran 0 0 24 Patrick John Munden 0 0 24 Dr W. Lombard Murphy 0 0 24 Sir Walter Nugent 0 0 24 Laurence O'Brien 0 0 24 The O'Conor Don 0 0 24 Sean O'Farrell 0 0 24 Stephen O'Mara 0 0 24 Charles St. George Orpen 0 0 24 Thomas Power 0 0 24 Thomas George Quirke 0 0 24 Thomas McClintock-Bunbury, 2nd Baron Rathdonnell 0 0 24 Capt. P. D. Reavey 0 0 24 G. R. RyanLimerick Chamber of Commerce; Nominations for the Senatenations for the Senateions for the Senate https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004598/19221121/043/0003 subscription britishnewspaperarchive 18 July 2026 Limerick Echo 21 November 1922 3 col 5 0 0 24 James Shanks 0 0 24 William Shannon 0 0 24 M. D. Shaw 0 0 24 John Smyth 0 0 24 Patrick Tallon 0 0 24 James Walsh 0 0 24 Alexander Weir 0 0 24 Q19043757 0 0 24 James Whelan 0 0 24 Joseph Withrington 0 0 24 81 2,613 Notes Sources http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL080237.pdf Seanad Éireann election result sheet December 1922 Oireachtas 23 December 2013 Oireachtas 1922 http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL063618.pdf Report on the conduct of the first election to Seanad Éireann Official publications P.Pro 2/1923 Department of Local Government Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government February 1923 5 January 2014 DLG 1923 References Category:1922 in Irish politics Category:Seanad Éireann elections Category:December 1922 in Europe