1931 Seanad
Template:Seanad Éireann sidebar This is a list of the members of the 1931 Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1922 and elected at the 1925, 1928 and 1931 Seanad elections.
Composition of the 1931 Seanad
The Free State Seanad was elected in stages and thus considered to be in permanent session. However, as a gesture of continuity with its Free State predecessor, the first Seanad elected after 1937 is numbered as the "Second Seanad". The Free State Senate, despite the occurrence of five senatorial elections before its abolition, is considered to have been a single 'Seanad' for the duration of its existence and is thus referred for that whole period as the "First Seanad".
There were a total of 60 seats in the Free State Seanad. In 1931, 23 Senators were elected. The Seanad election in 1925 was a popular election. However, at the 1928 and subsequent Free State Seanad elections, the franchise was restricted to Oireachtas members.
17 Senators had been elected at the 1928 Seanad election and 19 Senators had been elected at the 1925 Seanad election. In 1922, 30 Senators had been elected by Dáil Éireann, and 30 had been nominated by the President of the Executive Council, W. T. Cosgrave.[1]
The following table shows the composition by party when the 1931 Seanad first met on 9 December 1931.
Party | Seats | |
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Cumann na nGaedheal | 20 | |
Fianna Fáil | 12 | |
Labour Party | 6 | |
Independent | 22 | |
Total | 60 |
List of senators
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
Date | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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10 December 1931
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Independent | Resignation of Alfie Byrne[4] | |||
2 January 1932
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Cumann na nGaedheal | George Crosbie elected at a by-election to replace Alfie Byrne[8] | |||
24 January 1933
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Fianna Fáil | Joseph O'Doherty elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1933 general election[5] | |||
19 April 1933
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Cumann na nGaedheal | Eamonn Duggan elected at a by-election to replace Joseph O'Doherty[9] | |||
29 June 1933
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Independent | Death of Ellen Cuffe, Countess of Desart[2] | |||
30 June 1933
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Fianna Fáil | Death of Séamus Ryan[6] | |||
2 January 1934
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Cumann na nGaedheal | Ernest Blythe elected at a by-election to replace the Countess of Desart[10] | |||
2 January 1934
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Fianna Fáil | Raphael Keyes elected at a by-election to replace Séamus Ryan[11] | |||
21 February 1934
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Independent | Resignation of Arthur Vincent[7] | |||
28 September 1934
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Fianna Fáil | Patrick Lynch elected at a by-election to replace Arthur Vincent[12] | |||
28 November 1934
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Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of George Crosbie[8] |
See also
References
- ^ "President's nominees for Seanad". Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Countess of Desart". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ "Mr. Samuel Lombard Brown". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Alfred Byrne". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Joseph O'Doherty". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Séamus Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Arthur Vincent". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Mr. George Crosbie". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Eamonn Duggan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Ernest Blythe". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Raphael Keyes". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Patrick Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
External links
- "1931 Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.