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3rd Seanad

The 3rd Seanad was in office from 1938 to 1943. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1938 general election to the 10th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 4th Seanad in 1943.

3rd Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term7 September 1938 – 14 July 1943
Government2nd Government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachSeán Gibbons (FF)
Leas-ChathaoirleachMichael Tierney (FG)
Leader of the
Seanad		William Quirke (FF)

Cathaoirleach

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On 7 September 1938, Seán Gibbons (FF) was proposed by Helena Concannon (FF) and seconded by Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.[1]

On 16 November 1938, Patrick Baxter (CnaT) was proposed by John Counihan (Ind) and seconded by John Butler (FG) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. Baxter was defeated by a vote of 15 to 28.[2] On 23 November 1938, Michael Tierney (FG) was proposed by was proposed by James G. Douglas (Ind) and seconded by Henry Barniville (FG) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach.[3] On 30 November 1938, Tierney was elected by a vote of 34 to 12.[4]

Composition of the 3rd Seanad

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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.[5]

The following table shows the composition by party when the 3rd Seanad first met on 7 September 1938.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 4 5 1 3 1 1 0 7 22
Fine Gael 2 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 12
Labour Party 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Clann na Talmhan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Independent 1 4 1 3 3 0 3 4 19
Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60

List of senators

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  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name Panel Party Notes
Christopher Byrne Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Desmond FitzGerald Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Michael Hayes Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Denis Healy Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James McGee Administrative Panel   Independent  
Margaret Mary Pearse Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Thomas Ruane Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Baxter Agricultural Panel   Clann na Talmhan  
Neal Blaney Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Colbert Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
John Counihan Agricultural Panel   Independent  
Seán Gibbons Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Kehoe Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Dominick MacCabe Agricultural Panel   Independent  
Ross McGillycuddy Agricultural Panel   Independent  
William O'Callaghan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Martin O'Dwyer Agricultural Panel   Independent  
William Quirke Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Crosbie Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Thomas Delany Cultural and Educational Panel   Independent Died on 9 July 1939[6]
Patrick Doyle Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Seán O'Donovan Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Parkinson Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Thomas J. O'Connell Cultural and Educational Panel   Labour  
Joseph Brennan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Martin Conlon Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Daniel Corkery Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James G. Douglas Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Seán Goulding Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Peter Trainor Kelly Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Seán MacEllin Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
John MacLoughlin Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
David Madden Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
John Butler Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Seán Campbell Labour Panel   Labour  
William Cummins Labour Panel   Labour  
Thomas Foran Labour Panel   Labour  
Frederick Hawkins Labour Panel   Independent  
Seán Hayes Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Hogan Labour Panel   Labour  
James Johnston Labour Panel   Independent  
Eamonn Lynch Labour Panel   Labour  
Peter Lynch Labour Panel   Independent  
James Tunney Labour Panel   Labour  
Henry Barniville National University of Ireland   Fine Gael  
Helena Concannon National University of Ireland   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Tierney National University of Ireland   Fine Gael  
Ernest Alton Dublin University   Independent  
Joseph Johnston Dublin University   Independent  
Robert Rowlette Dublin University   Independent  
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  
Patrick Keohane Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Died on 4 December 1939[7]
Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Died on 1 July 1942[8]
William Magennis Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Frank MacDermot Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Maurice George Moore Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Died on 8 September 1939[9]
David Robinson Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Matthew Stafford Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Liam Ó Buachalla Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 7 October 1939 to replace Maurice George Moore[10]
Laurence O'Neill Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Nominated on 2 January 1940 to replace Patrick Keohane[11]
Pádraic Ó Máille Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 22 July 1942 to replace Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich[12]

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
9 July 1939 Cultural and Educational Panel Independent   Death of Thomas Delany[6]
8 September 1939 Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent   Death of Maurice George Moore[9]
7 October 1939 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Liam Ó Buachalla nominated to replace Maurice George Moore[10]
4 December 1939 Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent   Death of Patrick Keohane[7]
2 January 1940 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Laurence O'Neill nominated to replace Patrick Keohane[11]
22 January 1941 Cultural and Educational Panel   Labour Thomas J. O'Connell elected at a by-election to replace Thomas Delany[13]
1 July 1942 Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent   Death of Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich[8]
22 July 1942 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Pádraic Ó Máille nominated to replace Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich[12]
23 June 1943 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil   Christopher Byrne elected to the 11th Dáil at the 1943 general election[14]
23 June 1943 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Neal Blaney elected to the 11th Dáil at the 1943 general election[14]
23 June 1943 Labour Panel Labour   Patrick Hogan elected to the 11th Dáil at the 1943 general election[14]
23 June 1943 Labour Panel Labour   James Tunney elected to the 11th Dáil at the 1943 general election[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 22 No. 1". 7 September 1938. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 22 No. 2". 16 November 1938. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 22 No. 3". 23 November 1938. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (Resumed) – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 22 No. 4". 23 November 1938. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ "3rd Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 23 No. 3". 11 July 1939. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 24 No. 1". 6 December 1939. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Seanad Éireann, Volume 26 No. 19, 1 Jul 1942: Death of Senator". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Death of a Senator – Seanad Éireann (3rd Seanad) – Vol. 23 No. 11". 4 October 1939. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Seanad Éireann, Volume 23, 25 October 1939: New Senator". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Seanad Éireann, Volume 24, 4 January 1940: New Senator Takes his Seat". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Seanad Éireann, Volume 26, 22 July 1942: New Senator takes his seat". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  13. ^ "New Senator Takes his Seat – Seanad Éireann (3rd Dáil) – Vol. 25 No. 1". Oireachtas. 22 January 1941. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  14. ^ a b c d "Election to Dáil of Former Senators – Seanad Éireann (3rd Dáil) – Vol. 27 No. 27". Oireachtas. 14 July 1943. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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