12th Seanad

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Template:Short description Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox legislative term 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" Template:Diagonal split header 2 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fianna Fáil 3 4 3 4 4 0 0 9 27 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fine Gael 3 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 16 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Labour Party 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 6 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Independent 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 11 style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
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.[1]

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.[2]

On 1 January 1973, Yeats resigned as Cathaoirleach on his appointment as a member of the Irish delegation in the European Parliament.[3] 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.[4]

List of senators

  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name Panel Party Notes
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 19th Dáil at a by-election on 14 April 1970[6]
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 16 June 1970, replacing Patrick Malone[7]
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Died on 3 October 1969[8]
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 24 February 1970, replacing James Martin[9]
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Cultural and Educational Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Industrial and Commercial Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Died on 23 February 1972[10]
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Labour Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". National University of Ireland   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". National University of Ireland   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". National University of Ireland   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Dublin University   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Dublin University   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Dublin University   Script error: No such module "political party". Died on 7 June 1970[11]
Script error: No such module "sort". Dublin University   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 19 November 1970, replacing Owen Sheehy-Skeffington[12]
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party". Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  
Script error: No such module "sort". Nominated by the Taoiseach   Script error: No such module "political party".  

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Changes

Date Script error: No such module "If empty". Loss Gain Note
3 October 1969 Agricultural Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Death of James Martin[8][13]
24 February 1970 Agricultural Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Cornelius O'Callaghan elected at a by-election to succeed James Martin[9]
14 April 1970 Administrative Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Patrick Malone elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election[6][14]
7 June 1970 Dublin University Script error: No such module "political party".   Death of Owen Sheehy-Skeffington[11][15]
16 June 1970 Administrative Panel   Script error: No such module "political party". Seán Keegan elected at a by-election to succeed Patrick Malone[7]
19 November 1970 Dublin University   Script error: No such module "political party". Trevor West elected at a by-election to succeed Owen Sheehy-Skeffington[12]
23 February 1972 Labour Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Death of Jimmy Dunne[10][16]
28 February 1973 Administrative Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Liam Ahern elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election[5]
28 February 1973 Industrial and Commercial Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Ruairí Brugha elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election[5]
28 February 1973 Nominated by the Taoiseach Script error: No such module "political party".   Brendan Crinion elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election[5]
28 February 1973 Industrial and Commercial Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Eileen Desmond elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election[5]
28 February 1973 Labour Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Joseph Farrell elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election[5]
28 February 1973 Cultural and Educational Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   John Kelly elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election[5]
28 February 1973 Agricultural Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Charles McDonald elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election[5]
28 February 1973 Administrative Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Patrick J. Reynolds elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election[5]
28 February 1973 Labour Panel Script error: No such module "political party".   Seán Walsh elected to the 20th Dáil at the 1973 general election[5]

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