| 11th Seanad | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 23 June 1965 – 24 July 1969 | ||||
| Government |
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| Members | 60 | ||||
| Cathaoirleach | Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) | ||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | James Dooge (FG) | ||||
| Leader of the Seanad | Thomas Mullins (FF) | ||||
The11th Seanad was in office from 1965 to 1969. An election toSeanad Éireann, theSenate of theOireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the1965 general election to the18th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the12th Seanad in 1969.
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on fivevocational panels, 6 were elected from twouniversity constituencies and 11 werenominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 11th Seanad first met on 23 June 1965.
Origin Party | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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| Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
| 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 | ||
On 23 June 1965,Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), the outgoingCathaoirleach, was proposed again for the position byThomas Mullins (FF) and seconded byKit Ahern (FF). He was elected unopposed.[1]
On 30 June 1965, in the election for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach,James Dooge (FG) was proposed byBen O'Quigley (FG) and seconded byDenis J. O'Sullivan (FG).Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) was proposed byJack Fitzgerald (Lab) and seconded byPatrick Crowley. Dooge was elected by a vote of 18 to 6, with Fianna Fáil abstaining.[2]
| Date | Panel | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| April 1968 | Administrative Panel | Labour | Independent | Jack McQuillan lost the Labour whip[6] | ||
| 7 November 1968 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Death ofMargaret Mary Pearse[5] | |||
| 21 November 1968 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Farrell McElgunn nominated to replaceMargaret Mary Pearse[4] | |||
| 29 May 1969 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | Death ofBen O'Quigley[7] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | Patrick O'Reilly elected toDáil Éireann at the1969 general election[3] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | Michael O'Kennedy elected toDáil Éireann at the1969 general election[3] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | John Conlan elected toDáil Éireann at the1969 general election[3] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | Seán Browne elected toDáil Éireann at the1969 general election[3] | |||
| 18 June 1969 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Joseph Lenehan elected toDáil Éireann at the1969 general election[3] | |||