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11th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term23 June 1965 – 24 July 1969
Government
Members60
CathaoirleachLiam Ó Buachalla (FF)
Leas-ChathaoirleachJames Dooge (FG)
Leader of the
Seanad		Thomas Mullins (FF)

The 11th Seanad was in office from 1965 to 1969. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1965 general election to the 18th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 12th Seanad in 1969.

Composition of the 11th 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.

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
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

Cathaoirleach

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On 23 June 1965, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), the outgoing Cathaoirleach, was proposed again for the position by Thomas Mullins (FF) and seconded by Kit 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 by Ben O'Quigley (FG) and seconded by Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG). Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) was proposed by Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) and seconded by Patrick Crowley. Dooge was elected by a vote of 18 to 6, with Fianna Fáil abstaining.[2]

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
Liam Ahern Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Kieran Egan Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Fitzsimons Administrative Panel   Independent  
Jack McQuillan Administrative Panel   Labour Lost Labour whip in 1968
Patrick O'Reilly Administrative Panel   Fine Gael Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969[3]
Éamon Rooney Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick Teehan Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jack Fitzgerald Agricultural Panel   Labour  
Patrick Malone Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
John Mannion Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
James Martin Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Charles McDonald Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick McGowan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick O'Reilly Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Timothy O'Sullivan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Micheál Prendergast Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick W. Ryan Agricultural Panel   Independent  
William Ryan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Timothy McAuliffe Cultural and Educational Panel   Labour  
John J. Nash Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Liam Ó Buachalla Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil Cathaoirleach
Michael O'Kennedy Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969[3]
Ben O'Quigley Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Died on 29 May 1969
John J. Brennan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
John Conlan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969[3]
Mary Davidson Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour  
Garret FitzGerald Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969[3]
Thomas Flanagan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Dermot Honan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Bernard McGlinchey Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Denis J. O'Sullivan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Eoin Ryan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Seán Brosnahan Labour Panel   Independent  
Seán Browne Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969[3]
Victor Carton Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick Crowley Labour Panel   Labour  
Séamus Dolan Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Dooge Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Joseph Farrell Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Mark Killilea Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Vincent McHugh Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Dominick Murphy Labour Panel   Labour  
John Ormonde Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Bryan Alton National University of Ireland   Independent  
Dónall Ó Conalláin National University of Ireland   Independent  
Patrick Quinlan National University of Ireland   Independent  
William J. E. Jessop Dublin University   Independent  
Owen Sheehy-Skeffington Dublin University   Independent  
William Bedell Stanford Dublin University   Independent  
Kit Ahern Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Gerald Boland Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
John Copeland Cole Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Joseph Lenehan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to the 19th Dáil at the general election on 18 June 1969[3]
Farrell McElgunn Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 21 November 1968, replacing Margaret Mary Pearse[4]
Thomas Mullins Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Leader of the Seanad
Nora Connolly O'Brien Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Seán O'Donovan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Margaret Mary Pearse Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Died on 7 November 1968[5]
James Ryan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
William Sheldon Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Michael Yeats Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
April 1968 Administrative Panel Labour Independent Jack McQuillan lost the Labour whip[6]
7 November 1968 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Death of Margaret Mary Pearse[5]
21 November 1968 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Farrell McElgunn nominated to replace Margaret Mary Pearse[4]
29 May 1969 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael   Death of Ben O'Quigley[7]
18 June 1969 Administrative Panel Fine Gael   Patrick O'Reilly elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3]
18 June 1969 Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil   Michael O'Kennedy elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3]
18 June 1969 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael   John Conlan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3]
18 June 1969 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil   Seán Browne elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3]
18 June 1969 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Joseph Lenehan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1969 general election[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 59 No. 1. 23 June 1965.
  2. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 59 No. 2. 30 June 1965.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Members Elected to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 15. 9 July 1969. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Nomination of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 1. 11 December 1968. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Death of Senator". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 1. 11 December 1968. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ White, Lawrence William. "McQuillan, Johnn". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Debates – Vol. 66 No. 15. 9 July 1969.
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