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This is a list of the members of the '''12th [[Seanad Éireann]]''', the [[upper house]] of the [[Oireachtas]] (legislature) of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. These [[Senate|Senator]]s were elected or appointed in 1969, after the [[1969 Irish general election|1969 general election]] and served until the close of poll for the [[13th Seanad]] in 1973.
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|country = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|meeting_place = [[Leinster House]]
|term_start = 5 November 1969
|term_end = 30 March 1973
|before = [[11th Seanad]]
|after = [[13th Seanad]]
|membership1 = 60
|chamber1_leader1_type = [[Cathaoirleach]]
|chamber1_leader1 = {{ubl|[[Michael Yeats]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]]) (1969–1973)|[[Micheál Cranitch]] (FF) (1973)}}
|chamber1_leader2_type = [[Leas-Chathaoirleach]]
|chamber1_leader2 = [[James Dooge]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
|chamber1_leader3_type = [[Leader of the Seanad|Leader of the<br/>Seanad]]
|chamber1_leader3 = [[Thomas Mullins (Irish politician)|Thomas Mullins]] (FF)
|government = [[Government of the 19th Dáil|13th government of Ireland]]
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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 Irish general election|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==
==Composition of the 12th Seanad==
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the [[Vocational panel]]s, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|nominated by the Taoiseach]].
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five [[vocational panel]]s, 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.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 12th Seanad first met on 5 November 1969.
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|align="left"| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''6''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
|align="left"| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''6''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|align="left"| [[Independent politician|Independent]]|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 || '''11''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|align="left"| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 || '''11''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
|- style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"| Total !! 7 !! 11 !! 5 !! 9 !! 11 !! 3 !! 3 !! 11 !! 60 !!
!colspan="2"| Total !! 7 !! 11 !! 5 !! 9 !! 11 !! 3 !! 3 !! 11 !! 60 !!
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| articlename = Patrick Fitzsimons (politician)
| articlename = Patrick Fitzsimons (politician)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| articlename = Ted Russell (Irish politician)
| articlename = Ted Russell (Irish politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Labour Panel
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = National University of Ireland
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| articlename = Patrick Quinlan (politician)
| articlename = Patrick Quinlan (politician)
| panel = National University of Ireland
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Dublin University
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Dublin University
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Dublin University
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 7 June 1970<ref name=Skeffington>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1676&ConstID=209|title=Mr. Owen Sheehy-Skeffington|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=29 January 2009}}</ref>
| notes = Died on 7 June 1970<ref name=Skeffington>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1676&ConstID=209|title=Mr. Owen Sheehy-Skeffington|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=29 January 2009}}</ref>
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| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Dublin University
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy = yes
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 19 November 1970, replacing [[Owen Sheehy-Skeffington]]<ref name=West>{{cite web|url=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1712&ConstID=209|title=Mr. Trevor West|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=29 January 2009}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 19 November 1970, replacing [[Owen Sheehy-Skeffington]]<ref name=West>{{cite web|url=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1712&ConstID=209|title=Mr. Trevor West|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=29 January 2009}}</ref>
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| articlename = Thomas Flanagan (Irish politician)
| articlename = Thomas Flanagan (Irish politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| articlename = William Sheldon (Irish politician)
| articlename = William Sheldon (Irish politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Independent politicians in Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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|con = [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]]
|con = [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]]
|gain =
|gain =
|loss = Independent politician
|loss = Independent politician (Ireland)
|note = Death of [[Owen Sheehy-Skeffington]]<ref name=Skeffington/>
|note = Death of [[Owen Sheehy-Skeffington]]<ref name=Skeffington/>
}}
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|year = 1970
|year = 1970
|con = [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]]
|con = [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]]
|gain = Independent politician
|gain = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss =
|loss =
|note = [[Trevor West]] elected at a by-election to replace [[Owen Sheehy-Skeffington]]<ref name=West/>
|note = [[Trevor West]] elected at a by-election to replace [[Owen Sheehy-Skeffington]]<ref name=West/>
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|note = [[Seán Walsh (politician)|Seán Walsh]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=Walsh/>
|note = [[Seán Walsh (politician)|Seán Walsh]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=Walsh/>
}}{{end}}
}}{{end}}

==See also==
*[[Members of the 19th Dáil]]
*[[Government of the 19th Dáil]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&disp=mem|title=12th Seanad|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=27 March 2010}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F12|title=12th Seanad|work=Oireachtas Members Database}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F12|title=12th Seanad|work=Oireachtas Debates}}


{{Lists of members of Seanad Éireann}}
{{Lists of members of Seanad Éireann}}

Latest revision as of 11:44, 3 June 2024

12th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term5 November 1969 – 30 March 1973
Government13th government of Ireland
Members60
Cathaoirleach
Leas-ChathaoirleachJames Dooge (FG)
Leader of the
Seanad		Thomas Mullins (FF)

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

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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 12th Seanad first met on 5 November 1969.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 3 4 3 4 4 0 0 9 27
Fine Gael 3 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 16
Labour Party 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 6
Independent 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 11
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
Liam Ahern Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[1]
Richard Belton Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick Fitzsimons Administrative Panel   Independent  
Jack Garrett Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Patrick Malone Administrative Panel   Fine Gael Elected to the 19th Dáil at a by-election on 14 April 1970[2]
Patrick Norton Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil Norton was formerly a Labour TD, but joined Fianna Fáil in February 1969 before the Seanad election.
Patrick J. Reynolds Administrative Panel   Fine Gael Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[3]
Seán Keegan Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 16 June 1970, replacing Patrick Malone[4]
Pierce Butler Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
John Doyle Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jack Fitzgerald Agricultural Panel   Labour  
John Mannion Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
James Martin Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Died on 3 October 1969[5]
Charles McDonald Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[6]
Patrick McGowan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Andy O'Brien Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Micheál Prendergast Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick W. Ryan Agricultural Panel   Independent  
William Ryan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Cornelius O'Callaghan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 24 February 1970, replacing James Martin[7]
Kit Ahern Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
John Kelly Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[8]
John J. Nash Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael O'Higgins Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Michael Yeats Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil Cathaoirleach
Ruairí Brugha Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[9]
Eileen Desmond Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[10]
James Dooge Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Denis Farrelly Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Alexis FitzGerald Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Dermot Honan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Bernard McGlinchey Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Ted Russell Industrial and Commercial Panel   Independent  
Eoin Ryan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
John Boland Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Seán Brosnahan Labour Panel   Independent  
Jimmy Dunne Labour Panel   Labour Died on 23 February 1972[11][12]
Joseph Farrell Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[13]
Des Hanafin Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Fintan Kennedy Labour Panel   Labour  
Mark Killilea Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Lyons Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
William O'Brien Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Evelyn Owens Labour Panel   Labour  
Seán Walsh Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[14]
Bryan Alton National University of Ireland   Independent  
John Horgan National University of Ireland   Labour  
Patrick Quinlan National University of Ireland   Independent  
William J. E. Jessop Dublin University   Independent  
Mary Robinson Dublin University   Independent  
Owen Sheehy-Skeffington Dublin University   Independent Died on 7 June 1970[15]
Trevor West Dublin University   Independent Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 19 November 1970, replacing Owen Sheehy-Skeffington[16]
John J. Brennan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Micheál Cranitch Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Cathaoirleach
Brendan Crinion Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to the 20th Dáil at the general election on 28 February 1973[17]
Peggy Farrell Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Thomas Flanagan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Michael Gallanagh Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Neville Keery Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Farrell McElgunn Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Thomas Mullins Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Terence O'Sullivan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
William Sheldon Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
3 October 1969 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Death of James Martin[5]
24 February 1970 Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Cornelius O'Callaghan elected at a by-election to replace James Martin[7]
14 April 1970 Administrative Panel Fine Gael   Patrick Malone elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election[2]
7 June 1970 Dublin University Independent   Death of Owen Sheehy-Skeffington[15]
16 June 1970 Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan elected at a by-election to replace Patrick Malone[4]
19 November 1970 Dublin University   Independent Trevor West elected at a by-election to replace Owen Sheehy-Skeffington[16]
23 February 1972 Labour Panel Labour   Death of Jimmy Dunne[11]
28 February 1973 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil   Liam Ahern elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election[1]
28 February 1973 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil   Ruairí Brugha elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election[9]
28 February 1973 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Brendan Crinion elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election[17]
28 February 1973 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil   Eileen Desmond elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election[10]
28 February 1973 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil   Joseph Farrell elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election[13]
28 February 1973 Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil   John Kelly elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election[8]
28 February 1973 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Charles McDonald elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election[6]
28 February 1973 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil   Patrick J. Reynolds elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election[3]
28 February 1973 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil   Seán Walsh elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr. Liam Ahern". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Mr. Patrick Malone". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Mr. Patrick J. Reynolds". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Mr. Seán Keegan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Mr. James Martin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Mr. Charles McDonald". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Mr. Cornelius O'Callaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Mr. John M. Kelly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Mr. Ruairí Brugha". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Mrs. Eileen Desmond". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Mr. James Dunne". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
  12. ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 72, 23 February 1972, Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
  13. ^ a b "Mr. Joseph Farrell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  14. ^ a b "Mr. Seán Walsh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  15. ^ a b "Mr. Owen Sheehy-Skeffington". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  16. ^ a b "Mr. Trevor West". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  17. ^ a b "Mr. Brendan Crinion". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
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