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{{short description|Members of the Seanad from 1969 to 1973}}
{| id=toc style="float:right"
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2021}}
|-
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
|[[Members of the 10th Seanad|10th Seanad]]
{{Infobox legislative term
|([[Irish general election, 1961|1961]])
|name = 12th Seanad
|-
|image = Oireachtas logo.svg
|[[Members of the 11th Seanad|11th Seanad]]
|image_size = 100px
|([[Irish general election, 1965|1965]])
|body = [[Seanad Éireann]]
|-
|country = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|'''12th Seanad'''
|meeting_place = [[Leinster House]]
|([[Irish general election, 1969|1969]])
|term_start = 5 November 1969
|-
|term_end = 30 March 1973
|[[Members of the 13th Seanad|13th Seanad]]
|before = [[11th Seanad]]
|([[Irish general election, 1973|1973]])
|after = [[13th Seanad]]
|-
|membership1 = 60
|[[Members of the 14th Seanad|14th Seanad]]
|chamber1_leader1_type = [[Cathaoirleach]]
|([[Irish general election, 1977|1977]])
|chamber1_leader1 = {{ubl|[[Michael Yeats]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]]) (1969–1973)|[[Micheál Cranitch]] (FF) (1973)}}
|}
|chamber1_leader2_type = [[Leas-Chathaoirleach]]
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 [[Irish general election, 1969|1969 general election]] and served until the close of poll for the [[13th Seanad]] in 1973.
|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]]
}}
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.


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{diagonal split header 2|Party|Origin}}
! scope="col" colspan="5"| [[Vocational panel]]s
! rowspan="2"| [[National University of Ireland (constituency)|NUI]]
! rowspan="2"| [[Dublin University (constituency)|DU]]
! rowspan="2"| [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated]]
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Total
|-
|-
! scope="col" |[[Administrative Panel|Admin]]
!colspan="2"| &nbsp;
![[Administrative Panel]]
! scope="col" |[[Agricultural Panel|Agri]]
! scope="col" |[[Cultural and Educational Panel|Cult & Educ]]
![[Agricultural Panel]]
![[Cultural and Educational Panel]]
! scope="col" |[[Industrial and Commercial Panel|Ind & Comm]]
![[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
! scope="col" |[[Labour Panel|Labour]]
![[Labour Panel]]
![[National University of Ireland (constituency)|National University of Ireland]]
![[University of Dublin (constituency)|University of Dublin]]
![[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
!colspan="2"| Total
|- style="text-align:center"
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|align="left"| [[Fianna Fáil]]|| 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 9 || '''27''' || style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" |
|align="left"| [[Fianna Fáil]]|| 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 9 || '''27''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{Fine Gael/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
|align="left"| [[Fine Gael]] || 3 || 5 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''16''' || style="background-color: {{Fine Gael/meta/color}}" |
|align="left"| [[Fine Gael]] || 3 || 5 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''16''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color}}" |
| 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: {{Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color}}" |
|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: {{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|align="left"| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]|| 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 || '''10''' || style="background-color: {{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}" |
|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 !!
|}
|}
*Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.


==List of senators==
==List of senators==
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| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Ahern>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1846&ConstID=208|title=Mr. Liam Ahern|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Ahern>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1846&ConstID=208|title=Mr. Liam Ahern|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
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| firstname = Patrick
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = Fitzsimons
| lastname = Fitzsimons
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = Patrick Fitzsimons (politician)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Independent (politician)
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[19th Dáil]] at a [[Kildare by-election, 1970|by-election]] on 14 April 1970<ref name=Malone>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=11&MemberID=1519&ConstID=205|title=Mr. Patrick Malone|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[19th Dáil]] at a [[1970 Kildare by-election|by-election]] on 14 April 1970<ref name=Malone>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=11&MemberID=1519&ConstID=205|title=Mr. Patrick Malone|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
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| firstname = Patrick J.
| firstname = Patrick J.
| lastname = Reynolds
| lastname = Reynolds
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = Patrick J. Reynolds (politician)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Reynolds>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1649&ConstID=208|title=Mr. Patrick J. Reynolds|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Reynolds>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1649&ConstID=208|title=Mr. Patrick J. Reynolds|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
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| firstname = Pierce
| firstname = Pierce
| lastname = Butler
| lastname = Butler
| articlename = Pierce Butler (Irish politician)
| articlename = Pierce Butler (Irish politician, born 1922)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
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| firstname = John
| firstname = John
| lastname = Doyle
| lastname = Doyle
| articlename = John Doyle (hurler)
| articlename = John Doyle (Tipperary hurler)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
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| firstname = John
| firstname = John
| lastname = Mannion
| lastname = Mannion
| postnomial = Jnr
| articlename = John Mannion Jnr
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
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| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=McDonald>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1477&ConstID=205|title=Mr. Charles McDonald|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=McDonald>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1477&ConstID=205|title=Mr. Charles McDonald|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = McGowan
| lastname = McGowan
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = Patrick McGowan (Irish politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
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| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Unknown
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| firstname = Cornelius
| firstname = Cornelius
| lastname = O'Callaghan
| lastname = O'Callaghan
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = Cornelius O'Callaghan (Fianna Fáil politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
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| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Kelly>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=569&ConstID=204|title=Mr. John M. Kelly|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Kelly>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=569&ConstID=204|title=Mr. John M. Kelly|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
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| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Brugha>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=117&ConstID=207|title=Mr. Ruairí Brugha|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Brugha>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=117&ConstID=207|title=Mr. Ruairí Brugha|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
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| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Desmond>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=315&ConstID=207|title=Mrs. Eileen Desmond|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Desmond>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=315&ConstID=207|title=Mrs. Eileen Desmond|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
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| firstname = Alexis
| firstname = Alexis
| lastname = FitzGerald
| lastname = FitzGerald
| postnomial = Snr
| articlename = Alexis FitzGerald Snr
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
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| firstname = Ted
| firstname = Ted
| lastname = Russell
| lastname = Russell
| articlename = Ted Russell (politician)
| articlename = Ted Russell (Irish politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Independent (politician)
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| firstname = Eoin
| firstname = Eoin
| lastname = Ryan
| lastname = Ryan
| postnomial = Snr
| articlename = Eoin Ryan Snr
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
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| firstname = John
| firstname = John
| lastname = Boland
| lastname = Boland
| articlename = John Boland (politician)
| articlename = John Boland (Fine Gael politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
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| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Labour Panel
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Independent (politician)
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 23 February 1972<ref name=Dunne>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1285&ConstID=206|title=Mr. James Dunne|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=19 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie/S/0072/S.0072.197202230002.html|title=Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 72, 23 February 1972, Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy|publisher=Houses of the Oireachtas|accessdate=19 February 2008}}</ref>
| notes = Died on 23 February 1972<ref name=Dunne>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1285&ConstID=206|title=Mr. James Dunne|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=19 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie/S/0072/S.0072.197202230002.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507130423/http://oireachtas-debates.gov.ie/S/0072/S.0072.197202230002.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 May 2007 |title=Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 72, 23 February 1972, Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy |publisher=Houses of the Oireachtas |accessdate=19 February 2008 }}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Joseph
| firstname = Joseph
| lastname = Farrell
| lastname = Farrell
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = Joseph Farrell (politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Farrell>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=315&ConstID=207|title=Mr. Joseph Farrell|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Farrell>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=315&ConstID=207|title=Mr. Joseph Farrell|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
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| firstname = Mark
| firstname = Mark
| lastname = Killilea
| lastname = Killilea
| postnomial = Jnr
| articlename = Mark Killilea Jnr
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = Labour Panel
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
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| firstname = Michael
| firstname = Michael
| lastname = Lyons
| lastname = Lyons
| articlename = Michael Lyons (Irish politician)
| articlename = Michael Lyons (politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
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| firstname = William
| firstname = William
| lastname = O'Brien
| lastname = O'Brien
| articlename = William O'Brien (Fine Gael)
| articlename = William O'Brien (Fine Gael politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| party = Fine Gael
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| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Walsh>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1100&ConstID=206|title=Mr. Seán Walsh|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Walsh>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=1100&ConstID=206|title=Mr. Seán Walsh|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
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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 (politician)
| 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 (politician)
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = William J.E.
| firstname = William J. E.
| lastname = Jessop
| lastname = Jessop
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = University of Dublin
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent (politician)
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| lastname = Robinson
| lastname = Robinson
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = University of Dublin
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent (politician)
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
| notes =
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| lastname = Sheehy-Skeffington
| lastname = Sheehy-Skeffington
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = University of Dublin
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent (politician)
| 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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| lastname = West
| lastname = West
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| panel = University of Dublin
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent (politician)
| 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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| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Crinion>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=260&ConstID=210|title=Mr. Brendan Crinion|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
| notes = Elected to the [[20th Dáil]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|general election]] on 28 February 1973<ref name=Crinion>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=12&MemberID=260&ConstID=210|title=Mr. Brendan Crinion|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>
}}
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{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Peggy
| firstname = Peggy
| lastname = Farrell
| lastname = Farrell
| articlename = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
| articlename = Peggy Farrell (politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
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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 (politician)
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
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| firstname = Terence
| firstname = Terence
| lastname = O'Sullivan
| lastname = O'Sullivan
| articlename = Terence O'Sullivan (Irish politician)
| articlename = Terence O'Sullivan (politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| party = Fianna Fáil
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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 (politician)
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
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==Changes==
==Changes==
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|note = Death of [[James Martin (Irish politician)|James Martin]]<ref name=Martin/>
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|month = February
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|gain = Fianna Fáil
|loss =
|loss =
|note = [[Cornelius O'Callaghan]] elected at a by-election to replace [[James Martin (Irish politician)|James Martin]]<ref name=Ocallaghan/>
|note = [[Cornelius O'Callaghan (Fianna Fáil politician)|Cornelius O'Callaghan]] elected at a by-election to replace [[James Martin (Irish politician)|James Martin]]<ref name=Ocallaghan/>
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|date = 14
|month = April
|month = April
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|gain =
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|loss = Fine Gael
|note = [[Patrick Malone (Irish politician)|Patrick Malone]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at a [[Kildare by-election, 1970|by-election]]<ref name=Malone/>
|note = [[Patrick Malone (Irish politician)|Patrick Malone]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at a [[1970 Kildare by-election|by-election]]<ref name=Malone/>
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|date = 7
|month = June
|month = June
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|year = 1970
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|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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|note = [[Seán Keegan]] elected at a by-election to replace [[Patrick Malone (Irish politician)|Patrick Malone]]<ref name=Keegan/>
|note = [[Seán Keegan]] elected at a by-election to replace [[Patrick Malone (Irish politician)|Patrick Malone]]<ref name=Keegan/>
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|date = 19
|month = November
|month = November
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|year = 1970
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|con = [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]]
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|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 = Death of [[Jimmy Dunne (politician)|Jimmy Dunne]]<ref name=Dunne/>
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|loss = Fianna Fáil
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = [[Liam Ahern]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]<ref name=Ahern/>
|note = [[Liam Ahern]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=Ahern/>
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|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = [[Ruairí Brugha]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]<ref name=Brugha/>
|note = [[Ruairí Brugha]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=Brugha/>
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|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = [[Brendan Crinion]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]<ref name=Crinion/>
|note = [[Brendan Crinion]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=Crinion/>
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|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = [[Eileen Desmond]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]<ref name=Desmond/>
|note = [[Eileen Desmond]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=Desmond/>
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|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = [[Joseph Farrell]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]<ref name=Farrell/>
|note = [[Joseph Farrell (politician)|Joseph Farrell]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=Farrell/>
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|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = [[John M. Kelly (politician)|John Kelly]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]<ref name=Kelly/>
|note = [[John M. Kelly (politician)|John Kelly]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=Kelly/>
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|loss = Fianna Fáil
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = [[Charles McDonald (Irish politician)|Charles McDonald]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]<ref name=McDonald/>
|note = [[Charles McDonald (Irish politician)|Charles McDonald]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=McDonald/>
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|loss = Fianna Fáil
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = [[Patrick J. Reynolds]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|1973 general election]]<ref name=Reynolds/>
|note = [[Patrick J. Reynolds (politician)|Patrick J. Reynolds]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1973 Irish general election|1973 general election]]<ref name=Reynolds/>
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|loss = Fianna Fáil
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = [[Seán Walsh (politician)|Seán Walsh]] elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Irish general election, 1973|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/>
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}}{{end}}
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==See also==
*[[Members of the 19th Dáil]]
*[[Government of the 19th Dáil]]
*[[Parliamentary Secretaries 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}}


[[Category:Members of the 12th Seanad| ]]
[[Category:Members of the 12th Seanad| ]]
[[Category:Lists of members of Seanad Éireann|12]]
[[Category:Lists of members of Seanad Éireann by term|12]]

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12th Seanad
11th Seanad 13th Seanad
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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