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18th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1987 to 1989 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 18th Seanad was in office from 1987 to 1989. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1987 general election to the 25th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 19th Seanad.

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Cathaoirleach

On 25 April 1987, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Mick Lanigan (FF) and seconded by William Ryan (FF). She was elected without a division.[1]

On 20 May 1987, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Maurice Manning (FG) and seconded by Katharine Bulbulia (FG). He was elected without a division.[2]

Composition of the 18th 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 18th Seanad first met on 25 April 1987.

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List of senators

  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
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Changes

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References

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