List of Seanad by-elections

This is a list of by-elections to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas, the legislature of Ireland, established in 1938. By-elections occur to fill vacant seats which can be caused by the death, resignation, disqualification or expulsion of a sitting senator. By-elections to the university constituencies are conducted on the same basis as general elections to these constituencies.[1] By-elections to the vocational panels are held on a reduced electorate of members of the Oireachas only.[2]

By-elections since 1938

By-elections in which seats changed parties are indicated with a grey background.

Seanad Constituency Vacancy By-election
Outgoing Party Cause Date Winner Party
3rd Cultural and Educational Thomas Delany Ind. Death 22 January 1941 Thomas J. O'Connell Lab
5th Labour John Thomas Keane Ind. Death 24 July 1946 Frederick Hawkins Ind.
5th Dublin University T. C. Kingsmill Moore Ind. Incompatible office: appointed as a judge 22 November 1947 Joseph Warwick Bigger Ind.
6th Industrial and Commercial Joseph Brennan Ind. Death 12 March 1952 Mary Davidson Lab
7th Dublin University Gardner Budd Ind. Incompatible office: appointed as a judge 12 March 1952 William J. E. Jessop Ind.
7th NUI Helena Concannon FF Death 14 May 1956 John F. Cunningham Ind.
8th Administrative James McGee Ind. Death 14 May 1956 William Woods Ind.
8th Agricultural William Quirke FF Death 14 May 1956 Joe Sheridan Ind.
8th Industrial and Commercial Matthew Smith FF Death 14 May 1956 James O'Keeffe FG
8th Industrial and Commercial Andrew Clarkin FF Death 14 May 1956 Seamus Bohan Ind.
9th Administrative John O'Leary Lab Death 9 February 1960 John J. Brennan FF
9th Agricultural Patrick Baxter CnaT Death 9 February 1960 Martin O'Dwyer Ind.
9th Dublin University William Fearon Ind. Death 13 May 1960 William J. E. Jessop Ind.
9th Administrative Patrick Teehan FF Incompatible office: elected to Dáil Éireann 1 November 1960 Gerard B. Dillon FF
9th Labour Frank Purcell Ind. Death 1 November 1960 Edward Browne Ind.
10th Agricultural John Donnelly Sheridan Ind. Death 28 November 1963 Batt Donegan FF
10th Industrial and Commercial Daniel Moloney FF Death 28 November 1963 John Costelloe FF
12th Agricultural James Martin FF Death 24 February 1970 Cornelius O'Callaghan FF
12th Administrative Patrick Malone FG Incompatible office: elected to Dáil Éireann 16 June 1970 Seán Keegan FF
12th Dublin University Owen Sheehy-Skeffington Ind. Death 19 November 1970 Trevor West Ind.
13th Administrative Seán Brosnan FF Incompatible office: elected to Dáil Éireann 23 April 1975 Micheál Prendergast FG
13th Agricultural Cornelius O'Callaghan FF Death 23 April 1975 Pat Codd FG
13th Agricultural Bob Aylward FF Death 23 April 1975 Michael Ferris Lab
13th Cultural and Educational Billy Fox FG Death (assassination) 23 April 1975 Roddy Connolly Lab
13th Industrial and Commercial Denis Farrelly FG Death 23 April 1975 Jack Daly FG
13th Cultural and Educational Mary Walsh FG Death 25 October 1976 Vincent McHugh FG
14th Administrative Jack Garrett FF Death 7 December 1977 Michael Donnelly FF
14th Dublin University Conor Cruise O'Brien Ind. Resignation 11 December 1979 Catherine McGuinness Ind.
14th Administrative Liam Burke FF Incompatible office: elected to Dáil Éireann 16 April 1980 Jim Doolan FF
18th Industrial and Commercial Jack Daly FG Death 19 December 1988 Tony Bromell FF
20th Industrial and Commercial Seán Fallon FF Death 23 February 1996 Sam McAughtry Ind.
20th Agricultural Liam Naughten FG Death 28 January 1997 Denis Naughten FG
21st Labour Seán Ryan Lab Incompatible office: elected to Dáil Éireann 23 June 1998 John Cregan FF
21st Agricultural Patrick McGowan FF Death 9 June 2000 Seán Ó Fearghaíl FF
21st Industrial and Commercial Pat Gallagher Lab Resignation 9 June 2000 Jim Glennon FF
21st Agricultural Tom Hayes FG Incompatible office: elected to Dáil Éireann 9 December 2001 M. J. Nolan FF
23rd Agricultural Alan Kelly Lab Incompatible office: elected as MEP 14 December 2009 Niall Ó Brolcháin GP
23rd Agricultural Peter Callanan FF Death 19 January 2010 Paschal Mooney FF
23rd Administrative Tony Kett FF Death 26 November 2009 James Carroll FF
24th Cultural and Educational Deirdre Clune FG Incompatible office: elected as MEP 10 October 2014 Gerard Craughwell Ind.
24th Industrial and Commercial Jimmy Harte Lab Resignation 13 November 2015 Máiría Cahill Lab
25th Agricultural Denis Landy Lab Resignation 27 April 2018 Ian Marshall[3] Ind U
25th Agricultural Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Ind. Resignation 27 April 2018 Anthony Lawlor[3] FG
25th Agricultural Grace O'Sullivan GP Incompatible office: elected as MEP 1 November 2019 Pippa Hackett GP
26th Agricultural Michael W. D'Arcy FG Resignation 21 April 2021 Maria Byrne[4] FG
26th Industrial and Commercial Elisha McCallion SF Resignation 21 April 2021 Gerry Horkan[4] FF
26th Dublin University Ivana Bacik Lab Incompatible office: elected to Dáil Éireann 30 March 2022 Tom Clonan Ind.
26th Administrative Niall Ó Donnghaile SF Resignation 29 April 2024 Mal O'Hara GP
27th Cultural and Educational Seán Kyne FG Incompatible office: elected to Dáil Éireann 2026 Vacant

See also

References

  1. ↑ Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1947, s. 3: Definitions (No. 30 of 1937, s. 3). Enacted on 19 November 1937. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 5 May 2021., "the expression 'Seanad election' includes both a Seanad general election and a Seanad bye-election"
  2. ↑ Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947, s. 60 (No. 42 of 1947, s. 60). Enacted on 19 December 1947. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 5 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Unionist farmer takes one of two Seanad seats". RTÉ News. 27 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 Lehane, Mícheál (21 April 2021). "Byrne, Horkan elected to Seanad following by-election". RTÉ News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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