2020 Seanad election

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2020 Seanad election
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60 members of the Seanad Éireann
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Catherine Ardagh Jerry Buttimer Rose Conway-Walsh
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Leader's seat Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Panel Agricultural Panel (elected to Dáil)
Last election 14 seats 13 seats 7 seats
Seats before 13 13 6
Seats won 16 12 5
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Decrease 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Ivana Bacik Pippa Hackett Rónán Mullen
Party Labour Green Human Dignity Alliance
Leader's seat Dublin University Agricultural Panel National University
Last election 5 seats 1 seat N/A
Seats before 5 1 1
Seats won 5 2 1
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 new
Leader of the Seanad before election

Jerry Buttimer
Fine Gael

Elected Leader of the Seanad

Regina Doherty
Fine Gael

An indirect election to the 26th Seanad took place after the 2020 Irish general election, with postal ballots due on 30 and 31 March. Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, with Dáil Éireann as the lower house of representatives. The election was held for 49 of the 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 are elected for five vocational panels, and six are elected in two university constituencies. The remaining 11 senators are nominated by the newly elected Taoiseach when the Dáil reconvenes after the general election.

Background

The Constitution of Ireland provides that a Seanad election must take place within 90 days of the dissolution of the Dáil Éireann. As the Dáil was dissolved on 14 January, the latest day the election could take place is 13 April 2020.[2] On 21 January 2020, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government signed an order for the Seanad elections, providing 30 March as the deadline for ballots for the vocational panels and 31 March as the deadline for ballots in the university constituencies.[1]

On 8 February 2020, the 33rd Dáil was elected in the general election. The Fine Gael-led government, led by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was defeated, with Sinn Féin taking the most first preference votes, and Fianna Fáil taking the most seats. The Sinn Féin victory came as a surprise and an upset, as it ended the two-party rule of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil that had existed for many decades,[3][4] and polls did not show Sinn Féin winning until the election was called. Sinn Féin won 37 seats, Fianna Fáil won 38, and Fine Gael won 35.[5]

Electoral system

Of the forty-nine elected seats, three are elected from the university constituency of the National University and three are elected from the university constituency of Dublin University (Trinity College Dublin).[6]

Forty-three are elected by an electorate of elected politicians, consisting of members of the 33rd Dáil, members of the 25th Seanad and city and county councillors, who each have five ballots for vocational panels.[7][8] The Seanad Returning Officer maintains a list of qualified nominating bodies for each panel.[9] Candidates may be nominated by nominating bodies (outside sub-panel) or by members of the Oireachtas (inside sub-panel). In each vocational panel, there is a minimum number who must be elected from either the inside or the outside sub-panel.[10] If the number of candidates nominated for each sub-panel does not exceed by two the maximum number which may be elected from that sub-panel, the Taoiseach shall nominate candidates to fill the deficiency.[11]

Electors for the Panels elect:[12]

  • Seven seats from the Administrative Panel, with a minimum of three from inside and outside sub-panels: Public administration and social services (including the voluntary sector).
  • Eleven seats from the Agricultural Panel, with a minimum of four: Agriculture and the fisheries.
  • Five seats from the Cultural and Educational Panel, with a minimum of two: Education, the arts, the Irish language and Irish culture and literature.
  • Nine seats from the Industrial and Commercial Panel, with a minimum of three: Industry and commerce (including engineering and architecture).
  • Eleven seats from the Labour Panel, with a minimum of four: Labour (organised or otherwise).

All votes are cast by postal ballot, and are counted using the single transferable vote. Under this system, voters can rank candidates in order of their preference, 1 as their first preference, 2 for second preference, and so on. Ballots are initially given a value of 1,000 to allow calculation of quotas where all ballots are distributed in the case of a surplus, rather than taking a representative sample as is done in Dáil elections. The quota for election is given as .[a]

The 11 nominated members can only be appointed by the Taoiseach who is appointed next after the reassembly of Dáil Éireann. They are usually appointed after the Seanad election, but if a Taoiseach has not been appointed at stage, they will not be appointed until then.

Members of the outgoing Seanad not seeking election

Date confirmed Constituency Departing senator Party Reason
21 January 2020[13] Nominated by the Taoiseach Collette Kelleher Independent Retirement
8 February 2020 Agricultural Panel Rose Conway-Walsh Sinn Féin Elected to 33rd Dáil
Cultural and Educational Panel Kieran O'Donnell Fine Gael
Industrial and Commercial Panel Colm Burke Fine Gael
Industrial and Commercial Panel Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Sinn Féin
Industrial and Commercial Panel Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Labour
Labour Panel Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Fianna Fáil
Labour Panel Ged Nash Labour
Labour Panel Neale Richmond Fine Gael
Nominated by the Taoiseach Frank Feighan Fine Gael
27 March 2020 Cultural and Educational Panel Keith Swanick Fianna Fáil Expenses controversy
16 December 2019 Nominated by the Taoiseach Paudie Coffey Fine Gael Retirement

Election process

Timetable of 2020 Seanad election[14]
Deadline Universities[15] Vocational Panel[16]
Nominations close 14 February
  • 24 February ("outside" panel: nominating bodies — civic society groups)
  • 2 March ("inside" panel: Oireachtas members)
Completion of panels[b] n/a 9 March[18]
Ballot papers distributed 28 February 16 March
Polls close 31 March, 11 a.m. 30 March, 11 a.m.

Impact of coronavirus

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, changes to the usual arrangements for the Vocational Panel elections were made to reduce the risk of transmission. The clerk and deputy clerk of the Dáil and Seanad refused to witness Oireachtas members' ballots, advising them to use the local government chief executive or Garda (police) superintendent for this purpose.[19] The Seanad clerk, as returning officer, also requested that counting agents not be present at the count centre in Dublin Castle.[20] Similar appeals were made regarding the NUI count in the RDS and the Dublin University count in the university's Examination Hall.[21]

Results

National University of Ireland

2020 Seanad election: National University[22][23]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Human Dignity Alliance Rónán Mullen 9,642 25.2 1 1
Independent Michael McDowell 8,951 23.4 2 10
Independent Alice-Mary Higgins 4,944 12.9 3 16
Solidarity Ruth Coppinger 3,615 9.5
Labour Laura Harmon 2,187 5.7
Independent Michelle Healy 1,540 4.0
Independent Rory Hearne 1,321 3.5
Green Eva Elizabeth Dowling 1,229 3.2
Independent Brendan Price 1,090 2.9
Independent Mick Finn 908 2.4
Independent Ann Staunton Barrett 446 1.2
Independent Jennifer Butler 366 1.0
Independent Karen Devine 359 0.9
Independent Peter Finnegan 346 0.9
Independent Keith Scanlon 309 0.8
Independent Garbhan Downey 305 0.8
Independent Abbas Ali O'Shea 254 0.7
Independent Marcus Matthews 176 0.5
Independent Eoin Delahunty 130 0.3
Electorate: 112,206   Valid: 38,209   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 9,553   Turnout: 34.1%

Dublin University

2020 Seanad election: Dublin University[24]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent David Norris 24.2 3,646 3,671 3,728 3,768        
Labour Ivana Bacik 23.2 3,489 3,521 3,542 3,571 3,574 3,963    
Independent Lynn Ruane 18.4 2,780 2,805 2,825 2,870 2,871 3,229 3,348 4,072
Independent Hugo MacNeill 13.5 2,038 2,050 2,081 2,133 2,133 2,299 2,342 2,961
Independent Tom Clonan 9.3 1,394 1,417 1,440 1,492 1,493 1,682 1,722  
Green William Priestley 7.2 1,090 1,104 1,119 1,175 1,177      
Independent Keith Scanlon 1.8 276 285 297          
Independent Joseph O'Gorman 1.2 180 183            
Independent Abbas Ali O'Shea 0.5 81              
Independent Derek Byrne 0.4 67              
Electorate: Approx. 65,000[25]   Valid: 15,041   Spoilt: 12   Quota: 3,761   Turnout: Approx. 23.1%  

Administrative Panel

2020 Seanad election: Administrative Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Fianna Fáil Mark Daly 14.7 167,000 141,751                                
Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile 10.6 120,000 120,153 120,153 120,153 120,153 120,153 120,153 121,153 121,153 121,153 121,153 121,153 132,306 133,080 133,080 133,080 133,080 141,845
Labour Rebecca Moynihan 9.2 104,000 104,153 105,153 105,153 105,153 106,153 115,153 120,306 120,459 120,459 125,459 125,459 129,612 129,612 132,612 134,612 140,735 164,735
Fianna Fáil Diarmuid Wilson 8.8 100,000 104,131 105,131 106,131 106,131 111,896 112,896 116,049 125,732 125,732 144,027 141,751            
Fine Gael Garret Ahearn 7.9 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 91,000 92,000 109,000 110,000 110,000 111,000 111,000 152,000 141,751    
Fine Gael Martin Conway 7.9 90,000 90,153 90,153 90,153 90,153 90,153 91,153 94,306 94,612 109,765 112,765 112,765 116,765 116,765 149,765 149,765 141,751  
Fianna Fáil Fiona O'Loughlin 7.1 81,000 86,508 86,508 86,508 87,508 94,661 94,661 95,661 108,803 108,803 130,251 132,525 142,525 141,751        
Independent Thomas Welby 7.0 79,000 80,683 80,683 80,683 82,142 83,295 84,295 87,754 92,907 95,060 96,366 96,366 108,519 108,519 113,519 115,519 117,403  
Fine Gael Emer Currie 5.6 64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 66,000 66,000 68,000 68,000 69,000 81,000 83,000 83,000 85,000 85,000        
Fine Gael Noel Rock 3.8 44,000 44,306 44,306 44,306 44,306 45,306 46,306 47,306 47,306                  
Fianna Fáil Mick Cahill 3.6 41,000 44,978 44,978 44,978 44,978 51,437 52,437 52,590 57,202 57,202                
Independent John Bosco Conama 2.9 33,000 33,306 36,306 41,306 42,306 42,306 46,306 55,612 57,765 57,765 60,765 60,765            
Fianna Fáil Lorraine Clifford-Lee 2.6 30,000 34,743 34,743 34,743 35,743 38,202 38,202 38,355                    
Fianna Fáil Joe Malone 2.0 23,000 24,836 24,989 24,989 25,142                          
Independent John Dolan 1.9 22,000 23,377 23,377 25,377 26,377 26,377 31,530                      
Independent Anne Marie Flanagan 1.9 22,000 22,153 22,153 22,153 25,153 25,306                        
Independent Tony Geoghegan 0.9 10,000 10,612 10,612 11,612                            
Independent Timothy Hogan 0.8 9,000 9,000 9,000                              
Independent Salome Mbugua Henry 0.4 5,000 5,153                                
Electorate: 1,169   Valid: 1,134,000[a]   Quota: 141,751   Turnout: 97.0%  

Agricultural Panel

2020 Seanad election: Agricultural Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Independent Victor Boyhan 7.9 89,000 89,000 91,000 91,000 94,000 96,000 94,167                          
Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 7.3 83,000 84,000 84,000 84,000 84,000 85,000 85,000 90,000 92,000 105,000 94,167                  
Sinn Féin Lynn Boylan 7.1 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 81,000 82,000 82,000 82,000 82,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000
Green Pippa Hackett 6.7 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 77,000 77,000 77,000 77,000 79,000 81,000 81,000 81,000 81,000 82,000 82,916 82,916 82,916 84,916 91,916 95,832
Fianna Fáil Paul Daly 6.3 71,000 71,000 71,000 71,000 71,000 71,000 71,000 71,000 73,000 76,000 76,833 77,833 85,833 86,833 96,833 94,167        
Sinn Féin Gerry Murray 5.9 67,000 68,000 68,000 68,000 69,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 71,000 72,000 73,000 73,000 73,000 74,000 75,000 75,979
Fine Gael Paddy Burke 5.6 63,000 63,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 65,000 65,000 66,000 69,000 71,000 71,000 77,000 80,000 89,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 102,000 102,000 94,167
Labour Annie Hoey 5.6 63,000 63,000 63,000 70,000 71,000 71,000 71,000 71,000 73,000 73,000 73,000 73,000 75,916 77,916 82,916 83,249 83,249 86,249 91,249 94,186
Fianna Fáil Niall Blaney 5.2 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 59,000 61,000 61,000 63,000 63,000 66,000 68,499 68,499 79,499 79,499 94,332 94,332 94,167      
Fine Gael Tim Lombard 4.9 56,000 57,000 57,000 57,000 58,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 60,000 61,666 69,666 70,666 82,666 85,666 85,666 85,666 108,666 94,167  
Fine Gael Maria Byrne 4.2 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 56,000 57,000 68,000 68,000 68,000 68,000      
Fine Gael Michael W. D'Arcy 4.2 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 51,000 51,000 51,000 62,000 62,000 76,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 96,000 96,000 96,000
Fianna Fáil Eugene Murphy 3.9 44,000 44,000 44,000 45,000 45,000 46,000 46,000 48,000 48,000 57,000 58,666 58,666 70,499 71,499 91,165 93,496 93,661 94,661 94,661 94,661
Fine Gael Aisling Dolan 3.7 42,000 42,000 43,000 43,000 44,000 44,000 44,000 45,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 54,000 54,000              
Independent Brian Ó Domhnaill 3.6 41,000 41,000 41,000 41,000 41,000 41,000 41,916 44,916 50,916 50,916 51,749 51,749                
Fianna Fáil Shane P. O'Reilly 3.5 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 44,000 44,916 45,916 46,916 50,916 54,248 54,248 60,248 60,248            
Fine Gael Pat Deering 3.4 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 40,000 40,000 40,000                  
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe 2.9 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 35,000 37,000                      
Independent Dermot Cantillon 2.4 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 30,000                        
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 1.9 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000                          
Fianna Fáil Seamus Coyle 1.1 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000                              
Independent Ian Marshall 0.9 10,000 10,000 10,000 11,000                                
Labour Dominic Hannigan 0.8 9,000 9,000 9,000                                  
Independent Richard Mulcahy 0.4 4,000 4,000                                    
Independent Patrick Kent 0.4 4,000                                      
Electorate: 1,169   Valid: 1,133,000[a]   Quota: 94,167   Turnout: 96.9%  

Cultural and Educational Panel

2020 Seanad election: Cultural and Educational Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Sinn Féin Fintan Warfield 13.3 151,000 151,000 151,000 152,000 152,000 152,000 154,000 154,000 154,000 156,000 156,000 156,000 157,000 176,000 176,000 180,000 180,000 180,000
Green Saoirse McHugh 10.1 114,000 115,000 115,000 118,000 119,000 120,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 123,000 126,000 131,000 132,000 152,000 152,000 158,000 159,000 159,776
Fine Gael John McGahon 9.0 102,000 102,000 102,000 102,000 103,000 106,000 106,000 112,000 112,000 113,000 134,000 134,000 175,000 177,000 177,000 183,000 183,000 183,388
Fianna Fáil Lisa Chambers 8.7 99,000 99,000 101,000 101,000 102,000 104,000 105,000 105,000 112,000 120,000 121,000 141,000 144,000 155,000 156,000 190,000 190,000 188,834
Fine Gael Seán Kyne 7.2 82,000 82,000 82,000 82,000 82,000 91,000 96,000 101,000 101,000 101,000 124,000 127,000 180,000 192,000 188,834      
Independent Joe Conway 6.9 78,000 79,000 80,000 81,000 81,000 82,000 89,000 91,000 92,000 98,000 98,000 105,000 108,000          
Fianna Fáil Malcolm Byrne 6.3 71,000 72,000 73,000 74,000 77,000 77,000 78,000 79,000 89,000 103,000 103,000 122,000 122,000 146,000 146,000 190,000 188,834  
Fine Gael Tom Neville 6.2 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 76,000 76,000 88,000 89,000 90,000 103,000 105,000            
Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony 5.5 62,000 63,000 63,000 65,000 66,000 66,000 68,000 68,000 76,000 94,000 95,000 108,000 110,000 118,000 118,000      
Fianna Fáil Kate Feeney 5.1 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 65,000 69,000 69,000              
Fine Gael Gabrielle McFadden 4.8 54,000 54,000 54,000 54,000 54,000 55,000 56,000 62,000 62,000 62,000                
Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach 3.4 39,000 40,000 42,000 42,000 43,000 43,000 49,000 49,000 58,000                  
Fianna Fáil Shane Curley 3.4 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 39,000 41,000 43,000 43,000                    
Fine Gael Mary Newman Julian 2.7 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 32,000 32,000                      
Aontú Paul Lawless 2.6 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000                        
Fine Gael Michael Maher 2.3 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000                          
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Conroy 0.9 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000                            
Social Democrats Angela Flynn 0.7 8,000 8,000 8,000                              
Independent Éamonn Walsh 0.5 6,000 6,000                                
Independent Jack Mulcahy 0.4 5,000                                  
Electorate: 1,169   Valid: 1,133,000[a]   Quota: 188,834   Turnout: 96.9%  

Industrial and Commercial Panel

2020 Seanad election: Industrial and Commercial Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Sinn Féin Elisha McCallion 8.4 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 96,000 99,000
Social Democrats Niall Ó Tuathail 7.8 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 89,000 89,000 89,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 93,000 93,000 93,000 93,000 93,000  
Labour Mark Wall 7.4 84,000 84,000 84,000 84,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000 89,000 90,000 92,000 92,000 92,099 94,099 94,099 94,099 94,099 112,812 129,812
Fianna Fáil Aidan Davitt 6.9 78,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 81,000 81,000 81,000 81,000 81,000 82,000 83,000 83,000 90,000 96,000 97,000 107,000 108,000 108,000 108,000 114,000 113,501        
Independent Frances Black 6.7 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 77,000 77,000 77,000 77,000 77,000 78,000 78,000 80,000 80,000 81,000 81,000 83,000 83,000 87,000 89,000 94,000 94,000 97,000 97,000 97,000 97,000 101,000 101,099 101,099 101,348 111,348 168,348
Fianna Fáil Ollie Crowe 5.6 64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 67,000 67,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 86,000 91,000 93,000 101,000 101,000 101,000 101,000 114,000 114,000 113,501      
Fianna Fáil Catherine Ardagh 5.5 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 63,000 63,000 64,000 68,000 68,000 68,000 72,000 73,000 73,000 85,000 86,000 86,000 86,000 114,000 114,000 114,000 113,501    
Independent Sharon Keogan 4.3 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 54,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 76,000 78,000 81,000 82,000 82,000 82,000 85,000 85,396 85,895 86,144 94,144 101,144
Fine Gael Micheál Carrigy 4.1 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 49,000 50,000 51,000 51,000 54,000 55,000 57,000 63,000 73,000 73,000 83,000 89,000 90,000 91,000 108,000 108,000 116,000 113,501              
Fianna Fáil Gerry Horkan 3.7 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 43,000 44,000 44,000 44,000 44,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 54,000 55,000 56,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 66,000            
Fine Gael Tom Sheahan 3.6 41,000 41,000 41,000 41,000 41,000 41,000 43,000 46,000 46,000 46,000 47,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 51,000 51,000 53,000 57,000 59,000 61,000 66,000 67,000 81,000 83,496 83,892 84,892 84,892 84,892 84,892    
Independent Nigel Dineen 3.1 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 41,000 43,000 43,000 43,000 43,000 44,000 45,000                        
Fianna Fáil Timmy Dooley 3.1 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 37,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 41,000 41,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 45,000 47,000 47,000 50,000 52,000 52,000                    
Fine Gael John Paul O'Shea 2.8 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 34,000 34,000 35,000 37,000 37,000 37,000 38,000 38,000 41,000 48,000 49,000 49,000 56,000 57,000                  
Fianna Fáil Tom MacSharry 2.7 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 33,000 33,000 34,000 34,000 34,000                          
Fine Gael Barry Ward 2.6 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 33,000 38,000 38,000 42,000 48,000 53,000 56,000 62,000 62,000 69,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 85,000 85,000 114,000 114,000 113,501            
Fianna Fáil Arthur Griffin 2.6 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000                                  
Fine Gael Sharon Tolan 2.2 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 27,000 27,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000                              
Fine Gael Garret Kelleher 2.1 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 25,000 25,000 26,000 29,000 29,000 31,000 34,000 34,000 34,000                            
Fine Gael Patrick Connor-Scarteen 2.0 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 26,000 26,000 32,000 33,000 37,000 37,000 41,000 46,000 46,000 47,000                      
Fine Gael Patsy O'Brien 1.8 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 21,000 22,000 22,000 22,000                                    
Fine Gael Danny Byrne 1.6 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000                                      
Fine Gael Catherine Noone 1.6 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 19,000 21,000 22,000 24,000 24,000 25,000 29,000                                  
Fine Gael Edward Timmins 1.6 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 19,000 19,000 19,000                                        
Fine Gael James Geoghegan 1.5 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 18,000 19,000                                          
Independent Pat Hynes 1.5 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000                                            
Fine Gael Emma Blain 1.2 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000                                              
Fine Gael Linda O'Shea Farren 0.9 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000                                                
Fine Gael Áine Collins 0.7 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000                                                  
Independent Michael Vaughan 0.3 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000                                                    
Independent Joe Corr 0.2 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000                                                      
Independent Patrick Hunt 0.0 0 0 0                                                        
Independent Patrick Kinsella 0.0 0 0                                                          
Independent Declan Allen 0.0 0                                                            
Electorate: 1,169   Valid: 1,135,000[a]   Quota: 113,501   Turnout: 97.1%  

Labour Panel

2020 Seanad election: Labour Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer 9.3 105,000 94,417                              
Fine Gael John Cummins 8.1 92,000 97,353 94,417                            
Fianna Fáil Robbie Gallagher 7.3 83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 84,000 85,000 89,000 97,000 94,417                
Green Pauline O'Reilly 7.1 80,000 80,000 80,056 80,056 81,056 81,056 81,056 81,056 81,056 81,056 82,112 83,750 88,569 92,569 93,363 94,194 94,194
Independent Gerard Craughwell 7.0 79,000 79,505 79,505 80,505 82,505 83,505 84,505 84,505 84,505 87,505 88,718 91,175 95,632 95,632 95,632 95,632 94,417
Labour Marie Sherlock 7.0 79,000 79,303 79,303 79,303 79,303 79,303 80,303 80,303 80,303 81,303 82,112 84,949 86,949 87,949 87,949 87,949 89,164
Independent Eileen Flynn 6.7 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 79,000 82,000 82,000 82,000 82,000 85,000 86,056 86,056 86,157 86,157 86,157 86,988 86,988
Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly 6.4 73,000 75,525 77,429 77,429 77,429 77,429 79,530 79,530 79,530 80,530 107,530 94,417          
Sinn Féin Paul Gavan 6.3 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 88,000 88,819 88,819 88,819 90,407 90,407 90,407
Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells 6.2 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,101 74,101 76,101 76,745 82,745 83,902 84,721 103,721 94,417      
Fianna Fáil Ned O'Sullivan 5.9 67,000 67,303 67,359 67,359 67,359 67,359 69,359 71,359 71,681 75,003 77,261 78,080 96,080 96,080 96,080 94,417  
Fianna Fáil Pat Casey 4.9 56,000 56,101 56,157 56,157 56,157 56,157 56,157 61,157 61,801 72,801 77,801 77,801 96,801 96,801 94,417    
Fianna Fáil Aengus O'Rourke 4.0 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 58,000 63,000 63,000 68,101 68,202 71,478          
Fine Gael Mary Seery-Kearney 3.6 41,000 42,111 42,895 42,895 42,895 42,895 42,895 42,895 42,895 43,895              
Independent Michael Smyth 2.7 31,000 31,101 31,101 31,101 31,101 31,101 31,101 38,101 39,067                
Fianna Fáil John Hanafin 2.5 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 29,000                    
Fianna Fáil Orla Leyden 2.3 26,000 26,101 26,157 26,157 26,157 26,157                      
Sinn Féin Máire Devine 1.8 20,000 20,101 20,101 20,101 20,101                        
Independent Sarah Walshe 0.5 6,000 6,000 6,000 7,000                          
Independent Martina Harkin-Kelly 0.2 2,000 2,000 2,000                            
Electorate: 1,169   Valid: 1,133,000[a]   Quota: 94,417   Turnout: 96.7%  

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f To facilitate transfer of fractional surpluses, each valid ballot paper is given a value of 1,000.[26]
  2. ^ One nominated candidate was excluded and one extra candidate was added by the Taoiseach at this stage.[17]

Citations

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  3. ^ "'Seismic break for two-party system': UK and US media react to Election 2020". The Irish Times. 10 February 2020.
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  6. ^ Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 (No. 30 of 1937). Enacted on 19 November 1937. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 2 March 2020.
  7. ^ Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1954 (No. 1 of 1954). Enacted on 22 February 1954. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947 (No. 42 of 1947). Enacted on 19 December 1947. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 2 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Register of Nominating Bodies as revised at the annual revision and signed by the Seanad Returning Officer in pursuance of section 19 of the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947, as amended" (PDF). Oireachtas. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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  11. ^ Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947, s. 37: Nominations by the Taoiseach to complete provisional sub-panels (No. 42 of 1947, s. 37). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 31 March 2020.
  12. ^ Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947, s. 52: Allocation of members amongst the panels (No. 42 of 1947, s. 52). Enacted on 19 December 1947. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 7 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Business of Seanad: Motion – Seanad Éireann (25th Seanad)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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  17. ^ O'Halloran, Marie (10 March 2020). "FG's Mary Seery Kearney added to ticket to contest Seanad election". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Panels of candidates prepared by the Seanad Returning Officer pursuant to Section 43 of the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947, as amended by the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1954" (PDF). Oireachtas. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  19. ^ Ryan, Philip (18 March 2020). "TDs told they can't vote in Leinster House for Seanad election over COVID-19 fears". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 March 2020.; O'Halloran, Marie (19 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Seanad election procedures changed over concerns". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  20. ^ Finn, Christina (30 March 2020). "Counting in Seanad election to begin today — but access to count venue will be restricted". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  21. ^ O'Halloran, Marie (31 March 2020). "Seanad elections: Fate of Green's Saoirse McHugh rests on transfers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Seanad Éireann Election 2020 Key Dates". nui.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  23. ^ "19 Candidates Nominated to Contest Seanad Éireann Election in the NUI Constituency". nui.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  24. ^ "10 nominations for the University of Dublin Seanad elections 2020". Trinity News and Events. 14 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Seanad Éireann Electoral Process" (PDF). Oireachtas. February 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  26. ^ Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947, Rule 4, 2nd Sch. (No. 42 of 1947, 2nd Sch.). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 31 March 2020.
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