List of Seanad by-elections

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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 on 9 July 1939 22 January 1941 Thomas J. O'Connell Lab
5th Labour John Thomas Keane Ind Death on 22 May 1946 24 July 1946 Frederick Hawkins Ind
5th Dublin University T. C. Kingsmill Moore Ind Incompatible office: appointed as a judge of the High Court on 11 June 1947 22 November 1947 Joseph Warwick Bigger Ind
6th Industrial and Commercial Joseph Brennan Ind Death on 1 February 1950 12 March 1952 Mary Davidson Lab
7th Dublin University Gardner Budd Ind Incompatible office: appointed as a judge of the High Court on 2 October 1951 12 March 1952 William J. E. Jessop Ind
7th NUI Helena Concannon FF Death on 27 February 1952 14 May 1956 John F. Cunningham Ind
8th Administrative James McGee Ind Death on 19 January 1956 14 May 1956 William Woods Ind
8th Agricultural William Quirke FF Death on 5 March 1955 14 May 1956 Joe Sheridan Ind
8th Industrial and Commercial Matthew Smith FF Death on 3 November 1955 14 May 1956 James O'Keeffe FG
8th Industrial and Commercial Andrew Clarkin FF Death on 23 November 1955 14 May 1956 Seamus Bohan Ind
9th Administrative John O'Leary Lab Death on 21 June 1959 9 February 1960 John J. Brennan FF
9th Agricultural Patrick Baxter CnaT Death on 3 April 1959 9 February 1960 Martin O'Dwyer Ind
9th Dublin University William Fearon Ind Death on 27 December 1959 13 May 1960 William J. E. Jessop Ind
9th Administrative Patrick Teehan FF Incompatible office: elected to the Dáil on 23 June 1960 1 November 1960 Gerard B. Dillon FF
9th Labour Frank Purcell Ind Death on 2 April 1960 1 November 1960 Edward Browne Ind
10th Agricultural John Donnelly Sheridan Ind Death on 5 April 1963 28 November 1963 Batt Donegan FF
10th Industrial and Commercial Daniel Moloney FF Death on 26 June 1963 28 November 1963 John Costelloe FF
12th Agricultural James Martin FF Death on 3 October 1969 24 February 1970 Cornelius O'Callaghan FF
12th Administrative Patrick Malone FG Incompatible office: elected to the Dáil on 14 April 1970 16 June 1970 Seán Keegan FF
12th Dublin University Owen Sheehy-Skeffington Ind Death on 7 June 1970 19 November 1970 Trevor West Ind
13th Administrative Seán Brosnan FF Incompatible office: elected to the Dáil on 13 November 1974 23 April 1975 Micheál Prendergast FG
13th Agricultural Cornelius O'Callaghan FF Death on 24 January 1974 23 April 1975 Pat Codd FG
13th Agricultural Bob Aylward FF Death on 18 July 1974 23 April 1975 Michael Ferris Lab
13th Cultural and Educational Billy Fox FG Death on 12 March 1974 23 April 1975 Roddy Connolly Lab
13th Industrial and Commercial Denis Farrelly FG Death on 27 December 1974 23 April 1975 Jack Daly FG
13th Cultural and Educational Mary Walsh FG Death on 18 August 1976 25 October 1976 Vincent McHugh FG
14th Administrative Jack Garrett FF Death on 11 September 1977 7 December 1977 Michael Donnelly FF
14th Dublin University Conor Cruise O'Brien Ind Resigned on 13 June 1979 11 December 1979 Catherine McGuinness Ind
14th Administrative Liam Burke FF Incompatible office: elected to the Dáil on 7 November 1979 16 April 1980 Jim Doolan FF
18th Industrial and Commercial Jack Daly FG Death on 5 May 1988 19 December 1988 Tony Bromell FF
20th Industrial and Commercial Seán Fallon FF Death on 4 July 1995 23 February 1996 Sam McAughtry Ind
20th Agricultural Liam Naughten FG Death on 16 November 1996 28 January 1997 Denis Naughten FG
21st Labour Seán Ryan Lab Incompatible office: elected to the Dáil on 11 March 1998 23 June 1998 John Cregan FF
21st Agricultural Patrick McGowan FF Death on 3 October 1999 9 June 2000 Seán Ó Fearghaíl FF
21st Industrial and Commercial Pat Gallagher Lab Resigned on 12 October 1999 9 June 2000 Jim Glennon FF
21st Agricultural Tom Hayes FG Incompatible office: elected to the Dáil on 30 June 2001 9 December 2001 M. J. Nolan FF
23rd Agricultural Alan Kelly Lab Incompatible office: elected to the European Parliament on 5 June 2009 14 December 2009 Niall Ó Brolcháin GP
23rd Agricultural Peter Callanan FF Death on 11 October 2009 19 January 2010 Paschal Mooney FF
23rd Administrative Tony Kett FF Death on 19 April 2009 26 November 2009 James Carroll FF
24th Cultural and Educational Deirdre Clune FG Incompatible office: elected to the European Parliament on 23 May 2014 20 October 2014 Gerard Craughwell Ind
24th Industrial and Commercial Jimmy Harte Lab Resigned on 23 September 2015 13 November 2015 Máiría Cahill Lab
25th Agricultural Denis Landy Lab Resigned on 28 November 2017 27 April 2018 Ian Marshall[3] Ind U
25th Agricultural Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Ind Resigned on 5 March 2018 27 April 2018 Anthony Lawlor[3] FG
25th Agricultural Grace O'Sullivan GP Incompatible office: elected to the European Parliament on 24 May 2019 1 November 2019 Pippa Hackett GP
26th Agricultural Michael W. D'Arcy FG Resigned on 28 June 2020 21 April 2021 Maria Byrne[4] FG
26th Industrial and Commercial Elisha McCallion SF Resigned on 29 October 2020 21 April 2021 Gerry Horkan[4] FF
26th Dublin University Ivana Bacik Lab Incompatible office: elected to the Dáil on 9 July 2021 30 March 2022 Tom Clonan Ind
26th Administrative Panel Niall Ó Donnghaile SF Resigned on 22 January 2024 29 April 2024 Mal O'Hara GP

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. ^ a b "Unionist farmer takes one of two Seanad seats". RTÉ News. 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b Lehane, Mícheál (21 April 2021). "Byrne, Horkan elected to Seanad following by-election". RTÉ News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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