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22nd Seanad
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 12 September 2002 – 4 July 2007 | ||||
| Government | 26th Government of Ireland | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Cathaoirleach | Rory Kiely | ||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | Paddy Burke | ||||
| Leader of the Seanad | Mary O'Rourke | ||||
The 22nd Seanad was in office from 2002 to 2007. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 2002 general election to the 29th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 23rd Seanad at the end of July 2007.[1]
Composition of the 22nd Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the vocational panels, 6 elected by universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 22nd Seanad first met on 12 September 2002.
Origin Party
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Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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| Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Fine Gael | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Progressive Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | ||
Effect of changes
| Party | 20021 | May 20072 | July 20073 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 30 | 27 | 24 | |
| Fine Gael | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
| Labour | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Progressive Democrats | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Independent | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| Vacant | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 60 | |||
- Notes
- ^ The 2002 column refers to the state of parties when 22nd Seanad first met in 2002
- ^ The May 2007 column refers to the state of parties immediately prior to the 2007 Dáil election
- ^ The July 2007 column refers to the state of parties when the Seanad reassembled after the 2007 Dáil election, when 14 senators were elected to the 30th Dáil, including 4 senators who had been nominated by the Taoiseach, who were replaced by 4 new nominees.
List of senators
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics