Composition of The 14th Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational Panels, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 14th Seanad first met on 27 October 1977.
| Administrative Panel | Agricultural Panel | Cultural and Educational Panel | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Labour Panel | National University of Ireland | University of Dublin | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 30 | ||
| Fine Gael | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | ||
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