Composition of The 1934 Seanad
The Free State Seanad was elected in stages and thus considered to be in permanent session. However, as a gesture of continuity with its Free State predecessor, the first Seanad elected after 1937 is numbered as the "Second Seanad". The Free State Senate, despite the occurrence of five senatorial elections before its abolition, is considered to have been a single 'Seanad' for the duration of its existence and is thus referred for that whole period as the "First Seanad".
There were a total of 60 seats in the Free State Seanad. In 1934, 22 Senators were elected. The Seanad election in 1925 was a popular election. However, at the 1928 and subsequent Free State Seanad elections, the franchise was restricted to Oireachtas members.
23 Senators had been elected at the 1931 Seanad election, 17 Senators had been elected at the 1928 Seanad election and 19 Senators had been elected at the 1925 Seanad election. This was the final election of the Free State Seanad before it was abolished on 29 May 1936.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 1931 Seanad first met on 6 December 1934.
| Elected in 1925 | Elected in 1928 | Elected in 1931 | Elected in 1934 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 years | 9 years | 6 years | 9 years | 3 years | 6 years | 9 years | ||||
| Fine Gael | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | ||
| Labour Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Farmers' Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Independents | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Total | 14 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 60 | ||
- Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.
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