Composition of The 8th 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 8th Seanad first met on 22 July 1954.
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Fine Gael | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Clann na Talmhan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Independents | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | ||
- Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.
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