Members of the Seanad from 1982 to 1983
The 16th Seanad was in office from 1982 to 1983. An election to Seanad Éireann , the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the February 1982 general election to the 23rd Dáil . The senators served until the close of poll for the 17th Seanad .
Cathaoirleach
On 13 May 1982, Tras Honan (FF ) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Eoin Ryan (FF) and seconded by Séamus de Brún (FF). She was elected without a division.[ 1] Honan was the first female Cathaoirleach of the Seanad.
On 19 May 1982, Charles McDonald (FG ) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by James Dooge (FG) and seconded by Patrick J. Reynolds (FG). He was elected without a division.[ 2]
Composition of the 16th Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels , 6 were elected from two university constituencies and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach .
The following table shows the composition by party when the 16th Seanad first met on 13 May 1982.
List of senators
Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Changes
References
External links
"16th Seanad" . Oireachtas Members Database . Retrieved 22 February 2008 .
"16th Seanad" . Oireachtas Debates . Retrieved 18 December 2023 .