Seanad Éireann constituency
Industrial and Commercial Panel Created 1938 Seats 9 Senators
The Industrial and Commercial Panel is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann , the senate of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland ). The Industrial and Commercial Panel elects nine senators.
Election
Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland provides that 43 of the 60 senators are to be elected from five vocational panels. The Industrial and Commercial Panel is defined in Article 18.7.1°(v) as "Industry and Commerce, including banking, finance, accountancy, engineering and architecture".[ 1] The Seanad returning officer maintains a list of nominating bodies for each of the five panels.[ 2] Candidates may be nominated either by four members of the Oireachtas or by a nominating body.[ 3] [ 4] The electorate consists of city and county councillors and current members of the Oireachtas. As the Seanad election takes place after the election to the Dáil, the Oireachtas members are the members of the incoming Dáil and the outgoing Seanad.[ 5] Nine senators are elected on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, at least three of whom must have been nominated by Oireachtas members and at least three must have been nominated by nominating bodies.[ 6] [ 7]
Senators
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns.
Notes
^ Resigned on 22 June 1949.
^ Disqualified from the Seanad on 25 October 1944 by virtue of his membership of the Irish Tourist Board.
^ Elected on 7 March 1945, replacing Thomas Condon.
^ Died on 1 February 1950.
^ Died on 23 November 1955.
^ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 16 June 1950, replacing Joseph Brennan.
^ Died on 3 November 1955.
^ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing Andrew Clarkin.
^ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing Matthew Smith.
^ Died on 26 June 1963.
^ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1963, replacing Daniel Moloney.
^ Died on 27 December 1974.
^ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Denis Farrelly.
^ Died on 4 July 1995.
^ Joined the Progressive Democrats in 1986.
^ Died on 5 May 1988.
^ Elected to Seanad Éireann at by-election on 23 February 1996, replacing Seán Fallon.
^ Resigned from the Seanad on 12 October 1999.
^ Fianna Fáil party whip was removed on 4 April 2007.
^ Elected to the Seanad at a by-election on 2 June 2000, replacing Pat Gallagher.
^ Died on 26 May 2010.
^ Resigned Fianna Fáil party whip 5 June 2010.
^ Lost the Fianna Fáil party whip on 25 June 2010. Rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 19 October 2010.
^ Resigned from the Seanad on 23 September due to ill health.
^ Resigned from Fianna Fáil party on 25 May 2015.
^ a b c Elected to Dáil Éireann on 8 February 2020 .
^ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 13 November 2015, replacing Jimmy Harte.
^ Resigned from the Seanad on 29 October 2020.
^ Elected at a by-election on 21 April 2021
List of nominating bodies
The following bodies are on the register of nominating bodies maintained by the Seanad Returning Officer for the Industrial and Commercial Panel.[ 8]
Association of Advertisers in Ireland
Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
The Caravan, Camping and Mobile Home Society Limited
Chambers of Commerce of Ireland
Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport in Ireland
Construction Industry Federation
Credit Union Development Association Co-operative Society
Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland
Freight Transport Association Ireland
Hardware Association Ireland
Independent Broadcasters of Ireland
Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland
Institute of Bankers in Ireland
Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
Institution of Engineers of Ireland
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers
Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers
Insurance Institute of Ireland
Insurance Ireland
Irish Business and Employers Confederation
Irish Computer Society
Irish Country Houses and Restaurants Association
Irish Exporters Association
Irish Hospitality Institute
Irish Hotels Federation
Irish Internet Association Limited
Irish Planning Institute
Irish Postmasters' Union
Irish Road Haulage Association
Irish Tourist Industry Confederation
Irish Small and Medium Enterprise Association (ISME)
Licensed Vintners' Association
Marketing Institute of Ireland
Marketing Society Limited
National Housebuilding Guarantee Company Limited
National Off-Licence Association
Nursing Homes Ireland
Restaurants Association of Ireland
Retail Excellence
Retail, Grocery, Dairy and Allied Trades Association (RGDATA)
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
Society of the Irish Motor Industry
Vintners' Federation of Ireland
Wholesale Produce Ireland
References
Positions Members
Predecessors Elections
General
1925
1928
1931
1938 (April)
1938 (September)
1943
1944
1948
1951
1954
1957
1961
1965
1969
1973
1977
1981
1982
1983
1987
1989
1993
1997
2002
2007
2011
2016
2020
2025
By-elections
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