Members of the 19th Seanad
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This is a list of the members of the 19th Seanad Éireann
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, the upper house
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 of the Oireachtas
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. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1989, after the 1989 general election
Irish general election, 1989
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 and served until the close of poll for the 20th Seanad in 1993.

Composition of the 19th 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 19th Seanad first met on 1 October 1989.
  Administrative Panel Agricultural Panel Cultural and Educational Panel Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Panel National University of Ireland
National University of Ireland (constituency)
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University of Dublin Nominated by the Taoiseach Total
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
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4 6 3 5 6 0 0 8 32
Fine Gael
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2 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 15
Labour Party
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1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
Progressive Democrats
Progressive Democrats
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Independents
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0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6
Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60

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See also

  • Members of the 26th Dáil
    Members of the 26th Dáil
    This is a list of the members who were elected to the 26th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. These TDs were elected at the 1989 general election on 15 June 1989 and met on 29 June 1989. The 26th Dáil was dissolved by President Patrick Hillery, at the request of the...

  • Government of the 26th Dáil
    Government of the 26th Dáil
    The 26th Dáil of Ireland was elected at the 1989 general election on 15 June 1989 and first met on 12 July when the 21st Government of Ireland was appointed...

  • Ministers of State of the 26th Dáil
    Ministers of State of the 26th Dáil
    On 12 July 1989 the 21st Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The new Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats government was led by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey....

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