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This is a list of the members of the 21st Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann
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, the upper house
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 of the Oireachtas
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 (legislature) of Ireland
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. Unless otherwise indicated, these Senators were elected or appointed in 1997, after the 1997 general election
Irish general election, 1997
The Irish general election of 1997 was held on Friday, 6 June 1997. The 166 newly elected members of the 28th Dáil assembled on 26 June 1997 when a new Taoiseach and government were appointed....

 and served until the close of poll for the 22nd Seanad at the end of July 2002.

Composition of the 21st Seanad

There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational Panels, 6 are elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 21st Seanad first met on 17 September 1997.
  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
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...

3 6 3 5 6 0 0 6 29
Fine Gael
Fine Gael
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3 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 16
Labour Party
Labour Party (Ireland)
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1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
Progressive Democrats
Progressive Democrats
The Progressive Democrats , commonly known as the PDs, was a pro-free market liberal political party in the Republic of Ireland.Launched on 21 December 1985 by Desmond O'Malley and other politicians who had split from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, the Progressive Democrats took liberal positions on...

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Independents
Independent (politician)
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0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 7
Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60

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See also

  • Members of the 28th Dáil
    Members of the 28th Dáil
    This is a list of the members who were elected to the 28th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. These TDs were elected at the 1997 general election on 6 June 1997 and met on 26 June 1997. The 28th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the...

  • Government of the 28th Dáil
    Government of the 28th Dáil
    The 28th Dáil was elected at the 1997 general election on 6 June 1997 and first met on 26 June when President Mary Robinson, appointed Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach, on the nomination of Dáil Éireann. On the nomination of the Taoiseach, and following the Dáil's approval the 25th Government of Ireland...

  • Ministers of State of the 28th Dáil
    Ministers of State of the 28th Dáil
    On 26 June 1997 the 25th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats was led by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern....


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