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1928 Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIrish Free State
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term6 December 1928 –
5 December 1931
Government
Members60
CathaoirleachThomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG)
Leas-Chathaoirleach

The 1928 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the 1928 Seanad election to the 1931 Seanad election. It sat as a second chamber to the 6th Dáil elected at the September 1927 general election. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas (parliament of the Irish Free State), took place on a triennial basis, with senators elected in stages. The Seanad of the Irish Free State was not numbered after each election, with the whole period later considered the First Seanad.

Composition of the 1928 Seanad

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The 1928 Seanad included members nominated in 1922, and members elected at the 1922, 1925 and 1928 Seanad elections. There were a total of 60 seats in the Free State Seanad. In 1928, 19 Senators were elected.[1]

In 1922, 30 Senators had been elected by Dáil Éireann, and 30 had been nominated by the President of the Executive Council, W. T. Cosgrave.[2] 19 Senators had been elected at the 1925 Seanad election. The 1925 Seanad election was a popular election. Under the Constitution (Amendment No. 6) Act 1928, effective at the 1928 election and subsequent Seanad elections, the electorate for the Seanad was altered to members of the Oireachtas only.[3]

The following table shows the composition by party when the 1928 Seanad first met on 12 December 1928.

Party Seats
Cumann na nGaedheal 19
Fianna Fáil 8
Labour 6
Independent 27
Total 60

Fianna Fáil entered the Seanad in 1928, with six senators elected for the first time, and two sitting senators, James Charles Dowdall and Maurice George Moore, joining the parliamentary party.[4][5]

Cathaoirleach

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On 12 December 1928, Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by James MacKean (CnaG) and seconded by William O'Sullivan (CnaG). James G. Douglas (Ind) was proposed by John Philip Bagwell (Ind) and seconded by Sir John Griffith (Ind). Bennett was elected by a vote of 41 to 12.[6]

J. T. O'Farrell (Lab) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by James Charles Dowdall (FF) and seconded by Thomas Farren (Lab). Patrick Kenny was proposed by Brian O'Rourke (CnaG) and seconded by Thomas Toal (CnaG). Maurice George Moore (FF) was proposed by Michael Comyn (FF) and seconded by Joseph O'Doherty (FF). In the first ballot, in which senators could cast two votes, the votes cast were 31 to O'Farrell, 28 to Kenny, and 18 to Moore. In the second ballot, Kenny was elected with 27 votes to 21 votes for O'Farrell.[7]

Kenny died on 22 April 1931.[8] On 6 May 1931, Maurice George Moore (FF) was proposed by Michael Comyn (FF) and seconded by Joseph Connolly (FF). Michael O'Hanlon (CnaG) was proposed by Richard Butler and seconded by James MacKean (CnaG). Patrick Hooper (Ind) was proposed by Sir Thomas Esmonde (Ind) and seconded by Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind). In the first ballot, in which senators could cast two votes, the votes cast were 36 for Hooper, 22 for O'Hanlon, and 10 for Moore. In the second ballot, Hooper was elected with 28 votes to 18 for O'Hanlon.[9] Hooper died on 6 September 1931. No election was held to fill the office for the remainder of the period.[10]

List of senators

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1925 Seanad
Term Name Party
Elected in 1922 for 9 years William Barrington Independent
Eileen Costello Independent
James G. Douglas Independent
Michael Duffy Labour
Thomas Farren Labour
Alice Stopford Green Independent
Sir John Griffith Independent
Patrick W. Kenny Cumann na nGaedheal
James J. MacKean Cumann na nGaedheal
John MacLoughlin Independent
William Molloy Independent
Maurice George Moore Independent
Brian O'Rourke Cumann na nGaedheal
William O'Sullivan Cumann na nGaedheal
Nominated in 1922 for 12 years Countess of Desart Independent
James Charles Dowdall Independent
Sir Thomas Esmonde Independent
Earl of Granard Independent
Henry Guinness Independent
Sir John Keane Independent
Earl of Kerry Independent
James Moran Independent
Jennie Wyse Power Independent
Elected in 1925 for 6 years John Counihan Cumann na nGaedheal
Elected in 1925 for 9 years Thomas Westropp Bennett Cumann na nGaedheal
Sir Edward Coey Bigger Independent
Francis McGuinness Cumann na nGaedheal
Elected in 1925 for 12 years Henry Barniville Cumann na nGaedheal
Sir Edward Bellingham Independent
William Cummins Labour
James Dillon Farmers' Party
Michael Fanning Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas Foran Labour
Sir William Hickie Independent
Cornelius Kennedy Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas Linehan Farmers' Party
Joseph O'Connor Cumann na nGaedheal
J. T. O'Farrell Labour
Michael F. O'Hanlon Farmers' Party
James Parkinson Cumann na nGaedheal
Thomas Toal Cumann na nGaedheal
Elected in 1926 till 1934 Samuel Lombard Brown Independent
Elected in 1927 till 1934 Patrick Hooper Independent
Elected in 1928 for 3 years Michael Comyn Fianna Fáil
Seán MacEllin Fianna Fáil
Ross McGillycuddy Independent
Sir Walter Nugent Independent
Elected in 1928 for 6 years John Philip Bagwell Independent
Alfie Byrne Independent
Oliver St. John Gogarty Cumann na nGaedheal
Andrew Jameson Independent
Thomas Johnson Labour
Sir Bryan Mahon Independent
Richard Wilson Cumann na nGaedheal
Elected in 1928 for 9 years Kathleen Clarke Fianna Fáil
Joseph Connolly Fianna Fáil
Seán Milroy Cumann na nGaedheal
Joseph O'Doherty Fianna Fáil
Séumas Robinson Fianna Fáil
William Sears Cumann na nGaedheal

Changes

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Date Term Loss Gain Note
23 March 1929 Elected in 1928 for 9 years Cumann na nGaedheal   Death of William Sears[11]
10 April 1929 Elected for 9 years   Independent Sir Nugent Everard elected to replace William Sears[12]
28 May 1929 Elected in 1922 for 9 years Independent   Death of Alice Stopford Green[13][14]
5 June 1929 Nominated in 1922 for 12 years Independent   Resignation of the Marquess of Lansdowne[15]
20 June 1929 Elected till 1931   Cumann na nGaedheal Kathleen Browne elected to replace Alice Stopford Green[16][17]
20 June 1929 Elected till 1931   Independent Laurence O'Neill elected to replace the Marquess of Lansdowne[17]
12 July 1929 Elected for 9 years Independent   Death of Sir Nugent Everard[18][19]
23 October 1929 Elected till 1931   Independent Richard Butler elected to replace Sir Nugent Everard[20][21]
24 September 1930 Elected in 1928 for 6 years Independent   Death of Sir Bryan Mahon[22][23]
12 December 1930 Elected till 1931   Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Staines elected to replace Sir Bryan Mahon[24][25]
22 April 1931 Elected in 1922 for 9 years Independent   Death of Patrick W. Kenny[26]
28 May 1931 Elected till 1931   Independent Arthur Vincent elected to replace Patrick W. Kenny[27]
6 September 1931 Elected in 1927 till 1934 Independent   Death of Patrick Hooper[28][29]
5 November 1931 Elected till 1931   Cumann na nGaedheal George Crosbie elected to replace Patrick Hooper[30]

References

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  1. ↑ "Senators Elected at Triennial Election". Seanad Debates. 11 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 12 December 1928.
  2. ↑ "President's nominees for Seanad". Dáil Debates. 2 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Constitution (Amendment No. 6) Act 1928 (No. 13 of 1928). Enacted on 23 July 1928. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 28 March 2020.
  4. ↑ O'Sullivan, Donal (1940). The Irish Free State and Its Senate: A Study in Contemporary Politics. London: Faber and Faber. p. 267.
  5. ↑ Gaughan, J. Anthony, ed. (1996). Memoirs of Joseph Connolly: a Founder of Modern Ireland. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. p. 273.
  6. ↑ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. 11 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 December 1925.
  7. ↑ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. 11 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 December 1925. Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Office of Leas-Chathairleach". Seanad Debates. 14 (16). Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 April 1931.
  9. ↑ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. 14 (17). Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 May 1931.
  10. ↑ "Office of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. 14 (32). Houses of the Oireachtas. 14 October 1931.
  11. ↑ "Death of Senator Sears". Seanad Debates. 11 (10). Houses of the Oireachtas. 26 March 1929. Archived from the original on 2 December 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Election of a Senator". Seanad Debates. 12 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 April 1929.
  13. ↑ Murphy, William (October 2009). "Green, Alice Sophia Amelia Stopford". Dictionary of Irish Biography (online ed.). Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.003602.v1.
  14. ↑ "Death of Senator Mrs. Stopford Green". Seanad Debates. 12 (12). Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 June 1929.
  15. ↑ "Resignation of Senator the Marquess of Lansdowne". Seanad Debates. 12 (12). Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 June 1929.
  16. ↑ "Seanad Vacancy". Seanad Debates. 12 (12). Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 June 1929.
  17. 1 2 "Election of Senators". Seanad Debates. 12 (15). Houses of the Oireachtas. 20 June 1929. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  18. ↑ Everard, Richard H. A. J. (October 2009). "Everard, Sir Nugent Talbot". Dictionary of Irish Biography (online ed.). Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.002965.v1.
  19. ↑ "Death of a Senator". Seanad Debates. 12 (23). Houses of the Oireachtas. 17 July 1929.
  20. ↑ "Filling of Vacancy in the Seanad". Seanad Debates. 12 (23). Houses of the Oireachtas. 17 July 1929.
  21. ↑ "Election of Senator". Seanad Debates. 13 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 October 1929.
  22. ↑ Murphy, David (October 2009). "Mahon, Sir Bryan Thomas". Dictionary of Irish Biography (online ed.). Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.005388.v1.
  23. ↑ "The Late Senator Sir Bryan Mahon". Seanad Debates. 14 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 19 November 1930.
  24. ↑ "Vacancy in the Seanad". Seanad Debates. 14 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 19 November 1930.
  25. ↑ "New Senator". Seanad Debates. 14 (5). Houses of the Oireachtas. 17 December 1930.
  26. ↑ "Death of Leas-Chathairleach". Seanad Debates. 14 (16). Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 April 1931.
  27. ↑ "Election of Senator". Seanad Debates. 14 (20). Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 June 1931.
  28. ↑ "Death of Leas-Chathairleach". Seanad Debates. 14 (32). Houses of the Oireachtas. 14 October 1931.
  29. ↑ Larkin, Felix M. (October 2009). "Hooper, Patrick Joseph". Dictionary of Irish Biography (online ed.). Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.004093.v1.
  30. ↑ "Election of Senator". Seanad Debates. 14 (37). Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 November 1931.
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