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List Of Seanad By-elections
This is a list of by-elections to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas, the legislature of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, established in 1938. By-elections occur to fill vacant seats which can be caused by the death, resignation, disqualification or expulsion of a sitting senator. By-elections to the University constituency, university constituencies are conducted on the same basis as general elections to these constituencies. By-elections to the vocational panels are held on a reduced electorate of members of the Oireachas only. By-elections since 1938 By-elections in which seats changed parties are indicated with a grey background. See also *List of Dáil by-elections *List of Irish politicians who changed party affiliation References {{Seanad Éireann, state=collapsed By-elections in the Republic of Ireland, Seanad by-elections, Lists of by-elections, Ireland, Seanad Ireland politics-related lists, By-election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann (, ; "Senate of Ireland") is the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (the lower house). It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members senators (''seanadóirí'' in Irish, singular: ''seanadóir''). Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by various methods. Its powers are much weaker than those of the Dáil and it can only delay laws with which it disagrees, rather than veto them outright. It can introduce new legislation. It has been located, since its establishment, in Leinster House. Composition Under Article 18 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann consists of 60 senators, composed as follows: * Eleven nominated by the Taoiseach. * Six elected by the graduates of certain Irish universities: ** Three by graduates of the University of Dublin. ** Three by graduates of the National University of Ireland. * Forty- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |