This is a list of by-elections to
Seanad Éireann, the
senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
of the
Oireachtas
The Oireachtas (, ), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the Bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of:
*The President of Ireland
*The bicameralism, two houses of the Oireachtas ...
, the legislature of
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 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
This is a list of members of Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann and Irish Members of the European Parliament who changed their party affiliation (that is abandoning a previous party membership to take up a new one) or who resigned from, were susp ...
References
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Ireland, Seanad
By-elections, Seanad