13th Seanad
{{short description|Members of the Seanad from 1973 to 1977}}
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{{Infobox legislative term
|name = 13th Seanad
|image = Oireachtas logo.svg
|image_size = 100px
|body = Seanad Éireann
|country = Ireland
|meeting_place = Leinster House
|term_start = 1 June 1973
|term_end = 16 August 1977
|before = 12th Seanad
|after = 14th Seanad
|membership1 = 60
|chamber1_leader1_type = Cathaoirleach
|chamber1_leader1 = James Dooge (FG)
|chamber1_leader2_type = Leas-Chathaoirleach
|chamber1_leader2 = Evelyn Owens (Lab)
|chamber1_leader3_type = Leader of the
Seanad
|chamber1_leader3 = Michael O'Higgins (FG)
|government = 14th government of Ireland
}}
The 13th Seanad was in office from 1973 to 1977. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1973 general election to the 20th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 14th Seanad in 1977.
Cathaoirleach
On 1 June 1973, James Dooge (FG) was proposed for the position of Cathaoirleach by Michael O'Higgins (FG) and seconded by Jack Fitzgerald (FG). He was elected without a division.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-06-01/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 75 No. 1|title=Election of Cathaoirleach|date=1 June 1973}}
On 20 June 1973, Kit Ahern (FF) was proposed for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach by Brian Lenihan (FF) and seconded by Seán Brosnan (FF). She was defeated by a vote of 18 to 31. Evelyn Owens (Lab) was proposed by Jack Fitzgerald (FG) and seconded by Michael Moynihan (Lab). She was elected by a vote of 30 to 18. Mary Robinson (Ind) supported the election of Ahern, but abstained in the vote on Owens.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-06-20/4/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 75 No. 2|title=Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach|date=20 June 1973}}
Composition of the 13th Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels, 6 were elected from two university constituencies and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 13th Seanad first met on 1 June 1973.
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| rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{diagonal split header 2|Party|Origin}}
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Vocational panels ! rowspan="2"| NUI ! rowspan="2"| DU ! rowspan="2"| Nominated ! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col" |Admin
! scope="col" |Agri ! scope="col" |Cult & Educ ! scope="col" |Ind & Comm ! scope="col" |Labour | ||||||||||
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" | |align="left"| Fianna Fáil | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" | |align="left"| Fine Gael | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | |align="left"| Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | |align="left"| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"| Total !! 7 !! 11 !! 5 !! 9 !! 11 !! 3 !! 3 !! 11 !! 60 !! |
List of senators
{{Seanad member list start}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Seán
| lastname = Brosnan
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election on 13 November 1974
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Philip
| lastname = Burton
| articlename = Philip Burton (politician)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Jack
| lastname = Garrett
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Seán
| lastname = Keegan
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Thomas
| lastname = Kilbride
| articlename = Thomas Kilbride (politician)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Bernard
| lastname = McGlinchey
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Andy
| lastname = O'Brien
| articlename = Andy O'Brien (politician)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Micheál
| lastname = Prendergast
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Seán Brosnan
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Bob
| lastname = Aylward
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 18 July 1974
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Jack
| lastname = Barrett
| articlename = Jack Barrett (politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Pierce
| lastname = Butler
| articlename = Pierce Butler (Irish politician, born 1922)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Bernard
| lastname = Cowen
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Jack
| lastname = Fitzgerald
| articlename = Jack Fitzgerald (politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Mannion
| articlename = John Mannion Jnr
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Joe
| lastname = McCartin
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = McGowan
| articlename = Patrick McGowan (Irish politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Cornelius
| lastname = O'Callaghan
| articlename = Cornelius O'Callaghan (Fianna Fáil politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 24 January 1974
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = William
| lastname = Ryan
| articlename = William Ryan (Irish politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Liam
| lastname = Whyte
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Pat
| lastname = Codd
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, succeeding Cornelius O'Callaghan
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael
| lastname = Ferris
| articlename = Michael Ferris (politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, succeeding Bob Aylward
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Kit
| lastname = Ahern
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Billy
| lastname = Fox
| articlename = Billy Fox (politician)
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Assassinated on 12 March 1974
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Timothy
| lastname = McAuliffe
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Mary
| lastname = Walsh
| articlename = Mary Walsh (politician)
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 18 August 1976
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael
| lastname = Yeats
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Roddy
| lastname = Connolly
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election 23 April 1975, replacing Billy Fox
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Vincent
| lastname = McHugh
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 25 October 1976, replacing Mary Walsh
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John J.
| lastname = Brennan
| articlename = John Brennan (Irish senator)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Fad
| lastname = Browne
| articlename = Fad Browne
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = James
| lastname = Dooge
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Cathaoirleach
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Denis
| lastname = Farrelly
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 27 December 1974
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Alexis
| lastname = FitzGerald
| articlename = Alexis FitzGerald Snr
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Brian
| lastname = Lenihan
| articlename = Brian Lenihan Snr
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael
| lastname = Moynihan
| articlename = Michael Moynihan (Kerry politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Ted
| lastname = Russell
| articlename = Ted Russell (Irish politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Eoin
| lastname = Ryan
| articlename = Eoin Ryan Snr
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Jack
| lastname = Daly
| articlename = Jack Daly (politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Denis Farrelly
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Boland
| articlename = John Boland (Fine Gael politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Seán
| lastname = Brosnahan
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Séamus
| lastname = Dolan
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Des
| lastname = Hanafin
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Jack
| lastname = Harte
| articlename = Jack Harte (politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Fintan
| lastname = Kennedy
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Mark
| lastname = Killilea
| articlename = Mark Killilea Jnr
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael
| lastname = Lyons
| articlename = Michael Lyons (politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Bernard
| lastname = Markey
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = William
| lastname = O'Brien
| articlename = William O'Brien (Fine Gael politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Evelyn
| lastname = Owens
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Horgan
| articlename = John Horgan (academic)
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Augustine
| lastname = Martin
| articlename =
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = Quinlan
| articlename = Patrick Quinlan (politician)
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Noël
| lastname = Browne
| articlename =
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Mary
| lastname = Robinson
| articlename =
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Trevor
| lastname = West
| articlename =
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Blennerhassett
| articlename = John Blennerhassett (1930–2013)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Austin
| lastname = Deasy
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=304&ConstID=210|title=Mr. Austin Deasy|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=3 April 2010|archive-date=12 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412144512/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=13&MemberID=304&ConstID=210|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Benjamin
| lastname = Guinness
| articlename = Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Brendan
| lastname = Halligan
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election on 10 June 1976
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael D.
| lastname = Higgins
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = Kerrigan
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick W.
| lastname = McGrath
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael
| lastname = Mullen
| articlename = Michael Mullen (Irish politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael J.
| lastname = O'Higgins
| articlename = Michael O'Higgins
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Leader of the Seanad
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Paddy
| lastname = O'Toole
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = James
| lastname = Sanfey
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Ruairi
| lastname = Quinn
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Nominated on 1 July 1976, replacing Brendan Halligan
Elected to the 21st Dáil at the general election on 16 June 1977
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Liam
| lastname = Burke
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Nominated on 21 June 1977 to fill vacancy
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Martin
| lastname = Finn
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Nominated on 21 June 1977 to fill vacancy
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Frank
| lastname = King
| articlename = Frank King (Irish politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Nominated on 22 June 1977 to fill vacancy
}}
{{end}}
Changes
{{Constituency changes start|con=Panel}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 24
|month = January
|year = 1974
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Death of Cornelius O'Callaghan{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1974-02-13/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 77 No. 1|title=Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy|date=13 February 1974}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 12
|month = March
|year = 1974
|con = Cultural and Educational Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Death of Billy Fox{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1974-03-13/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 77 No. 4|title=Death of Member|date=13 March 1974|access-date=3 November 2024|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928231816/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1974-03-13/2/|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 18
|month = July
|year = 1974
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Death of Bob Aylward{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1974-07-18/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 78 No. 15|title=Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy|date=18 July 1974}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 13
|month = November
|year = 1974
|con = Administrative Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fianna Fáil
|note = Seán Brosnan elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1974-12-04/3/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 79 No. 2|title=Election of Member to Dáil Éireann|date=4 December 1974|access-date=3 November 2024|archive-date=14 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214173242/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1974-12-04/3/|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 27
|month = December
|year = 1974
|con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Death of Denis Farrelly{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1975-02-12/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 79 No. 6|title=Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy|date=12 February 1975|access-date=3 November 2024|archive-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515010121/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1975-02-12/2/|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = April
|year = 1975
|con = Administrative Panel
|gain = Fine Gael
|loss =
|note = Micheál Prendergast elected at a by-election to replace Seán Brosnan{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1974-12-18/3/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 79 No. 4|title=Vacancies in Seanad Membership: Motions|date=18 December 1974}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1975-04-24/2/|title=Election of Senators|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 80 No. 5|date=24 April 1975}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = April
|year = 1975
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain = Fine Gael
|loss =
|note = Pat Codd elected at a by-election to succeed Cornelius O'Callaghan
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = April
|year = 1975
|con = Agricultural Panel
|gain = Labour Party (Ireland)
|loss =
|note = Michael Ferris elected at a by-election to succeed Bob Aylward
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = April
|year = 1975
|con = Cultural and Educational Panel
|gain = Labour Party (Ireland)
|loss =
|note = Roddy Connolly elected at a by-election to succeed Billy Fox
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 23
|month = April
|year = 1975
|con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
|gain = Fine Gael
|loss =
|note = Jack Daly elected at a by-election to succeed Denis Farrelly{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1975-02-12/5/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 79 No. 6|title=Notice of Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion|date=12 February 1975}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 10
|month = June
|year = 1976
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain =
|loss = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note = Brendan Halligan elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1976-06-17/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 84 No. 4|title=Election of Member to Dáil Éireann|date=17 June 1976}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 1
|month = July
|year = 1976
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Labour Party (Ireland)
|loss =
|note = Ruairi Quinn nominated to succeed Brendan Halligan{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1976-07-01/7/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 84 No. 9|title=Nomination of Senator|date=1 July 1976}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 18
|month = August
|year = 1976
|con = Cultural and Educational Panel
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Death of Mary Walsh{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1976-08-31/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 85 No. 1|title=Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy|date=31 August 1976}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1976-09-15/3/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 85 No. 5|title=Notice of Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion|date=15 September 1976}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 25
|month = October
|year = 1976
|con = Cultural and Educational Panel
|gain = Fine Gael
|loss =
|note = Vincent McHugh elected at a by-election to succeed Mary Walsh{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1976-12-01/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 85 No. 8|title=Election of Senator|date=1 December 1976}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 16
|month = June
|year = 1977
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Austin Deasy elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1977-07-05/2/|work=Dáil Debates – Vol. 300 No. 1|title=Forógra Proclamation|date=5 July 1977|access-date=3 November 2024|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817163617/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1977-07-05/2/|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 16
|month = June
|year = 1977
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain =
|loss = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note = Patrick Kerrigan elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 16
|month = June
|year = 1977
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain =
|loss = Fine Gael
|note = Paddy O'Toole elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 16
|month = June
|year = 1977
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain =
|loss = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note = Ruairi Quinn elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 22
|month = June
|year = 1977
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Fine Gael
|loss =
|note = Liam Burke nominated to fill vacancy{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1977/0623/Pg001.html#Ar00100|title=Cosgrave names four defeated candidates to Senate posts|first=Dick|last=Walsh|newspaper=The Irish Times|url-access=subscription|date=23 June 1977}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 22
|month = June
|year = 1977
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Fine Gael
|loss =
|note = Martin Finn nominated to fill vacancy
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 22
|month = June
|year = 1977
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Labour Party (Ireland)
|loss =
|note = Brendan Halligan nominated to fill vacancy
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date = 22
|month = June
|year = 1977
|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
|gain = Labour Party (Ireland)
|loss =
|note = Frank King nominated to fill vacancy
}}{{end}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F13|title=13th Seanad|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=21 February 2008}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F13|title=13th Seanad|work=Oireachtas Debates}}
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