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Members of the 8th Seanad

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This is a list of the members of the 8th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1954, after the 1954 general election and served until the close of poll for the 9th Seanad in 1957.

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Composition of the 8th Seanad

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

The following table shows the composition by party when the 8th Seanad first met on 22 July 1954.

  • Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.

    • List of senators

  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics

    • References

    Members of the 8th Seanad Wikipedia
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