List of female members of Seanad Éireann explained

This is a list of women Senators who have been elected or appointed to Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas, the bicameral parliament of Ireland.

Women in Seanad Éireann

NameYear
first elected		Panel/Constituency
first elected		Party
as first elected		Age
when first elected		Years in Seanad
1922Elected by Dáil Éireann521922–1934
1922Nominated by the President651922–1933
1922Elected by Dáil Éireann75 1922–1929
1922Nominated by the President641922–1936
1929Elected at a by-election501929–1936
1938National University601938–1952
1938Nominated by the Taoiseach461938–1948
1938 Industrial and Commercial Panel491938
1938Administrative Panel601938–1968
1948Nominated by the Taoiseach331948–1951
1950Industrial and Commercial Panel46
1951Industrial and Commercial Panel511951–1961
1957Nominated by the Taoiseach641957–1969
1964Nominated by the Taoiseach421964–1977
1969Industrial and Commercial Panel361969–1973
1969Labour Panel381969–1977
1969Dublin University251969–1989
1969Nominated by the Taoiseach481969–1973
1973Cultural and Educational Panel431973–1976
1977Nominated by the Taoiseach451977–1981
1977Nominated by the Taoiseach591977–1981
1977Nominated by the Taoiseach241977–1981
1977Administrative Panel471977–1993
1977National University381977–1982
1979National University45
1981Industrial and Commercial Panel431981–1982
1981Administrative Panel381981–1989
1981Nominated by the Taoiseach221981–1982
1981Cultural and Educational Panel481981–1982
1981Nominated by the Taoiseach44
1982Nominated by the Taoiseach451982
1982Labour Panel461982
1982Cultural and Educational Panel30
1983Cultural and Educational Panel321983–1987
1983Nominated by the Taoiseach471983–1989
1983Nominated by the Taoiseach481983–1987
1987Administrative Panel291987–1989
1989Nominated by the Taoiseach421989–1993
1989Agricultural Panel40
1989Dublin University491989–1993
1989Labour Panel46
1989Nominated by the Taoiseach38
1993Industrial and Commercial Panel251993–1997
1993Dublin University521993–2007
1993Industrial and Commercial Panel411993–1997
1993Cultural and Educational Panel401993–1997
1993Nominated by the Taoiseach391993–1997
1993Administrative Panel421993–1997
1993Cultural and Educational Panel581993–2011
1997Nominated by the Taoiseach531997
1997Nominated by the Taoiseach321997
1997Industrial and Commercial Panel331997–2007
1997Nominated by the Taoiseach281997–2002
1997Agricultural Panel371997–2007
1997Nominated by the Taoiseach611997–2002
1997Labour Panel561997–2002
2002Administrative Panel372002–2007
2002Industrial and Commercial Panel522002–2007
2002Industrial and Commercial Panel572002–2016
2002Labour Panel452002–2011
2002Nominated by the Taoiseach552002–2007
2007Dublin University
(		392007–2021
2007Nominated by the Taoiseach2007–2011
2007Nominated by the Taoiseach432007–2010
2007Labour Panel562007–2011
2007Labour Panel452007–2016
2007Cultural and Educational Panel382007–2011
2007Nominated by the Taoiseach332007–2011
2007Administrative Panel442007–2011
2007Nominated by the Taoiseach392007–2011
2007Labour Panel472007–2011
2011Cultural and Educational Panel512011–2014
2011Nominated by the Taoiseach522011–2016
2011Industrial and Commercial Panel442011–2016
2011Nominated by the Taoiseach312011–2016
2011Labour Panel612011–2016
2011Labour Panel522011–2016
2011Nominated by the Taoiseach502011–2016
2011Industrial and Commercial Panel342011–2020
2011Nominated by the Taoiseach502011–2016
2011Nominated by the Taoiseach582011–2020
2011Agricultural Panel502011–2016
2011Industrial and Commercial Panel322011–2016
2011Industrial and Commercial Panel222011–2016
2011Nominated by the Taoiseach432011–2016
2011Nominated by the Taoiseach572011–2016
2013Nominated by the Taoiseach362013–2016
2015Industrial and Commercial Panel342015–2016
2016Industrial and Commercial Panel342016–
2016Industrial and Commercial Panel552016–
2016Agricultural Panel48
2016Cultural and Educational Panel342016–
2016Agricultural Panel452016–2020
2016Labour Panel432016–2020
2016Nominated by the Taoiseach582016–2020
2016National University402016–
2016Administrative Panel312016–2020
2016Nominated by the Taoiseach552016–2020
2016Cultural and Educational Panel492016–2020
2016Nominated by the Taoiseach442016–2020
2016Labour Panel492016–2020
2016Agricultural Panel542016–2019
2016Dublin University312016–
2019Agricultural Panel2019–
2020Agricultural Panel332020–2024
2020Cultural and Educational Panel332020–
2020Agricultural Panel312020–
2020Industrial and Commercial Panel532020–
2020Industrial and Commercial Panel372020
2020Administrative Panel382020–
2020Administrative Panel54 2020–
2020Labour Panel462020–
2020Labour Panel2020–
2020Nominated by the Taoiseach422020–
2020Nominated by the Taoiseach492020–2024
2020Nominated by the Taoiseach452020–
2020Nominated by the Taoiseach512020–
2020Nominated by the Taoiseach302020–
2020Nominated by the Taoiseach462020–
2020Nominated by the Taoiseach2020–
2020Nominated by the Taoiseach372020–
2024Nominated by the Taoiseach382024–

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text:"Lynn Ruane (2016–)" bar:PippaHackett from:01/11/2019 till:17/07/2024 color:GREENP text:"Pippa Hackett (2019–)" bar:LisaChambers from:27/03/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:FF text:"Lisa Chambers (2020–)" bar:LynnBoylan from:01/04/2020 till:16/07/2023 color:SF text:"Lynn Boylan (2020–2024)" bar:AnnieHoey from:01/04/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:LAB text:"Annie Hoey (2020–)" bar:SharonKeogan from:01/04/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:IND text:"Sharon Keogan (2020–)" bar:ElishaMcCallion from:01/04/2020 till:29/10/2020 color:SF text:"Elisha McCallion (2020)" bar:RebeccaMoynihan from:01/04/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:LAB text:"Rebecca Moynihan (2020–)" bar:FionaOLoughlin from:01/04/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:FF text:"Fiona O'Loughlin (2020–)" bar:PaulineOReilly from:01/04/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:GREENP text:"Pauline O'Reilly (2020–)" bar:MarieSherlock from:01/04/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:LAB text:"Marie Sherlock (2020–)" bar:EmerCurrie from:29/06/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:FG text:"Emer Currie (2020–)" bar:ReginaDoherty from:29/06/2020 till:16/07/2023 color:FG text:"Regina Doherty (2020–2024)" bar:AislingDolan from:29/06/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:FG text:"Aisling Dolan (2020–)" bar:MaryFitzpatrick from:29/06/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:FF text:"Mary Fitzpatrick (2020–)" bar:EileenFlynn from:29/06/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:IND text:"Eileen Flynn (2020–)" bar:RoisinGarvey from:29/06/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:GREENP text:"Róisín Garvey (2020–)" bar:ErinMcGreehan from:29/06/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:FF text:"Erin McGreehan (2020–)" bar:MarySeeryKearney from:29/06/2020 till:17/07/2024 color:FG text:"Mary Seery Kearney (2020–)"

Number of women in each Seanad

SeanadElectionNumberBy-elections
1922 4 / 60 (6.6%) 1
1937 4 / 60 (6.6%) 0
1938 3 / 60 (5.0%) 0
1943 3 / 60 (5.0%) 0
1944 3 / 60 (5.0%) 0
1948 3 / 60 (5.0%) 1
1951 3 / 60 (5.0%) 0
1954 3 / 60 (5.0%) 0
1957 4 / 60 (6.6%) 0
1961 3 / 60 (5.0%) 1
1965 4 / 60 (6.6%) 0
1969 5 / 60 (8.3%) 0
1973 4 / 60 (6.6%) 0
1977 6 / 60 (10.0%) 1
1981 9 / 60 (15.0%) 0
1982 (Feb) 8 / 60 (13.3%) 0
1982 (Nov) 6 / 60 (10.0%) 1
1987 5 / 60 (8.3%) 0
1989 6 / 60 (10.0%) 0
1992 8 / 60 (13.3%) 2
1997 11 / 60 (18.3%) 1
2002 10 / 60 (16.6%) 0
2007 13 / 60 (21.6%) 0
2011 18 / 60 (30.0%) 2
2016 18 / 60 (30.0%) 1
24 / 60 (40.0%) 1

See also

Sources

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