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16th Seanad
The 16th Seanad was in office from 1982 to 1983. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the February 1982 general election to the 23rd Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 17th Seanad.
On 13 May 1982, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Eoin Ryan (FF) and seconded by Séamus de Brún (FF). She was elected without a division. Honan was the first female Cathaoirleach of the Seanad.
On 19 May 1982, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by James Dooge (FG) and seconded by Patrick J. Reynolds (FG). He was elected without a division.
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 16th Seanad first met on 13 May 1982.
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16th Seanad
The 16th Seanad was in office from 1982 to 1983. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the February 1982 general election to the 23rd Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 17th Seanad.
On 13 May 1982, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Eoin Ryan (FF) and seconded by Séamus de Brún (FF). She was elected without a division. Honan was the first female Cathaoirleach of the Seanad.
On 19 May 1982, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by James Dooge (FG) and seconded by Patrick J. Reynolds (FG). He was elected without a division.
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 16th Seanad first met on 13 May 1982.