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The 18th Seanad was in office from 1987 to 1989. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1987 general election to the 25th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 19th Seanad.
| 18th Seanad | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 25 April 1987 – 5 July 1989 | ||||
| Government | 20th government of Ireland | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Cathaoirleach | Tras Honan | ||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | Charles McDonald | ||||
| Leader of the Seanad | Mick Lanigan | ||||
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 18th Seanad first met on 25 April 1987.
Origin Party |
Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | |||||||
| Fianna Fáil | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Fine Gael | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | ||
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
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