The 1925 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the 1925 Seanad election to the 1928 Seanad election. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas (parliament of the Irish Free State), took place on a triennial basis, with senators elected in stages. The 1925 Seanad included members nominated and elected in 1922, members elected in the 1925 Seanad election, and members elected to fill vacancies.
It sat as a second chamber to the 4th Dáil elected at the 1923 general election, the 5th Dáil elected at the June 1927 general election, and the 6th Dáil elected at the September 1927 general election. The Seanad of the Irish Free State was not numbered after each election, with the whole period later considered the First Seanad.
Composition of the 1925 Seanad There were 60 seats in the Free State Seanad. The first composition of the Seanad in 1922 consisted for 30 senators elected by Dáil Éireann (15 for 3 years and 15 for 9 years) and 30 nominated by the President of the Executive Council, W. T. Cosgrave (15 for 6 years and 15 for 12 years). The 1925 Seanad election was held to fill 19 seats; 15 seats of those whose terms had expired, and 4 seats which had been filled in by-elections since 1922. This was the only Seanad elected by universal suffrage. The new senators were sworn in on 9 December 1925.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 1925 Seanad first met on 9 December 1925.
PartySeats 15 5 3 37Total60
Cathaoirleach On 9 December 1925, Lord Glenavy (Ind), the outgoing Cathaoirleach, was proposed for the position by John MacLoughlin (Ind) and seconded by Sir John Griffith (Ind). Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) was proposed by James J. MacKean (CnaG) and seconded by Oliver St. John Gogarty (CnaG). Glenavy was elected by a vote of 34 to 18. James G. Douglas (Ind), the outgoing Leas-Chathaoirleach, was proposed for the position by Andrew Jameson (Ind) and seconded by James Charles Dowdall (Ind). Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) was proposed by Brian O'Rourke (CnaG), and defeated Douglas in a vote.
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