# 2020 Seanad election

An indirect election to the 26th Seanad took place after the 2020 Irish general election, with postal ballots due on 30 and 31 March. Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, with Dáil Éireann as the lower house of representatives. The election was held for 49 of the 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 are elected for five vocational panels, and six are elected in two university constituencies. The remaining 11 senators are nominated by the newly elected Taoiseach when the Dáil reconvenes after the general election.

## Background

The Constitution of Ireland provides that a Seanad election must take place within 90 days of the dissolution of the Dáil Éireann. As the Dáil was dissolved on 14 January, the latest day the election could take place is 13 April 2020. On 21 January 2020, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government signed an order for the Seanad elections, providing 30 March as the deadline for ballots for the vocational panels and 31 March as the deadline for ballots in the university constituencies.
On 8 February 2020, the 33rd Dáil was elected in the general election. The Fine Gael-led government, led by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was defeated, with Sinn Féin taking the most first preference votes, and Fianna Fáil taking the most seats. The Sinn Féin victory came as a surprise and an upset, as it ended the two-party rule of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil that had existed for many decades, and polls did not show Sinn Féin winning until the election was called. Sinn Féin won 37 seats, Fianna Fáil won 38, and Fine Gael won 35.

## Electoral system

Of the forty-nine elected seats, three are elected from the university constituency of the National University and three are elected from the university constituency of Dublin University (Trinity College Dublin).
Forty-three are elected by an electorate of elected politicians, consisting of members of the 33rd Dáil, members of the 25th Seanad and city and county councillors, who each have five ballots for vocational panels. The Seanad Returning Officer maintains a list of qualified nominating bodies for each panel. Candidates may be nominated by nominating bodies (outside sub-panel) or by members of the Oireachtas (inside sub-panel). In each vocational panel, there is a minimum number who must be elected from either the inside or the outside sub-panel. If the number of candidates nominated for each sub-panel does not exceed by two the maximum number which may be elected from that sub-panel, the Taoiseach shall nominate candidates to fill the deficiency.
Electors for the Panels elect:
* Seven seats from the Administrative Panel, with a minimum of three from inside and outside sub-panels: Public administration and social services (including the voluntary sector).
* Eleven seats from the Agricultural Panel, with a minimum of four: Agriculture and the fisheries.
* Five seats from the Cultural and Educational Panel, with a minimum of two: Education, the arts, the Irish language and Irish culture and literature.
* Nine seats from the Industrial and Commercial Panel, with a minimum of three: Industry and commerce (including engineering and architecture).
* Eleven seats from the Labour Panel, with a minimum of four: Labour (organised or otherwise).
All votes are cast by postal ballot, and are counted using the single transferable vote. Under this system, voters can rank candidates in order of their preference, 1 as their first preference, 2 for second preference, and so on. Ballots are initially given a value of 1,000 to allow calculation of quotas where all ballots are distributed in the case of a surplus, rather than taking a representative sample as is done in Dáil elections. The quota for election is given as $\left({\frac {\text{total valid poll}}{{\text{seats}}+1}}\right)+1$.
The 11 nominated members can only be appointed by the Taoiseach who is appointed next after the reassembly of Dáil Éireann. They are usually appointed after the Seanad election, but if a Taoiseach has not been appointed at stage, they will not be appointed until then.

## Members of the outgoing Seanad not seeking election

| Date confirmed | Constituency | Departing senator | Party | Reason |
| 21 January 2020 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Collette Kelleher | Independent | Retirement |
| 8 February 2020 | Agricultural Panel | Rose Conway-Walsh | Sinn Féin | Elected to 33rd Dáil |
| 8 February 2020 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Kieran O'Donnell | Fine Gael | Elected to 33rd Dáil |
| 8 February 2020 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Colm Burke | Fine Gael | Elected to 33rd Dáil |
| 8 February 2020 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Pádraig Mac Lochlainn | Sinn Féin | Elected to 33rd Dáil |
| 8 February 2020 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | Labour | Elected to 33rd Dáil |
| 8 February 2020 | Labour Panel | Jennifer Murnane O'Connor | Fianna Fáil | Elected to 33rd Dáil |
| 8 February 2020 | Labour Panel | Ged Nash | Labour | Elected to 33rd Dáil |
| 8 February 2020 | Labour Panel | Neale Richmond | Fine Gael | Elected to 33rd Dáil |
| 8 February 2020 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Frank Feighan | Fine Gael | Elected to 33rd Dáil |
| 27 March 2020 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Keith Swanick | Fianna Fáil | Expenses controversy |
| 16 December 2019 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Paudie Coffey | Fine Gael | Retirement |

## Election process

Timetable of 2020 Seanad election :
| Deadline | Universities | Vocational Panel |
| Nominations close | 14 February | 24 February ("outside" panel: nominating bodies — civic society groups) 2 March ("inside" panel: Oireachtas members) |
| Completion of panels | n/a | 9 March |
| Ballot papers distributed | 28 February | 16 March |
| Polls close | 31 March, 11 a.m. | 30 March, 11 a.m. |

### Impact of coronavirus

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, changes to the usual arrangements for the Vocational Panel elections were made to reduce the risk of transmission. The clerk and deputy clerk of the Dáil and Seanad refused to witness Oireachtas members' ballots, advising them to use the local government chief executive or Garda (police) superintendent for this purpose. The Seanad clerk, as returning officer, also requested that counting agents not be present at the count centre in Dublin Castle. Similar appeals were made regarding the NUI count in the RDS and the Dublin University count in the university's Examination Hall.

## Results
### National University of Ireland

2020 Seanad election: National University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| | Independent | Rónán Mullen | 25.2 | 9,642 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael McDowell | 23.4 | 8,951 | 9,001 | 9,032 | 9,066 | 9,104 | 9,165 | 9,231 | 9,322 | 9,364 | 9,532 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alice-Mary Higgins | 12.9 | 4,944 | 4,953 | 4,962 | 4,972 | 4,995 | 5,024 | 5,060 | 5,103 | 5,145 | 5,271 | 5,400 | 5,723 | 6,156 | 6,710 | 7,487 | 9,778 |
| | Solidarity | Ruth Coppinger | 9.5 | 3,615 | 3,619 | 3,625 | 3,630 | 3,650 | 3,677 | 3,697 | 3,715 | 3,753 | 3,851 | 3,962 | 4,168 | 4,363 | 4,804 | 5,196 | 6,219 |
| | Labour | Laura Harmon | 5.7 | 2,187 | 2,189 | 2,194 | 2,204 | 2,227 | 2,252 | 2,279 | 2,310 | 2,385 | 2,470 | 2,563 | 2,721 | 3,072 | 3,385 | 4,333 | |
| | Independent | Michelle Healy | 4.0 | 1,540 | 1,544 | 1,548 | 1,576 | 1,596 | 1,622 | 1,656 | 1,689 | 1,737 | 1,893 | 2,292 | 2,460 | 2,761 | 3,074 | | |
| | Independent | Rory Hearne | 3.5 | 1,321 | 1,328 | 1,332 | 1,353 | 1,367 | 1,401 | 1,428 | 1,475 | 1,514 | 1,555 | 1,622 | 1,776 | 1,949 | | | |
| | Green | Eva Dowling | 3.2 | 1,229 | 1,231 | 1,247 | 1,259 | 1,284 | 1,298 | 1,329 | 1,354 | 1,400 | 1,459 | 1,497 | 1,622 | | | | |
| | Independent | Brendan Price | 2.9 | 1,090 | 1,097 | 1,101 | 1,110 | 1,120 | 1,142 | 1,179 | 1,195 | 1,205 | 1,294 | 1,378 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mick Finn | 2.4 | 908 | 913 | 919 | 922 | 942 | 957 | 963 | 981 | 994 | 1,079 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Anne Staunton Barrett | 1.2 | 446 | 451 | 454 | 455 | 462 | 478 | 499 | 515 | 524 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jennifer Butler | 1.0 | 366 | 367 | 371 | 374 | 394 | 401 | 412 | 418 | 451 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Karen Devine | 0.9 | 359 | 361 | 363 | 366 | 375 | 385 | 397 | 405 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Finnegan | 0.9 | 346 | 352 | 354 | 360 | 365 | 380 | 391 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Keith Scanlon | 0.8 | 309 | 311 | 322 | 340 | 351 | 365 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Garbhan Downey | 0.8 | 305 | 309 | 315 | 321 | 334 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Abbas Ali O'Shea | 0.7 | 254 | 255 | 258 | 264 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Marcus Matthews | 0.5 | 176 | 177 | 182 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eoin Delahunty | 0.3 | 130 | 130 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 112,216 Valid: 38,118 Spoilt: 91 Quota: 9,530 Turnout: 34.1% ||||||||||||||||||||

### Dublin University

2020 Seanad election: Dublin University :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | David Norris | 24.2 | 3,646 | 3,671 | 3,728 | 3,768 | | | | |
| | Labour | Ivana Bacik | 23.2 | 3,489 | 3,521 | 3,542 | 3,571 | 3,574 | 3,963 | | |
| | Independent | Lynn Ruane | 18.4 | 2,780 | 2,805 | 2,825 | 2,870 | 2,871 | 3,229 | 3,348 | 4,072 |
| | Independent | Hugo MacNeill | 13.5 | 2,038 | 2,050 | 2,081 | 2,133 | 2,133 | 2,299 | 2,342 | 2,961 |
| | Independent | Tom Clonan | 9.3 | 1,394 | 1,417 | 1,440 | 1,492 | 1,493 | 1,682 | 1,722 | |
| | Green | William Priestley | 7.2 | 1,090 | 1,104 | 1,119 | 1,175 | 1,177 | | | |
| | Independent | Keith Scanlon | 1.8 | 276 | 285 | 297 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joseph O'Gorman | 1.2 | 180 | 183 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Abbas Ali O'Shea | 0.5 | 81 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Derek Byrne | 0.4 | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: Approx. 65,000 Valid: 15,041 Spoilt: 12 Quota: 3,761 Turnout: Approx. 23.1% ||||||||||||

### Administrative Panel

2020 Seanad election: Administrative Panel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mark Daly | 14.7 | 167,000 | 141,751 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Niall Ó Donnghaile | 10.6 | 120,000 | 120,153 | 120,153 | 120,153 | 120,153 | 120,153 | 120,153 | 121,153 | 121,153 | 121,153 | 121,153 | 121,153 | 132,306 | 133,080 | 133,080 | 133,080 | 133,080 | 141,845 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Moynihan | 9.2 | 104,000 | 104,153 | 105,153 | 105,153 | 105,153 | 106,153 | 115,153 | 120,306 | 120,459 | 120,459 | 125,459 | 125,459 | 129,612 | 129,612 | 132,612 | 134,612 | 140,735 | 164,735 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Diarmuid Wilson | 8.8 | 100,000 | 104,131 | 105,131 | 106,131 | 106,131 | 111,896 | 112,896 | 116,049 | 125,732 | 125,732 | 144,027 | 141,751 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Garret Ahearn | 7.9 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 91,000 | 92,000 | 109,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 111,000 | 111,000 | 152,000 | 141,751 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Martin Conway | 7.9 | 90,000 | 90,153 | 90,153 | 90,153 | 90,153 | 90,153 | 91,153 | 94,306 | 94,612 | 109,765 | 112,765 | 112,765 | 116,765 | 116,765 | 149,765 | 149,765 | 141,751 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fiona O'Loughlin | 7.1 | 81,000 | 86,508 | 86,508 | 86,508 | 87,508 | 94,661 | 94,661 | 95,661 | 108,803 | 108,803 | 130,251 | 132,525 | 142,525 | 141,751 | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Welby | 7.0 | 79,000 | 80,683 | 80,683 | 80,683 | 82,142 | 83,295 | 84,295 | 87,754 | 92,907 | 95,060 | 96,366 | 96,366 | 108,519 | 108,519 | 113,519 | 115,519 | 117,403 | |
| | Fine Gael | Emer Currie | 5.6 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 69,000 | 81,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Noel Rock | 3.8 | 44,000 | 44,306 | 44,306 | 44,306 | 44,306 | 45,306 | 46,306 | 47,306 | 47,306 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mick Cahill | 3.6 | 41,000 | 44,978 | 44,978 | 44,978 | 44,978 | 51,437 | 52,437 | 52,590 | 57,202 | 57,202 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Bosco Conama | 2.9 | 33,000 | 33,306 | 36,306 | 41,306 | 42,306 | 42,306 | 46,306 | 55,612 | 57,765 | 57,765 | 60,765 | 60,765 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Lorraine Clifford-Lee | 2.6 | 30,000 | 34,743 | 34,743 | 34,743 | 35,743 | 38,202 | 38,202 | 38,355 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Malone | 2.0 | 23,000 | 24,836 | 24,989 | 24,989 | 25,142 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Dolan | 1.9 | 22,000 | 23,377 | 23,377 | 25,377 | 26,377 | 26,377 | 31,530 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Anne Marie Flanagan | 1.9 | 22,000 | 22,153 | 22,153 | 22,153 | 25,153 | 25,306 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tony Geoghegan | 0.9 | 10,000 | 10,612 | 10,612 | 11,612 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Timothy Hogan | 0.8 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Salome Mbugua Henry | 0.4 | 5,000 | 5,153 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,134,000 Quota: 141,751 Turnout: 97.0% ||||||||||||||||||||||

### Agricultural Panel

2020 Seanad election: Agricultural Panel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | Independent | Victor Boyhan | 7.9 | 89,000 | 89,000 | 91,000 | 91,000 | 94,000 | 96,000 | 94,167 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 7.3 | 83,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 90,000 | 92,000 | 105,000 | 94,167 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Lynn Boylan | 7.1 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 81,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 |
| | Green | Pippa Hackett | 6.7 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 79,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 82,000 | 82,916 | 82,916 | 82,916 | 84,916 | 91,916 | 95,832 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paul Daly | 6.3 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 73,000 | 76,000 | 76,833 | 77,833 | 85,833 | 86,833 | 96,833 | 94,167 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry Murray | 5.9 | 67,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 69,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 71,000 | 72,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 74,000 | 75,000 | 75,979 |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy Burke | 5.6 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 66,000 | 69,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 77,000 | 80,000 | 89,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 102,000 | 102,000 | 94,167 |
| | Labour | Annie Hoey | 5.6 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 70,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 75,916 | 77,916 | 82,916 | 83,249 | 83,249 | 86,249 | 91,249 | 94,186 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Niall Blaney | 5.2 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 59,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 66,000 | 68,499 | 68,499 | 79,499 | 79,499 | 94,332 | 94,332 | 94,167 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tim Lombard | 4.9 | 56,000 | 57,000 | 57,000 | 57,000 | 58,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 60,000 | 61,666 | 69,666 | 70,666 | 82,666 | 85,666 | 85,666 | 85,666 | 108,666 | 94,167 | |
| | Fine Gael | Maria Byrne | 4.2 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 56,000 | 57,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael W. D'Arcy | 4.2 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 76,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 96,000 | 96,000 | 96,000 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eugene Murphy | 3.9 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 57,000 | 58,666 | 58,666 | 70,499 | 71,499 | 91,165 | 93,496 | 93,661 | 94,661 | 94,661 | 94,661 |
| | Fine Gael | Aisling Dolan | 3.7 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 45,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brian Ó Domhnaill | 3.6 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,916 | 44,916 | 50,916 | 50,916 | 51,749 | 51,749 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane P. O'Reilly | 3.5 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 44,000 | 44,916 | 45,916 | 46,916 | 50,916 | 54,248 | 54,248 | 60,248 | 60,248 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pat Deering | 3.4 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kevin O'Keeffe | 2.9 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 35,000 | 37,000 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dermot Cantillon | 2.4 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 30,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom McEllistrim | 1.9 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seamus Coyle | 1.1 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Marshall | 0.9 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Dominic Hannigan | 0.8 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Richard Mulcahy | 0.4 | 4,000 | 4,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Kent | 0.4 | 4,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,133,000 Quota: 94,167 Turnout: 96.9% ||||||||||||||||||||||||

### Cultural and Educational Panel

2020 Seanad election: Cultural and Educational Panel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| | Sinn Féin | Fintan Warfield | 13.3 | 151,000 | 151,000 | 151,000 | 152,000 | 152,000 | 152,000 | 154,000 | 154,000 | 154,000 | 156,000 | 156,000 | 156,000 | 157,000 | 176,000 | 176,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 |
| | Green | Saoirse McHugh | 10.1 | 114,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 118,000 | 119,000 | 120,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | 123,000 | 126,000 | 131,000 | 132,000 | 152,000 | 152,000 | 158,000 | 159,000 | 159,776 |
| | Fine Gael | John McGahon | 9.0 | 102,000 | 102,000 | 102,000 | 102,000 | 103,000 | 106,000 | 106,000 | 112,000 | 112,000 | 113,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | 175,000 | 177,000 | 177,000 | 183,000 | 183,000 | 183,388 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Lisa Chambers | 8.7 | 99,000 | 99,000 | 101,000 | 101,000 | 102,000 | 104,000 | 105,000 | 105,000 | 112,000 | 120,000 | 121,000 | 141,000 | 144,000 | 155,000 | 156,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 188,834 |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Kyne | 7.2 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 91,000 | 96,000 | 101,000 | 101,000 | 101,000 | 124,000 | 127,000 | 180,000 | 192,000 | 188,834 | | | |
| | Independent | Joe Conway | 6.9 | 78,000 | 79,000 | 80,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 82,000 | 89,000 | 91,000 | 92,000 | 98,000 | 98,000 | 105,000 | 108,000 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Malcolm Byrne | 6.3 | 71,000 | 72,000 | 73,000 | 74,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 78,000 | 79,000 | 89,000 | 103,000 | 103,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | 146,000 | 146,000 | 190,000 | 188,834 | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Neville | 6.2 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 88,000 | 89,000 | 90,000 | 103,000 | 105,000 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Margaret Murphy O'Mahony | 5.5 | 62,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 65,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 76,000 | 94,000 | 95,000 | 108,000 | 110,000 | 118,000 | 118,000 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kate Feeney | 5.1 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 65,000 | 69,000 | 69,000 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gabrielle McFadden | 4.8 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 55,000 | 56,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Declan Breathnach | 3.4 | 39,000 | 40,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 58,000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane Curley | 3.4 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 39,000 | 41,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Newman Julian | 2.7 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Paul Lawless | 2.6 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Maher | 2.3 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Deirdre Conroy | 0.9 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Angela Flynn | 0.7 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Éamonn Walsh | 0.5 | 6,000 | 6,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jack Mulcahy | 0.4 | 5,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,133,000 Quota: 188,834 Turnout: 96.9% ||||||||||||||||||||||

### Industrial and Commercial Panel

2020 Seanad election: Industrial and Commercial Panel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| | Sinn Féin | Elisha McCallion | 8.4 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 96,000 | 99,000 |
| | Social Democrats | Niall Ó Tuathail | 7.8 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 89,000 | 89,000 | 89,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | |
| | Labour | Mark Wall | 7.4 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 89,000 | 90,000 | 92,000 | 92,000 | 92,099 | 94,099 | 94,099 | 94,099 | 94,099 | 112,812 | 129,812 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Aidan Davitt | 6.9 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 79,000 | 79,000 | 79,000 | 79,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 82,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 90,000 | 96,000 | 97,000 | 107,000 | 108,000 | 108,000 | 108,000 | 114,000 | 113,501 | | | | |
| | Independent | Frances Black | 6.7 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 87,000 | 89,000 | 94,000 | 94,000 | 97,000 | 97,000 | 97,000 | 97,000 | 101,000 | 101,099 | 101,099 | 101,348 | 111,348 | 168,348 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ollie Crowe | 5.6 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 67,000 | 67,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 86,000 | 91,000 | 93,000 | 101,000 | 101,000 | 101,000 | 101,000 | 114,000 | 114,000 | 113,501 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Catherine Ardagh | 5.5 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 64,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 72,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 85,000 | 86,000 | 86,000 | 86,000 | 114,000 | 114,000 | 114,000 | 113,501 | | |
| | Independent | Sharon Keogan | 4.3 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 54,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 76,000 | 78,000 | 81,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 85,000 | 85,396 | 85,895 | 86,144 | 94,144 | 101,144 |
| | Fine Gael | Micheál Carrigy | 4.1 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 49,000 | 50,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 54,000 | 55,000 | 57,000 | 63,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 83,000 | 89,000 | 90,000 | 91,000 | 108,000 | 108,000 | 116,000 | 113,501 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerry Horkan | 3.7 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 43,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 54,000 | 55,000 | 56,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Sheahan | 3.6 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 43,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 47,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 53,000 | 57,000 | 59,000 | 61,000 | 66,000 | 67,000 | 81,000 | 83,496 | 83,892 | 84,892 | 84,892 | 84,892 | 84,892 | | |
| | Independent | Nigel Dineen | 3.1 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 41,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 44,000 | 45,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Timmy Dooley | 3.1 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 37,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 45,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 50,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Paul O'Shea | 2.8 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 41,000 | 48,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 56,000 | 57,000 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom MacSharry | 2.7 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Barry Ward | 2.6 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 33,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 42,000 | 48,000 | 53,000 | 56,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 69,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 114,000 | 114,000 | 113,501 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Arthur Griffin | 2.6 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sharon Tolan | 2.2 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Garret Kelleher | 2.1 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 31,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Connor-Scarteen | 2.0 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 32,000 | 33,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 41,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 47,000 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patsy O'Brien | 1.8 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 21,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Danny Byrne | 1.6 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Catherine Noone | 1.6 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 19,000 | 21,000 | 22,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 29,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Edward Timmins | 1.6 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | James Geoghegan | 1.5 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | 19,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Pat Hynes | 1.5 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Emma Blain | 1.2 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Linda O'Shea Farren | 0.9 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Áine Collins | 0.7 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Vaughan | 0.3 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joe Corr | 0.2 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Hunt | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Kinsella | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Declan Allen | 0.0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,135,000 Quota: 113,501 Turnout: 97.1% |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

### Labour Panel

2020 Seanad election: Labour Panel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| | Fine Gael | Jerry Buttimer | 9.3 | 105,000 | 94,417 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Cummins | 8.1 | 92,000 | 97,353 | 94,417 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Robbie Gallagher | 7.3 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 84,000 | 85,000 | 89,000 | 97,000 | 94,417 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Pauline O'Reilly | 7.1 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,056 | 80,056 | 81,056 | 81,056 | 81,056 | 81,056 | 81,056 | 81,056 | 82,112 | 83,750 | 88,569 | 92,569 | 93,363 | 94,194 | 94,194 |
| | Independent | Gerard Craughwell | 7.0 | 79,000 | 79,505 | 79,505 | 80,505 | 82,505 | 83,505 | 84,505 | 84,505 | 84,505 | 87,505 | 88,718 | 91,175 | 95,632 | 95,632 | 95,632 | 95,632 | 94,417 |
| | Labour | Marie Sherlock | 7.0 | 79,000 | 79,303 | 79,303 | 79,303 | 79,303 | 79,303 | 80,303 | 80,303 | 80,303 | 81,303 | 82,112 | 84,949 | 86,949 | 87,949 | 87,949 | 87,949 | 89,164 |
| | Independent | Eileen Flynn | 6.7 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 79,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 82,000 | 85,000 | 86,056 | 86,056 | 86,157 | 86,157 | 86,157 | 86,988 | 86,988 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe O'Reilly | 6.4 | 73,000 | 75,525 | 77,429 | 77,429 | 77,429 | 77,429 | 79,530 | 79,530 | 79,530 | 80,530 | 107,530 | 94,417 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Gavan | 6.3 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 88,000 | 88,819 | 88,819 | 88,819 | 90,407 | 90,407 | 90,407 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane Cassells | 6.2 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,101 | 74,101 | 76,101 | 76,745 | 82,745 | 83,902 | 84,721 | 103,721 | 94,417 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Sullivan | 5.9 | 67,000 | 67,303 | 67,359 | 67,359 | 67,359 | 67,359 | 69,359 | 71,359 | 71,681 | 75,003 | 77,261 | 78,080 | 96,080 | 96,080 | 96,080 | 94,417 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Casey | 4.9 | 56,000 | 56,101 | 56,157 | 56,157 | 56,157 | 56,157 | 56,157 | 61,157 | 61,801 | 72,801 | 77,801 | 77,801 | 96,801 | 96,801 | 94,417 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Aengus O'Rourke | 4.0 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 58,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 68,101 | 68,202 | 71,478 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Seery-Kearney | 3.6 | 41,000 | 42,111 | 42,895 | 42,895 | 42,895 | 42,895 | 42,895 | 42,895 | 42,895 | 43,895 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Smyth | 2.7 | 31,000 | 31,101 | 31,101 | 31,101 | 31,101 | 31,101 | 31,101 | 38,101 | 39,067 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Hanafin | 2.5 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 29,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Orla Leyden | 2.3 | 26,000 | 26,101 | 26,157 | 26,157 | 26,157 | 26,157 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Máire Devine | 1.8 | 20,000 | 20,101 | 20,101 | 20,101 | 20,101 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sarah Walshe | 0.5 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Martina Harkin-Kelly | 0.2 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 1,169 Valid: 1,133,000 Quota: 94,417 Turnout: 96.7% |||||||||||||||||||||