# 3rd Seanad

The 3rd Seanad was in office from 1938 to 1943. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1938 general election to the 10th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 4th Seanad in 1943.

## Cathaoirleach

On 7 September 1938, Seán Gibbons (FF) was proposed by Helena Concannon (FF) and seconded by Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) for the position of Cathaoirleach. He was elected unopposed.
On 16 November 1938, Patrick Baxter (CnaT) was proposed by John Counihan (Ind) and seconded by John Butler (FG) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. Baxter was defeated by a vote of 15 to 28. On 23 November 1938, Michael Tierney (FG) was proposed by was proposed by James G. Douglas (Ind) and seconded by Henry Barniville (FG) for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. On 30 November 1938, Tierney was elected by a vote of 34 to 12.

## Composition of the 3rd Seanad

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 3rd Seanad first met on 7 September 1938.
| OriginParty | OriginParty | Vocational panels | Vocational panels | Vocational panels | Vocational panels | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | Total |
| OriginParty | OriginParty | Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | Total |
| | Fianna Fáil | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | |
| | Fine Gael | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| | Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| | Independent | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | |
| Total | Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | |

## List of senators

* Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
| Name | Panel | Party | Notes |
| Christopher Byrne | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| Desmond FitzGerald | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | |
| Michael Hayes | Administrative Panel | Fine Gael | |
| Denis Healy | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| James McGee | Administrative Panel | Independent | |
| Margaret Mary Pearse | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| Thomas Ruane | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| Patrick Baxter | Agricultural Panel | Clann na Talmhan | |
| Neal Blaney | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| Michael Colbert | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| John Counihan | Agricultural Panel | Independent | |
| Seán Gibbons | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| Patrick Kehoe | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| Dominick MacCabe | Agricultural Panel | Independent | |
| Ross McGillycuddy | Agricultural Panel | Independent | |
| William O'Callaghan | Agricultural Panel | Fine Gael | |
| Martin O'Dwyer | Agricultural Panel | Independent | |
| William Quirke | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| James Crosbie | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | |
| Thomas Delany | Cultural and Educational Panel | Independent | Died on 9 July 1939 |
| Patrick Doyle | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | |
| Seán O'Donovan | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| James Parkinson | Cultural and Educational Panel | Fine Gael | |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | Cultural and Educational Panel | Labour | |
| Joseph Brennan | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Independent | |
| Martin Conlon | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | |
| Daniel Corkery | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| James G. Douglas | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Independent | |
| Seán Goulding | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| Peter Trainor Kelly | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Independent | |
| Seán MacEllin | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| John MacLoughlin | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | |
| David Madden | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | |
| John Butler | Labour Panel | Fine Gael | |
| Seán Campbell | Labour Panel | Labour | |
| William Cummins | Labour Panel | Labour | |
| Thomas Foran | Labour Panel | Labour | |
| Frederick Hawkins | Labour Panel | Independent | |
| Seán Hayes | Labour Panel | Fianna Fáil | |
| Patrick Hogan | Labour Panel | Labour | |
| James Johnston | Labour Panel | Independent | |
| Eamonn Lynch | Labour Panel | Labour | |
| Peter Lynch | Labour Panel | Independent | |
| James Tunney | Labour Panel | Labour | |
| Henry Barniville | National University of Ireland | Fine Gael | |
| Helena Concannon | National University of Ireland | Fianna Fáil | |
| Michael Tierney | National University of Ireland | Fine Gael | |
| Ernest Alton | Dublin University | Independent | |
| Joseph Johnston | Dublin University | Independent | |
| Robert Rowlette | Dublin University | Independent | |
| Robert Farnan | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | |
| T. V. Honan | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | |
| Sir John Keane | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | |
| Margaret L. Kennedy | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | |
| Patrick Keohane | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | Died on 4 December 1939 |
| Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | Died on 1 July 1942 |
| William Magennis | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | |
| Frank MacDermot | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | |
| Maurice George Moore | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Died on 8 September 1939 |
| David Robinson | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | |
| Matthew Stafford | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | |
| Liam Ó Buachalla | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Nominated on 7 October 1939 to replace Maurice George Moore |
| Laurence O'Neill | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | Nominated on 2 January 1940 to replace Patrick Keohane |
| Pádraic Ó Máille | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Fianna Fáil | Nominated on 22 July 1942 to replace Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich |

## Changes

| Date | Panel | Loss | Gain | Note |
| 9 July 1939 | Cultural and Educational Panel | Independent | | Death of Thomas Delany |
| 8 September 1939 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | | Death of Maurice George Moore |
| 7 October 1939 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | | Fianna Fáil | Liam Ó Buachalla nominated to replace Maurice George Moore |
| 4 December 1939 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | | Death of Patrick Keohane |
| 2 January 1940 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | | Independent | Laurence O'Neill nominated to replace Patrick Keohane |
| 22 January 1941 | Cultural and Educational Panel | | Labour | Thomas J. O'Connell elected at a by-election to replace Thomas Delany |
| 1 July 1942 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | | Death of Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich |
| 22 July 1942 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | | Fianna Fáil | Pádraic Ó Máille nominated to replace Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich |
| 23 June 1943 | Administrative Panel | Fianna Fáil | | Christopher Byrne elected to the 11th Dáil at the 1943 general election |
| 23 June 1943 | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | | Neal Blaney elected to the 11th Dáil at the 1943 general election |
| 23 June 1943 | Labour Panel | Labour | | Patrick Hogan elected to the 11th Dáil at the 1943 general election |
| 23 June 1943 | Labour Panel | Labour | | James Tunney elected to the 11th Dáil at the 1943 general election |