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Ireland Seanad Éireann election (March) 1938

Ireland elections · 1938-03 · held

49 senators elected; the Taoiseach’s 11 nominees are excluded from the result table.

Indirect election — selection through an electoral body rather than a direct national popular vote. The record notes explain the selection process.

Results: final · partial coverage · Elected mandates only: 43 vocational-panel seats and six university seats; no national vote share

Ireland Seanad Éireann election (March) 1938 — recorded results
Party / candidateElector ballotsElector ballot shareSeatsElectoral votes
Fianna Fáil——14—
Fine Gael——17—
Labour Party——1—
Independent——17—

Party totals add only the seven elected-constituency columns in the initial-composition table. Eleven Taoiseach nominees are excluded from seats won; the chamber capacity remains 60. Vocational panels are elected by a political electoral college and university seats by registered graduates. There is no single national popular vote, share or turnout, and unrelated panel ballots are not summed. Party affiliations are descriptive; party labels do not appear on Seanad ballot papers. Dates cover the documented poll/close-of-poll period, rather than the first sitting or appointments.

Sources & further reading

Election results and historical references

Electoral Commission: Seanad electoral system

University College Dublin: historical Seanad elections