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2025 Seanad election
← 2020 29–30 January 2025
60 members of the Seanad Éireann
31 seats needed for a majority
Incumbent Leader of the Seanad

Lisa Chambers
Fianna Fáil



An indirect election to the 27th Seanad took place in January 2025, following the 2024 general election to the 34th Dáil in November 2024. Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, with Dáil Éireann as its lower house. With all 60 seats in the Seanad to be elected, polls closed for six senators elected in two university constituencies on 29 January and for 43 senators elected on five vocational panels on 30 January; the remaining 11 senators are to be nominated by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin.

Background

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The Constitution of Ireland provides that a Seanad election must take place within 90 days of the dissolution of the Dáil Éireann. The 33rd Dáil was dissolved on 8 November 2024.[1] On 15 November 2024, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien, signed an order for the Seanad elections, providing 29 January as the deadline for ballots in the university constituencies and 30 January as the deadline for ballots for the vocational panels.[2][3][4]

Electoral system

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There are 60 seats in the Seanad, each elected via one of three methods: direct election via voters who are university graduates, indirect election via a body of other previously elected politicians, or appointment by the Taoiseach.

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). In counting votes for the vocational panels, 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 counting votes for the university constituencies or Dáil elections. The quota for election is given as:

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University constituencies

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Six senators are directly elected from two university constituencies: three from the National University constituency and three from the Dublin University (Trinity College Dublin) constituency.[5] This will be the last general election from these constituencies. Under the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024, at the next Seanad general election held after 21 March 2025, they will be substituted by a new six-seat Higher Education constituency.[6] This legislation was enacted in response to the judgment of the Supreme Court in Heneghan v Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (2023).

Vocational panels

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Forty-three senators are indirectly elected by an electorate of elected politicians, consisting of members of the incoming 34th Dáil, members of the outgoing 26th Seanad, and incumbent city and county councillors, who have ballots for each of the five vocational panels.[7][8] There are 1,172 electors for the election of panel members.[9] The Seanad returning officer maintains a list of qualified nominating bodies for each panel.[10] 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.[11]

Electors for the panels elect:[12]

  • 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).

Appointment

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The 11 nominated senators will be appointed by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin.

Campaign

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On 6 December 2024, 16 candidates for the Dublin University constituency were announced, including outgoing senators Lynn Ruane and Tom Clonan.[13] 12 candidates were confirmed for the National University of Ireland constituency, including all three outgoing senators Alice-Mary Higgins, Michael McDowell and Rónán Mullen.[14]

On 18 December, it was reported that outgoing Green Party senators Róisín Garvey and Vincent P. Martin, as well as Sinn Féin's Fintan Warfield would not be contesting the elections for the new Seanad.[15] Green Party Minister of State and senator Pippa Hackett and Fine Gael's John McGahon said they would be taking a step back from politics.[16] A fourth Green Party senator Pauline O'Reilly also confirmed she would not be returning to the Seanad.[17] Despite initially ruling himself out of a continued career in politics, Fine Gael senator Seán Kyne later confirmed he would contest the election.[18]

Members of the outgoing Seanad not seeking election

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Date confirmed Constituency Departing senator Party Reason
4 September 2024 Labour Panel Shane Cassells Fianna Fáil Retirement[19]
30 November 2024 Industrial and Commercial Panel Catherine Ardagh Fianna Fáil Elected to 34th Dáil
Labour Panel Jerry Buttimer Fine Gael
Cultural and Educational Panel Malcolm Byrne Fianna Fáil
Industrial and Commercial Panel Micheál Carrigy Fine Gael
Labour Panel John Cummins Fine Gael
Nominated by the Taoiseach Emer Currie Fine Gael
Nominated by the Taoiseach Timmy Dooley Fianna Fáil
Nominated by the Taoiseach Erin McGreehan Fianna Fáil
Labour Panel Marie Sherlock Labour
Industrial and Commercial Panel Mark Wall Labour
Industrial and Commercial Panel Barry Ward Fine Gael
18 December 2024 Nominated by the Taoiseach Róisín Garvey Green Retirement[20][21]
Agricultural Panel Pippa Hackett Green
Cultural and Educational Panel John McGahon Fine Gael
Nominated by the Taoiseach Vincent P. Martin Green
Labour Panel Pauline O'Reilly Green
Cultural and Educational Panel Fintan Warfield Sinn Féin
24 December 2024 Agricultural Panel Paddy Burke[22] Fine Gael
31 December 2024 Administrative Panel Rebecca Moynihan Labour
Agricultural Panel Annie Hoey Labour
Administrative Panel Mal O'Hara Green
Agricultural Panel Denis O'Donovan Fianna Fáil
2 January 2025 Labour Panel Ned O'Sullivan[23] Fianna Fáil
7 January 2025 Cultural and Educational Panel Lisa Chambers[24] Fianna Fáil

Election process

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Martin Groves, Clerk of Seanad Éireann, overseeing the counting of ballots
Ballots being counted
Timetable of 2025 Seanad election
Deadline Universities Vocational Panel
Nominations close 6 December 2024 18 December 2024 ("outside" panel: nominating bodies — civic society groups)
31 December 2024 ("inside" panel: Oireachtas members)
Completion of panels — 8 January 2025
Ballot papers distributed 30 December 2024 15 January 2025
Polls close 29 January 2025, 11 a.m. 30 January 2025, 11 a.m.

Results

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^ *: Outgoing senator
^ ‡: Member of the 33rd Dáil who lost their seat at the 2024 general election
No party labels appear on ballots for the Seanad. Parties are an indication of membership.

National University of Ireland

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National University of Ireland[25][26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Michael McDowell[*] 31.5 11,390              
Independent Rónán Mullen[*] 20.6 7,452 8,175 8,259 8,376 8,461 8,643 8,783 9,107
Independent Alice-Mary Higgins[*] 19.0 6,872 7,350 7,411 7,497 7,560 7,761 7,809 8,822
Green Eva Dowling 9.0 3,239 3,413 3,445 3,496 3,553 3,647 3,740 4,226
Independent Rónán Collins 7.2 2,604 2,972 3,031 3,062 3,193 3,303 3,700 4,357
Independent Linda O'Shea Farren 2.8 1,023 1,174 1,200 1,231 1,293 1,355 1,417  
Independent Marie Keenan 2.8 1,009 1,108 1,124 1,171 1,206 1,282 1,360  
Independent Dara Kilmartin 1.9 703 844 863 883 964 1,010    
Independent Sandra Adams 1.7 597 669 680 715 754      
Independent Michael O'Doherty 1.2 446 538 559 591        
Independent Mairead Kenny 1.2 417 455 489          
Independent Hilary Beirne 1.0 362 387            
Electorate: 112,832[27]   Valid: 36,114   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 9,029   Turnout: 32%  

Dublin University

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Dublin University[28][29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Independent Lynn Ruane[*] 21.1 3,761 3,769 3,781 3,792 3,803 3,900 3,974 4,042 4,102 4,399 4,806        
Independent Tom Clonan[*] 19.5 3,473 3,482 3,492 3,503 3,534 3,578 3,626 3,743 3,931 4,090 4,269 4,346 4,938    
Independent Aubrey McCarthy 10.2 1,814 1,818 1,823 1,839 1,874 1,896 1,926 1,996 2,115 2,205 2,314 2,343 2,630 2,747 3,770
Independent Hugo MacNeill 9.5 1,684 1,687 1,696 1,721 1,757 1,764 1,792 1,870 1,957 2,057 2,116 2,141 2,359 2,476  
Green Hazel Chu 8.1 1,450 1,453 1,462 1,471 1,480 1,515 1,573 1,627 1,649 1,803 2,062 2,201 2,962 3,163 3,706
Green Ossian Smyth[‡] 7.8 1,380 1,382 1,385 1,393 1,401 1,419 1,439 1,509 1,524 1,641 1,945 2,029      
Labour Sadhbh O'Neill 6.1 1,085 1,086 1,088 1,095 1,106 1,161 1,196 1,249 1,305 1,384          
Independent Katherine Zappone 5.3 950 951 955 956 959 970 1,001 1,018 1,039            
Independent Laoise De Brún 3.3 593 595 598 604 616 621 640 668              
Independent Kevin Byrne 2.8 495 500 516 528 557 564 582                
Independent Ade Oluborode 1.9 339 343 349 363 365 372                  
Social Democrats Paul Mulville 1.7 305 306 309 314 319                    
Independent Marcus Matthews 1.0 186 188 189 198                      
Independent Jack Mulcahy 0.8 140 144 145                        
Independent Derek Byrne 0.5 87 90                          
Independent Abbas Ali O'Shea 0.3 55                            
Electorate: 70,000   Valid: 17,797   Spoilt: 24   Quota: 4,450   Turnout: 17,821 (25.5%)  

Administrative Panel

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2025 Seanad election: Administrative Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Garret Ahearn[*]  
Fine Gael Conor Bergin  
Independent Cathal Berry[‡]  
Independent Joan Carthy  
Fine Gael Vicki Casserly  
Fine Gael Martin Conway[*]  
Fianna Fáil Mark Daly[*]  
Independent Ann Marie Flanagan  
Independent Eileen Flynn[*]  
Fine Gael Niamh Madden  
Independent Richie Molloy  
Labour Darragh Moriarty  
Fianna Fáil Justin Moylan  
Fine Gael Noel O'Donovan  
Fianna Fáil Fiona O'Loughlin[*]  
Sinn Féin Nicole Ryan  
Fianna Fáil Diarmuid Wilson[*]  
Quota:  

Agricultural Panel

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2025 Seanad election: Agricultural Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Green Malcolm Noonan[‡] 9.3 107,000                                  
Sinn Féin Joanne Collins 9.2 106,000                                  
Independent Victor Boyhan[*] 9.1 105,000                                  
Fianna Fáil Paul Daly[*] 7.2 83,000 83,375 83,375 84,563 84,563 84,563 85,761 86,860 87,985 92,985 92,985 93,084 96,084          
Labour Angela Feeney 5.3 61,000 69,000 69,324 70,512 70,512 70,512 70,512 71,085 71,184 71,184 71,309 71,309 71,309 71,309 71,309      
Aontú Sarah O'Reilly 5.1 58,000 58,250 58,574 59,366 59,366 59,366 59,366 59,366 60,465 61,465 61,465 62,465 62,465 62,465 63,465      
Fine Gael Paraic Brady 4.9 57,000 57,000 57,000 57,198 57,198 58,198 58,198 58,198 58,297 58,297 62,297 64,297 64,297 64,297 75,297      
Independent Ireland Noel Thomas 4.9 57,000 57,000 66,288 66,882 66,882 66,882 66,882 67,981 68,089 68,089 68,089 68,089 68,188 68,188 68,287      
Fine Gael Maria Byrne[*] 4.1 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,198 47,198 47,198 48,198 48,297 48,297 48,297 51,297 54,297 54,405 54,405 61,530      
Fine Gael Eileen Lynch 4.0 46,000 46,125 46,115 46,224 46,224 46,224 46,224 46,224 46,224 46,224 49,224 54,224 57,224 57,502 59,502      
Fine Gael P.J. Murphy 4.0 46,000 46,000 46,000 46,459 46,459 48,459 48,459 50,693 50,693 50,693 54,693 59,693 59,693 59,693 68,792      
Fianna Fáil Teresa Costello 3.3 38,000 38,125 38,125 38,224 38,224 38,224 39,224 39,224 39,224 39,224 39,224 39,224 43,224 43,224 43,224      
Fianna Fáil Niall Blaney[*] 3.2 37,000 37,000 37,000 37,792 37,792 37,891 37,891 40,990 45,990 48,115 48,115 48,115 51,115 51,115 51,115      
Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzpatrick 3.1 36,000 36,125 36,125 36,323 38,323 38,323 40,323 40,745 40,745 41,745 42,745 42,745 45,745 45,745 45,745      
Fine Gael Tim Lombard[*] 3.0 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,198 35,198 36,198 36,198 36,297 36,297 36,297 40,396 44,396 44,396 44,396 45,396      
Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Rourke 2.3 27,000 27,250 27,250 27,646 27,646 27,646 27,646 27,646 30,646 30,646 30,646 30,646 32,646 32,646 32,646      
Fianna Fáil Gillian Coughlan 2.2 26,000 26,375 26,483 26,582 27,582 27,582 27,582 27,582 27,582 28,582 28,806 28,806            
Fianna Fáil Imelda Goldsboro 2.2 26,000 26,125 26,125 26,224 26,224 26,224 27,224 27,224 29,224 35,224 35,224 35,224 38,224 38,224 38,224      
Fine Gael Tim Durkan 1.9 22,000 22,250 22,250 22,448 22,448 22,448 22,448 22,448 22,448                  
Fianna Fáil Niall Kelleher 1.8 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 23,000 23,000 28,000 28,207 28,207 31,207 31,207 31,207 38,207 38,346 38,346      
Fine Gael John McNulty 1.7 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,099 20,099 23,099 23,099 23,099 23,099 23,099 24,099              
Fine Gael Aisling Dolan[*] 1.6 19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 21,000 21,000 22,099 25,099 25,224 27,224 31,224 31,573 31,573        
Fianna Fáil Cillian Keane 1.5 18,000 18,375 18,375 18,375 18,375 18,375 18,375 18,474 19,474                  
Independent Eugene Murphy[*] 1.4 16,000 16,250 16,358 16,556 16,556 16,556 16,556 17,655                    
Fianna Fáil Breandán Fitzgerald 0.9 11,000 11,000 11,108 11,308 11,308 11,308                        
Independent Matt Dempsey 0.8 9,000 9,625 9,625 11,506 11,506 11,506 11,614                      
Fine Gael Gerry McMunn 0.8 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,099 9,099                          
Fianna Fáil Michael D. O'Shea 0.4 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000                            
Electorate: 1,172   Valid: 1,148,000   Spoilt: 2   Quota: 95,667   Turnout: 98.12%  

Cultural and Educational Panel

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2025 Seanad election: Cultural and Educational Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Sinn Féin Pauline Tully[‡] 16.5 189,000 189,000 189,000 190,000 190,000 191,000                        
Fine Gael Cathal Byrne 12.3 141,000 141,000 142,000 142,000 142,000 142,000 142,000 146,000 146,000 155,000 156,000 179,000 179,000 180,000 181,000 214,000    
Fianna Fáil Shane Curley 6.9 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 89,000 89,000 89,000 99,000 99,000 130,000 133,000 142,000 144,000 144,000 184,000
Fianna Fáil Lorraine Clifford-Lee[*] 6.6 76,000 76,000 77,000 77,000 78,000 79,000 79,000 81,000 86,000 86,000 99,000 101,000 115,000 119,000 123,000 126,000 126,000 171,000
Fine Gael Seán Kyne[*] 6.6 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 78,000 79,000 82,000 82,000 100,000 100,000 101,000 108,000 156,000 174,954 180,656
Independent Joe Conway 6.5 75,000 75,000 75,000 76,000 81,000 82,000 82,166 82,166 82,166 82,166 84,166 85,166 88,166 111,166 159,166 165,166 168,676 171,676
Fianna Fáil Joe Flaherty[*][‡] 6.5 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 79,000 81,000 81,000 87,000 89,000 95,000 95,000 97,000 97,000 97,702  
Fine Gael Shane O'Callaghan 5.9 68,000 68,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 78,000 80,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 95,000      
Independent Máirín McGrath 5.5 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 64,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 67,000 68,000 69,000 70,000 77,000 89,000        
Fianna Fáil Mikey Sheehy 4.3 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 52,000 53,000 53,000 62,000 62,000            
Independent Éanna Ní Lamhna 4.2 49,000 49,000 49,000 52,000 53,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 70,000 71,000 71,000 71,000 72,000          
Fine Gael Carmel Brady 4.1 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 59,000 59,000              
Fianna Fáil Gearóid Murphy 3.1 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 37,000 37,000 37,000 38,000 43,000 44,000                
Fine Gael Sharon Tolan 2.8 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000                  
Fianna Fáil Rob Power 2.1 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000                      
Fianna Fáil Imran Khurshid 1.9 22,000 22,000 22,000 24,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 27,000                    
Independent Liadh Ní Riada 1.2 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000                          
Independent Michelle Hayes 1.1 13,000 13,000 13,000 14,000                            
Independent Kensika Monshengwo 0.6 8,000 8,000 8,000                              
Fine Gael Sabina Purcell 0.5 6,000 6,000                                
Independent Angela Flynn 0 0                                  
Electorate: 1,164   Valid: 1,145,000[a]   Spoilt: 14   Quota: 190,834   Turnout: 1,145 (98.4%)  

Industrial and Commercial Panel

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2025 Seanad election: Industrial and Commercial Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Frances Black[*]  
Fianna Fáil Sinéad Lucey Brennan  
Fine Gael Declan Burgess  
Fine Gael Danny Byrne  
Fianna Fáil Ollie Crowe[*]  
Independent Adrian Cummins  
Fianna Fáil Aidan Davitt[*]  
Fine Gael Alan Farrell[*][‡]  
Fianna Fáil Kate Feeney  
Fine Gael David Fitzgerald  
Fianna Fáil Mary Fitzpatrick[*]  
Independent Vanessa Foran  
Labour Laura Harmon  
Social Democrats Joan Hopkins  
Fianna Fáil Gerry Horkan[*]  
Fine Gael Garret Kelleher  
Independent Joe Kelly  
Independent Sharon Keogan[*]  
Independent Donal Kissane  
Fine Gael Tony Mulcahy  
Sinn Féin Conor Murphy  
Fianna Fáil Michael Naughton  
Fine Gael Linda Nelson Murray  
Fianna Fáil David Pratt  
Fianna Fáil Dee Ryan  
Fine Gael Mary Seery Kearney[*]  
Independent Matt Shanahan[‡]  
Quota:  

Labour Panel

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2025 Seanad election: Labour Panel
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Chris Andrews[‡]  
Fine Gael Leonora Carey  
Fianna Fáil Pat Casey[*]  
Labour Nessa Cosgrove  
Independent Gerard Craughwell[*]  
Sinn Féin Daithí Doolan  
Fine Gael Mark Duffy  
Fianna Fáil Robbie Gallagher[*]  
Sinn Féin Paul Gavan[*]  
Fine Gael Anna Grainger  
Fine Gael Jimmy Kavanagh  
Fine Gael Mike Kennelly  
Sinn Féin Maria McCormack  
Fianna Fáil Bernard Moynihan  
Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony  
Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly[*]  
Fianna Fáil Anne Rabbitte[*][‡]  
Fianna Fáil Michael Smyth  
Social Democrats Patricia Stephenson  
Quota:  

Results summary

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Election to the 27th Seanad – January 2025
Party Seats
Cand.[b][31] 2020 Out. Elected
2025[c] 		Change
Fianna Fáil 37 20 18 2 tbd
Fine Gael 35 16 12 2 tbd
Sinn Féin 8 5 2 2 tbd
Green 4 4 5 1 Decrease3
Labour 5 5 2 0 Decreasetbd
Social Democrats 3 0 0 0 tbd
Independent Ireland 1 0 0 0 tbd
Aontú 1 0 0 0 tbd
Independent 47 10 11 8 tbd
Vacant — 10 — Steady
Total 141 60 60 15 Steady
Source : Oireachtas website
  1. ^ To facilitate transfer of fractional surpluses, each valid ballot paper is given a value of 1,000.[30]
  2. ^ Includes candidates in university constituencies; party affiliation is not indicated on ballot.
  3. ^ As of 31 January 2025, with 15 Senators elected.

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