2020 Seanad election

2020 Seanad election

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60 members of the Seanad Éireann 30 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Catherine Ardagh Jerry Buttimer Rose Conway-Walsh Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin Leader's seat Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Panel Agricultural Panel (elected to Dáil) Last election 14 seats 13 seats 7 seats Seats before 13 13 6 Seats won 16 12 5 Seat change 2 1 2   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Ivana Bacik Pippa Hackett Rónán Mullen Party Labour Green Human Dignity Alliance Leader's seat Dublin University Agricultural Panel National University Last election 5 seats 1 seat N/A Seats before 5 1 1 Seats won 5 2 1 Seat change 0 1 new
Leader of the Seanad before election Jerry Buttimer Fine Gael Elected Leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty Fine Gael

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.