ELECTIONS HELD IN 1989
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| Seanad Éireann - Senate | |
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| 16 August 1989 | |
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| Following the general elections to the House of Representative (Dáil Éireann) on 15 June 1989, elections were held within three months, as constitutionally required, to renew the membership of the Senate (Seanad Éireann). The previous Senate renewal had taken place in April 1987. | |
STATISTICS
| Round no 1: Distribution of seats | |||
| Political Group | Total | Gain/Loss | |
| Fianna Fáil | 32 | -2 | |
| Fine Gael | 15 | -1 | |
| Labour Party | 4 | +1 | |
| Progressive Democrats | 3 | +3 | |
| Independents | 6 | = | |
| Distribution of seats according to sex: | |
| Men: | 54 |
| Women: | 6 |
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