2025 Seanad election

2025 Seanad election

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60 members of the Seanad Éireann 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Seán Kyne Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin Leader's seat Cultural and Educational Panel Last election 20 seats 16 seats 5 seats Seats before 18 12 2 Seats after 13 13 6 Seat change 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Malcolm Noonan Sarah O'Reilly Party Labour Green Aontú Leader's seat Agricultural Panel Agricultural Panel Last election 5 seats 4 seats 0 seats Seats before 2 5 0 Seats after 2 1 1 Seat change 3 3 1   Seventh party   Leader Patricia Stephenson Party Social Democrats Leader's seat Labour Panel Last election 0 seats Seats before 0 Seats after 1 Seat change 1
Leader of the Seanad before election Lisa Chambers Fianna Fáil Elected Leader of the Seanad TBD

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. 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.

The election saw senators from Aontú and the Social Democrats elected for the first time.^[a][1][2]

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