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Did you know... that the 1925 Irish Senate election required a change in the law governing the layout of the ballot, to allow all 76 candidates to be listed?
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The 1925 Seanad election was for 19 of the 60 seats (as clearly stated in the intro). Benjamin Haughton was a member of the cohort elected/nominated in 1922. I do not know if he was related to Samuel Haughton. Spleodrach (talk) 18:05, 4 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
