1 3 ) ▁Act , ▁passed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁extended ▁the ▁Se an ad ' s ▁power ▁of ▁delay ▁over ▁( non - m oney ) ▁legisl ation ▁from ▁ 9 ▁months ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁months . ▁ ▁Com position ▁and ▁elections ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁Se an ad ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁members ▁directly ▁elected . ▁M embers ▁would ▁serve ▁ 1 2 - year ▁terms , ▁with ▁one ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁elected ▁every ▁three ▁years . ▁The ▁members ▁would ▁be ▁elected ▁under ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁proportional ▁representation ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁transfer able ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁single , ▁nation wide , ▁ 1 5 ▁seat ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁However , ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁house ▁started , ▁the ▁body ' s ▁initial ▁membership ▁would ▁be ▁appointed ▁by ▁D á il ▁and ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁To ▁comp licate ▁matters ▁even ▁further , ▁after ▁the ▁holding ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁direct ▁election , ▁the ▁constitution ▁was ▁am ended ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁( Am end ment ▁No . ▁ 6 ) ▁Act , ▁passed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁three ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁occurred ▁by ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁indirect ▁election . ▁Therefore , ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁to ▁occur ▁before ▁its ▁abol ition , ▁ 3 ▁different ▁systems ▁were ▁used . ▁