); ▁the ▁D á il ▁nominated ▁ 3 8 ▁candidates ▁( from ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁ 5 7 , ▁again ▁by ▁the ▁single ▁transfer able ▁vote ). ▁The ▁ 7 6 ▁candidates ▁were ▁then ▁put ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁elect or ate ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁but ▁without ▁part isan ▁campaign ing , ▁turn out ▁was ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 , 3 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁potential ▁vot ers . ▁The ▁count ▁took ▁two ▁weeks . ▁Only ▁ 8 ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁sen ators ▁were ▁re - elect ed , ▁with ▁particularly ▁poor ▁results ▁for ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League ▁and ▁Douglas ▁Hy de . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁elections ▁After ▁the ▁am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁future ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁from ▁a ▁single ▁constitu ency ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁combined ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁out going ▁Se an ad ▁and ▁the ▁D á il , ▁and ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁changed ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁third ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁would ▁be ▁replaced ▁at ▁each ▁election . ▁The ▁elections ▁were ▁still ▁held ▁by ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁single ▁transfer able ▁vote . ▁E lections ▁took ▁place ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁system ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁before ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 3