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Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1944–2019)

Peter Kelly
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2007 – February 2011
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
In office
May 2002 – May 2007
ConstituencyLongford–Roscommon
Personal details
Born(1944-08-17)17 August 1944
Castlepollard, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died2 January 2019(2019-01-02) (aged 74)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpouseMaura Kelly
Children3

Peter Kelly (17 August 1944 – 2 January 2019) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2002 to 2011.

Biography

Previously a funeral director and publican, Kelly was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Longford–Roscommon constituency at the 2002 general election. He was re-elected at the 2007 general election for the new Longford–Westmeath constituency. He was a member of Longford County Council from 1985 to 2003, and also previously served on Longford Town Council.

He lost his seat at the 2011 general election. He died from cancer on 2 January 2019.

References

  1. "Peter Kelly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Peter Kelly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. "Former Fianna Fáil TD Peter Kelly dies". RTÉ News. 3 January 2019.
  4. "Death Notice: Peter Kelly". RIP.ie. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Longford–Roscommon constituency
This table is transcluded from Longford–Roscommon (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
27th 1992 Albert Reynolds
(FF)
Seán Doherty
(FF)
Tom Foxe
(Ind)
John Connor
(FG)
28th 1997 Louis Belton
(FG)
Denis Naughten
(FG)
29th 2002 Peter Kelly
(FF)
Michael Finneran
(FF)
Mae Sexton
(PDs)
30th 2007 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Westmeath and Roscommon–South Leitrim
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency
This table is transcluded from Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921 Lorcan Robbins
(SF)
Seán Mac Eoin
(SF)
Joseph McGuinness
(SF)
Laurence Ginnell
(SF)
4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922 John Lyons
(Lab)
Seán Mac Eoin
(PT-SF)
Francis McGuinness
(PT-SF)
Laurence Ginnell
(AT-SF)
4th 1923 John Lyons
(Ind)
Conor Byrne
(Rep)
James Killane
(Rep)
Patrick Shaw
(CnaG)
Patrick McKenna
(FP)
5th 1927 (Jun) Henry Broderick
(Lab)
Michael Kennedy
(FF)
James Victory
(FF)
Hugh Garahan
(FP)
6th 1927 (Sep) James Killane
(FF)
Michael Connolly
(CnaG)
1930 by-election James Geoghegan
(FF)
7th 1932 Francis Gormley
(FF)
Seán Mac Eoin
(CnaG)
8th 1933 James Victory
(FF)
Charles Fagan
(NCP)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Athlone–Longford and Meath–Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Erskine H. Childers
(FF)
Thomas Carter
(FF)
Michael Kennedy
(FF)
Seán Mac Eoin
(FG)
Charles Fagan
(Ind)
14th 1951 Frank Carter
(FF)
15th 1954 Charles Fagan
(FG)
16th 1957 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
(SF)
17th 1961 Frank Carter
(FF)
Joe Sheridan
(Ind)
4 seats
1961–1992
18th 1965 Patrick Lenihan
(FF)
Gerry L'Estrange
(FG)
19th 1969
1970 by-election Patrick Cooney
(FG)
20th 1973
21st 1977 Albert Reynolds
(FF)
Seán Keegan
(FF)
22nd 1981 Patrick Cooney
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)
24th 1982 (Nov) Mary O'Rourke
(FF)
25th 1987 Henry Abbott
(FF)
26th 1989 Louis Belton
(FG)
Paul McGrath
(FG)
27th 1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon and Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
30th 2007 Willie Penrose
(Lab)
Peter Kelly
(FF)
Mary O'Rourke
(FF)
James Bannon
(FG)
4 seats
2007–2024
31st 2011 Robert Troy
(FF)
Nicky McFadden
(FG)
2014 by-election Gabrielle McFadden
(FG)
32nd 2016 Kevin "Boxer" Moran
(Ind)
Peter Burke
(FG)
33rd 2020 Sorca Clarke
(SF)
Joe Flaherty
(FF)
34th 2024 Kevin "Boxer" Moran
(Ind)
Micheál Carrigy
(FG)
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