480:
307:
proportional representation electoral system used in
Ireland, it was difficult for all three to be elected. This unusual situation arose when in July 2006 outgoing Fianna Fáil TD
473:
1588:
466:
903:
375:
1628:
1613:
1608:
1327:
1578:
509:
493:
250:
90:
1618:
896:
1623:
408:
1402:
1358:
1206:
440:
1078:
1558:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1583:
932:
915:
889:
881:
311:
reversed his earlier announcement that he would not seek a nomination to contest the election. In the intervening period
270:
76:
519:
515:
1527:
1446:
1296:
1011:
1568:
1249:
1158:
1150:
1107:
335:
56:
867:
635:
458:
1573:
1273:
1139:
1054:
367:
1096:
560:
286:
282:
278:
80:
1563:
347:
312:
243:
1310:
304:
1121:
841:
1072:
1066:
951:
1553:
1503:
1452:
1366:
981:
254:
1515:
1509:
1396:
1548:
973:
958:
228:
172:
1420:
911:
8:
1261:
850:
299:
Keaveney lost her seat in a tough 2007 election battle where all three outgoing TDs were
400:
1476:
1188:
1028:
1426:
1335:
1279:
505:
266:
430:
331:
196:
35:
1285:
1243:
1176:
1084:
212:
125:
1384:
1237:
1194:
1017:
987:
489:
246:
192:
63:
1461:
1390:
1341:
1225:
1182:
1060:
1048:
1005:
993:
618:
488:
239:
224:
156:
1491:
300:
188:
143:
1542:
1414:
1408:
1347:
1231:
1200:
1164:
1036:
962:
947:
681:
296:
Committee on Arts, Sports, Tourism, Community, Rural and
Gaeltacht Affairs.
1378:
1372:
1267:
1255:
1217:
1170:
1090:
815:
798:
781:
316:
1521:
1467:
1304:
1133:
1127:
1042:
923:
699:
690:
578:
569:
274:
232:
435:
1316:
824:
740:
320:
308:
293:
216:
167:
1497:
999:
324:
220:
338:
at the 2007 election. She did not contest the 2011 Seanad election.
273:
on 2 April 1996 following the death of
Independent Fianna Fáil TD
208:
121:
235:, Northern Ireland. She is a former music teacher.
319:had been absorbed into Fianna Fáil. As a result,
1540:
897:
474:
431:"McDaid to seek nomination for next election"
1589:21st-century women members of Seanad Éireann
360:
330:Keaveney stood successfully for election to
187:(born 27 November 1968) is an Irish former
395:
393:
904:
890:
481:
467:
292:Keaveney was formerly Chair of the Joint
390:
48:13 September 2007 – 25 May 2011
1629:Cultural and Educational Panel senators
253:from 1976 to 1977. She was co-opted to
1541:
510:Donegal North-East (Dáil constituency)
885:
462:
411:from the original on 30 November 2010
378:from the original on 7 November 2018
443:from the original on 4 October 2006
260:
16:Irish former politician (born 1968)
13:
14:
1640:
1579:Members of Donegal County Council
1614:21st-century women Teachtaà Dála
1609:20th-century women Teachtaà Dála
1619:Politicians from County Donegal
1151:Industrial and Commercial Panel
1108:Cultural and Educational Panel
423:
336:Cultural and Educational Panel
265:Keaveney was first elected to
57:Cultural and Educational Panel
1:
1624:Politicians from Derry (city)
353:
257:in 1995 following his death.
202:
866:Constituency abolished. See
634:Constituency abolished. See
277:. She was re-elected at the
269:for Donegal North-East in a
7:
1559:Alumni of Ulster University
372:Oireachtas Members Database
341:
327:won a seat at her expense.
10:
1645:
1584:Members of the 23rd Seanad
1437:Elected or appointed later
1359:Nominated by the Taoiseach
924:Members of the 23rd Seanad
503:
348:Families in the Oireachtas
1486:
1436:
1357:
1326:
1295:
1216:
1149:
1106:
1027:
972:
942:
864:
823:
821:
763:
761:
748:
739:
737:
698:
696:
689:
687:
680:
678:
665:
660:
655:
632:
602:
577:
575:
568:
566:
559:
557:
544:
539:
534:
501:
285:but lost her seat at the
178:
166:
149:
139:
131:
105:
100:
96:
86:
69:
62:
52:
41:
34:
30:
23:
1604:Members of the 29th Dáil
1599:Members of the 28th Dáil
1594:Members of the 27th Dáil
305:Single transferable vote
219:Community School in the
313:Independent Fianna Fáil
244:Independent Fianna Fáil
255:Donegal County Council
215:. She was educated at
191:politician. She was a
1516:Progressive Democrats
842:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
287:2007 general election
283:2002 general election
279:1997 general election
1574:Irish schoolteachers
1569:Fianna Fáil senators
974:Administrative Panel
959:Leader of the Seanad
405:ElectionsIreland.org
229:University of Ulster
173:University of Ulster
1328:National University
1262:Fidelma Healy Eames
851:Charlie McConalogue
303:members. Under the
199:from 1996 to 2011.
1250:Frances Fitzgerald
1029:Agricultural Panel
494:Donegal North-East
401:"Cecilia Keaveney"
368:"Cecilia Keaveney"
251:Donegal North-East
227:, and then at the
91:Donegal North-East
1536:
1535:
1453:Niall Ó Brolcháin
1421:Brian Ă“ Domhnaill
1297:Dublin University
937:
920:
879:
878:
874:
873:
642:
641:
182:
181:
1636:
1397:DĂ©irdre de BĂşrca
1286:Phil Prendergast
1274:Michael McCarthy
1244:Geraldine Feeney
1177:Dominic Hannigan
1122:Labhrás Ó Murchú
1116:Cecilia Keaveney
1085:John Paul Phelan
929:
927:
912:
906:
899:
892:
883:
882:
765:Cecilia Keaveney
758:1996 by-election
647:
646:
612:1976 by-election
526:
525:
523:
483:
476:
469:
460:
459:
453:
452:
450:
448:
439:. 27 July 2006.
427:
421:
420:
418:
416:
397:
388:
387:
385:
383:
364:
315:and its sole TD
261:Political career
213:Northern Ireland
207:She was born in
185:Cecilia Keaveney
126:Northern Ireland
119:
116:27 November 1968
115:
113:
101:Personal details
74:
46:
25:Cecilia Keaveney
21:
20:
1644:
1643:
1639:
1638:
1637:
1635:
1634:
1633:
1564:Fianna Fáil TDs
1539:
1538:
1537:
1532:
1482:
1477:Darragh O'Brien
1432:
1353:
1322:
1307:(Ind, then Lab)
1291:
1238:Maurice Cummins
1212:
1189:Denis O'Donovan
1145:
1102:
1079:Francis O'Brien
1023:
1018:Diarmuid Wilson
988:Paschal Donohoe
968:
938:
922:
910:
880:
875:
853:
844:
827:
818:
801:
784:
767:
743:
702:
693:
684:
667:
662:
657:
644:
621:
581:
572:
563:
561:Liam Cunningham
546:
541:
536:
524:
513:
497:
487:
457:
456:
446:
444:
429:
428:
424:
414:
412:
399:
398:
391:
381:
379:
366:
365:
361:
356:
344:
263:
205:
162:
140:Political party
120:
117:
111:
109:
75:
70:
47:
42:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1642:
1632:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1534:
1533:
1531:
1530:
1524:
1518:
1512:
1506:
1500:
1494:
1487:
1484:
1483:
1481:
1480:
1471:
1465:
1462:Paschal Mooney
1456:
1450:
1440:
1438:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1429:(PD, then Ind)
1427:Fiona O'Malley
1424:
1418:
1412:
1406:
1400:
1394:
1391:Maria Corrigan
1388:
1382:
1381:(FF, then Ind)
1376:
1370:
1363:
1361:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1351:
1345:
1339:
1332:
1330:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1320:
1314:
1308:
1301:
1299:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1289:
1283:
1280:Ned O'Sullivan
1277:
1271:
1265:
1259:
1253:
1247:
1241:
1235:
1229:
1226:Jerry Buttimer
1222:
1220:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1204:
1198:
1192:
1186:
1183:Marc MacSharry
1180:
1174:
1168:
1162:
1155:
1153:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1137:
1131:
1125:
1119:
1112:
1110:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1094:
1088:
1082:
1076:
1070:
1064:
1061:Pearse Doherty
1058:
1052:
1049:Peter Callanan
1046:
1040:
1033:
1031:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1015:
1009:
1006:Nicky McFadden
1003:
997:
994:Camillus Glynn
991:
985:
978:
976:
970:
969:
967:
966:
955:
943:
940:
939:
909:
908:
901:
894:
886:
877:
876:
872:
871:
863:
860:
856:
855:
848:
846:
839:
837:
834:
830:
829:
822:
820:
813:
811:
808:
804:
803:
796:
794:
791:
787:
786:
779:
777:
774:
770:
769:
762:
760:
754:
753:
750:
746:
745:
738:
736:
733:
729:
728:
725:
721:
720:
717:
713:
712:
709:
705:
704:
697:
695:
688:
686:
679:
677:
674:
670:
669:
664:
659:
654:
651:
640:
639:
631:
628:
624:
623:
619:Paddy Keaveney
616:
614:
608:
607:
604:
600:
599:
596:
592:
591:
588:
584:
583:
576:
574:
567:
565:
558:
556:
553:
549:
548:
543:
538:
533:
530:
504:This table is
502:
499:
498:
492:(TDs) for the
486:
485:
478:
471:
463:
455:
454:
422:
389:
358:
357:
355:
352:
351:
350:
343:
340:
332:Seanad Éireann
262:
259:
240:Paddy Keaveney
225:County Donegal
204:
201:
180:
179:
176:
175:
170:
164:
163:
161:
160:
157:Paddy Keaveney
153:
151:
147:
146:
141:
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
107:
103:
102:
98:
97:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
67:
66:
60:
59:
54:
50:
49:
39:
38:
32:
31:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1641:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1554:Living people
1552:
1550:
1547:
1546:
1544:
1529:
1525:
1523:
1519:
1517:
1513:
1511:
1507:
1505:
1501:
1499:
1495:
1493:
1489:
1488:
1485:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1460:
1457:
1454:
1451:
1448:
1447:James Carroll
1445:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1435:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1416:
1415:Lisa McDonald
1413:
1410:
1409:Eoghan Harris
1407:
1404:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1387:(PD, then FG)
1386:
1385:Ciarán Cannon
1383:
1380:
1377:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1360:
1356:
1349:
1348:Feargal Quinn
1346:
1343:
1340:
1337:
1334:
1333:
1331:
1329:
1325:
1318:
1315:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1298:
1294:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1232:Donie Cassidy
1230:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1219:
1215:
1208:
1205:
1202:
1201:Kieran Phelan
1199:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1165:Paudie Coffey
1163:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1152:
1148:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1113:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1037:Paul Bradford
1035:
1034:
1032:
1030:
1026:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
983:
980:
979:
977:
975:
971:
964:
963:Donie Cassidy
961:
960:
956:
953:
950:
949:
948:Cathaoirleach
945:
944:
941:
935:
934:
925:
918:
917:
907:
902:
900:
895:
893:
888:
887:
884:
870:
869:
861:
858:
857:
852:
849:
847:
843:
840:
838:
835:
832:
831:
826:
817:
814:
812:
809:
806:
805:
800:
797:
795:
792:
789:
788:
783:
780:
778:
775:
772:
771:
766:
759:
756:
755:
751:
747:
742:
734:
731:
730:
726:
723:
722:
718:
715:
714:
710:
707:
706:
701:
692:
683:
682:Hugh Conaghan
675:
672:
671:
652:
649:
648:
645:
638:
637:
629:
626:
625:
620:
617:
615:
613:
610:
609:
605:
601:
597:
594:
593:
589:
586:
585:
580:
571:
562:
554:
551:
550:
531:
528:
527:
521:
517:
511:
507:
500:
495:
491:
490:Teachtaà Dála
484:
479:
477:
472:
470:
465:
464:
461:
442:
438:
437:
432:
426:
410:
406:
402:
396:
394:
377:
373:
369:
363:
359:
349:
346:
345:
339:
337:
333:
328:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
297:
295:
290:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
258:
256:
252:
248:
245:
241:
236:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
200:
198:
194:
190:
186:
177:
174:
171:
169:
165:
158:
155:
154:
152:
148:
145:
142:
138:
134:
130:
127:
123:
118:(age 55)
108:
104:
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
73:
68:
65:
61:
58:
55:
51:
45:
40:
37:
33:
29:
22:
19:
1504:Labour Party
1473:
1458:
1443:
1379:Ivor Callely
1373:Martin Brady
1336:Rónán Mullen
1311:David Norris
1268:Terry Leyden
1256:John Hanafin
1218:Labour Panel
1195:Joe O'Reilly
1171:Paul Coghlan
1159:Larry Butler
1115:
1091:Eugene Regan
1012:Brendan Ryan
957:
946:
931:
914:
865:
816:Niall Blaney
799:Niall Blaney
782:Harry Blaney
764:
757:
643:
633:
611:
496:constituency
445:. Retrieved
434:
425:
413:. Retrieved
404:
380:. Retrieved
371:
362:
329:
317:Niall Blaney
298:
291:
267:Dáil Éireann
264:
247:Teachta Dála
237:
206:
193:Teachta Dála
184:
183:
87:Constituency
79: –
71:
64:Teachta Dála
53:Constituency
43:
18:
1549:1968 births
1528:Independent
1510:Green Party
1492:Fianna Fáil
1468:Mark Dearey
1342:Joe O'Toole
1305:Ivana Bacik
1134:Liam Twomey
1128:Ann Ormonde
1043:Paddy Burke
933:24th Seanad
926:(2007–2011)
916:22nd Seanad
719:1982 (Nov)
711:1982 (Feb)
700:Paddy Harte
691:Neil Blaney
579:Paddy Harte
570:Neil Blaney
506:transcluded
301:Fianna Fáil
275:Neil Blaney
271:by-election
238:Her father
233:Jordanstown
223:peninsula,
195:(TD) and a
189:Fianna Fáil
144:Fianna Fáil
132:Nationality
1543:Categories
1403:John Ellis
1317:Shane Ross
1207:Mary White
1140:Alex White
1073:Pat Moylan
1067:Alan Kelly
1055:John Carty
952:Pat Moylan
825:Joe McHugh
741:Jim McDaid
415:28 January
382:28 January
354:References
321:Joe McHugh
309:Jim McDaid
294:Oireachtas
217:Carndonagh
203:Early life
168:Alma mater
112:1968-11-27
77:April 1996
1522:Sinn FĂ©in
1498:Fine Gael
1367:Dan Boyle
1097:Jim Walsh
1000:Tony Kett
982:Mark Daly
325:Fine Gael
249:(TD) for
221:Inishowen
72:In office
44:In office
668:(Party)
653:Election
547:(Party)
532:Election
441:Archived
436:RTÉ News
409:Archived
376:Archived
342:See also
159:(father)
81:May 2007
930:»
928:
921:
913:«
868:Donegal
663:(Party)
658:(Party)
636:Donegal
542:(Party)
537:(Party)
520:history
518:|
447:27 July
334:on the
242:was an
197:Senator
36:Senator
936:»
919:«
802:(IFF)
785:(IFF)
694:(IFF)
666:Deputy
661:Deputy
656:Deputy
622:(IFF)
573:(IFF)
545:Deputy
540:Deputy
535:Deputy
150:Parent
1526:Ind:
1502:Lab:
1411:(Ind)
1350:(Ind)
1344:(Ind)
1338:(Ind)
1319:(Ind)
1313:(Ind)
1288:(Lab)
1276:(Lab)
1179:(Lab)
1142:(Lab)
1069:(Lab)
1014:(Lab)
862:2016
854:(FF)
845:(SF)
836:2011
828:(FG)
819:(FF)
810:2007
793:2002
776:1997
768:(FF)
752:1992
744:(FF)
735:1989
727:1987
703:(FG)
685:(FF)
676:1981
630:1977
606:1973
598:1969
590:1965
582:(FG)
564:(FF)
555:1961
508:from
209:Derry
135:Irish
122:Derry
1520:SF:
1514:PD:
1508:GP:
1496:FG:
1490:FF:
1479:(FF)
1474:2011
1470:(GP)
1464:(FF)
1459:2010
1455:(GP)
1449:(FF)
1444:2009
1423:(FF)
1417:(FF)
1405:(FF)
1399:(GP)
1393:(FF)
1375:(FF)
1369:(GP)
1282:(FF)
1270:(FF)
1264:(FG)
1258:(FF)
1252:(FG)
1246:(FF)
1240:(FG)
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1045:(FG)
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1020:(FF)
1008:(FG)
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990:(FG)
984:(FF)
965:(FF)
954:(FF)
859:32nd
833:31st
807:30th
790:29th
773:28th
749:27th
732:26th
724:25th
716:24th
708:23rd
673:22nd
650:Dáil
627:21st
603:20th
595:19th
587:18th
552:17th
529:Dáil
516:edit
449:2006
417:2010
384:2010
281:and
106:Born
323:of
231:at
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