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270:. In his letter of resignation he stated: "I intend to adopt an independent stance on each and every issue which comes before the Dáil from now on." He stood for re-election in Wicklow at the
1398:
495:
593:
473:
527:
441:
408:
586:
336:
259:
in the
Wicklow constituency. He did not win a nomination until December 2006, when he was one of three candidates selected by the party for the
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local elections. He was
Cathaoirleach (chairman) of Wicklow County Council from 2006 to 2007, but in accordance with the abolition of the
579:
1373:
835:
1383:
1388:
373:
1393:
301:
1378:
1284:
928:
701:
275:
153:
809:
683:
622:
606:
214:
107:
632:
537:
304:
on the first count, having topped the poll in Bray East with 1,880 (just under 29%) first preference votes.
431:
725:
628:
398:
308:
293:
271:
260:
256:
218:
97:
93:
1363:
463:
878:
844:
692:
282:
237:
233:
328:
1223:
245:
1368:
571:
289:
on the first count, getting 1,776 (just over 14%) first preference votes, 384 more than the quota.
1358:
1293:
297:
286:
229:
40:
1353:
945:
225:
138:
73:
8:
365:
311:. He received 2,988 first preference votes (4.2%) and was eliminated on the 13th count.
278:, but lost his seat receiving 6% of the first preference vote, down from 14.5% in 2007.
775:
734:
1319:
618:
532:
267:
180:
1310:
1275:
1249:
248:
he was deemed to have resigned his council seats when elected to the Dáil in 2007.
1003:
1328:
1112:
969:
468:
436:
403:
602:
210:
80:
1069:
1028:
911:
142:
252:
165:
1347:
1180:
986:
861:
818:
792:
500:
1240:
1052:
894:
241:
281:
In 2014, he announced that he would be standing as an independent for the
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1197:
1154:
1129:
1171:
1138:
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175:
1086:
49:
601:
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He was an independent candidate for the
Wicklow constituency at the
464:"Full text of Joe Behan TD's resignation letter from Fianna Fáil"
432:"FF ends selection saga in Wicklow and confirms three candidates"
263:. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election.
217:
constituency from 2007 to 2011. He was elected as a TD at the
228:, Behan was a long-serving member of Bray Town Council and
209:(born 30 July 1959) is an Irish politician. He served as a
25:
1399:
Independent local councillors in the
Republic of Ireland
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564:
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for the Bray local electoral area. He was elected to
191:
1034:
224:A former teacher and primary school principal from
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307:Behan stood as an independent in Wicklow for the
1345:
266:On 17 October 2008 he resigned from Fianna Fáil
429:
388:
587:
321:
360:
358:
356:
354:
594:
580:
296:but was not elected. He was re-elected to
488:
351:
1346:
496:"From Leinster House to Local Council"
476:from the original on 27 September 2021
339:from the original on 27 September 2019
232:, winning and holding his seat at the
575:
520:
444:from the original on 22 October 2012
411:from the original on 22 October 2012
430:Miriam Donohoe (16 December 2006).
13:
508:from the original on 28 April 2014
399:"Roche fails to get FF nomination"
14:
1410:
1374:Members of Wicklow County Council
556:
376:from the original on 14 June 2007
1384:People from Bray, County Wicklow
251:Behan unsuccessfully sought the
1389:Politicians from County Wicklow
456:
423:
1:
536:. 24 May 2014. Archived from
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268:in protest at the 2009 Budget
7:
1394:Alumni of Carysfort College
623:Wicklow (Dáil constituency)
333:Oireachtas Members Database
10:
1415:
985:
983:
616:
255:nomination to contest the
16:Irish politician (b. 1959)
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113:
103:
86:
79:
69:
57:
46:
41:Wicklow County Councillor
39:
35:
23:
1379:Members of the 30th Dáil
528:"Elections 2014 Wicklow"
298:Wicklow County Council
287:Wicklow County Council
230:Wicklow County Council
309:2020 general election
294:2016 general election
272:2011 general election
261:2007 general election
257:1997 general election
219:2007 general election
370:ElectionsIreland.org
302:2019 local elections
283:2014 local elections
472:. 17 October 2008.
1341:
1340:
1336:
1335:
1320:Jennifer Whitmore
946:Michael O'Higgins
810:Christopher Byrne
684:Christopher Byrne
533:Irish Independent
504:. 29 March 2014.
204:
203:
181:Carysfort College
1406:
1311:Stephen Donnelly
1276:Stephen Donnelly
1250:Stephen Donnelly
1148:1995 by-election
963:1968 by-election
888:1953 by-election
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1343:
1342:
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1331:
1329:Steven Matthews
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1115:
1113:Godfrey Timmins
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1089:
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989:
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970:Godfrey Timmins
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1082:
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1075:
1074:
1070:Paudge Brennan
1067:
1065:
1062:
1058:
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1048:
1045:
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1040:
1033:
1029:Paudge Brennan
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979:
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1188:
1187:
1182:
1181:Billy Timmins
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1076:
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1043:
1042:
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1004:Ciarán Murphy
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994:
993:
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987:Liam Kavanagh
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868:
863:
862:Patrick Cogan
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749:
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693:James Everett
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680:
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561:
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162:affiliations
133:30 July 1959
104:Constituency
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81:Teachta Dála
70:Constituency
59:
48:
18:
1354:1959 births
1259:Anne Ferris
1198:Liz McManus
1155:Mildred Fox
1130:Liz McManus
1064:1982 (Nov)
1047:1982 (Feb)
746:1927 (Sep)
720:1927 (Jun)
619:transcluded
366:"Joe Behan"
329:"Joe Behan"
276:independent
253:Fianna Fáil
166:Fianna Fáil
154:Independent
1348:Categories
1285:John Brady
1172:Dick Roche
1139:Johnny Fox
1096:Dick Roche
480:17 October
448:18 October
415:18 October
315:References
244:under the
176:Alma mater
129:1959-07-30
1294:Pat Casey
1215:Joe Behan
1087:Joe Jacob
1038:1981–1992
711:1923–1981
207:Joe Behan
145:, Ireland
89:In office
74:Bray West
50:Incumbent
30:Joe Behan
670:(Party)
645:Election
512:27 April
506:Archived
474:Archived
442:Archived
409:Archived
380:23 March
374:Archived
337:Archived
192:joebehan
94:May 2007
65:May 2014
1036:4 seats
822:(CnaT)
738:(CnaG)
709:3 seats
687:(CnaG)
665:(Party)
660:(Party)
655:(Party)
650:(Party)
633:history
631:|
607:Wicklow
300:in the
215:Wicklow
187:Website
108:Wicklow
1262:(Lab)
1253:(Ind)
1201:(Lab)
1158:(Ind)
1142:(Ind)
990:(Lab)
882:(Lab)
865:(Ind)
848:(NLP)
796:(Ind)
696:(Lab)
668:Deputy
663:Deputy
658:Deputy
653:Deputy
648:Deputy
544:2 June
274:as an
1332:(GP)
1323:(SD)
1314:(FF)
1305:2020
1297:(FF)
1288:(SF)
1279:(SD)
1270:2016
1244:(FG)
1235:2011
1227:(FG)
1218:(FF)
1209:2007
1192:2002
1184:(FG)
1175:(FF)
1166:1997
1133:(DL)
1124:1992
1116:(FG)
1107:1989
1099:(FF)
1090:(FF)
1081:1987
1073:(FF)
1056:(FG)
1032:(FF)
1023:1981
1015:1977
1007:(FF)
998:1973
981:1969
973:(FG)
957:1965
949:(FG)
940:1961
932:(FF)
923:1957
915:(FF)
906:1954
898:(FG)
873:1951
856:1948
839:(FF)
830:1944
813:(FF)
804:1943
787:1938
779:(FG)
770:1937
762:1933
754:1932
729:(FF)
705:(FP)
678:1923
621:from
63:
1302:33rd
1267:32nd
1232:31st
1206:30th
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903:15th
870:14th
853:13th
827:12th
801:11th
784:10th
642:Dáil
629:edit
546:2014
514:2014
482:2008
450:2008
417:2008
382:2008
345:2019
238:2004
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226:Bray
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123:Born
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