Louis Belton
Irish Fine Gael politician (1943–2023)
Louis Belton | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1997 – May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Longford–Roscommon |
| In office June 1989 – November 1992 | |
| Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
| Senator | |
| In office February 1993 – June 1997 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1943-11-30)30 November 1943 County Longford, Ireland |
| Died | 11 November 2023(2023-11-11) (aged 79) Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Education | St Mel's College |
Louis J. Belton (30 November 1943 – 11 November 2023) was an Irish Fine Gael politician from Kenagh,[1] County Longford,[2] and the seventh member of the Belton family to be elected to the Oireachtas.
Formerly a building society employee, Belton was a member of Longford County Council from 1979 to 1999.[3][4] He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency, but lost his seat at the 1992 general election when contesting the revised Longford–Roscommon constituency.
However, he was then elected to the 20th Seanad Éireann in 1993, when he topped the poll for the Administrative Panel. He regained his Dáil seat at the 1997 general election but lost it again at the 2002 general election to Mae Sexton of the Progressive Democrats. He did not contest the 2007 general election. His brother Patrick was a county councillor and Mayor of Longford.[3][4]
Belton died at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar on 11 November 2023, aged 79.[3][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Tribute to Longford's Louis J Belton: Politician, sportsman, raconteur and dedicated family man". Longford Leader. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Louis J. Belton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ a b c "Longford mourns death of former Fine Gael TD and Senator Louis J Belton". Longford Leader. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Louis J. Belton". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ "Former Fine Gael TD Louis J Belton dies aged 79". RTÉ News. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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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) | |||||
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| 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) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | 2007 | Willie Penrose (Lab) | Peter Kelly (FF) | Mary O'Rourke (FF) | James Bannon (FG) | ||||
| 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) | ||||||
