Mary Upton
Irish former Labour Party politician (b. 1946)
Mary Upton | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office October 1999 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-05-30) 30 May 1946 (age 77) Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Relatives | Pat Upton (brother) |
| Alma mater |
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Mary Upton (born 30 May 1946) is an Irish former Labour Party politician. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1999 to 2011.[1]
Upton was born in Kilrush, County Clare[1] and was educated at Coláiste Mhuire, Ennis; University College Galway and University College Dublin. She worked as a university lecturer before entering into full-time politics.
Upton was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the Dublin South-Central by-election on 28 October 1999, caused by the death of her brother, Pat Upton.[2] She was re-elected at the 2002 and 2007 general elections.[2] She served as party spokesperson on Agriculture and Food; and Arts, Sport and Tourism.
She retired from politics at the 2011 general election.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Mary Upton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Mary Upton". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Labour's Upton will not contest next election". RTÉ News. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
External links
- "Dr Mary Upton" - interview with Yvonne Healy of The Irish Times following election to the Dáil
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin South-Central constituency
This table is transcluded from Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | 1948 | James Larkin Jnr (Lab) | Seán Lemass (FF) | Con Lehane (CnaP) | Maurice E. Dockrell (FG) | John McCann (FF) | |||||
| 14th | 1951 | Philip Brady (FF) | |||||||||
| 15th | 1954 | Celia Lynch (FF) | Thomas Finlay (FG) | ||||||||
| 16th | 1957 | Philip Brady (FF) | Jack Murphy (Ind) | ||||||||
| 1958 by-election | Patrick Cummins (FF) | ||||||||||
| 17th | 1961 | Joseph Barron (CnaP) | |||||||||
| 18th | 1965 | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF) | ||||||||
| 19th | 1969 | Richie Ryan (FG) | Ben Briscoe (FF) | John O'Donovan (Lab) | 4 seats 1969–1977 | ||||||
| 20th | 1973 | John Kelly (FG) | |||||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF) | 3 seats 1977–1981 | ||||||
| 22nd | 1981 | Ben Briscoe (FF) | Gay Mitchell (FG) | John O'Connell[a] (Ind) | |||||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | |||||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | |||||||||
| 25th | 1987 | Mary Mooney (FF) | |||||||||
| 26th | 1989 | John O'Connell (FF) | Eric Byrne (WP) | ||||||||
| 27th | 1992 | Pat Upton (Lab) | 4 seats 1992–2002 | ||||||||
| 1994 by-election | Eric Byrne (DL) | ||||||||||
| 28th | 1997 | Seán Ardagh (FF) | |||||||||
| 1999 by-election | Mary Upton (Lab) | ||||||||||
| 29th | 2002 | Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) | Michael Mulcahy (FF) | ||||||||
| 30th | 2007 | Catherine Byrne (FG) | |||||||||
| 31st | 2011 | Eric Byrne (Lab) | Joan Collins (PBP) | Michael Conaghan (Lab) | |||||||
| 32nd | 2016 | Bríd Smith (AAA–PBP) | Joan Collins[b] (I4C) | 4 seats from 2016 | |||||||
| 33rd | 2020 | Bríd Smith (S–PBP) | Patrick Costello (GP) | ||||||||
- ^ O'Connell served as Ceann Comhairle in the 22nd and 23rd Dáil from 1981 to 1983 and was returned automatically at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He joined Fianna Fáil in January 1985.
- ^ Founded Right to Change in May 2020.
