Monica Barnes

Monica Barnes (born 12 February 1936) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Dún Laoghaire.^[1]

Educated in Belfast, Barnes unsuccessfully contested the 1981 general election in the Dun Laoghaire constituency, and after a further defeat at the February 1982 general election she was elected to the 16th Seanad on the Labour Panel.^[2]

She was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the Nov 1982 general election and retained her seat until losing it at the 1992 general election. She was re-elected at the 1997 general election and retired at the 2002 general election.

Barnes also unsuccessfully contested the European Elections for the Leinster constituency in 1979 and 1994.

References

1. ^ "Ms. Monica Barnes". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=24&MemberID=24&ConstID=99. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Monica Barnes". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3244. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 

External links

• Biography on CAWP, Queen's

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