- Cecilia Keaveney
Cecilia Keaveney (born 27 November 1968) is an Irish
Fianna Fáil politician and teacher. She is currently a member ofSeanad Éireann on theCultural and Educational Panel .Her father
Paddy Keaveney was anIndependent Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Donegal North East from 1976–77. She was co-opted toDonegal County Council in 1995 following his death.Keaveney was first elected to
Dáil Éireann for Donegal North East in a by-election on 2 April 1996 following the death of Independent Fianna Fáil TDNeil Blaney . She was re-elected in the 1997 general election and 2002 general election but lost her seat at the 2007 general election.Keaveney was formerly chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Sports, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
2007 general election
Keaveney lost her seat in a tough 2007 election battle where all three outgoing TDs were
Fianna Fáil members. Under theSingle Transferable Vote proportional representation electoral system used in Ireland, it was virtually impossible for all three to be elected. This unusual situation arose when in July 2006 outgoing FF TDJim McDaid reversed his earlier announcement that he would not seek a nomination to contest the election [http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0727/fiannafail.html] . In the intervening periodIndependent Fianna Fáil and its sole TDNiall Blaney had been absorbed into Fianna Fáil. As a result,Joe McHugh ofFine Gael won a seat at her expense.Keaveney stood successfully for election to
Seanad Éireann on theCultural and Educational Panel in the 2007 election.References
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Families in the Oireachtas External links
* [http://www.fiannafail.ie/person.php4?show=TD&pid=65&bid=66 Cecilia Keaveney's page on the Fianna Fáil website]
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=4221 Cecilia Keaveney's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)Navboxes
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