- Frank Prendergast
Frank Prendergast (born 1933) is a retired Irish lecturer and Labour Party politician who served two terms as Mayor of
Limerick and served for four years inDáil Éireann , asTeachta Dála (TD) for Limerick East.He first stood as a candidate for
Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election, as the running-mate of sitting TDMichael Lipper . Both Labour candidates were defeated by the independent socialistJim Kemmy . Prendergast did not contest the February 1982 general election, but stood again as the sole Labour candidate at the November 1982 general election and regained the seat for Labour.Kemmy regained the seat by a wide margin at the 1987 election, and Prendergast did not stand again. Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party merged with Labour in 1990, and the two men continued to serve on
Limerick City Council . Prendergast had been Mayor twice, from 1977-78 and 1984-85, andJim Kemmy served two terms a Mayor in the 1990s. [http://www.askaboutireland.ie/asset?id=6610]References
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3372 Frank Prendergast's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
*Oireachtas-database
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