- Patrick Kerrigan
Patrick Kerrigan (21 February 1928 – 4 July 1979) was an Irish Labour Party Senator and then
Teachta Dála (TD) who died in office.A
trade union official, Kerrigan was an unsuccessful candidate in the Cork City North West constituency at the 1969 general election. He lost again at the 1973 general election, when aFine Gael -Labour coalition government took office. Kerrigan was thennominated by the Taoiseach ,Liam Cosgrave , to the13th Seanad , where he served until 1977.At the 1977 general election, Kerrigan stood in the new five-seat Cork City, where
Fianna Fáil leaderJack Lynch topped the poll with over 39% of the vote, leading his party to a landslide 20-seat majority in the 144-seatDáil Éireann .Kerrigan took his seat in the
21st Dáil , but died two years later on 4 July 1979, aged 51. The by-election for his Dáil seat was held on on 7 November and won byFine Gael 'sLiam Burke , a former TD who had lost his seat to O'Sullivan at the 1977 election.Patrick Kerrigan was also
Lord Mayor of Cork for the 1973 to 1974 term.References
*Oireachtas-database|Patrick|Kerrigan
External links
* [http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2833 Patrick Kerrigan's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
* [http://www.corkcity.ie/citycouncil/mayorsofcork/ List of Lord Mayors of Cork]Navboxes
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