- Ulick Burke (politician)
Ulick Burke (born 19 November 1943) is an Irish
Fine Gael politician, currently aTeachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency. [cite web |url=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=22&MemberID=1177&ConstID=205 |title=Mr. Ulick Burke |work=Oireachtas Members Database |accessdate=2008-02-19]After unsuccessfully contesting the 1981 general election in Galway East, Burke was
nominated by the Taoiseach ,Garret FitzGerald to the15th Seanad . He was unsuccessful again at the February 1982 general election, and was defeated in the subsequent election to the16th Seanad . After further defeats at a by-election in July 1982 and at the November 1982 general election, he was returned in the 1983 elections to the17th Seanad , on theAgricultural Panel . He failed again at the 1987 general election, and lost his Seanad seat in the 1987 Seanad election.cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3351 |title=Ulick Burke's's electoral history |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=2008-02-19]Burke did not contest the 1992 general election, and was finally elected as a TD at the 1997 general election when the Galway East constituency was increased to 4 seats. He failed to be re-elected to
Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election, but was subsequently elected to the 22ndSeanad Éireann on theAgricultural Panel . He re-gained his Dáil seat in the 2007 general election.References
External links
* [http://www.ireland.com/focus/election_2002/biogs/burke_ulick.htm Irish Times biography]
* [http://ulickburke.finegael.ie/ Ulick Burke's page] on the Fine Gael websiteNavboxes
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