- Bill Cotter
William "Bill" Cotter (born 10 February 1943)cite web |url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=20&MemberID=1229&ConstID=206|title=Mr. Bill Cotter |work=Oireachtas Members Database |accessdate=2008-01-31] is a former
Fine Gael politician in Ireland.A school principal before entering politics, he was elected to
Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, when he stood in the Cavan-Monaghan constituency at the 1989 general election to the26th Dáil . He lost his seat at the next election in 1992, but in the subsequent elections to the20th Seanad he was elected on theLabour Panel .cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2126 |title=William (Bill) Cotter |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=2008-01-31]At the 1997 general election, he was stood again in Cavan-Monaghan, but did not regain his seat. He was also defeated in the following elections to the
21st Seanad ,cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=4419 |title=Billy Cotter |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=2008-01-31] and did not stand again for either the Dáil or Seanad.References
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