Mary Kelly (politician)
Mary Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 17 February 1993 – 17 September 1997 | |
| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1952 County Limerick, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Mary Kelly (born 1952)[1] is a former Labour Party politician from County Limerick in Ireland. She was elected as a member of Limerick County Council in 1991, serving as a Labour Party Councillor until 1999, representing the Newcastle Electoral Area.[2] She served as a senator from 1993 to 1997.
A teacher and bookshop proprietor from Newcastle West, Kelly stood as a Labour candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Limerick West constituency at the 1992 general election and did not win a seat. However, she achieved the highest number of votes ever for a Labour Party candidate in that constituency.[3] In the subsequent elections to the 20th Seanad, she was elected on the Cultural and Educational Panel.[4]
After a further defeat in the 1997 general election she did not stand in the 1997 elections to the 21st Seanad.[4]
References
- ^ "Mary Kelly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ Ferriter, Diarmaid (1998). Cuimhnigh ar Luimneach: A History of Limerick County Council 1898 - 1998. Limerick: Limerick County Council. p. 230. ISBN 9780953329915.
- ^ Gallagher, Sean (2014). Who's Who on Limerick County Council 1899 to 2014. Limerick: Limerick County Council. p. 68.
- ^ a b "Mary Kelly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 31 January 2008.