Louis Belton

Louis J. Belton (born 30 November 1943) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician from County Longford,[1] and the seventh member of the Belton family to be elected to the Oireachtas.

Louis Belton
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1997  May 2002
ConstituencyLongford–Roscommon
In office
June 1989  November 1992
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Senator
In office
February 1993  June 1997
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Personal details
Born (1943-11-30) 30 November 1943
County Longford, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

Formerly a building society employee, Belton was a member of Longford County Council from 1985 to 1999.[2] He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency, but lost his seat at the 1992 general election when contesting the revised Longford–Roscommon constituency.

However, he was then elected to the 20th Seanad Éireann in 1993, when he topped the poll for the Administrative Panel. He regained his Dáil seat at the 1997 general election but lost it again at the 2002 general election to Mae Sexton of the Progressive Democrats. He did not contest the 2007 general election. His brother Patrick is a former county councillor and Mayor of Longford.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Louis J. Belton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  2. "Louis J. Belton". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
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