Myles Staunton (24 September 1935 – 22 June 2011) was an Irish
Fine Gael
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politician and businessman from
Westport,
County Mayo
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.
He first stood for election at the
1969 general election for the
Mayo West constituency but was unsuccessful. He was elected to
Dáil Éireann
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as a Fine Gael
Teachta Dála
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(TD) for Mayo West at the
1973 general election.
He lost his
Dáil seat at the
1977 general election but was elected to the 14th
Seanad on the
Administrative Panel
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. He stood unsuccessfully as the Fine Gael candidate at the
1979 European election for the
Connacht–Ulster constituency. He was re-elected to the 15th Seanad in 1981.
He stood again for the Dáil at the
1989 general election but was not elected. He was elected to the 19th
Seanad on the
Industrial and Commercial Panel
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in 1989.
He died on 22 June 2011, aged 75.
References
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1935 births
2011 deaths
Fine Gael TDs
Members of the 14th Seanad
Members of the 15th Seanad
Members of the 19th Seanad
Members of the 20th Dáil
Politicians from County Mayo
Fine Gael senators
Administrative Panel senators
Industrial and Commercial Panel senators