Patrick McHugh (born 23 January 1953) is an Irish former politician. He was an

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Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( ; ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The official Engli ...

(TD) for the Galway East constituency. McHugh was elected to

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at the 2002 general election, getting a 15.8% share of the vote. He was a member of the

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established to ensure Dáil speaking time for independent TDs. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election, getting a 5.8% share of the vote. McHugh was first elected to

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in 1985. He was also elected to

Tuam Tuam (; , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midland Region, Ireland, midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. The town is in a civil parishe ...

Town Council in 1999. In 2001, he left the

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

party and became an independent. He served as a county councillor until the abolition of the

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in 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McHugh, Paddy 1953 births Living people Independent TDs Fianna Fáil local councillors Members of Galway County Council Members of the 29th Dáil People from Tuam Politicians from County Galway