Thomas Bellew (Louth politician)

Thomas Bellew (11 April 1943 – 28 October 1995) was an Irish politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) at the February 1982 general election for the Louth constituency.[1] He lost his seat at the November 1982 general election. He unsuccessfully contested the 1987 and 1992 general elections as an independent candidate.[2] Tom Bellew Avenue in Dundalk is named after him.

Thomas Bellew

Teachta Dála
In office February 1982 – November 1982
Constituency	Louth

Personal details
Born	(1943-04-11)11 April 1943 County Louth, Ireland
Died	28 October 1995(1995-10-28) (aged 52) County Louth, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil

References

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Louth constituency

Dáil	Election				Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
4th	1923	Frank Aiken (Rep)	James Murphy (CnaG)	Peter Hughes (CnaG)	3 seats until 1977
5th	1927 (Jun)	Frank Aiken (FF)		James Coburn (NL)
6th	1927 (Sep)			James Coburn (NL)
7th	1932			James Coburn (Ind)
8th	1933			James Coburn (Ind)
9th	1937		Laurence Walsh (FF)	James Coburn (FG)
10th	1938		Laurence Walsh (FF)
11th	1943		Roddy Connolly (Lab)
12th	1944		Laurence Walsh (FF)
13th	1948		Roddy Connolly (Lab)
14th	1951		Laurence Walsh (FF)
14th	1954 by-election		Laurence Walsh (FF)	George Coburn (FG)
15th	1954		Paddy Donegan (FG)
16th	1957		Pádraig Faulkner[lower-alpha 1] (FF)
17th	1961			Paddy Donegan (FG)
18th	1965
19th	1969
20th	1973	Joseph Farrell (FF)
21st	1977	Joseph Farrell (FF)				Eddie Filgate (FF)	4 seats 1977–2011
22nd	1981	Paddy Agnew (AHB)		Bernard Markey (FG)
23rd	1982 (Feb)	Thomas Bellew (FF)		Bernard Markey (FG)
24th	1982 (Nov)	Michael Bell (Lab)		Séamus Kirk[lower-alpha 2] (FF)		Brendan McGahon (FG)
25th	1987		Dermot Ahern (FF)
26th	1989
27th	1992
28th	1997
29th	2002	Arthur Morgan (SF)				Fergus O'Dowd (FG)
30th	2007	Arthur Morgan (SF)
31st	2011	Gerry Adams (SF)	Ged Nash (Lab)					Peter Fitzpatrick (FG)
32nd	2016	Gerry Adams (SF)	Declan Breathnach (FF)	Imelda Munster (SF)				Peter Fitzpatrick (FG)
33rd	2020	Ruairí Ó’Murchú (SF)	Ged Nash (Lab)	Imelda Munster (SF)				Peter Fitzpatrick (Ind)

Faulker served as Ceann Comhairle in the 21st Dáil from 1977 to 1981, and was returned automatically at the 1981 election.
Kirk served as Ceann Comhairle in the 30th Dáil from 2009 to 2011, and was returned automatically at the 2011 election.

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