Patrick Bergin (politician)

Patrick Bergin (died 16 April 1991) was an Irish politician and trade union official. He was a Labour Party member of Seanad Éireann from 1954 to 1957. He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 8th Seanad in 1954.^[1] He did not contest the 1957 Seanad election.^[1] He stood unsuccessfully for Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party candidate for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 1948 general election.^[2]

References

1 2 "Mr. Patrick Bergin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
↑ "Patrick Bergin". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

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Administrative Panel	Gerry L'Estrange (FG) James McGee (??) John L. O'Sullivan (FG) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Thomas Ruane (FF) Patrick Teehan (FF) Louis Walsh (??)

Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Patrick Cogan (Ind) Bernard Commons (CnaT) John Mannion, Snr (FG) James J. McCrea (Lab) William O'Callaghan (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) William Quirke (FF) John Donnelly Sheridan (??)

Cultural and Educational Panel	James Crosbie (FG) Michael ffrench-O'Carroll (Ind) Eamonn Kissane (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Denis Burke (FG) Andrew Clarkin (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Jane Dowdall (FF) Seán Hartney (FF) John Lynch (FG) Peter Lynch (??) Edward McGuire (Ind) Matthew Smith (FF)

Labour Panel	Richard Anthony (Ind) John Butler (Lab) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Frederick Hawkins (??) Seán Hayes (FF) Liam Kelly (Ind) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Frank Purcell (??) Seán Ruane (??) Patrick Tierney (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) Roger McHugh (Ind) George O'Brien (Ind)

University of Dublin	William Fearon (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Patrick Bergin (Lab) Arthur Cox (??) James G. Douglas (Ind) Henry Eustace Guinness (Ind) Michael Hayes (FG) James Hickey (Lab) John Meighan (CnaT) Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (??) Patrick O'Gorman (FG) James Reidy (FG) James Tunney (Lab)

Elected or nominated later	1954 John Douglas (??) 1956 Seamus Bohan (Ind) James O'Keeffe (FG) Joe Sheridan (Ind) William Woods (??)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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