Myles Staunton

Myles Staunton (24 September 1935 – 22 June 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and businessman from Westport, County Mayo.

He first stood for election at the 1969 general election for the Mayo West constituency but was unsuccessful. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo West at the 1973 general election.^[1] He lost his Dáil seat at the 1977 general election but was elected to the 14th Seanad on the Administrative Panel. 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.^[2]

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 in 1989.

He died on 22 June 2011.^[3]

References

↑ "Mr. Myles Staunton". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
↑ "Myles Staunton". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
↑ "Former Senator Myles Staunton has died". RTÉ News. 22 June 2011.

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Agricultural Panel	Avril Doyle (FG) Tom Fitzgerald (FF) Richard Hourigan (FG) Thomas Hussey (FF) Rory Kiely (FF) Seán McCarthy (FF) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Liam Naughten (FG) Francis O'Brien (FF) Pat Upton (Lab)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Sean Byrne (FF) Maurice Manning (FG) Paschal Mooney (FF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Éamon Ó Cuív (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) Richard Conroy (FF) Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) Seán Fallon (FF) William Farrell (FF) Denis Foley (FF) Michael Howard (FG) John Ryan (Lab) Myles Staunton (FG)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Mary Jackman (FG) Dan Kiely (FF) Don Lydon (FF) Larry McMahon (FG) Brian Mullooly (FF) Dan Neville (FG) Pól Ó Foighil (FG) Batt O'Keeffe (FF)

National University of Ireland	John A. Murphy (Ind) Joe O'Toole (Ind) Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Carmencita Hederman (Ind) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Olga Bennett (FF) Hugh Byrne (FF) Martin Cullen (PD) John Dardis (PD) Helen Keogh (PD) Mick Lanigan (FF) Tony McKenna (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Donal Ormonde (FF) Eoin Ryan, Jnr (FF) G. V. Wright (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1992 Brendan Daly (FF) Pat Farrell (FF) Terry Leyden (FF) Dick Roche (FF)

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Administrative Panel	Katharine Bulbulia (FG) Micheál Cranitch (FF) Tras Honan (FF) Patrick Kennedy (FG) Jimmy Leonard (FF) Flor O'Mahony (Lab) Myles Staunton (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Richard Bruton (FG) Pierce Butler (FG) Michael Ferris (Lab) Tom Fitzgerald (FF) Thomas Hussey (FF) Rory Kiely (FF) John Mannion, Jnr (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Liam Naughten (FG) Martin O'Toole (FF) William Ryan (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Patsy Lawlor (FG) Maurice Manning (FG) Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) Mary O'Rourke (FF) Joe Walsh (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Deirdre Bolger (FG) Barry Cogan (FF) Seán Fallon (FF) Alexis FitzGerald, Jnr (FG) Michael Howard (FG) Mick Lanigan (FF) Ruairi Quinn (Lab) Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	John Blennerhassett (FG) Toddie Byrne (FG) Donal Carey (FG) Séamus Dolan (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Brian Hillery (FF) Dan Kiely (FF) Brian Mullooly (FF) Andy O'Brien (FG) Maurice O'Connell (FG)

National University of Ireland	Gemma Hussey (FG) John A. Murphy (Ind) Liam B. Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Catherine McGuinness (Ind) Mary Robinson (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Ulick Burke (FG) John F. Carroll (Lab) Timmy Conway (Lab) James Dooge (FG) Paddy Dunne (Lab) Robert Fausset (FG) Jim Higgins (FG) Miriam Kearney (FG) Pat Magner (Lab) Seán A. O'Leary (FG) T. K. Whitaker (Ind)

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Administrative Panel	Liam Burke (FG) Micheál Cranitch (FF) Jack Garrett (FF) Tras Honan (FF) Thomas Kilbride (FG) Michael P. Kitt (FF) Myles Staunton (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Pierce Butler (FG) Paul Connaughton, Snr (FG) John Ellis (FF) Justin Keating (Lab) Rory Kiely (FF) Gerard Lynch (FG) Joe McCartin (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Martin O'Toole (FF) William Ryan (FF)

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Industrial and Commercial Panel	Ruairí Brugha (FF) Alexis FitzGerald, Snr (FG) Desmond Governey (FG) Michael Howard (FG) Liam Hyland (FF) Mick Lanigan (FF) Michael Moynihan (Lab) Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	John Blennerhassett (FG) Séamus Dolan (FF) Joseph Dowling (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Tony Herbert (FF) Brian Hillery (FF) Fintan Kennedy (Lab) Michael Lyons (FG) Bernard Markey (FG) Andy O'Brien (FG)

National University of Ireland	Gemma Hussey (Ind) Augustine Martin (Ind) John A. Murphy (Ind)

University of Dublin	Conor Cruise O'Brien (Ind) Mary Robinson (Lab) Trevor West (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Séamus Brennan (FF) Séamus de Brún (FF) Eileen Cassidy (FF) Valerie Goulding (FF) Mary Harney (FF) Valentine Jago (FF) Gordon Lambert (Ind) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Noel Mulcahy (FF) T. K. Whitaker (Ind) Michael Yeats (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1977 Michael Donnelly (FF) 1979 Catherine McGuinness (Ind) 1980 Jim Doolan (FF) Jim Ruttle (FF) 1981 P. J. Mara (FF) Joseph O'Neill (FF)

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