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title="November 1982 Irish general election">November 1982</a> – <a href="/wiki/1987_Irish_general_election" title="1987 Irish general election">February 1987</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carlow%E2%80%93Kilkenny_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)">Carlow–Kilkenny</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Senator</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />13 May 1982 – 24 November 1982</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Richard Dowling</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1938-12-12</span>)</span>12 December 1938<br /><a href="/wiki/Waterford" title="Waterford">Waterford</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">30 March 2024<span style="display:none">(2024-03-30)</span> (aged 85)<br />Waterford, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Máirín Dowling</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Richard Dowling</b> (12 December 1938 – 30 March 2024) was an Irish <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> politician who served as a <a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachta Dála</a> (TD) for the <a href="/wiki/Carlow%E2%80%93Kilkenny_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)">Carlow–Kilkenny</a> constituency from 1982 to 1987. He also served as a <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Senator</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a> from May to November 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas_db-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dowling stood unsuccessfully as a Fine Gael candidate for <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann">Dáil Éireann</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Carlow%E2%80%93Kilkenny_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)">Carlow–Kilkenny</a> constituency at the <a href="/wiki/1981_Irish_general_election" title="1981 Irish general election">1981</a> and <a href="/wiki/February_1982_Irish_general_election" title="February 1982 Irish general election">February 1982</a> general elections, and after his second defeat he was elected to the <a href="/wiki/16th_Seanad" title="16th Seanad">16th Seanad</a> as a senator for the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a>. He won a Dáil seat on his third attempt at the <a href="/wiki/November_1982_Irish_general_election" title="November 1982 Irish general election">November 1982 general election</a>, but served only one term.<sup id="cite_ref-elecs_irl_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elecs_irl-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In selecting candidates before the <a href="/wiki/1987_Irish_general_election" title="1987 Irish general election">1987 general election</a> the local Fine Gael party preferred <a href="/wiki/Phil_Hogan" title="Phil Hogan">Phil Hogan</a> to Dowling, and despite their later offer to add him to the ticket, he then refused to stand.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dowling was first elected to <a href="/wiki/Kilkenny_County_Council" title="Kilkenny County Council">Kilkenny County Council</a> in 1974 for the <a href="/wiki/Piltown" title="Piltown">Piltown</a> <a href="/wiki/Local_electoral_area" title="Local electoral area">local electoral area</a>, and was a <a href="/wiki/County_council" title="County council">county councillor</a> until 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-elecs_irl_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elecs_irl-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dowling's home village of Newrath is near the county border with <a href="/wiki/County_Waterford" title="County Waterford">County Waterford</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Waterford" title="Waterford">Waterford</a> city adjoins the border. The city was seeking to expand northwards across the <a href="/wiki/River_Suir" title="River Suir">River Suir</a> onto land which is part of <a href="/wiki/County_Kilkenny" title="County Kilkenny">County Kilkenny</a>, and sought a revision of the county boundaries to enable this. Dowling was a strong opponent of such expansion, describing the county boundary as "sacrosanct". When the proposal was formally made in 2005, he said "We will not be satisfied with any extension. We will not give an inch."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plan was rejected by <a href="/wiki/Kilkenny_County_Council" title="Kilkenny County Council">Kilkenny County Councillors</a> in December of that year.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dowling died on 30 March 2024, at the age of 85.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dowling&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-oireachtas_db-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Richard-Dowling.S.1982-05-13/">"Richard Dowling"</a>. <i>Oireachtas Members Database</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party) </th></tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td>1921 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Aylward" title="Edward Aylward">Edward Aylward</a><br />(SF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/W._T._Cosgrave" title="W. T. Cosgrave">W. T. Cosgrave</a><br />(SF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Lennon_(Irish_politician)" title="James Lennon (Irish politician)">James Lennon</a><br />(SF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gear%C3%B3id_O%27Sullivan" title="Gearóid O'Sullivan">Gearóid O'Sullivan</a><br />(SF) </td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background-color:white" align="center"><i>4 seats<br />1921–1923</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td>1922 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Gaffney_(politician)" title="Patrick Gaffney (politician)">Patrick Gaffney</a><br />(Lab) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/W._T._Cosgrave" title="W. T. Cosgrave">W. T. Cosgrave</a><br />(PT-SF) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#B8860B"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Denis_Gorey" title="Denis Gorey">Denis Gorey</a><br />(FP) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gear%C3%B3id_O%27Sullivan" title="Gearóid O'Sullivan">Gearóid O'Sullivan</a><br />(PT-SF) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">4th</td> <td>1923 </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Doyle_(Irish_politician)" title="Edward Doyle (Irish politician)">Edward Doyle</a><br />(Lab) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/W._T._Cosgrave" title="W. T. Cosgrave">W. T. Cosgrave</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008800"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Shelly_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Shelly (Irish politician)">Michael Shelly</a><br />(Rep) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Gibbons" title="Seán Gibbons">Seán Gibbons</a><br />(CnaG) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 1925 by-election</i> </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bolger_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Bolger (Irish politician)">Thomas Bolger</a><br />(CnaG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td>1927 (Jun) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denis_Gorey" title="Denis Gorey">Denis Gorey</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Derrig" title="Thomas Derrig">Thomas Derrig</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#B8860B"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Holohan" title="Richard Holohan">Richard Holohan</a><br />(FP) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">6th</td> <td>1927 (Sep) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Peter_de_Loughry" title="Peter de Loughry">Peter de Loughry</a><br />(CnaG) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 1927 by-election</i> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Denis_Gorey" title="Denis Gorey">Denis Gorey</a><br />(CnaG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>7th</td> <td>1932 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Humphreys" title="Francis Humphreys">Francis Humphreys</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Desmond_FitzGerald_(politician)" title="Desmond FitzGerald (politician)">Desmond FitzGerald</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Gibbons" title="Seán Gibbons">Seán Gibbons</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>8th</td> <td>1933 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Pattison_(Irish_politician)" title="James Pattison (Irish politician)">James Pattison</a><br />(Lab) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#0000FF"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Holohan" title="Richard Holohan">Richard Holohan</a><br />(NCP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>9th</td> <td>1937 </td> <td colspan="10"><i>Constituency abolished. See <a href="/wiki/Kilkenny_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)">Kilkenny</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carlow%E2%80%93Kildare_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Carlow–Kildare (Dáil constituency)">Carlow–Kildare</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; max-width:95% !important; !important; white-space:normal !important;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Dáil</th> <th>Election</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party) </th></tr> <tr> <td>13th</td> <td>1948 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#FF7F50"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Pattison_(Irish_politician)" title="James Pattison (Irish politician)">James Pattison</a><br />(NLP) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Walsh_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Walsh (Irish politician)">Thomas Walsh</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Derrig" title="Thomas Derrig">Thomas Derrig</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="6" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Hughes_(politician)" title="Joseph Hughes (politician)">Joseph Hughes</a><br />(FG) </td> <td rowspan="8" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Crotty" title="Patrick Crotty">Patrick Crotty</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>14th</td> <td>1951 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Humphreys" title="Francis Humphreys">Francis Humphreys</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">15th</td> <td>1954 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/James_Pattison_(Irish_politician)" title="James Pattison (Irish politician)">James Pattison</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 1956 by-election</i> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Medlar" title="Martin Medlar">Martin Medlar</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">16th</td> <td>1957 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Humphreys" title="Francis Humphreys">Francis Humphreys</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="7" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gibbons_(Irish_politician)" title="Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)">Jim Gibbons</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 1960 by-election</i> </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Teehan" title="Patrick Teehan">Patrick Teehan</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>17th</td> <td>1961 </td> <td rowspan="13" style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td rowspan="13"><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_Pattison" title="Séamus Pattison">Séamus Pattison</a><br />(Lab) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Governey" title="Desmond Governey">Desmond Governey</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>18th</td> <td>1965 </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Nolan_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Nolan (Irish politician)">Tom Nolan</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>19th</td> <td>1969 </td> <td rowspan="7" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Kieran_Crotty" title="Kieran Crotty">Kieran Crotty</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>20th</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21st</td> <td>1977 </td> <td rowspan="9" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Liam_Aylward" title="Liam Aylward">Liam Aylward</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>22nd</td> <td>1981 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Governey" title="Desmond Governey">Desmond Governey</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>23rd</td> <td>1982 (Feb) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gibbons_(Irish_politician)" title="Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)">Jim Gibbons</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>24th</td> <td>1982 (Nov) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/M._J._Nolan" title="M. J. Nolan">M. J. Nolan</a><br />(FF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dick Dowling</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>25th</td> <td>1987 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#1251A2"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Gibbons" title="Martin Gibbons">Martin Gibbons</a><br />(PDs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>26th</td> <td>1989 </td> <td rowspan="6" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Hogan" title="Phil Hogan">Phil Hogan</a><br />(FG) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/John_Browne_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="John Browne (Fine Gael politician)">John Browne</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>27th</td> <td>1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28th</td> <td>1997 </td> <td rowspan="8" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/John_McGuinness_(politician)" title="John McGuinness (politician)">John McGuinness</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>29th</td> <td>2002 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/M._J._Nolan" title="M. J. Nolan">M. J. Nolan</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>30th</td> <td>2007 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#22AC6F"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_White_(Green_Party_politician)" title="Mary White (Green Party politician)">Mary White</a><br />(GP) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Aylward" title="Bobby Aylward">Bobby Aylward</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">31st</td> <td>2011 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ann_Phelan" title="Ann Phelan">Ann Phelan</a><br />(Lab) </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Phelan" title="John Paul Phelan">John Paul Phelan</a><br />(FG) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Pat_Deering" title="Pat Deering">Pat Deering</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 2015 by-election</i> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Aylward" title="Bobby Aylward">Bobby Aylward</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>32nd</td> <td>2016 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Funchion" title="Kathleen Funchion">Kathleen Funchion</a><br />(SF) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">33rd</td> <td>2020 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Murnane_O%27Connor" title="Jennifer Murnane O'Connor">Jennifer Murnane O'Connor</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#22AC6F"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Noonan" title="Malcolm Noonan">Malcolm Noonan</a><br />(GP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td></td> <td><i>(<a href="/wiki/Casual_vacancy" title="Casual vacancy">Vacant</a>)</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div 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