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

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. He first stood for election at the 1969 general election for the Mayo West constituency but was unsuccessful. He was elected to

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as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo West at the 1973 general election. 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. 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 The Industrial and Commercial Panel ( ga, An Rolla Tionscail Agus Tráchtála) is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). The Ind ...

in 1989. He died on 22 June 2011.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Staunton, Myles 1935 births 2011 deaths Fine Gael TDs Members of the 14th Seanad Members of the 15th Seanad Members of the 19th Seanad Members of the 20th Dáil Politicians from County Mayo Fine Gael senators Administrative Panel senators Industrial and Commercial Panel senators