Patrick Kerrigan (21 February 1928 – 4 July 1979) was an Irish Labour Party Senator and later a

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(TD). A

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official, Kerrigan was an unsuccessful candidate in the Cork City North-West constituency at the 1969 general election. He lost again at the 1973 general election, when a

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-Labour Party coalition government took office. Kerrigan was then nominated by the Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave, to the 13th Seanad, where he served until 1977. At the 1977 general election, Kerrigan was elected in the new five-seat

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constituency, where

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leader Jack Lynch topped the poll with over 39% of the vote, leading his party to a landslide 20-seat majority in the 144-seat Dáil Éireann. Kerrigan took his seat in the 21st Dáil, but died in office two years later on 4 July 1979, aged 51. The

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for his Dáil seat was held on 7 November and won by

's Liam Burke, a former TD who had lost his seat to Kerrigan at the 1977 general election. Kerrigan was also

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for the 1973 to 1974.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerrigan, Patrick 1928 births 1979 deaths Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Members of the 13th Seanad Members of the 21st Dáil Members of Cork City Council Lord Mayors of Cork Nominated members of Seanad Éireann Labour Party (Ireland) senators Labour Party (Ireland) local councillors