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Michael Doyle (Irish Politician)
Michael Doyle (c. 1861 – 7 September 1942) was an Irish politician and farmer. He was a resident of the townland of Cottage, Tagoat, County Wexford. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1922 general election as a Farmers' Party Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ... (TD) for the Wexford (Dáil constituency), Wexford constituency. He was re-elected at the 1923 Irish general election, 1923 and June 1927 Irish general election, June 1927 general elections. He lost his seat at the September 1927 Irish general election, September 1927 general election. He was an unsuccessful Independent politician, independent candidate at the 1932 Irish general election, 1932 general election. At the 1932 Irish general election, 1933 general election, he was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parliament'' (MP) or '' Member of Congress'' used in other countries. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", although a more literal translation is "Assembly Delegate". Overview For electoral purposes, the Republic of Ireland is divided into areas known as constituencies, each of which elects three, four, or five TDs. Under the Constitution, every 20,000 to 30,000 people must be represented by at least one TD. A candidate to become a TD must be an Irish citizen and over 21 years of age. Members of the judiciary, the Garda Síochána, and the Defence Forces are disqualified from membership of the Dáil. Until the 31st Dáil (2011–2016), the number of TDs had increased to 166. The 2016 general election elected 158 TD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |