Richard Holohan

Irish politician (1882–1954)

Richard Holohan
Teachta Dála
In office
January 1933 – July 1937
In office
June 1927 – February 1932
ConstituencyCarlow–Kilkenny
Personal details
Born(1882-01-11)11 January 1882
Died30 May 1954(1954-05-30) (aged 72)
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael
Other political
affiliations
  • National Centre Party
  • Independent
  • Farmers' Party

Richard Holohan (11 January 1882 – 30 May 1954) was an Irish politician. A farmer, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the June 1927 general election as a Farmers' Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency and he was re-elected at the September 1927 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1932 general election, where he stood as an Independent candidate.[2]

He was elected as a National Centre Party TD at the 1933 general election. He became a Fine Gael TD on 8 September 1933 when Cumann na nGaedheal and the National Centre Party, along with the Army Comrades Association merged to form the new party of Fine Gael. He lost his seat at the 1937 general election, standing in the Kilkenny constituency.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Richard Holohan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Richard Holohan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency
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Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921 Edward Aylward
(SF)
Gearóid O'Sullivan
(SF)
James Lennon
(SF)
W. T. Cosgrave
(SF)
4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922 Patrick Gaffney
(Lab)
Gearóid O'Sullivan
(PT-SF)
Denis Gorey
(FP)
W. T. Cosgrave
(PT-SF)
4th 1923 Edward Doyle
(Lab)
Michael Shelly
(Rep)
W. T. Cosgrave
(CnaG)
Seán Gibbons
(CnaG)
1925 by-election Thomas Bolger
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) Thomas Derrig
(FF)
Richard Holohan
(FP)
Denis Gorey
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep) Peter de Loughry
(CnaG)
1927 by-election Denis Gorey
(CnaG)
7th 1932 Francis Humphreys
(FF)
Seán Gibbons
(FF)
Desmond FitzGerald
(CnaG)
8th 1933 James Pattison
(Lab)
Richard Holohan
(NCP)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Kilkenny and Carlow–Kildare


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 James Pattison
(NLP)
Thomas Walsh
(FF)
Thomas Derrig
(FF)
Joseph Hughes
(FG)
Patrick Crotty
(FG)
14th 1951 Francis Humphreys
(FF)
15th 1954 James Pattison
(Lab)
1956 by-election Martin Medlar
(FF)
16th 1957 Francis Humphreys
(FF)
Jim Gibbons
(FF)
1960 by-election Patrick Teehan
(FF)
17th 1961 Séamus Pattison
(Lab)
Desmond Governey
(FG)
18th 1965 Tom Nolan
(FF)
19th 1969 Kieran Crotty
(FG)
20th 1973
21st 1977 Liam Aylward
(FF)
22nd 1981 Desmond Governey
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Jim Gibbons
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) M. J. Nolan
(FF)
Dick Dowling
(FG)
25th 1987 Martin Gibbons
(PDs)
26th 1989 Phil Hogan
(FG)
John Browne
(FG)
27th 1992
28th 1997 John McGuinness
(FF)
29th 2002 M. J. Nolan
(FF)
30th 2007 Mary White
(GP)
Bobby Aylward
(FF)
31st 2011 Ann Phelan
(Lab)
John Paul Phelan
(FG)
Pat Deering
(FG)
2015 by-election Bobby Aylward
(FF)
32nd 2016 Kathleen Funchion
(SF)
33rd 2020 Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
(FF)
Malcolm Noonan
(GP)