Paul Connaughton Jnr

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Paul Connaughton

Teachta Dála
In office February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Galway East

Personal details
Born	(1982-01-06) 6 January 1982 (age 42) Mountbellew, County Galway, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Edel Burke (m. 2013)
Children	1
Parent	Paul Connaughton Snr (father)
Alma mater	NUI Galway

Paul Connaughton Jnr (born 6 January 1982) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency from 2011 to 2016.^[1]^[2]

Connaughton was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He is from Mountbellew, County Galway, he was a member of Galway County Council for the Ballinasloe local electoral area from 2009 to 2011. His father Paul Connaughton Snr was a TD for Galway East from 1981 to 2011. He attended NUI Galway.^[3]

Connaughton lost his seat at the 2016 general election.^[2]

References

^ "Paul Connaughton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Paul Connaughton". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
^ "Former NUI Galway Students, including Taoiseach, take senior roles in Cabinet". Spring 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Galway East constituency

Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)
9th	1937		Frank Fahy (FF)	Mark Killilea Snr (FF)	Patrick Beegan (FF)	Seán Broderick (FG)
10th	1938					Seán Broderick (FG)
11th	1943					Michael Donnellan (CnaT)
12th	1944					Michael Donnellan (CnaT)
13th	1948	Constituency abolished. See Galway North and Galway South

Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)
17th	1961		Michael F. Kitt (FF)	Anthony Millar (FF)	Michael Carty (FF)	Michael Donnellan (CnaT)	Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins (FG)
17th	1964 by-election					John Donnellan (FG)
18th	1965					John Donnellan (FG)
19th	1969	Constituency abolished. See Galway North-East and Clare–South Galway

Dáil	Election				Deputy (Party)
21st	1977	Johnny Callanan (FF)	Thomas Hussey (FF)	Mark Killilea Jnr (FF)		John Donnellan (FG)
22nd	1981		Michael P. Kitt (FF)	Paul Connaughton Snr (FG)	3 seats 1981–1997
23rd	1982 (Feb)
23rd	1982 by-election	Noel Treacy (FF)
24th	1982 (Nov)
25th	1987
26th	1989
27th	1992
28th	1997					Ulick Burke (FG)
29th	2002		Joe Callanan (FF)			Paddy McHugh (Ind)
30th	2007		Michael P. Kitt (FF)			Ulick Burke (FG)
31st	2011	Colm Keaveney (Lab)	Michael P. Kitt (FF)	Ciarán Cannon (FG)		Paul Connaughton Jnr (FG)
32nd	2016	Seán Canney (Ind)	Anne Rabbitte (FF)		3 seats since 2016
33rd	2020	Seán Canney (Ind)	Anne Rabbitte (FF)		3 seats since 2016

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