Colm Gallagher was an Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...

 Party politician who was elected twice as TD

Teachta Dála

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 for Dublin North Central

Dublin North Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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, in 1951 and in 1957.

His first candidacy was at the 1948 general election

Irish general election, 1948

The Irish general election of 1948 was held on 4 February 1948. The 147 newly elected members of the 13th Dáil assembled on 18 February when the First Inter-Party government in the history of the Irish state was appointed....

, where he was unsuccessful, winning just 3.3% of the first-preference votes and losing his deposit. At the 1951 general election

Irish general election, 1951

The Irish general election of 1951 was held on 30 May 1951. The newly elected members of the 14th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 13 June when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed....

, he tripled his share of the vote and won a second seat for Fianna Fáil in the three-seat constituency.

He lost his seat at the 1954 general election

Irish general election, 1954

The Irish general election of 1954 was held on 18 May 1954. The newly elected members of the 15th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 2 June when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed....

 to the Labour Party

Labour Party (Ireland)

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's Maureen O'Carroll

Maureen O'Carroll

Maureen O'Carroll was an Irish Labour Party politician who sat from 1954 to 1957 as Teachta Dála for Dublin North Central....

, but defeated her at the 1957 general election

Irish general election, 1957

The Irish general election of 1957 was held on 5 March 1957, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 4 February. The newly elected members of the 16th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 20 March when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed.The general election took place...

.

His death in June 1957, just three months after the general election, triggered a by-election on 14 November, which was won by an independent candidate, Frank Sherwin

Frank Sherwin

Frank Sherwin was an Irish independent politician who sat for eight years as TD for Dublin North Central, from 1957–1965.-Early life:...

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Colm Gallagher lived in Glasnevin

Glasnevin

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. He was married to Peggy Gallagher and they had three sons and one daughter.

External links

• Colm Gallagher's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)