Gabrielle McFadden

Irish former Fine GAel politician

Gabrielle McFadden
Senator
In office
June 2016 – June 2020
ConstituencyCultural and Educational Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2014 – February 2016
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Personal details
BornAthlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
Brian McClean
(m. 1997)
Children2
RelativesNicky McFadden (sister)
Alma materAthlone Institute of Technology

Gabrielle McFadden is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2016 to 2020.[1] She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency from 2014 to 2016.[2]

The by-election was caused by the death of her sister Nicky McFadden, who was a Fine Gael TD. In December 2014, she was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee and to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality.[3]

McFadden was a member of Westmeath County Council for the Athlone local electoral area from 2009 to 2014.[4] She was the Mayor of Athlone from 2013 to 2014. She vacated her council seat before the Dáil by-election.[5]

She lost her Dáil seat at the 2016 general election.[4] She was subsequently elected to 25th Seanad for the Cultural and Educational Panel.[3] She was the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Defence. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 2020 general election. She lost her Seanad seat at the 2020 Seanad election.

References

  1. ^ "Gabrielle McFadden". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ "McFadden and Coppinger win by-elections". RTÉ News. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Gabrielle McFadden 'Honoured' To Take Up Oireachtas Committee Positions". Midlands Radio. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Gabrielle McFadden". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. ^ Walsh, Alan (6 May 2014). "Cllr Gabrielle McFadden 'to concentrate exclusively' on becoming Longford/Westmeath's newest TD". Longford Leader. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency
This table is transcluded from Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921 Lorcan Robbins
(SF)
Seán Mac Eoin
(SF)
Joseph McGuinness
(SF)
Laurence Ginnell
(SF)
4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922 John Lyons
(Lab)
Seán Mac Eoin
(PT-SF)
Francis McGuinness
(PT-SF)
Laurence Ginnell
(AT-SF)
4th 1923 John Lyons
(Ind)
Conor Byrne
(Rep)
James Killane
(Rep)
Patrick Shaw
(CnaG)
Patrick McKenna
(FP)
5th 1927 (Jun) Henry Broderick
(Lab)
Michael Kennedy
(FF)
James Victory
(FF)
Hugh Garahan
(FP)
6th 1927 (Sep) James Killane
(FF)
Michael Connolly
(CnaG)
1930 by-election James Geoghegan
(FF)
7th 1932 Francis Gormley
(FF)
Seán Mac Eoin
(CnaG)
8th 1933 James Victory
(FF)
Charles Fagan
(NCP)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Athlone–Longford and Meath–Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Erskine H. Childers
(FF)
Thomas Carter
(FF)
Michael Kennedy
(FF)
Seán Mac Eoin
(FG)
Charles Fagan
(Ind)
14th 1951 Frank Carter
(FF)
15th 1954 Charles Fagan
(FG)
16th 1957 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
(SF)
17th 1961 Frank Carter
(FF)
Joe Sheridan
(Ind)
4 seats
1961–1992
18th 1965 Patrick Lenihan
(FF)
Gerry L'Estrange
(FG)
19th 1969
1970 by-election Patrick Cooney
(FG)
20th 1973
21st 1977 Albert Reynolds
(FF)
Seán Keegan
(FF)
22nd 1981 Patrick Cooney
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)
24th 1982 (Nov) Mary O'Rourke
(FF)
25th 1987 Henry Abbott
(FF)
26th 1989 Louis Belton
(FG)
Paul McGrath
(FG)
27th 1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon and Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
30th 2007 Willie Penrose
(Lab)
Peter Kelly
(FF)
Mary O'Rourke
(FF)
James Bannon
(FG)
31st 2011 Robert Troy
(FF)
Nicky McFadden
(FG)
2014 by-election Gabrielle McFadden
(FG)
32nd 2016 Kevin "Boxer" Moran
(Ind)
Peter Burke
(FG)
33rd 2020 Sorca Clarke
(SF)
Joe Flaherty
(FF)