Johnny Callanan

Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1910–1982)

Johnny Callanan
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1977 – 15 June 1982
ConstituencyGalway East
In office
February 1973 – June 1977
ConstituencyClare–South Galway
Personal details
Born(1910-05-20)20 May 1910
County Galway, Ireland
Died15 June 1982(1982-06-15) (aged 72)
County Galway, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
RelativesJoe Callanan (nephew)

John Callanan (20 May 1910 – 15 June 1982) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from County Galway.[1]

Callanan was born in Kilconnell, near Ballinasloe, County Galway, to a farming family. In the 1950s, he was an active member of the Irish farmers' youth association Macra na Feirme.

Callanan was elected to Dáil Éireann as Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare–South Galway constituency at the 1973 general election. He was then re-elected at the 1977 general election for the new Galway East constituency. He held that seat at the next two general elections,[2] but he died in office in 1982. The resulting by-election for the seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Treacy.[3]

He was an uncle of the former Galway East TD, Joe Callanan who served from 2002 to 2007.

See also

References

  1. ^ "John Callanan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  2. ^ "John Callanan". ElectionsiIreland.org. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Galway East by-election, 20 July 1982". ElectionsiIreland.org. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Clare–South Galway constituency
This table is transcluded from Clare–South Galway (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
19th 1969 Bill Loughnane
(FF)
Michael Carty
(FF)
Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins
(FG)
20th 1973 Johnny Callanan
(FF)
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Galway East, Galway West and Clare
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Galway East constituency
This table is transcluded from Galway East (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
9th 1937 Frank Fahy
(FF)
Mark Killilea Snr
(FF)
Patrick Beegan
(FF)
Seán Broderick
(FG)
10th 1938
11th 1943 Michael Donnellan
(CnaT)
12th 1944
13th 1948 Constituency abolished. See Galway North and Galway South


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


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
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)
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)
Ciarán Cannon
(FG)
Paul Connaughton Jnr
(FG)
32nd 2016 Seán Canney
(Ind)
Anne Rabbitte
(FF)
3 seats
since 2016
33rd 2020