Louis Belton Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:June 1997
Term End:May 2002
Constituency:Longford–Roscommon
Term Start1:June 1989
Term End1:November 1992
Constituency1:Longford–Westmeath
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:17 February 1993
Term End2:6 June 1997
Constituency2:Administrative Panel
Birth Date:30 November 1943
Birth Place:County Longford, Ireland
Death Place:Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Party:Fine Gael
Education:St Mel's College

Louis J. Belton (30 November 1943 – 11 November 2023) was an Irish Fine Gael politician from Kenagh,[1] County Longford,[2] and the seventh member of the Belton family to be elected to the Oireachtas.

Formerly a building society employee, Belton was a member of Longford County Council from 1979 to 1999.[3] He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency, but lost his seat at the 1992 general election when contesting the revised Longford–Roscommon constituency.

However, he was then elected to the 20th Seanad in 1993, when he topped the poll for the Administrative Panel. He regained his Dáil seat at the 1997 general election but lost it again at the 2002 general election to Mae Sexton of the Progressive Democrats. He did not contest the 2007 general election. His brother Patrick was a county councillor and Mayor of Longford.[3]

Belton died at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar on 11 November 2023, aged 79.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tribute to Longford's Louis J Belton: Politician, sportsman, raconteur and dedicated family man. Longford Leader. 23 November 2023. 25 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Louis J. Belton. Oireachtas Members Database. 30 January 2008. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107224958/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Louis-J-Belton.D.1989-06-29. live.
  3. Web site: Louis J. Belton. ElectionsIreland.org. 30 January 2008. 8 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070908035130/http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3822. live.
  4. Web site: Longford mourns death of former Fine Gael TD and Senator Louis J Belton. Longford Leader. 11 November 2023. 11 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Former Fine Gael TD Louis J Belton dies aged 79. RTÉ News. 11 November 2023. 11 November 2023.