John Whelan (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Irish politician
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Place of Birth: Port Laoise, Leinster, Ireland
About John Whelan (politician)
- John Whelan (born 24 March 1961) is an Irish Labour Party politician and former member of Seanad Éireann.A former journalist, Whelan was editor of the Leinster Express newspaper.
- He joined the Labour Party in 2010 and was selected as that party's candidate for the Laois–Offaly constituency at the 2011 general election.
- The selection convention was highly controversial, with the convention itself ending after 15 minutes in "total chaos".
- A number of members left the Labour Party and joined the Socialist Party and contested the constituency unsuccessfully while a number of others canvassed for Sinn FĂ©in candidate Brian Stanley.
- Whelan polled 5,802 votes (7.8%) being beaten to the final seat by Fianna Fáil's Seán Fleming.He was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel in April 2011.
- In 2016, he again unsuccessfully ran for a Dáil seat in Laois.
- He didn't seek nomination for the 25th Seanad in 2016
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