1. Eric Joseph Byrne was born on 21 April 1947 and is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dala for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1989 to 1992,1994 to 1997 and 2011 to 2016.
12 Facts About Eric Byrne
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Eric Byrne was formerly a member of Official Sinn Fein, the Workers' Party and Democratic Left.
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Eric Byrne was finally elected at the 1989 general election.
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Eric Byrne joined with Workers' Party members who formed Democratic Left in 1992.
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Eric Byrne unexpectedly lost his seat at the 1992 general election.
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Labour's Pat Upton was unexpectedly returned on the first count, with Eric Byrne finally losing the last seat to Fianna Fail's Ben Briscoe by five votes after a marathon 10-day count.
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Eric Byrne was elected to the 27th Dail at a by-election on 9 June 1994 following the resignation of long-serving Fianna Fail TD John O'Connell.
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Eric Byrne was a backbench supporter of the Rainbow government led by Fine Gael's John Bruton.
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Eric Byrne lost his seat again at the 1997 general election.
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Eric Byrne contested the 2002 general election on the Labour Party ticket as Mary Upton's running-mate, but was unsuccessful.
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Eric Byrne was nominated by the Labour Party to contest the Seanad election in the Labour panel but was not elected.
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Eric Byrne lost his seat at the 2016 general election.