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Candidates 2011

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      Mae Sexton

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      Party: Labour
      Constituency: Longford Westmeath
      Date of Birth: 28/04/1955

      Former Progressive Democrat TD Mae Sexton is running as a Labour candidate in Longford-Westmeath. The 55-year-old, who represented the PDs in the Dáil from 2002-2007, was approached by the party early last year as they attempt to win a second seat in the four-seater. When Sexton sought re-election in 2007, she was eliminated on the third count with only 4 per cent of first-preference votes.



       

      Did you know?

      Sexton is sponsor, organiser, and manager of Longford Community Association Project, and a former member of Longford Chamber of Commerce Tidy Towns group.


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      • Thomas Carty 332 days ago #
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        How she can make the jump from Progressive Democrats to the Labour Party beats me, but maybe it says as much about how Labour have veered to the right as it does about Mae moving to the left. The ULA dont have a candidate in Longford Westmeath, so apart from Sinn Fein, she seems the best option…

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