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Joan Burton has lost her seat in Dublin West. Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Former tánaiste Joan Burton has lost her seat in Dublin West

Burton lost out on the fifth count.

FORMER TÁNAISTE JOAN Burton has lost her seat in Dublin West. 

Burton, who was Labour leader between 2014 and 2016, had been in the Dáil nearly continuously since she was elected to the constituency 1992. 

One of the most recognisable figures of the Fine-Gael Labour government between 2011 and 2016, Burton just about held onto her seat at the last election. 

She resigned as party leader following the election, after support for her party collapsed. 

In a constituency that includes Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Joan Burton received 4.8% of first preferences. 

While in government between 2011 and 2016, Burton took the role of Minister for Social Protection under Enda Kenny. 

Burton attracted significant criticism during her time in government, as the Fine Gael-Labour government embarked on a series on cuts in a bid to rebalance the economy. 

During a protest in Jobstown in 2014 anti-water protesters, including Solidarity TD Paul Murphy, prevented a car transporting then Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser Karen O’Connell from leaving the area for several hours as gardaí attempted to move them through the crowd.

A number of people were arrested and charged in connection with the protest, but in June 2017 six people including Murphy were found not guilty of false imprisonment.

In the mid-2000s, Burton was among the leading lights of the party as Labour emerged as one of the most vocal voices of opposition in the Dáil against Fianna Fáil. 

In the 2011 election, prior to Labour entering coalition with Fine Gael, Burton topped the poll in Dublin West. 

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:36 PM

    Yesssssssssssssss

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:38 PM

    Hahahahahaha bye bye Joan. You gotta love election time for this sort of entertainment

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    Mute Daniel Murray
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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:38 PM

    Couldn’t be more delighted for her!

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:39 PM

    Brilliant news

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    Mute Chris
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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:39 PM

    Should have been gone years ago.

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    Mute Ross
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    Feb 9th 2020, 10:19 PM

    @Chris: she’s had a roller-coaster of a stint.. Putting it lightly, but dusted after this historic election

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:57 PM

    Sure what does she care. Big hefty pension now and director in a vulture fund company. Life is grand when you sell out the irish people.

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:45 PM

    There is a god

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:49 PM

    One more of the old Guard gone , Lots more to go .

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    Feb 9th 2020, 10:15 PM

    Delighted. She should have been gone after last election after some of the cuts she implemented

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:51 PM

    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    Good riddance

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:49 PM

    Someone please think of poor Mario Rosenstock & GiftGrub. What’s he going to do now.

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:59 PM

    @⚡ Seánie ⚡: gift grub will be good this week

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:55 PM

    Will she have to sign on now like?

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    Feb 9th 2020, 10:01 PM

    Great result for the public, delighted

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    Feb 9th 2020, 10:17 PM

    I only found out last year that someone working that is out sick and were the company has no sick pay.
    The labour would cover the sick days after day 3 nope Burton increased that to 6 days.
    Then the pension age debacle that FF hanifan brought in and FG&LABOUR brought into legislation.

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    Feb 9th 2020, 10:02 PM

    Just when ya start thinking that all news is bad news…

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:55 PM

    LOL

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:51 PM

    Good riddance to bad rubbish. Too bad it’s going to cost us money which could be used elsewhere.

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    Feb 9th 2020, 9:43 PM

    Terrible news

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