TDs native to constituency

[Schuhart]

A few recent threads have been about localism, and it struck me one indicator of interest is the extent to which TDs represent constituencies in counties other than their place of birth. By the wonders of google and wikipedia, I've tried to identify the birthplaces of TDs elected in 2007. At this stage, I'm more interested in hearing if I've any of them down wrong, and if anyone can fill in some of the ones where I could find no information.

I'd say few surprises in this early cut of the data. A fair number of TDs representing Dublin and surrounding constituencies come from elsewhere. As much as anything, that might just reflect folk migrating to Dublin and becoming active in a party as a means of socialisation. I'd say it likely doesn't have much impact on their political behaviour (with the possible exception of Aine Brady. But it may contribute to the lack of any real 'Dublin' lobby in Irish politics, and explain an amount of the bias towards the regions in political debate.

I suppose the other question folk might be interested in is which counties are the most 'incestuous'. The areas with no non-native TDs seem to be Clare, Cork, Donegal, Kerry, Longford-Westmeath, Mayo, Waterford and Wexford - although I don't have information on all Cork TDs.

The (rather lengthy) table is below. Any corrections would be most welcome.

Constituency TD Place of Birth Party
Carlow–Kilkenny Bobby Aylward Kilkenny Fianna Fáil
Carlow–Kilkenny Phil Hogan Kilkenny Fine Gael
Carlow–Kilkenny John McGuinness Kilkenny Fianna Fáil
Carlow–Kilkenny M. J. Nolan Carlow Fianna Fáil
Carlow–Kilkenny Mary White Wicklow Green Party
Cavan–Monaghan Margaret Conlon ? Fianna Fáil
Cavan–Monaghan Seymour Crawford Monaghan Fine Gael
Cavan–Monaghan Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin Monaghan Sinn Féin
Cavan–Monaghan Rory O'Hanlon Dublin Ceann Comhairle
Cavan–Monaghan Brendan Smith Cavan Fianna Fáil
Clare Pat Breen Clare Fine Gael
Clare Joe Carey Clare Fine Gael
Clare Timmy Dooley Clare Fianna Fáil
Clare Tony Killeen Clare Fianna Fáil
Cork East Michael Ahern Cork Fianna Fáil
Cork East Ned O'Keeffe Cork Fianna Fáil
Cork East Seán Sherlock Cork Labour Party
Cork East David Stanton Cork Fine Gael
Cork North Central Bernard Allen Cork Fine Gael
Cork North Central Billy Kelleher Cork Fianna Fáil
Cork North Central Kathleen Lynch Cork Labour Party
Cork North Central Noel O'Flynn Cork Fianna Fáil
Cork North West Michael Creed Cork Fine Gael
Cork North West Michael Moynihan Cork Fianna Fáil
Cork North West Batt O'Keeffe Cork Fianna Fáil
Cork South Central Deirdre Clune Cork Fine Gael
Cork South Central Simon Coveney Cork Fine Gael
Cork South Central Ciarán Lynch Cork Labour Party
Cork South Central Micheál Martin Cork Fianna Fáil
Cork South Central Michael McGrath ? Fianna Fáil
Cork South West Jim O'Keeffe Cork Fine Gael
Cork South West Christy O'Sullivan Cork Fianna Fáil
Cork South West P. J. Sheehan ? Fine Gael
Donegal North East Joe McHugh Donegal Fine Gael
Donegal North East Jim McDaid Donegal Fianna Fáil
Donegal North East Niall Blaney Donegal Fianna Fáil
Donegal South West Mary Coughlan Donegal Fianna Fáil
Donegal South West Pat "the Cope" Gallagher Donegal Fianna Fáil
Donegal South West Dinny McGinley Donegal Fine Gael
Dublin Central Bertie Ahern Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dublin Central Tony Gregory Dublin Independent
Dublin Central Joe Costello Sligo Labour Party
Dublin Central Cyprian Brady ? Fianna Fáil
Dublin Mid West John Curran Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dublin Mid West Paul Gogarty Westmeath Green Party
Dublin Mid West Mary Harney Galway Progressive Democrats
Dublin Mid West Joanna Tuffy England Labour Party
Dublin North Michael Kennedy Wicklow Fianna Fáil
Dublin North Darragh O'Brien Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dublin North James Reilly ? Fine Gael
Dublin North Trevor Sargent ? Green Party
Dublin North Central Richard Bruton Dublin Fine Gael
Dublin North Central Seán Haughey Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dublin North Central Finian McGrath Galway Independent
Dublin North East Tommy Broughan Dublin Labour Party
Dublin North East Terence Flanagan ? Fine Gael
Dublin North East Michael Woods Wicklow Fianna Fáil
Dublin North West Noel Ahern Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dublin North West Pat Carey Kerry Fianna Fáil
Dublin North West Róisín Shortall Dublin Labour Party
Dublin South Séamus Brennan Galway Fianna Fáil
Dublin South Tom Kitt Galway Fianna Fáil
Dublin South Olivia Mitchell Offaly Fine Gael
Dublin South Eamon Ryan Dublin Green Party
Dublin South Alan Shatter Dublin Fine Gael
Dublin South Central Seán Ardagh Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dublin South Central Catherine Byrne Dublin Fine Gael
Dublin South Central Michael Mulcahy ? Fianna Fáil
Dublin South Central Aengus Ó Snodaigh Dublin Sinn Féin
Dublin South Central Mary Upton Clare Labour Party
Dublin South East Chris Andrews ? Fianna Fáil
Dublin South East Lucinda Creighton Mayo Fine Gael
Dublin South East John Gormley Dublin Green Party
Dublin South East Ruairi Quinn Dublin Labour Party
Dublin South West Brian Hayes Dublin Fine Gael
Dublin South West Conor Lenihan Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dublin South West Charlie O'Connor Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dublin South West Pat Rabbitte Mayo Labour Party
Dublin West Joan Burton Dublin Labour Party
Dublin West Brian Lenihan Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dublin West Leo Varadkar Dublin Fine Gael
Dún Laoghaire Barry Andrews Dublin Fianna Fáil
Dún Laoghaire Seán Barrett Dublin Fine Gael
Dún Laoghaire Ciarán Cuffe Dublin Green Party
Dún Laoghaire Eamon Gilmore Galway Labour Party
Dún Laoghaire Mary Hanafin Tipperary Fianna Fáil
Galway East Paul Connaughton Galway Fine Gael
Galway East Michael Kitt Galway Fianna Fáil
Galway East Ulick Burke Galway Fine Gael
Galway East Noel Treacy Galway Fianna Fáil
Galway West Frank Fahey Galway Fianna Fáil
Galway West Noel Grealish ? Progressive Democrats
Galway West Michael D. Higgins Limerick Labour Party
Galway West Pádraic McCormack Longford Fine Gael
Galway West Éamon Ó Cuív Dublin Fianna Fáil
Kerry North Jimmy Deenihan Kerry Fine Gael
Kerry North Martin Ferris Kerry Sinn Féin
Kerry North Tom McEllistrim Kerry Fianna Fáil
Kerry South John O'Donoghue Kerry Fianna Fáil
Kerry South Tom Sheahan Kerry Fine Gael
Kerry South Jackie Healy-Rae Kerry Independent
Kildare North Áine Brady Galway Fianna Fáil
Kildare North Bernard Durkan Mayo Fine Gael
Kildare North Michael Fitzpatrick Cavan Fianna Fáil
Kildare North Emmet Stagg Mayo Labour Party
Kildare South Seán Ó Fearghaíl Kildare Fianna Fáil
Kildare South Seán Power Kildare Fianna Fáil
Kildare South Jack Wall Kildare Labour Party
Laois–Offaly Brian Cowen Offaly Fianna Fáil
Laois–Offaly Olwyn Enright Offaly Fine Gael
Laois–Offaly Charles Flanagan Laois Fine Gael
Laois–Offaly Seán Fleming ? Fianna Fáil
Laois–Offaly John Moloney ? Fianna Fáil
Limerick East Michael Noonan Limerick Fine Gael
Limerick East Willie O'Dea Limerick Fianna Fáil
Limerick East Kieran O'Donnell ? Fine Gael
Limerick East Jan O'Sullivan Clare Labour Party
Limerick East Peter Power Limerick Fianna Fáil
Limerick West Niall Collins ? Fianna Fáil
Limerick West John Cregan Limerick Fianna Fáil
Limerick West Dan Neville ? Fine Gael
Longford–Westmeath James Bannon Longford Fine Gael
Longford–Westmeath Peter Kelly Westmeath Fianna Fáil
Longford–Westmeath Mary O'Rourke Westmeath Fianna Fáil
Longford–Westmeath Willie Penrose Westmeath Labour Party
Louth Dermot Ahern Louth Fianna Fáil
Louth Séamus Kirk Louth Fianna Fáil
Louth Arthur Morgan Louth Sinn Féin
Louth Fergus O'Dowd Tipperary Fine Gael
Mayo Enda Kenny Mayo Fine Gael
Mayo Michael Ring Mayo Fine Gael
Mayo John O'Mahony Mayo Fine Gael
Mayo Dara Calleary Mayo Fianna Fáil
Mayo Beverley Flynn Mayo Independent
Meath East Mary Wallace Dublin Fianna Fáil
Meath East Shane McEntee Meath Fine Gael
Meath East Thomas Byrne ? Fianna Fáil
Meath West Johnny Brady ? Fianna Fáil
Meath West Noel Dempsey Meath Fianna Fáil
Meath West Damien English Meath Fine Gael
Roscommon–South Leitrim Frank Feighan ? Fine Gael
Roscommon–South Leitrim Michael Finneran Roscommon Fianna Fáil
Roscommon–South Leitrim Denis Naughten Roscommon Fine Gael
Sligo–North Leitrim Jimmy Devins ? Fianna Fáil
Sligo–North Leitrim John Perry Sligo Fine Gael
Sligo–North Leitrim Eamon Scanlon Sligo Fianna Fáil
Tipperary North Michael Lowry Tipperary Independent
Tipperary North Máire Hoctor Tipperary Fianna Fáil
Tipperary North Noel Coonan Tipperary Fine Gael
Tipperary South Tom Hayes Tipperary Fine Gael
Tipperary South Mattie McGrath Tipperary Fianna Fáil
Tipperary South Martin Mansergh England Fianna Fáil
Waterford Martin Cullen Waterford Fianna Fáil
Waterford John Deasy Waterford Fine Gael
Waterford Brendan Kenneally Waterford Fianna Fáil
Waterford Brian O'Shea Waterford Labour Party
Wexford John Browne Wexford Fianna Fáil
Wexford Seán Connick Wexford Fianna Fáil
Wexford Michael W. D'Arcy Wexford Fine Gael
Wexford Paul Kehoe Wexford Fine Gael
Wexford Brendan Howlin Wexford Labour Party
Wicklow Joe Behan ? Fianna Fáil
Wicklow Andrew Doyle ? Fine Gael
Wicklow Liz McManus Canada Labour Party
Wicklow Dick Roche Wexford Fianna Fáil
Wicklow Billy Timmins Wicklow Fine Gael

[YoungLiberal]

Seán Fleming is from Laois.
Thomas Byrne is from Meath or Louth, nearly sure it's Meath.
Almost 100% sure Cyp Brady is a Dub.

[flavirostris]

All of the Roscommon, Mayo & Sligo TDs are native to the respective counties I believe

[Mushroom]

Almost 100% sure Cyp Brady is a Dub.

Yep - I recall his brother, motor-mouth Royston, going on about his East Wall childhood in those halcyon days when he was running for Europe and was one of Bertie's best buddies!

[Kate P]

Seán Fleming is from Laois.
Thomas Byrne is from Meath or Louth, nearly sure it's Meath.
Almost 100% sure Cyp Brady is a Dub.

Think you're right re Seán Fleming - Castletown, Laois.
John Moloney is Mountmellick - with a pub and undertaker's business owned by his late father.

[Asparagus]

johngormely is from Mars, trevorsargent is from jupiter

[EvotingMachine0197]

Think you're right re Seán Fleming - Castletown, Laois.
John Moloney is Mountmellick - with a pub and undertaker's business owned by his late father.

Smashing. The pub and the undertaker. That's pretty much a town sewn up.

Irish people will always drink and Irish people will always die.

How many Irish towns replicate this drink-death monopoly ?

Many I suspect.

[bollox]

All of the Roscommon, Mayo & Sligo TDs are native to the respective counties I believe

Yes correct although I have a small question mark over Frank Feighan. His parents are from Tubbercurry in Sligo and he lives very close to the border currently, so I'm not 100% sure if he was born in Roscommon although he did spend most of his childhood there.

[Red_93]

Liz McManus I believe, while yes she is form Canada, was brought up in Galway, though I can't be sure. In relation to PJ SHeahan (CSW) and Michael McGrath (CSC) I would wager both are from Cork, they both have common Cork names, and Sheahan is ancient.

[controller]

I'm not trying to be critical, but I don't understand that point of the thread. If a T.D. was born in Galway but represents Dublin, because he lives & works there, what is the problem. Again, I am not trying to criticise, but what am I missing??