Olga Bennett

Olga Bennett (born October 1947)^[1] is a former Fianna Fáil politician from Dublin in Ireland. She was a senator from 1993 to 1997.

A fashion buyer before entering politics,^[1] she stood unsuccessfully as a Fianna Fáil candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Dublin West constituency at the 1987 and 1989 general elections. After her 1989 defeat, she was nominated by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey to the 19th Seanad Éireann.^[2]

At the 1992 general elections she stood in the Dublin Central constituency, where she again failed to win a seat, winning less than 3% of the first-preference votes. Bennett then contested the election to the 20th Seanad on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, but was not elected. She did not stand again for either the Dáil or the Seaand.

References

1 2 "Ms. Olga Bennett". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Olga Bennett". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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Cultural and Educational Panel	Sean Byrne (FF) Maurice Manning (FG) Paschal Mooney (FF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Éamon Ó Cuív (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) Richard Conroy (FF) Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) Seán Fallon (FF) William Farrell (FF) Denis Foley (FF) Michael Howard (FG) John Ryan (Lab) Myles Staunton (FG)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Mary Jackman (FG) Dan Kiely (FF) Don Lydon (FF) Larry McMahon (FG) Brian Mullooly (FF) Dan Neville (FG) Pól Ó Foighil (FG) Batt O'Keeffe (FF)

National University of Ireland	John A. Murphy (Ind) Joe O'Toole (Ind) Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Carmencita Hederman (Ind) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Olga Bennett (FF) Hugh Byrne (FF) Martin Cullen (PD) John Dardis (PD) Helen Keogh (PD) Mick Lanigan (FF) Tony McKenna (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Donal Ormonde (FF) Eoin Ryan, Jnr (FF) G. V. Wright (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1992 Brendan Daly (FF) Pat Farrell (FF) Terry Leyden (FF) Dick Roche (FF)

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