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John Stafford (born 20 May 1944) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency at the 1987 general election. He was re-elected there at the 1989 general election, but owing to the 1992 boundary revisions he was unable to gain nomination there for Fianna Fáil in that year's general election. Instead he was selected to stand in Dublin North-Central, where he was unsuccessful.

A member of Dublin City Council, Stafford was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1997 to 1998, and later proposed the motion which led to the council supporting the construction of the Spire of Dublin. The spire was opposed by his brother, councillor Tom Stafford. His father Thomas Stafford served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1967 to 1968.

References

1. "John Stafford". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
2. "John Stafford". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
3. "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
4. "Stafford is elected new Lord Mayor of Dublin". The Irish Times. 8 July 1997. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

• Fianna Fáil TDs
• 1944 births
• Living people
• Members of the 25th Dáil
• Members of the 26th Dáil
• Lord mayors of Dublin
• Fianna Fáil local councillors