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Tom Raftery (born 15 August 1933) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician and university professor. He was elected to the European Parliament at the 1984 European election for the Munster constituency. He lost his seat at the 1989 European election but was elected to the Seanad at the 1989 Seanad election for the Administrative Panel.^[1] He failed to retain his Seanad seat at the 1992 election. He stood unsuccessfully in the Munster constituency at the 1994 European election.^[2]

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^ "Mr. Tom Raftery". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=19&MemberID=1646&ConstID=208. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
^ "Tom Raftery". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3845. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

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Cathaoirleach Seán Doherty (FF) (1989–92) • Seán Fallon (FF) (1992–93) Leader of the Seanad Mick Lanigan (FF) (1989–90) • Seán Fallon (FF) (1990–92) • G. V. Wright (FF) (1992–93)

Administrative Panel	Joe Costello (Lab) • Seán Doherty (FF) • Michael Finneran (FF) • Seán Haughey (FF) • Tras Honan (FF) • Patrick Kennedy (FG) • Tom Raftery (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Avril Doyle (FG) • Tom Fitzgerald (FF) • Richard Hourigan (FG) • Thomas Hussey (FF) • Rory Kiely (FF) • Seán McCarthy (FF) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Liam Naughten (FG) • Francis O'Brien (FF) • Pat Upton (Lab)

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)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent

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Connacht–Ulster	Seán Flanagan (FF / EDA) · Joe McCartin (FG / EPP) · Ray MacSharry (FF / EDA)

Dublin	Niall Andrews (FF / EDA) · Mary Banotti (FG / EPP) · Eileen Lemass (FF / EDA) · ^†Richie Ryan (FG / EPP)

Leinster	Mark Clinton (FG / EPP) · Jim Fitzsimons (FF / EDA) · Patrick Lalor (FF / EDA)

Munster	Sylvester Barrett (FF / EDA) · Gene Fitzgerald (FF / EDA) · T. J. Maher (IND / LDR) · Tom O'Donnell (FG / EPP) · Tom Raftery (FG / EPP)

^†Substituted by Chris O'Malley (FG / EPP) in 1986.

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