Patrick Lenihan
He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD at his first attempt , for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 1965 general election . He beat the long-serving Fine Gael TD Seán Mac Eoin in the famous "long count" . 
<triplet> 1965 general election <subj> TD <obj> office contested <triplet> Seán Mac Eoin <subj> Fine Gael <obj> member of political party