Arthur Spring

{{Short description|Irish former Labour Party politician (b. 1976)}}

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{{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2022}}

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| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = February 2011

| term_end = February 2016

| constituency = Kerry North–West Limerick

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|7|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland

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| nationality = Irish

| party = Labour Party

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| relatives = {{Ubl|Dan Spring (grandfather)|Dick Spring (uncle)}}

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| alma_mater = Dublin Institute of Technology

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Arthur Spring (born 5 July 1976) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North–West Limerick constituency from 2011 to 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Arthur-Spring.D.2011-03-09/|title=Arthur Spring|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=7 October 2011|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708044916/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Arthur-Spring.D.2011-03-09/|url-status=live}}

He is a nephew of Dick Spring, a former TD for Kerry North and Labour Party leader, and grandson of Labour TD Dan Spring. He was educated at the Dublin Institute of Technology.{{Cite web |date=2011-02-09 |title=Arthur J. Spring - Labour Age: 34 Home: Oakpark, Tralee |url=https://www.independent.ie/news/arthur-j-spring-labour-age-34-home-oakpark-tralee/27403770.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}

Spring was elected to Kerry County Council and Tralee Town Council in 2009, and is a former Mayor of Tralee. He was elected as a Labour Party TD for Kerry North–West Limerick at the 2011 general election. The constituency was abolished at the 2016 general election. Spring stood for election in Kerry but did not succeed.{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=9767|title=Arthur Spring|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=7 October 2011|archive-date=16 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016143748/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=9767|url-status=live}} His brother, Graham Spring, was a member of Kerry County Council from 2014 to 2019.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-21 |title=77-year Spring political dynasty at an end |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/77-year-spring-political-dynasty-at-an-end/37936169.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}