Pat Upton (1 September 1944 – 22 February 1999) was an Irish Labour Party politician and vet.
[5] In the 28th Dáil he was appointed as Labour's spokesperson on Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
[citation needed] He died suddenly of a heart attack on 22 February 1999 at the UCD veterinary school, where he was still an occasional lecturer, and was survived by his wife and their four children.
[6] Politicians of all parties paid glowing tributes to him an outspoken but "erudite and incisive" contributions to politics and to Irish culture.
[7][8] The by-election for his Dáil seat in Dublin South-Central was held on 27 October 1999, and won for the Labour Party by his sister Mary Upton.