Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. J. Power

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 14:38, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

J. J. Power

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I couldn't establish that he meets WP:NPOL or WP:GNG. Failed MP candidate, representatives at County and Town Council level don't tend to get articles. Most mentions of him in sources are to do with his notable relatives, and notability is not inherited. I wasn't sure that there was a suitable WP:ATD, though there are a few redirect possibilities, I think choosing any one of them would be more confusing for a reader than seeing there is no article. Boleyn (talk) 14:17, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. —hueman1 (talk • contributions) 14:59, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. —hueman1 (talk • contributions) 14:59, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. On the face of it, the subject fails WP:NPOL (in that local councillors in Ireland are not holders of "international, national, or [..] state/province–wide office, or [..] members of legislative bodies at those levels"). In terms of WP:GNG, I cannot find anything beyond what the nom has mentioned (the same routine coverage we might expect for any political candidate -- none of which seems to substantively focus on the subject as a primary topic). Guliolopez (talk) 15:34, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. County council is not a level of office that guarantees inclusion in Wikipedia per WP:NPOL, an unsuccessful candidacy for the Dáil does not help to make him more notable than the norm for county councillors as even at the national level the notability test still depends on holding office and not just running for it, and the article is not sourced anywhere near well enough to make him markedly more special than most other county councillors or unelected TD candidates. Bearcat (talk) 14:59, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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