Dublin South–West by-election, 2014
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin South–West constituency in Ireland on 10 October 2014,[1] following the election of Fine Gael TD Brian Hayes to the European Parliament.[2]
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring.[3] The Roscommon–South Leitrim by-election was held on the same date.
Paul Murphy of the Anti-Austerity Alliance was elected on the eighth count.[4] Murphy's victory came as a surprise as Sinn Féin had performed extremely well in local elections the previous May, winning 50.3% of the first preference vote in the Tallaght South LEA and 32% in the Tallaght Central LEA, [5] [6] and were widely predicted to win the seat. [7] [8] [9] Murphy largely campaigned on the issue of water charges, stating that Sinn Féin could not be trusted to oppose water charges. In the wake of a poor local election result, Labour and Fine Gael were not considered contenders for the seat while Fianna Fáil largely focused its resources on the Roscommon–South Leitrim by-election. [10]
Result
2014 by-election: Dublin South–West[11] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 |
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Anti-Austerity Alliance |
Paul Murphy |
27.2 |
6,540 |
6,579
| 6,622
| 6,890
| 7,079
| 7,436
| 7,726
| 9,565 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Cathal King |
30.3 |
7,288 |
7,304
| 7,340
| 7,448
| 7,580
| 7,828
| 8,017
| 8,999 |
|
Independent |
Ronan McMahon |
8.9 |
2,142 |
2,167
| 2,227
| 2,265
| 2,464
| 3,049
| 3,416
| |
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Fine Gael |
Cáit Keane |
8.8 |
2,110 |
2,117
| 2,194
| 2,203
| 2,267
| 2,575
| 3,857
| |
|
Labour Party |
Pamela Kearns |
8.5 |
2,043 |
2,053
| 2,155
| 2,170
| 2,239
| 2,492
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Fianna Fáil |
John Lahart |
8.6 |
2,077 |
2,085
| 2,138
| 2,152
| 2,200
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Independent |
Declan Burke |
2.8 |
681 |
711
| 746
| 818
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People Before Profit |
Nicky Coules |
2.2 |
530 |
540
| 554
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Green Party |
Francis Noel Duffy |
1.9 |
447 |
453
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Independent |
Tony Rochford |
0.4 |
92 |
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Independent |
Colm O'Keeffe |
0.3 |
74 |
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Electorate: 70,400 Valid: 24,024 Spoilt: 256 (1.1%) Quota: 12,013 Turnout: 24,280 (34.5%) |
See also
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