1998 Dublin North by-election

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin North constituency in Ireland on 11 March 1998. It followed the resignation of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Ray Burke on 7 October 1997.

1998 Dublin North by-election

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Turnout	33,046 (50.2%)
Ryan Kennedy Jenkinson Nominee Seán Ryan Michael Kennedy Philip Jenkinson Party Labour Fianna Fáil Fine Gael First preferences 11,012 10,334 3,185 Percentage 33.3 31.3 9.6 Final count 16,896 13,633 –   Martin Nominee Clare Daly Paul Martin Paul Donnelly Party Socialist Party Green Sinn Féin First preferences 2,692 1,092 1,088 Percentage 8.2 3.3 3.3 Final count – – –   Ruigrok Goulding Keaveney Nominee Rena Condrot Ruigrok Ciaran Goulding Angela Keaveney Party Independent Independent Christian Solidarity First preferences 780 682 565 Percentage 2.4 2.1 1.7 Final count – – –
TD before election Ray Burke Fianna Fáil Elected TD Seán Ryan Labour

The election was won by Seán Ryan of the Labour Party.

The election was notable in that it had the highest number of candidates to every contest a Dáil by-election. 19 candidates contested, including 9 Independents. The election took 14 counts to declare a winner with 8 candidates getting less than 1% of the first preference vote.

On the same day, a by-election took place in Limerick East, both were the final occasions which Democratic Left contested by-elections.

Michael Kennedy would go on to serve as a TD for the constituency in the future and Clare Daly would go on to serve as a TD and MEP