A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin Central constituency in Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009,[1] following the death of the Independent Teachta Dála (TD) Tony Gregory on 2 January 2009. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2009 European and local elections.[2] A by-election was held in the Dublin South constituency on the same date. There was no legal requirement on when to hold a by-election in Ireland in 2009 but they were generally held within six months.[3]
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The independent candidate Maureen O'Sullivan, Gregory's former election agent, was elected on the eighth count.[4]
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Independent | Maureen O'Sullivan[6] | 26.9 | 7,639 | 7,711 | 7,862 | 8,105 | 8,341 | 9,352 | 11,062 | 13,739 | |
| Fine Gael | Paschal Donohoe[7] | 22.7 | 6,439 | 6,461 | 6,488 | 6,578 | 6,737 | 7,412 | 7,880 | 10,198 | |
| Labour | Ivana Bacik[8] | 17.3 | 4,926 | 4,931 | 5,008 | 5,073 | 5,338 | 5,774 | 6,537 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Christy Burke[9] | 13.3 | 3,770 | 3,780 | 3,902 | 3,990 | 4,042 | 4,420 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Maurice Ahern[10] | 12.3 | 3,483 | 3,512 | 3,526 | 3,564 | 3,621 | ||||
| Green | David Geary[7] | 2.9 | 819 | 829 | 849 | 893 | |||||
| Immigration Control | Patrick Talbot[11] | 2.2 | 614 | 636 | 676 | ||||||
| Workers' Party | Malachy Steenson[12] | 1.8 | 519 | 528 | |||||||
| Christian Solidarity | Paul O'Loughlin | 0.7 | 203 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 62,141 Valid: 28,412 Spoilt: 391 (1.4%) Quota: 14,207 Turnout: 28,803 (46.3%) | |||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "By-elections set for June 5th". The Irish Times. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ Brennan, Michael (3 January 2009). "FF faces by-election battles in the capital". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ Sheahan, Fionnan (10 July 2008). "Speculation begins over who will fill TD position". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Dublin Central". The Irish Times. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ "Dublin Central: By-election 2009". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Smyth, Sam (3 March 2009). "FF to press ahead with poll despite Ahern's resistance". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ^ a b "By-elections: events to date". The Irish Times. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ "RTÉ's Lee to stand for FG in Dublin South". RTÉ News. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ "Christy Burke to run for Sinn Féin". The Irish Times. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Parties select bye-election candidates". RTÉ News. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ "Patrick Talbot". ICP website. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ "Press release". www.politics.ie. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2009.