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2011 Dublin West by-election

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election_name2011 Dublin West by-election
countryIreland
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_year[2011 general election](2011-irish-general-election)
election_date27 October 2011
next_year[2016 general election](2016-irish-general-election)
turnout36,391 (58.3%)
1blankFirst preferences
2blankPercentage
3blankFinal count
nominee1**Patrick Nulty**
party1Labour Party (Ireland)
1data18,665
2data124.3%
3data1**17,636**
image2[[File:Councillor David McGuinness.jpeg120x120px]]
nominee2David McGuinness
party2Fianna Fáil
1data27,742
2data221.7%
3data211,590
image3[[File:Ruth Coppinger.jpg120x120px]]
nominee3Ruth Coppinger
party3Socialist Party (Ireland)
1data37,542
2data321.1%
3data3–
nominee4Eithne Loftus
party4Fine Gael
1data45,263
2data414.7%
3data4–
image5[[File:Paul Donnelly 2012.jpg120x120px]]
nominee5Paul Donnelly
leader5
party5Sinn Féin
1data53,173
2data58.9%
3data5–
image6[[File:Roderic-54.jpg120x120px]]
nominee6Roderic O'Gorman
party6Green Party (Ireland)
1data61,787
2data65.0%
3data6–
nominee7Barry Caesar Hunt
party7Independent politician
1data7775
2data72.2%
3data7–
nominee8John Frank Kidd
party8Independent politician
1data8311
2data80.9%
3data8–
nominee9Gary Bermingham
party9Independent politician
1data9185
2data90.5%
3data9–
map_imageDublin West Dáil Éireann constituency.png
map_size150px
map_captionDublin West shown within County Dublin
titleTD
before_electionBrian Lenihan Jnr
before_partyFianna Fáil
after_electionPatrick Nulty
after_partyLabour Party (Ireland)

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin West constituency in Ireland on Thursday 27 October 2011, following the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) and former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan Jnr on 10 June 2011. The 2011 Irish presidential election and two constitutional referendums were held on the same day.

Patrick Nulty of the Labour Party was elected after a prolonged count.

Candidates

Thirteen candidates contested the by-election. Four were members of Fingal County Council: David McGuinness of Fianna Fáil, Eithne Loftus of Fine Gael, The other party candidates were Paul Donnelly of Sinn Féin, Roderic O'Gorman of the Green Party and Peadar Ó Ceallaigh of Fís Nua.

There were six independent candidates: Gary Bermingham, a satirical actor and artist; Benny Cooney, a FÁS employee; Brendan Doris, an architect; Barry Caesar Hunt, a contestant in The Apprentice reality television show in 2010; John Frank Kidd, a retired fire officer; and Jim Tallon, a farmer.

Donnelly, McGuinness, Nulty and O'Gorman had all been unsuccessful candidates in this constituency at the general election in February 2011. Bermingham, Cooney, Ó Ceallaigh and Tallon had been candidates in other constituencies at the same election.

Result

A full recount was ordered after only 18 votes separated Socialist Party candidate Ruth Coppinger from Fianna Fáil candidate David McGuinness. After the recount, both McGuinness and Coppinger had the same number of votes in the fourth count. Under electoral law Coppinger was eliminated, for McGuinness had more first-preference votes.

It was the first time since July 1982 – when Noel Treacy won a seat in Galway East – that a candidate of a governing party won a by-election. The result left Fianna Fáil with no TDs in Dublin city and County.

References

References

  1. (7 September 2011). "Dublin West by-election set for 27 October". [[RTÉ News]].
  2. (10 June 2011). "Brian Lenihan dead from pancreatic cancer at 52". [[Irish Independent]].
  3. (12 October 2011). "Nominations close for Dublin West by-election". RTÉ News.
  4. Reilly, Gavan. (12 October 2011). "13 names in the running for Dublin West by-election". thejournal.ie.
  5. Duncan, Pamela. (14 September 2011). "Running mate of Lenihan to contest Dublin West for FF". [[The Irish Times]].
  6. Kelly, Fiach. (12 September 2011). "Socialist by-election candidate holds on to her teaching post". Irish Independent.
  7. (9 September 2011). "First candidates named in Dublin West by-election". The Journal.
  8. Mary Minihan. (9 September 2011). "Councillor warns against FG byelection 'carpetbagger'". The Irish Times.
  9. (4 October 2011). "Candidates to step up canvassing". The Irish Times.
  10. "31st Dáil - Dublin West". Elections Ireland.
  11. "Dublin West by-election". ElectionsIreland.org.
  12. (20 September 2011). "Nulty to contest by-election for Labour". [[Irish Examiner]].
  13. (13 September 2011). "David McGuinness to contest by-election for FF". RTÉ News.
  14. (27 September 2011). "FG select Dublin West by-election candidate". RTÉ News.
  15. (9 September 2011). "Donnelly gets Sinn Féin nod for Dublin West by-election". [[Belfast Telegraph]].
  16. (28 October 2011). "Full recount ordered in Dublin West by-election". TheJournal.ie.
  17. "Electoral Act, 1992, sec. 122 (3)". [[Irish Statute Book]].
  18. (29 October 2011). "Labour's Pat Nulty elected in Dublin West". Irish Independent.
  19. O'Halloran, Marie. (29 October 2011). "Labour wins Dublin byelection". The Irish Times.
  20. (29 October 2011). "Nulty elected in Dublin West". Irish Examiner.
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