1996 Donegal North-East by-election
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A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Donegal North-East constituency in Ireland on 2 April 1996. It followed the death of Independent Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) and former Minister Neil Blaney on 8 November 1995.
The election was won by Donegal County Councillor Cecilia Keaveney of Fianna Fáil.
Among the candidates were Donegal County Councillor, brother of Neil Blaney, and future TD Harry Blaney, Senator and Donegal County Councillor Seán Maloney and Vice President of Sinn Féin and future Member of Parliament for West Tyrone Pat Doherty
On the same day, a by-election took place in Dublin West.
Result[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Cecilia Keaveney | 32.2 | 9,872 | 10,351 | 11,454 | 14,115 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | Harry Blaney | 29.2 | 8,943 | 10,208 | 11,444 | 13,077 | |
| Fine Gael | Jim Sheridan | 18.5 | 5,679 | 5,813 | 6,861 | ||
| Labour | Seán Maloney | 12.4 | 3,791 | 4,003 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Pat Doherty | 7.6 | 2,340 | ||||
| Electorate: 50,443 Valid: 30,625 Quota: 15,313 Turnout: 60.7% | |||||||