Dublin South by-election, 2009
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A by-election was held in the Dublin South constituency in Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009,[1] following the death of the Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Séamus Brennan on 9 July 2008. As Brennan was a Fianna Fáil TD, that party had the responsibility of deciding when the by-election should take place. It was held on the same day as the 2009 European and local elections.[2] There is no legal requirement on when to hold a by-election in Ireland but it is generally held within six months.[3] A by-election in the Dublin Central constituency was held on the same date.
Eight candidates contested the vacant seat, with victory going to the Fine Gael candidate, George Lee who was elected on the first count.[4]
[edit] Result
| Dublin South by-election, 2009[5] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Fine Gael | George Lee[6] | 27,768 | 53.4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Labour Party | Alex White[7] | 10,294 | 19.8 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Shay Brennan[6] | 9,250 | 17.8 | |||
| Green Party | Elizabeth Davidson[8] | 1,846 | 3.5 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Shaun Tracey[8] | 1,705 | 3.3 | |||
| Independent | Ross O'Mullane[9] | 650 | 1.2 | |||
| Independent | Frank O'Gorman | 351 | 0.7 | |||
| Independent | Noel O'Gara | 172 | 0.3 | |||
| Electorate: 90,802 Valid: 52,036 Spoilt: 443 (0.8%) Quota: 26,019 Turnout: 52,479 (57.8%) | ||||||
George Lee resigned from Dáil Éireann on 8 February 2010 after serving 8 months as a TD.[10]
[edit] See also
- Dublin Central by-election, 2009
- List of Irish by-elections
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
[edit] References
- ^ "By-elections set for June 5th". The Irish Times. 28 April 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0428/breaking72.htm. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ "FG may opt for high-profile by-election candidate". The Irish Times. 25 November 2008. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/1125/1227486545297.html. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ Sheahan, Fionnan (10 July 2008). "Speculation begins over who will fill TD position". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/speculation-begins-over-who-will-fill-td-position-1430535.html. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ "Dublin South". The Irish Times. 6 June 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/indepth/elections2009/results/byelections/dublinsouth.html. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ "Dublin South: By-election 2009". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2007B&cons=102. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Parties select bye-election candidates". RTÉ News. 6 May 2009. http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0506/election.html. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ "In short". The Irish Times. 22 October 2008. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/1022/1224625076763.html. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ a b "'Black Friday' looms over Fianna Fáil in by-elections". Sunday Tribune. 3 May 2009. http://www.tribune.ie/news/article/2009/may/03/black-friday-looms-over-fianna-fail-in-by-election/. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Website proposed as tool of democracy". The Irish Times. 9 January 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0109/1231454443049.html. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Fine Gael TD George Lee resigns". RTÉ News. 8 February 2010. http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0208/leeg.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
