1995 Wicklow by-election
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29 June 1995
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| Turnout | 43,589 (53.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Wicklow in Ireland on Thursday, 29 June 1995, to fill a vacancy in the 27th Dáil. It followed the death of independent Teachta Dála (TD) Johnny Fox on 17 March 1995.[1]
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 1 June 1995.[2]
The by-election was won by independent Wicklow County Councillor Mildred Fox, daughter of the deceased TD, Johnny Fox.[3]
Among the candidates were Senator and Wicklow county councillor, Dick Roche, Wicklow county councillor Tom Honan, Nicky Kelly, former Wicklow county councillor and then husband of sitting TD Liz McManus, John McManus and Wicklow county councillor Susan Philips.
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Independent | Mildred Fox | 26.9 | 11,724 | 11,872 | 12,627 | 13,119 | 13,928 | 15,131 | 17,793 | 22,922 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Dick Roche | 23.1 | 10,060 | 10,135 | 10,352 | 10,536 | 11,194 | 11,968 | 13,056 | 14,895 | |
| Fine Gael | Tom Honan | 12.6 | 5,503 | 5,529 | 5,725 | 5,912 | 6,246 | 7,996 | 9,971 | ||
| Labour | Tim Collins | 11.6 | 5,064 | 5,139 | 5,279 | 5,591 | 6,527 | 7,203 | |||
| Independent | Nicky Kelly | 10.5 | 4,556 | 4,635 | 4,729 | 4,943 | 5,250 | ||||
| Democratic Left | John McManus | 6.5 | 2,841 | 2,907 | 2,956 | 3,249 | |||||
| Independent | Susan Philips | 3.7 | 1,627 | 1,663 | |||||||
| Green | Emer Singleton | 3.6 | 1,565 | 1,674 | 1,816 | ||||||
| Independent | Charlie Keddy | 0.6 | 254 | ||||||||
| Workers' Party | Frank Hayes | 0.5 | 211 | ||||||||
| Natural Law | Desmond Garrett | 0.2 | 104 | ||||||||
| Independent | Jim Tallon | 0.2 | 80 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 81,525 Valid: 43,589 Quota: 21,795 Turnout: 53.5% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 450 (8). Houses of the Oireachtas. 22 March 1995.
- ↑ "Issue of Writ: Wicklow By-election". Dáil Debates. 453 (8). Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 June 1995.
- ↑ "Return to Writ: Wicklow - Introduction of New Member". Dáil Debates. 455 (4). Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 July 1995.
- ↑ "By-election 1995: Wicklow". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ↑ "28th Dáil 1997 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. 1998. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Wicklow: 1995 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 23 April 2026.