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1998 Cork South-Central by-election
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23 October 1998
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Turnout43,007 (49.1%)
 
Behan
O'Sullivan
Nominee Simon Coveney Sinead Behan Toddy O'Sullivan
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
First preferences 16,212 12,658 8,171
Percentage 37.7% 29.4% 19.0%
Final count 23,230 16,379 –
Cork South-Central shown within Ireland
TD before election

Hugh Coveney
Fine Gael

TD after election

Simon Coveney
Fine Gael

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork South-Central in Ireland on Friday, 23 October 1998, to fill a vacancy in the 28th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Hugh Coveney on 14 March 1998.[1]

The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 September 1998.[2]

The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Simon Coveney, son of the deceased TD, Hugh Coveney.[3][4]

The other candidates were Sinead Behan for Fianna Fáil, Cork City Councillor and former TD Toddy O'Sullivan for the Labour Party, Cork City Councillor Dan Boyle for the Green Party, Henry Cremin for Sinn Féin, Peter Kelly for the Progressive Democrats, Brian McEnery for the Natural Law Party, and Benny Cooney and Jim Tallon as independents.

Dan Boyle would later represented the constituency as a TD from 2002 to 2007.

Result

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1998 Cork South-Central by-election[4][5][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Simon Coveney 37.7 16,212 16,720 23,230
Fianna Fáil Sinead Behan 29.4 12,658 13,372 16,379
Labour Toddy O'Sullivan 19.0 8,171 8,689  
Green Dan Boyle 8.1 3,461 4,017  
Sinn Féin Henry Cremin 2.7 1,158    
Progressive Democrats Peter Kelly 2.3 971    
Independent Benny Cooney 0.5 197    
Natural Law Brian McEnery 0.4 150    
Independent Jim Tallon 0.1 29    
Electorate: 87,606   Valid: 43,007   Quota: 21,504   Turnout: 49.1%  

References

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  1. ^ "Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 488 (7). Houses of the Oireachtas. 24 March 1998.
  2. ^ "Issue of Writ: Cork South-Central By-election". Dáil Debates. 494 (2). Houses of the Oireachtas. 30 September 1998.
  3. ^ "Return to Writ: Cork South-Central. Introduction of New Member". Dáil Debates. 495 (7). Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 November 1998.
  4. ^ a b "Simon Coveney". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  5. ^ "29th Dáil General Election results" (PDF). Government of Ireland. May 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Cork South-Central: 1998 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
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