Dublin West by-election, 2011

Dublin West by-election, 2011
Dublin West by-election, 2011
Republic of Ireland
2011 ←
 27 October 2011
 → 2016
Turnout 36,391 (58.3%)
 


Nominee Patrick Nulty David McGuinness Ruth Coppinger
Party Labour Party Fianna Fáil Socialist Party
First preferences 8,664 7,344 7,542
Percentage 24.3 21.7 21.1
Final count 17,636 11,590 -


 

Nominee Eithne Loftus Paul Donnelly Roderic O'Gorman
Party Fine Gael Sinn Féin Green Party
First preferences 5,263 3,173 1,787
Percentage 14.7 8.9 5.0
Final count - -

Dublin West Dáil Éireann constituency.png
Dublin West shown within County Dublin
Teachta Dála before election

Brian Lenihan, Jnr
Fianna Fáil

 Elected Teachta Dála

Patrick Nulty
Labour Party

A by-election was held in the Dublin West constituency on 27 October 2011[1] following the death of the Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) and former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan, Jnr on 10 June 2011.[2] 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.

Contents

Candidates

Thirteen candidates contested the by-election.[3][4] Four were members of Fingal County Council: David McGuinness of Fianna Fáil,[5] Eithne Loftus of Fine Gael,[6] Patrick Nulty of the Labour Party,[7] and Ruth Coppinger of the Socialist Party.[8] The other party candidates were Paul Donnelly of Sinn Féin,[9] Roderic O'Gorman of the Green Party[10] and Peadar Ó Ceallaigh of Fís Nua.[3]

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.[11][3][4]

Donnelly, McGuinness, Nulty and O'Gorman were all unsuccessful candidates in this constituency at the general election in February 2011.[12] Bermingham, Cooney, Ó Ceallaigh and Tallon were candidates in the same election in other constituencies.[4]

Result

2011 by-election: Dublin West[13][14]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5
Labour Party Patrick Nulty[7] 24.3 8,665 8,885 10,186 13,027 17,636
Fianna Fáil David McGuinness[15] 21.7 7,742 7,935 8,720 9,873 11,590
Socialist Party Ruth Coppinger[13] 21.1 7,542 7,834 9,368 9,873  
Fine Gael Eithne Loftus[6] 14.7 5,263 5,410 5,942    
Sinn Féin Paul Donnelly[16] 8.9 3,173 3,309      
Green Party Roderic O'Gorman[10] 5.0 1,787 1,925      
Independent Barry Caesar Hunt[11] 2.2 775        
Independent John Frank Kidd[3] 0.9 311        
Independent Gary Bermingham[3] 0.5 185        
Independent Brendan Doris[3] 0.3 95        
Independent Jim Tallon[3] 0.2 73        
Independent Benny Cooney[3] 0.1 51        
Fís Nua Peadar Ó Ceallaigh[3] 0.1 40        
Electorate: 62,396   Valid: 35,702   Spoilt: 689 (1.9%)   Quota: 17,852   Turnout: 36,391 (58.3%)

A full recount was ordered after only 18 votes separated Socialist Party candidate Ruth Coppinger from Fianna Fáil candidate David McGuinness.[17] After the recount both McGuinness and Coppinger had the same number of votes in the fourth count. Under electoral law Coppinger was eliminated as McGuinness had more first preference votes.[18][19]

It is the first time since July 1982 that a government candidate won a by-election, when Noel Treacy won a seat in Galway East.[20] The result left Fianna Fáil with no TDs in the Dublin city and County.[21]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Brian Lenihan dead from pancreatic cancer at 52". Irish Independent. 10 June 2011. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/brian-lenihan-dead-from-pancreatic-cancer-at-52-2671843.html. Retrieved 12 September 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nominations close for Dublin West by-election". RTÉ News. 12 October 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1012/dublinwest.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c Reilly, Gavan (12 October 2011). "13 names in the running for Dublin West by-election". thejournal.ie. http://www.thejournal.ie/13-names-in-the-running-for-dublin-west-by-election-252512-Oct2011/?utm_source=facebook. Retrieved 13 October 2011. 
  5. ^ Duncan, Pamela (14 September 2011). "Running mate of Lenihan to contest Dublin West for FF". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0914/1224304082786.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  6. ^ a b "FG select Dublin West by-election candidate". RTÉ News. 27 September 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0927/finegael.html. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  7. ^ a b "Nulty to contest by-election for Labour". Irish Examiner. 20 September 2011. http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/nulty-to-contest-by-election-for-labour-521251.html. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  8. ^ Kelly, Fiach (12 September 2011). "Socialist by-election candidate holds on to her teaching post". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/socialist-byelection-candidate-holds-on-to-her-teaching-post-2873594.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  9. ^ "First candidates named in Dublin West by-election". The Journal. 9 September 2011. http://www.thejournal.ie/first-candidates-named-in-dublin-west-by-election-221354-Sep2011/. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  10. ^ a b "Councillor warns against FG byelection 'carpetbagger'". The Irish Times. 9 September 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0909/1224303758859.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  11. ^ a b "Candidates to step up canvassing". The Irish Times. 4 October 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1004/1224305205130.html. 
  12. ^ "31st Dáil - Dublin West". Elections Ireland. http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011&cons=112. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  13. ^ a b "Dublin West by-election". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011B&cons=112%20&ref=127. Retrieved 30 September 2011. 
  14. ^ "Dublin West By-Election". RTÉ News. 28 October 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/vote2011/dublin-west.html. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  15. ^ "David McGuinness to contest by-election for FF". RTÉ News. 13 September 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0913/dublinwest.html. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
  16. ^ "Donnelly gets Sinn Fein nod for Dublin West by-election". Belfast Telegraph. 9 September 2011. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/donnelly-gets-sinn-fein-nod-for-dublin-west-byelection-16047332.html. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  17. ^ "Full recount ordered in Dublin West by-election". TheJournal.ie. 28 October 2011. http://www.thejournal.ie/all-seven-independents-knocked-out-of-dublin-west-by-election-266308-Oct2011/. 
  18. ^ "Electoral Act, 1992, sec. 122 (3)". Irish Statute Book. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0023/sec0122.html. Retrieved 30 October 2011. 
  19. ^ "Labour's Pat Nulty elected in Dublin West". Irish Independent. 29 October 2011. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/labours-pat-nulty-elected-in-dublin-west-2920873.html. Retrieved 29 October 2011. 
  20. ^ "Labour wins Dublin byelection". The Irish Times. 29 October 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1029/breaking4.html. 
  21. ^ "Nulty elected in Dublin West". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2011. http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/nulty-elected-in-dublin-west-526334.html. Retrieved 29 October 2011. 

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