Dublin Central by-election, 2009

Dublin Central by-election, 2009

2007 ← 5 June 2009 → 2011

Turnout 28,803 (46.3%)   Nominee Maureen O'Sullivan Paschal Donohoe Ivana Bacik Party Independent Fine Gael Labour Party First preferences 7,639 6,439 4,926 Percentage 26.9 22.7 17.3 Final count 13,739 10,198 -   Nominee Christy Burke Maurice Ahern David Geary Party Sinn Féin Fianna Fáil Green Party First preferences 3,770 3,483 819 Percentage 13.3 13.3 2.9 Final count - - -

Dublin Central shown within County Dublin

Teachta Dála before election Tony Gregory Independent Elected Teachta Dála Maureen O'Sullivan Independent

A by-election was held in the Dublin Central constituency in Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009,^[1] following the death of the Independent Teachta Dála (TD) Tony Gregory on 2 January 2009. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2009 European and local elections.^[2] A by-election was held in the Dublin South constituency on the same date. There is no legal requirement on when to hold a by-election in Ireland but it is generally held within six months.^[3]

The independent candidate Maureen O'Sullivan was elected on the eighth count.^[4]

Result

Dublin Central by-election, 2009[5]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Independent	Maureen O'Sullivan[6]	26.9	7,639	7,711	7,862	8,105	8,341	9,352	11,062	13,739
	Fine Gael	Paschal Donohoe[7]	22.7	6,439	6,461	6,488	6,578	6,737	7,412	7,880	10,198
	Labour Party	Ivana Bacik[8]	17.3	4,926	4,931	5,008	5,073	5,338	5,774	6,537
	Sinn Féin	Christy Burke[9]	13.3	3,770	3,780	3,902	3,990	4,042	4,420
	Fianna Fáil	Maurice Ahern[10]	12.3	3,483	3,512	3,526	3,564	3,621
	Green Party	David Geary[7]	2.9	819	829	849	893
	Immigration Control	Patrick Talbot[11]	2.2	614	636	676
	Workers' Party	Malachy Steenson[12]	1.8	519	528
	Christian Solidarity	Paul O'Loughlin	0.7	203
Electorate: 62,141   Valid: 28,412   Spoilt: 391 (1.4%)   Quota: 14,207   Turnout: 28,803 (46.3%)

See also

• Dublin South by-election, 2009
• List of Irish by-elections
• Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ "FF faces by-election battles in the capital". Irish Independent. 3 January 2009. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ff-faces-byelection--battles-in-the-capital-1591097.html. Retrieved 3 January 2009. 
3. ^ "Speculation begins over who will fill TD position". Irish Independent. 10 July 2008. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/speculation-begins-over-who-will-fill-td-position-1430535.html. Retrieved 15 July 2008. 
4. ^ "Dublin Central". The Irish Times. 6 June 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/indepth/elections2009/results/byelections/dublincentral.html. Retrieved 7 June 2009. 
5. ^ "Dublin Central: By-election 2009". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2007B&cons=85. Retrieved 7 June 2009. 
6. ^ "FF to press ahead with poll despite Ahern's resistance". Irish Independent. 3 March 2009. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ff-to-press-ahead-with-poll-despite-aherns-resistance-1659075.html. Retrieved 3 March 2009. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "By-elections: events to date". The Irish Times. 5 May 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0505/1224245943160.html. Retrieved 5 May 2009. 
8. ^ "RTÉ's Lee to stand for FG in Dublin South". RTÉ News. 5 May 2009. http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0505/finegael.html. Retrieved 5 May 2009. 
9. ^ "Christy Burke to run for Sinn Féin". The Irish Times. 11 May 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0511/1224246255366.html. Retrieved 11 May 2009. 
10. ^ "Parties select bye-election candidates". RTÉ News. 6 May 2009. http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0506/election.html. Retrieved 7 May 2009. 
11. ^ "Patrick Talbot". ICP website. http://www.immigrationcontrol.org/pattalbot.htm. Retrieved 10 May 2009. 
12. ^ "Press release". www.politicis.ie. 7 April 2009. http://www.politics.ie/elections/57835-workers-party-launch-bye-election-campaign.html. Retrieved 7 April 2009.