1983 Dublin Central by-election
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23 November 1983
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| Turnout | 32,704 (46.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Dublin Central shown within County Dublin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin Central in Ireland on Wednesday, 23 November 1983, to fill a vacancy in the 24th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) George Colley on 17 September 1983.[1][2]
The writ of election was moved by Fianna Fáil TD Bertie Ahern on 2 November and was agreed by the Dáil.[3]
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Tom Leonard.[4]
The runner-up, Mary Banotti was elected to the European Parliament in 1984.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Leonard | 46.6 | 15,236 | 15,240 | 15,273 | 15,289 | 15,343 | 15,449 | 15,795 | 16,439 | |
| Fine Gael | Mary Banotti | 22.5 | 7,362 | 7,373 | 7,400 | 7,411 | 7,504 | 7,668 | 8,446 | 8,623 | |
| Workers' Party | Michael White | 13.3 | 4,342 | 4,358 | 4,373 | 4,472 | 4,594 | 4,743 | 5,274 | 6,284 | |
| Sinn Féin | Christy Burke | 7.1 | 2,304 | 2,307 | 2,313 | 2,373 | 2,407 | 2,444 | 2,566 | ||
| Labour | Jimmy Somers | 6.0 | 1,966 | 1,970 | 1,977 | 1,997 | 2,044 | 2,122 | |||
| Independent | Leo Armstrong | 1.8 | 574 | 580 | 602 | 608 | 700 | ||||
| Independent | Anthony Ryan | 1.4 | 458 | 468 | 487 | 503 | |||||
| Communist | Edward Glackin | 0.7 | 243 | 244 | 247 | ||||||
| Independent | William Foley | 0.5 | 147 | 153 | |||||||
| Independent | Jim Tallon | 0.2 | 72 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 70,403 Valid: 32,704 Quota: 16,353 Turnout: 46.5% | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ Maume, Patrick (October 2009). "Colley, George (Joseph Pearse)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.001845.v1.
- ↑ "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 345 (1). 19 October 1983.
- ↑ "Issue of Writ: Dublin Central By-Election". Dáil Debates. 345 (6). 2 November 1983.
- ↑ "Return to Writ: Dublin Central - Introduction of New Member". Dáil Debates. 346 (3). 29 November 1983.
- ↑ "By-election 1983: Dublin Central". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ↑ "25th Dáil 1987 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. July 1987. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ↑ "Dublin Central: 1983 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 25 February 2026.