2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election

2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election
29 November 2019
Turnout19,447 (26.6%)
 
Nominee Mark Ward Emer Higgins Paul Gogarty
Party Sinn Féin Fine Gael Independent
First preferences 4,622 3,576 2,435
Percentage 24.0% 18.6% 12.7%
Final count 7,669 7,144 -
TD before election

Frances Fitzgerald
Fine Gael

 TD after election

Mark Ward
Sinn Féin

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin Mid-West in Ireland on Friday, 29 November 2019, to fill a vacancy in the 32nd Dáil. It followed the election of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Frances Fitzgerald to the European Parliament.

It was held on the same day as three other by-elections in Cork North-Central, Dublin Fingal and Wexford.[1] The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring.[2] The by-election writ was moved in the Dáil on 7 November 2019.[3][4]

At the 2016 general election, the electorate of Dublin Mid-West was 69,388, and the constituency elected one Sinn Féin TD, one Fine Gael TD, one Fianna Fáil TD, and one AAA–PBP TD.[5]

The by-election was won by Sinn Féin candidate Mark Ward, a member of South Dublin County Council.

Among the candidates were seven South Dublin County Councillors; Paul Gogarty, Emer Higgins, Peter Kavanagh, Shane Moynihan, Francis Timmons, Joanna Tuffy and Mark Ward and former South Dublin County Councillor Ruth Nolan.

This was the first occasion when by-elections were contested by Independents 4 Change (who also contested Dublin Fingal) and the Social Democrats (who also contested Cork North-Central and Dublin Fingal).

Result

2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election[6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Mark Ward 24.0 4,622 4,729 4,812 5,228 5,426 5,616 6,293 6,652 7,669
Fine Gael Emer Higgins 18.6 3,576 3,603 3,703 3,748 3,959 4,362 4,583 5,287 7,144
Independent Paul Gogarty 12.7 2,435 2,557 2,680 2,840 3,176 3,731 4,099 5,063  
Fianna Fáil Shane Moynihan 11.8 2,264 2,304 2,360 2,394 2,564 2,758 2,894    
Independent Francis Timmons 6.8 1,299 1,365 1,410 1,590 1,807 1,929      
Labour Joanna Tuffy 6.7 1,294 1,333 1,442 1,547 1,775        
Green Peter Kavanagh 6.4 1,222 1,268 1,393 1,544          
Solidarity–PBP Kellie Sweeney 5.1 983 1,138 1,281            
Social Democrats Anne-Marie McNally 4.1 788 845              
Workers' Party David Gardiner 1.6 317                
Inds. 4 Change Ruth Nolan 1.4 271                
Independent Charlie Keddy 0.5 95                
Independent Peter Madden 0.4 71                
Electorate: 73,152   Valid: 19,237   Spoilt: 210 (0.3%)   Quota: 9,619   Turnout: 19,447 (26.6%)  

References

  1. ↑ "Four by-elections likely to take place in November". RTÉ News. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Writs moved for four Dáil by-elections". RTÉ News. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 7 November 2019: Dublin Mid-West By-election: Issue of Writ". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Dublin Mid-West – General Election: 26 February 2016". ElectionsIreland.org. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "By election 2019: Dublin Mid-West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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