2000 Tipperary South by-election

2000 Tipperary South by-election
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Turnout30,576 (58.0%)
 
Nominee Séamus Healy Tom Hayes Barry O'Brien
Party Independent Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
First preferences 9,419 8,184 6,959
Percentage 30.8% 26.8% 22.8%
Final count 13,982 13,449 –
 
Nominee Ellen Ferris Mary Heaney Raymond McInerney
Party Labour Christian Solidarity Natural Law
First preferences 5,133 784 97
Percentage 16.8% 2.6% 0.3%
Final count – – –
Tipperary South shown within Ireland
TD before election

Michael Ferris
Labour

Elected TD

Séamus Healy
Independent

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Tipperary South constituency in Ireland on 22 June 2000. It followed the death of Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) Michael Ferris on 20 March 2000.

The election was won by Independent South Tipperary County Councillor Séamus Healy, elected as part of Workers and Unemployed Action. The other candidates being Senator Tom Hayes standing For Fine Gael who would go on to win the 2001 Tipperary South by-election the following year, Barry O'Brien for Fianna Fáil and Ellen Ferris for the Labour Party who was Michael Ferris's widow, Mary Heaney for Christian Solidarity and Raymond McInerney for Natural Law.