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A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin West constituency in Ireland on 2 April 1996. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) and former Tánaiste Brian Lenihan Snr on 1 November 1995.
The election was won by Brian Lenihan Jnr of Fianna Fáil, the son of Brian Lenihan Snr.
Among the candidates were Fingal County Councillor Joe Higgins, Fingal County Councillor Tom Morrissey, Dublin City Councillor and former TD Tomás Mac Giolla, Fingal County Councillor Sheila Terry, Paul Gogarty, Dublin City Councillor Vincent Jackson and Fingal County Councillor Sean Lyons
On the same day, a by-election took place in Donegal North-East.
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