2009 Dublin Central by-election

2009 Dublin Central by-election
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Turnout28,803 (46.3%)
 
Nominee Maureen O'Sullivan Paschal Donohoe Ivana Bacik
Party Independent Fine Gael Labour
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
First preferences 3,770 3,483 819
Percentage 13.3% 13.3% 2.9%
Final count – – –
 
Nominee Patrick Talbot Malachy Steenson Paul O'Loughlin
Party Immigration Control Workers' Party Christian Solidarity
First preferences 614 519 203
Percentage 2.2% 1.8% 0.7%
Final count – – –
Dublin Central shown within County Dublin
TD before election

Tony Gregory
Independent

Elected TD

Maureen O'Sullivan
Independent

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann 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 was no legal requirement on when to hold a by-election in Ireland in 2009 but they were generally held within six months.[3]

The independent candidate Maureen O'Sullivan, Gregory's former election agent, was elected on the eighth count.[4]

  1. ^ "By-elections set for June 5th". The Irish Times. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  2. ^ Brennan, Michael (3 January 2009). "FF faces by-election battles in the capital". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  3. ^ Sheahan, Fionnan (10 July 2008). "Speculation begins over who will fill TD position". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Dublin Central". The Irish Times. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2009.