2014 Dublin West by-election

2014 Dublin West by-election
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Turnout29,350 (46.2%)
 
Nominee Ruth Coppinger David McGuinness Paul Donnelly
Party Socialist Party Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
First pref 5,977 5,053 6,056
Percentage 20.6% 17.5% 20.9%
Final count 12,334 9,237 –
 
Nominee David Hall Eamonn Coghlan Roderic O'Gorman
Party Independent Fine Gael Green
First pref 3,803 3,715 1,856
Percentage 13.1% 12.8% 6.4%
Final count – – –
 
Nominee Lorraine Mulligan Seán Lyons John Kidd
Party Labour Independent Independent
First pref 1,505 649 228
Percentage 5.2% 2.2% 0.8%
Final count – – –
Dublin West shown within County Dublin
TD before election

Patrick Nulty
Independent

Elected TD

Ruth Coppinger
Socialist Party

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin West constituency in Ireland on Friday, 23 May 2014, following the resignation of Independent Teachta Dála (TD) Patrick Nulty on 22 March 2014.[1] It was held on the same day as the 2014 European and local elections, and the Longford–Westmeath by-election.[2]

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring.[3]

Socialist Party candidate Ruth Coppinger was elected on the sixth count.[4]

  1. ^ "Nulty resigns over 'inappropriate' Facebook messages". RTÉ News. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Government moves writs on the two by-elections". RTÉ News. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Coppinger wins Dublin West by-election". RTÉ News. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2014.