2014 Longford–Westmeath by-election
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A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Longford–Westmeath constituency in Ireland on Friday, 23 May 2014, following the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Nicky McFadden on 25 March 2014.[1] It was held on the same day as the 2014 European and local elections, and the Dublin West 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]
Fine Gael candidate Gabrielle McFadden, sister of the deceased, was elected on the seventh count.[4]
Result
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Fine Gael | Gabrielle McFadden | 25.2 | 12,365 | 12,459 | 13,414 | 14,390 | 15,841 | 17,564 | 20,058 | |
Fianna Fáil | Aengus O'Rourke | 18.2 | 8,910 | 8,966 | 9,289 | 9,763 | 10,811 | 12,431 | 14,581 | |
Sinn Féin | Paul Hogan | 15.4 | 7,548 | 7,677 | 8,014 | 8,756 | 9,570 | 11,254 | ||
Independent | James Morgan | 12.2 | 5,959 | 6,096 | 6,206 | 6,615 | ||||
Independent | Kevin "Boxer" Moran | 11.5 | 5,629 | 5,849 | 6,085 | 6,833 | 7,797 | |||
Independent | Brian Fagan | 8.6 | 4,195 | 4,378 | 4,985 | |||||
Labour | Denis Leonard | 6.7 | 3,290 | 3,352 | ||||||
Independent | John McNamara | 1.8 | 869 | |||||||
Independent | Donal Jackson | 0.5 | 238 | |||||||
Electorate: 87,999 Valid: 49,003 Spoilt: 1,492 (3.0%) Quota: 24,502 Turnout: 50,495 (57.4%) |
See also
References
- ^ "Fine Gael TD Nicky McFadden dies aged 51". RTÉ News. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "McFadden and Coppinger win by-elections". RTÉ News. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Longford–Westmeath by-election". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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