2019 Dublin Fingal by-election Turnout 25,344 (25.6%)
Nominee
Joe O'Brien
Lorraine Clifford-Lee
Duncan Smith
Party
Green
Fianna Fáil
Labour
First preferences
5,744
4,631
3,821
Percentage
22.9%
18.5%
15.2%
Final count
12,315
7,754
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Mulligan
Nominee
James Reilly
Dean Mulligan
Ann Graves
Party
Fine Gael
Inds. 4 Change
Sinn Féin
First preferences
3,707
2,550
1,327
Percentage
14.8%
10.2%
5.3%
Final count
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-
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Carey
Brady
Nominee
Tracey Carey
Gemma O'Doherty
Glenn Brady
Party
Social Democrats
Independent
Independent
First preferences
1,106
1,026
670
Percentage
4.4%
4.1%
2.7%
Final count
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-
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A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin Fingal constituency in Ireland on Friday, 29 November 2019, to fill the vacancy left by the election of Independents 4 Change TD Clare Daly to the European Parliament .
It was held on the same day as three other by-elections in Cork North-Central , Dublin Mid-West and Wexford .[ 1] The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring.[ 2] The by-election writ was moved in the Dáil on 7 November 2019.[ 3] [ 4]
At the 2016 general election , the electorate of Dublin Fingal was 93,486, and the constituency elected one Fianna Fáil TD, one Independents 4 Change TD, one Fine Gael TD, one Labour Party TD, and one Sinn Féin TD.[ 5]
The election was won by Fingal County Councillor Joe O'Brien of the Green Party . It was the first by-election won by a Green Party candidate. Karen Power was co-opted to O'Brien's seat on Fingal County Council following his election to the Dáil
Among the candidates were 2 Senators Lorraine Clifford-Lee and James Reilly and four Fingal County Councillors Ann Graves, Dean Mulligan, Joe O'Brien and Duncan Smith .
This was the first occasion when by-elections were contested by Independents 4 Change (who also contested Dublin Mid-West ) and the Social Democrats (who also contested Cork North-Central and Dublin Mid-West ).
Campaign
During the campaign, the Fianna Fáil candidate Lorraine Clifford-Lee was embroiled in controversy when she had to apologise for the language she had used in tweets she had made in 2011, which were derogatory towards the Traveller community.[ 6]
Result
2019 Dublin Fingal by-election[ 7] [ 8]
Count
Green
Joe O'Brien
22.9
5,744
5,837
5,965
6,091
6,784
7,984
9,183
12,315
Fianna Fáil
Lorraine Clifford-Lee
18.5
4,631
4,672
4,766
4,929
5,252
5,648
6,547
7,754
Labour Party (Ireland)
Duncan Smith
15.2
3,821
3,866
3,926
4,008
4,347
4,999
6,300
Fine Gael
James Reilly
14.8
3,707
3,753
3,803
3,882
3,992
4,200
Inds. 4 Change
Dean Mulligan
10.2
2,550
2,606
2,745
2,909
3,754
Sinn Féin
Ann Graves
5.3
1,327
1,361
1,402
1,481
Social Democrats
Tracey Carey
4.4
1,106
1,125
1,214
1,273
Independent
Gemma O'Doherty
4.1
1,026
1,088
1,149
Independent
Glenn Brady
2.7
670
726
Independent
Peadar O'Kelly
1.4
350
Independent
Charlie Keddy
0.4
112
Independent
Cormac McKay
0.2
46
Electorate: 99,039 Valid: 25,090 Spoilt: 254 (1.0%) Quota: 12,546 Turnout: 25,344 (25.6%)
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