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2011 Dublin West by-election

2011 Dublin West by-election
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Turnout36,391 (58.3%)
 
Nominee Patrick Nulty David McGuinness Ruth Coppinger
Party Labour Fianna Fáil Socialist Party
First preferences 8,665 7,742 7,542
Percentage 24.3 21.7 21.1
Final count 17,636 11,590 –
 
Nominee Eithne Loftus Paul Donnelly Roderic O'Gorman
Party Fine Gael Sinn Féin Green
First preferences 5,263 3,173 1,787
Percentage 14.7 8.9 5.0
Final count – – –
 
Nominee Barry Caesar Hunt John Frank Kidd Gary Bermingham
Party Independent Independent Independent
First preferences 775 311 185
Percentage 2.2 0.9 0.5
Final count – – –
Dublin West shown within County Dublin
TD before election

Brian Lenihan Jnr
Fianna Fáil

Elected TD

Patrick Nulty
Labour

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin West constituency in Ireland on Thursday 27 October 2011,[1] following the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) and former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan Jnr on 10 June 2011.[2] The 2011 Irish presidential election and two constitutional referendums were held on the same day.

Patrick Nulty of the Labour Party was elected after a prolonged count.

  1. ^ "Dublin West by-election set for 27 October". RTÉ News. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Brian Lenihan dead from pancreatic cancer at 52". Irish Independent. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

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