2000 Tipperary South by-election
By-election to the 28th Dáil
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Tipperary South in Ireland on Thursday, 22 June 2000, to fill a vacancy in the 28th Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) Michael Ferris on 20 March 2000.[1]
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22 June 2000
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| Turnout | 30,576 (58.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.png) Tipperary South shown within Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 31 May 2000.[2]
The by-election was won by the independent candidate Séamus Healy, elected as part of Workers and Unemployed Action.[3][4]
The other candidates were senator Tom Hayes standing For Fine Gael who would win the 2001 Tipperary South by-election, Barry O'Brien for Fianna Fáil and Ellen Ferris for the Labour Party who was Michael Ferris's widow, Mary Heaney for Christian Solidarity and Raymond McInerney for Natural Law.[5]
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Independent | Séamus Healy | 30.8 | 9,419 | 11,169 | 13,982 | |
| Fine Gael | Tom Hayes | 26.8 | 8,184 | 10,718 | 13,449 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Barry O'Brien | 22.8 | 6,959 | 8,056 | ||
| Labour | Ellen Ferris | 16.8 | 5,133 | |||
| Christian Solidarity | Mary Heaney | 2.6 | 784 | |||
| Natural Law | Raymond McInerney | 0.3 | 97 | |||
| Electorate: 52,740 Valid: 30,576 Quota: 15,289 Turnout: 58.0% | ||||||