2001 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 Saturday, 30 June 2001, to fill a vacancy in the 28th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Theresa Ahearn on 20 September 2000.[1]
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30 June 2001
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| Turnout | 31,907 (58.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 2001.[2]
The by-election was won by Fine Gael senator Tom Hayes.[3][4]
The other candidates were Phil Prendergast standing as an independent, Michael Maguire for Fianna Fáil and Denis Landy for the Labour Party. Prendergast, Maguire and Landy were all members of South Tipperary County Council at the time.
This was the second by-election in Tipperary South during the 28th Dáil.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Tom Hayes | 35.9 | 11,446 | 12,513 | 15,791 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Maguire | 26.5 | 8,461 | 9,251 | ||
| Independent | Phil Prendergast | 24.8 | 7,897 | 9,376 | 12,891 | |
| Labour | Denis Landy | 12.9 | 4,103 | |||
| Electorate: 54,542 Valid: 31,907 Quota: 15,954 Turnout: 58.5% | ||||||