2009 Dublin South by-election
By-election to the 30th Dáil
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin South in Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009,[1] to fill a vacancy in the 30th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Séamus Brennan on 9 July 2008. It was held on the same day as the 2009 European and local elections and by-election in Dublin Central.
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5 June 2009
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| Turnout | 52,479 (57.8%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Timing of by-election
Séamus Brennan died on 9 July 2008.[2][3][4] At the time, there was no legal requirement on when to hold a by-election in Ireland but it was generally held within six months.[5][6] On 3 February 2009, a Labour Party motion to issue the writ of election was opposed by the Fianna Fáil–Green Party government and was defeated by 70 to 74.[7] On 13 May 2009, a government motion to issue the writ was agreed.[8] The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government signed on order on that date setting 5 June as the date for the by-election.[9]
Candidates
Result
Fine Gael candidate George Lee was elected on the first count.[14] He took his seat on 9 June.[15]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| Fine Gael | George Lee | 53.4 | 27,768 | |
| Labour | Alex White | 19.8 | 10,294 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Shay Brennan | 17.8 | 9,250 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Davidson | 3.5 | 1,846 | |
| Sinn Féin | Shaun Tracey | 3.3 | 1,705 | |
| Independent | Ross O'Mullane | 1.2 | 650 | |
| Independent | Frank O'Gorman | 0.7 | 351 | |
| Independent | Noel O'Gara | 0.3 | 172 | |
| Electorate: 90,802 Valid: 52,036 Spoilt: 443 (0.8%) Quota: 26,019 Turnout: 52,479 (57.8%) | ||||