2014 Dublin West by-election

2014 Dublin West by-election
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Turnout	29,350 (46.2%)
	Dublin West shown within County Dublin
TD before election; Patrick Nulty; Independent	TD after election ; Ruth Coppinger; Socialist Party

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin West in Ireland on Friday, 23 May 2014, to fill a vacancy in the 31st Dáil. It followed the resignation of independent Teachta Dála (TD) Patrick Nulty^[a] on 22 March 2014.^[1]

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It was held on the same day as the 2014 European and local elections, and the Longford–Westmeath by-election.^[2]

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring.^[3]

Socialist Party candidate Ruth Coppinger was elected on the sixth count.^[4]

This was the second by-election in Dublin West during the 31st Dáil.

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Sinn Féin	Paul Donnelly	20.9	6,056	6,120	6,296	6,516	7,028
	Socialist Party	Ruth Coppinger	20.6	5,977	6,112	6,744	7,342	8,807	12,334
	Fianna Fáil	David McGuinness	17.5	5,053	5,156	5,691	6,789	8,163	9,237
	Independent	David Hall	13.1	3,803	4,133	4,783	5,846
	Fine Gael	Eamonn Coghlan	12.8	3,715	3,788	4,693
	Green	Roderic O'Gorman	6.4	1,856	1,951
	Labour	Lorraine Mulligan	5.2	1,505	1,540
	Independent	Seán Lyons	2.2	649
	Independent	John Kidd	0.8	228
	Fís Nua	Daniel Boyne	0.4	113
Electorate: 63,521 Valid: 28,955 Spoilt: 395 (1.4%) Quota: 14,478 Turnout: 29,350 (46.2%)

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