1999 Dublin South-Central by-election

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin South-Central constituency in Ireland on 27 October 1999. It followed the death of Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) Pat Upton on 22 February 1999.

1999 Dublin South-Central by-election
27 October 1999
Turnout20,116 (28.8%)
 
Nominee Mary Upton Michael Mulcahy Catherine Byrne
Party Labour Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael
First preferences 5,637 6,050 4,037
Percentage 28.0 30.1 20.1
Final count 10,274 7,901 –
 
Nominee Aengus Ó Snodaigh John Goodwillie Manus MacMeanmain
Party Sinn Féin Green Party Christian Solidarity
First preferences 1,686 1,263 399
Percentage 8.4 6.3 2.0
Final count – – –
 
Nominee Shay Kelly Eammon Murphy John Burns
Party Workers' Party Independent Natural Law
First preferences 555 383 106
Percentage 2.8 1.9 0.5
Final count – – –
TD before election

Pat Upton
Labour Party

 Elected TD

Mary Upton
Labour Party

The election was won by Mary Upton of the Labour Party and sister of Pat Upton. The other candidates being Dublin City Councillor Michael Mulcahy for Fianna Fáil, Dublin City Councillor Catherine Byrne for Fine Gael, Aengus Ó Snodaigh for Sinn Féin, John Goodwillie for the Green Party, Shay Kelly for the Workers' Party, Manus MacMeanmain for Christian Solidarity, Eammon Murphy as an Independent and John Burns for Natural Law. Mulcahy, Byrne and Ó Snodaigh would all go on to represent the constituency as TDs in the future.

Result
1999 Dublin South-Central by-election[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 30.1 6,050 6,059 6,108 6,157 6,330 6,497 7,005 7,901
Labour Party Mary Upton 28.0 5,637 5,648 5,683 5,831 5,913 6,545 7,148 10,274
Fine Gael Catherine Byrne 20.1 4,037 4,064 4,093 4,154 4,240 4,559 4,778  
Sinn Féin Aengus Ó Snodaigh 8.4 1,686 1,689 1,708 1,800 1,849 2,051    
Green Party John Goodwillie 6.3 1,263 1,297 1,330 1,477 1,588      
Workers' Party Shay Kelly 2.8 555 561 566          
Christian Solidarity Manus MacMeanmain 2.0 399 404 601 616        
Independent Eammon Murphy 1.9 383 387            
Natural Law John Burns 0.5 106              
Electorate: 69,771   Valid: 20,116   Quota: 10,059   Turnout: 28.8%
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    See also

    References
    1. Government of Ireland,https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/electoralProcess/electionResults/dail/2002/2002-07-21_dail-general-election-may-2002-results-and-transfer-of-votes_en.pdf
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