2014 Dublin West by-election

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin West constituency in Ireland on Friday, 23 May 2014, following the resignation of Independent Teachta Dála (TD) Patrick Nulty on 22 March 2014.^[1] It was held on the same day as the 2014 European and local elections, and the Longford–Westmeath by-election.^[2]

2014 Dublin West by-election

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Turnout	29,350 (46.2%)
Nominee Ruth Coppinger David McGuinness Paul Donnelly Party Socialist Party Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin First pref 5,977 5,053 6,056 Percentage 20.6% 17.5% 20.9% Final count 12,334 9,237 –   Nominee David Hall Eamonn Coghlan Roderic O'Gorman Party Independent Fine Gael Green First pref 3,803 3,715 1,856 Percentage 13.1% 12.8% 6.4% Final count – – –   Nominee Lorraine Mulligan Seán Lyons John Kidd Party Labour Independent Independent First pref 1,505 649 228 Percentage 5.2% 2.2% 0.8% Final count – – –
Dublin West shown within County Dublin
TD before election Patrick Nulty Independent Elected TD Ruth Coppinger Socialist Party

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]

Result

2014 Dublin West by-election^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				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%)

See also

• List of Dáil by-elections
• Dáil constituencies