2014 Roscommon–South Leitrim by-election

2014 Roscommon–South Leitrim by-election
10 October 2014
 
FF
Nominee Michael Fitzmaurice Ivan Connaughton Maura Hopkins
Party Independent Fianna Fáil Fine Gael
First preferences 6,220 7,334 5,593
Percentage 18.7% 22.0% 16.8%
Final count 14,881 12,050 –
 
Lab
Nominee Martin Kenny John McDermott John Kelly
Party Sinn Féin Independent Labour
First preferences 5,906 2,944 2,037
Percentage 17.7% 8.8% 6.1%
Final count – – –
Roscommon–South Leitrim shown within Ireland
TD before election

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
Independent

 Elected

Michael Fitzmaurice
Independent

A by-election was held in the Dáil constituency of Roscommon–South Leitrim in Ireland on Friday, 10 October 2014, for a vacancy in the 31st Dáil following the election of Independent Teachta Dála (TD) Luke 'Ming' Flanagan to the European Parliament.

The Dublin South-West by-election was held on the same date. The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 required a writ for a by-election to be issued within six months of a vacancy occurring.

Independent candidate Michael Fitzmaurice was elected on the seventh count.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.