Election Name: | 1994 Cork South-Central by-election |
Country: | Ireland |
Type: | by-election |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1992 Irish general election |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Election Date: | 10 November 1994 |
Next Election: | 1997 Irish general election |
Next Year: | 1997 |
Turnout: | (53.7%) |
2Blank: | Percentage |
3Blank: | Final count |
Nominee1: | Hugh Coveney |
Party1: | Fine Gael |
1Data1: | 13,128 |
2Data1: | 31.2% |
3Data1: | 19,396 |
Nominee2: | John Dennehy |
Party2: | Fianna Fáil |
1Data2: | 13,316 |
2Data2: | 31.6% |
3Data2: | 17,421 |
Nominee3: | Dan Boyle |
Party3: | Green Party (Ireland) |
1Data3: | 6,677 |
2Data3: | 15.8% |
3Data3: | – |
Nominee4: | Brendan Ryan |
Party4: | Independent politician |
1Data4: | 2,618 |
2Data4: | 6.2% |
3Data4: | – |
Nominee5: | Joe O'Flynn |
Party5: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
1Data5: | 1,940 |
2Data5: | 4.6% |
3Data5: | – |
Nominee6: | Alan Ellard |
Party6: | Progressive Democrats |
1Data6: | 1,719 |
2Data6: | 4.1% |
3Data6: | – |
Nominee7: | Catherine Kelly |
Party7: | Christian Solidarity Party |
1Data7: | 1,704 |
2Data7: | 4.0% |
3Data7: | – |
Nominee8: | Sean McCarthy |
Party8: | Workers' Party (Ireland) |
1Data8: | 813 |
2Data8: | 1.9% |
3Data8: | – |
Nominee9: | Brian McEnery |
Party9: | Natural Law Party |
1Data9: | 219 |
2Data9: | 0.5% |
3Data9: | – |
TD | |
Before Election: | Pat Cox |
Before Party: | Independent politician |
After Election: | Hugh Coveney |
After Party: | Fine Gael |
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Cork South-Central constituency in Ireland on 10 November 1994. It followed the resignation of Pat Cox Teachta Dála (TD) in June 1994 on his re-election to the European Parliament.
The election was won by former TD Hugh Coveney of Fine Gael.
Among the candidates were Cork City Councillor and former and future TD John Dennehy, Cork City Councillor Dan Boyle, former Senator Brendan Ryan and Cork City Councillor Joe O'Flynn.
On the same day, a by-election took place in Cork North-Central.