1999 Dublin South-Central by-election explained

Election Name:1999 Dublin South-Central by-election
Country:Ireland
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:1997 general election
Election Date:27 October 1999
Next Year:2002 general election
Turnout:20,116 (28.8%)
2Blank:Percentage
3Blank:Final count
Nominee1:Mary Upton
Party1:Labour Party (Ireland)
1Data1:5,637
2Data1:28.0
3Data1:10,274
Nominee2:Michael Mulcahy
Party2:Fianna Fáil
1Data2:6,050
2Data2:30.1
3Data2:7,901
Nominee3:Catherine Byrne
Party3:Fine Gael
1Data3:4,037
2Data3:20.1
3Data3:
Nominee4:Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Party4:Sinn Féin
1Data4:1,686
2Data4:8.4
3Data4:
Nominee5:John Goodwillie
Party5:Green Party (Ireland)
1Data5:1,263
2Data5:6.3
3Data5:
Nominee6:Manus MacMeanmain
Party6:Christian Solidarity Party
1Data6:399
2Data6:2.0
3Data6:
Nominee7:Shay Kelly
Party7:Workers' Party (Ireland)
1Data7:555
2Data7:2.8
3Data7:
Nominee8:Eammon Murphy
Party8:Independent politician
1Data8:383
2Data8:1.9
3Data8:
Nominee9:John Burns
Party9:Natural Law Party
1Data9:106
2Data9:0.5
3Data9:
TD
Before Election:Pat Upton
Before Party:Labour Party (Ireland)
After Election:Mary Upton
After Party:Labour Party (Ireland)

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.

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.

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