2000 Tipperary South by-election explained

Election Name:2000 Tipperary South by-election
Country:Ireland
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:1997 general election
Election Date:22 June 2000
Next Year:2001 Tipperary South
Turnout:30,576 (58.0%)
2Blank:Percentage
3Blank:Final count
Nominee1:Séamus Healy
Party1:Independent politician
1Data1:9,419
2Data1:30.8
3Data1:13,982
Nominee2:Tom Hayes
Party2:Fine Gael
1Data2:8,184
2Data2:26.8
3Data2:13,449
Nominee3:Barry O'Brien
Party3:Fianna Fáil
1Data3:6,959
2Data3:22.8
3Data3:
Nominee4:Ellen Ferris
Party4:Labour Party (Ireland)
1Data4:5,133
2Data4:16.8
3Data4:
Nominee5:Mary Heaney
Party5:Christian Solidarity Party
1Data5:784
2Data5:2.6
3Data5:
Nominee6:Raymond McInerney
Party6:Natural Law Party
1Data6:97
2Data6:0.3
3Data6:
Map Size:200px
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Before Election:Michael Ferris
Before Party:Labour Party (Ireland)
After Election:Séamus Healy
After Party:Independent politician

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Tipperary South constituency in Ireland on 22 June 2000. It followed the death of Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) Michael Ferris on 20 March 2000.

The election was won by Independent South Tipperary County Councillor Séamus Healy, elected as part of Workers and Unemployed Action. The other candidates being Senator Tom Hayes standing For Fine Gael who would go on to win the 2001 Tipperary South by-election the following year, Barry O'Brien for Fianna Fáil and Ellen Ferris for the Labour Party who was Michael Ferris's window, Mary Heaney for Christian Solidarity and Raymond McInerney for Natural Law.

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