1999 Dublin South-Central by-election

By-election to the 28th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1999 Dublin South-Central by-election Ireland by-election no 1997 Irish general election 1997 27 October 1999 2002 Irish general election 2002 20,116 (28.8%) First preferences Percentage Final count Upton Mary Upton Labour Party (Ireland) 5,637 28.0% 10,274 Mulcahy Michael Mulcahy Fianna Fáil 6,050 30.1% 7,901 Catherine Byrne TD.jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Catherine Byrne Fine Gael 4,037 20.1% – 175px TD Pat Upton Labour Party (Ireland) TD after election Mary Upton Labour Party (Ireland) A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin South-Central in Ireland on Wednesday, 27 October 1999, to fill a vacancy in the 28th Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) Pat Upton on 22 February 1999.Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-02-23/3/ 23 February 1999 Dáil Debates 500 7 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 5 October 1999.Issue of Writ: Dublin South-Central By-election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-10-05/16/ 5 October 1999 Dáil Debates 508 3 Houses of the Oireachtas The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Mary Upton, sister of the deceased TD, Pat Upton.Return to Writ: Dublin South-Central. Introduction of New Member https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-11-02/15/ 2 November 1999 Dáil Debates 509 6 Houses of the Oireachtashttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/mary-upton-takes-seat-for-labour-in-lowest-poll-turnout-1.244156 Mary Upton takes seat for Labour in lowest poll turnout The Irish Times 29 October 1999 25 April 2026 The turnout at 28.0% was the lowest in by-election history at that time. The other candidates were 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. Result 1999 Dublin South-Central by-electionBy-election 1999: Dublin South-Central http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1997B&cons=103&ref=119 ElectionsIreland.org 5 March 2009 15 October 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251015013217/https://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1997B&cons=103&ref=119 livehttps://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/electoralProcess/electionResults/dail/2002/2002-07-21_dail-general-election-may-2002-results-and-transfer-of-votes_en.pdf 29th Dáil General Election results May 2002 Government of Ireland 25 April 2026Dublin South-Central: 1999 by-election Ireland Election http://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=65&electype=2&constitid=22 23 April 2026 8 Michael Mulcahy Fianna Fáil 30.1 6,050 6,059 6,108 6,157 6,330 6,497 7,005 7,901 Mary Upton Labour Party (Ireland) 28.0 5,637 5,648 5,683 5,831 5,913 6,545 7,148 10,274 Catherine Byrne Fine Gael 20.1 4,037 4,064 4,093 4,154 4,240 4,559 4,778   Aengus Ó Snodaigh Sinn Féin 8.4 1,686 1,689 1,708 1,800 1,849 2,051     John Goodwillie Green Party (Ireland) 6.3 1,263 1,297 1,330 1,477 1,588       Shay Kelly Workers' Party (Ireland) 2.8 555 561 566           Manus MacMeanmain Christian Solidarity Party 2.0 399 404 601 616         Eammon Murphy Independent politician (Ireland) 1.9 383 387             John Burns Natural Law Party 0.5 106               8 69,771 20,116 10,059 28.8% References Category:1999 in Irish politics Category:1999 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:28th Dáil Dublin South-Central 1999 Category:By-elections in County Dublin Category:October 1999 in Europe Category:1990s in Dublin (city)