1994 Cork North-Central by-election

By-election to the 27th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1994 Cork North-Central by-election Ireland by-election no 1992 Irish general election 1992 10 November 1994 1997 Irish general election 1997 37,348 (53.2%) First preferences Percentage Final count Kathleen Lynch 2013.jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Kathleen Lynch Democratic Left (Ireland) 9,843 26.4% 17,329 Billy Kelleher.jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Billy Kelleher Fianna Fáil 9,528 25.5% 13,730 Colm Burke (official portrait) 2020 (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Colm Burke Fine Gael 6,035 16.2% – Cork North Central (Dáil Éireann constituency).png 175px Cork North-Central shown within Ireland TD Gerry O'Sullivan Labour Party (Ireland) TD after election Kathleen Lynch Democratic Left (Ireland) A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork North-Central in Ireland on Thursday, 10 November 1994, to fill a vacancy in the 27th Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) Gerry O'Sullivan on 5 August 1994.Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1994-08-25/2/ 25 August 1994 Dáil Debates 445 1 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 18 October 1994.Issue of Writ: Cork North-Central By-election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1994-10-18/16/ 18 October 1994 Dáil Debates 445 9 Houses of the Oireachtas The by-election was won by the Democratic Left candidate Kathleen Lynch, a member of Cork City Council.Returns to Writs: Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central - Introduction of New Members https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1994-11-15/3/ 15 November 1994 Dáil Debates 447 1 Houses of the Oireachtas It was the second and final time Democratic Left would ever win a by-election. Among the candidates were Senator Billy Kelleher, who would later serve as a TD, Colm Burke who would also go on to serve TD, Cork County Councillor Michael Burns, and Cork City Councillors Jimmy Homan and Con O'Leary. On the same day, a by-election took place in Cork South-Central. Result 1994 Cork North-Central by-electionBy-election 1994: Cork North–Central http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992B&cons=57&ref=111 ElectionsIreland.org 27 February 2009 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130170742/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992B&cons=57&ref=111 livehttps://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/28thDail_June1997.pdf 28th Dáil 1997 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas 1998 1 May 2026Cork North-Central: 1994 by-election Ireland Election http://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=40&constitid=7&electype=2 23 April 2026 8 Kathleen Lynch Democratic Left (Ireland) 26.4 9,843 10,000 10,359 10,734 11,106 12,260 14,175 17,329 Billy Kelleher Fianna Fáil 25.5 9,528 9,674 9,729 9,825 10,037 10,635 11,951 13,730 Colm Burke Fine Gael 16.2 6,035 6,139 6,193 6,273 6,315 7,348 8,128   Lisa O'Sullivan Labour Party (Ireland) 10.7 4,003 4,097 4,308 4,580 4,873 5,431     Jane Power Green Party (Ireland) 5.0 1,856 2,013 2,092 2,264 2,593       Michael Burns Progressive Democrats 4.4 1,628 1,669 1,690 1,727 1,753       Don O'Leary Sinn Féin 3.5 1,304 1,345 1,466 1,572         Jimmy Homan Workers' Party (Ireland) 2.9 1,082 1,122             Con O'Leary Independent politician (Ireland) 2.8 1,036 1,186 1,309           Donie O'Leary Independent politician (Ireland) 1.2 445               Gerry Duffy Independent politician (Ireland) 1.1 426               Nora Ann Luck Natural Law Party 0.4 162               8 70,142 37,348 18,675 53.2% References Category:1994 in Irish politics Category:1994 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:27th Dáil Cork North-Central 1994 Category:Elections in County Cork Category:November 1994 in Europe