2000 Tipperary South by-election

By-election to the 28th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 2000 Tipperary South by-election Ireland by-election no 1997 Irish general election 1997 22 June 2000 2001 Tipperary South by-election 2001 b 30,576 (58.0%) First preferences Percentage Final count Séamus Healy 2015.jpg 100 100 140 0 0 Séamus Healy Independent politician (Ireland) 9,419 30.8% 13,982 Hayes Tom Hayes Fine Gael 8,184 26.8% 13,449 O'Brien Barry O'Brien Fianna Fáil 6,959 22.8% – Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency).png 175px Tipperary South shown within Ireland TD Michael Ferris Labour Party (Ireland) TD after election Séamus Healy Independent politician (Ireland) A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Tipperary South in Ireland on Thursday, 22 June 2000, to fill a vacancy in the 28th Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) Michael Ferris on 20 March 2000.Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-03-22/2/ 22 March 2000 Dáil Debates 516 4 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 31 May 2000.Issue of Writ: Tipperary South By-election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-05-31/5/ 31 May 2000 Dáil Debates 520 2 Houses of the Oireachtas The by-election was won by the independent candidate Séamus Healy, elected as part of Workers and Unemployed Action.Return to Writ: Tipperary South. Introduction of New Member https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-06-27/16/ 27 June 2000 Dáil Debates 522 2 Houses of the Oireachtashttps://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0623/7577-ferris/ Independent candidate wins by-election RTÉ News 23 June 2000 19 April 2026 The other candidates were senator Tom Hayes standing For Fine Gael who would win the 2001 Tipperary South by-election, Barry O'Brien for Fianna Fáil and Ellen Ferris for the Labour Party who was Michael Ferris's widow, Mary Heaney for Christian Solidarity and Raymond McInerney for Natural Law. Result 2000 Tipperary South by-electionBy-election 2000: Tipperary South http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1997B&cons=219&ref=120 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250807093738/https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1997B&cons=219&ref=120 7 August 2025 26 February 2009 ElectionsIreland.orghttps://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 27 September 2021Tipperary South: 2000 by-election Ireland Election http://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=96&constitid=48&electype=2 19 April 2026 3 Séamus Healy Independent politician (Ireland) 30.8 9,419 11,169 13,982 Tom Hayes Fine Gael 26.8 8,184 10,718 13,449 Barry O'Brien Fianna Fáil 22.8 6,959 8,056   Ellen Ferris Labour Party (Ireland) 16.8 5,133     Mary Heaney Christian Solidarity Party 2.6 784     Raymond McInerney Natural Law Party 0.3 97     3 52,740 30,576 15,289 58.0% References Category:2000 in Irish politics Category:2000 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:28th Dáil Tipperary South 2000 Category:Elections in County Tipperary Category:June 2000 in Ireland