2015 Carlow–Kilkenny by-election

By-election to the 31st Dáil October 2020 October 2020 2015 Carlow–Kilkenny by-election Ireland by-election no 2011 Irish general election 2011 22 May 2015 2016 Irish general election 2016 68,900 (65.3%) First preferences Percentage Final count Bobby Aylward.jpg 150 90 120 20 30 Bobby Aylward Fianna Fáil 18,572 27.8% 26,529 Fitzgerald David Fitzgerald Fine Gael 13,744 20.6% 21,632 Kathleen Funchion 2015.jpg 150 90 120 20 30 Kathleen Funchion Sinn Féin 10,806 16.2% – Carlow-Kilkenny (Dáil Éireann constituency).png 200px Carlow–Kilkenny shown within Ireland TD Phil Hogan Fine Gael TD after election Bobby Aylward Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Carlow–Kilkenny in Ireland on Friday, 22 May 2015, to fill a vacancy in the 31st Dáil. It followed the resignation of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Phil Hogan on his appointment as European Commissioner. It was held on the same day as national referendums on marriage equality and the age of eligibility for election to the office of president.http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1216/667095-politics/ Same-sex marriage referendum to be held in May RTÉ News 16 December 2014 23 December 2014 22 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222220741/http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1216/667095-politics/ live The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring.http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2011/en/act/pub/0014/sec0002.html Irish Statute Book Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 23 March 2014 9 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009165339/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2011/en/act/pub/0014/sec0002.html live The Writ of election was moved in the Dáil on 29 April 2015.http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/dail2015042900027#Z01900 Carlow–Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ 29 April 2015 Dáil debates Oireachtas 27–30 30 April 2015 19 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150519125624/http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/dail2015042900027#Z01900 live At the 2011 general election, the constituency elected three Fine Gael TDs, one Labour Party TD and one Fianna Fáil TD.http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011&cons=32 Carlow–Kilkenny – General Election: 25 February 2011 ElectionsIreland.org 23 December 2014 13 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213112802/http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011&cons=32 live In the May 2014 local elections, Carlow County Council elected six Fine Gael, five Fianna Fáil, three Sinn Féin, two Labour and two independent councillors, while Kilkenny County Council elected ten Fianna Fáil, seven Fine Gael, three Sinn Féin, two Labour, one Green Party and one independent councillor. Patrick McKee, who stood for Renua, had been elected to Kilkenny County Council for Fianna Fáil.http://kclr96fm.com/kilkenny-fianna-fail-councillor-unveiled-as-renua-candidate-for-by-election Kilkenny Fianna Fail Councillor unveiled as Renua candidate for by-election KCLR 31 March 2015 8 April 2015 21 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521183810/http://kclr96fm.com/kilkenny-fianna-fail-councillor-unveiled-as-renua-candidate-for-by-election live Former TD Bobby Aylward of Fianna Fáil won the by-election on the ninth count, having received 27.8% of the first-preference votes. Aylward had previously represented Carlow–Kilkenny from 2007 until 2011. The result marked the first by-election win for Fianna Fáil since 1996, and the first time they had gained a seat from Fine Gael in a by-election since the Donegal–Leitrim contest in 1970.October 2020 Result 2015 Carlow–Kilkenny by-electionhttp://www.rte.ie/news/results/2015/by/cw-kk/ By-Election: Carlow–Kilkenny RTÉ 23 May 2015 24 May 2015 25 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525205015/http://www.rte.ie/news/results/2015/by/cw-kk/ livehttp://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011B&cons=32 Carlow–Kilkenny by-election ElectionsIreland.org 25 May 2015 8 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150908062921/http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011B&cons=32 liveCarlow–Kilkenny: 2015 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=230&constitid=21&electype=2 23 April 2026 9 Bobby Aylward Fianna Fáil 27.8 18,572 18,713 18,845 19,223 19,480 19,898 20,950 22,826 26,529 David Fitzgerald Fine Gael 20.6 13,744 13,826 13,895 14,174 14,289 15,058 16,612 18,875 21,632 Kathleen Funchion Sinn Féin 16.2 10,806 11,006 11,501 11,974 13,113 13,879 14,632 16,437   Patrick McKee Renua 9.5 6,365 6,530 6,736 7,225 7,678 8,532 9,269     Willie Quinn Labour Party (Ireland) 7.0 4,673 4,803 4,853 4,954 5,252 5,775       Malcolm Noonan Green Party (Ireland) 5.3 3,549 3,651 3,836 4,257 4,528         Breda Gardner Independent politician (Ireland) 4.2 2,792 3,016 3,226             Adrienne Wallace People Before Profit 3.6 2,377 2,644 3,256 3,640           Conor MacLiam Anti-Austerity Alliance 3.3 2,194 2,296               Peter O'Loughlin Independent politician (Ireland) 1.4 930                 Daithí Holohan Independent politician (Ireland) 0.6 374                 Noel Walsh Independent politician (Ireland) 0.4 243                 Elizabeth Hourihane Independent politician (Ireland) 0.3 215                 9 105,449 66,834 2,066 (3.0%) 33,418 68,900 (65.3%) References Category:2015 in Irish politics Category:2015 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:31st Dáil Carlow-Kilkenny 2015 Category:Elections in County Carlow Category:Elections in County Kilkenny Category:May 2015 in Ireland