1998 Cork South-Central by-election

By-election to the 28th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1998 Cork South-Central by-election Ireland by-election no 1997 Irish general election 1997 23 October 1998 2002 Irish general election 2002 43,007 (49.1%) First preferences Percentage Final count Simon Coveney 2018.jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Simon Coveney Fine Gael 16,212 37.7% 23,230 Behan Sinead Behan Fianna Fáil 12,658 29.4% 16,379 O'Sullivan Toddy O'Sullivan Labour Party (Ireland) 8,171 19.0% – Cork South Central (Dáil Éireann constituency).png 175px Cork South-Central shown within Ireland TD Hugh Coveney Fine Gael TD after election Simon Coveney Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork South-Central in Ireland on Friday, 23 October 1998, to fill a vacancy in the 28th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Hugh Coveney on 14 March 1998.Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-03-24/12/ 24 March 1998 Dáil Debates 488 7 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 September 1998.Issue of Writ: Cork South-Central By-election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-09-30/10/ 30 September 1998 Dáil Debates 494 2 Houses of the Oireachtas The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Simon Coveney, son of the deceased TD, Hugh Coveney.Return to Writ: Cork South-Central. Introduction of New Member https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-11-03/14/ 3 November 1998 Dáil Debates 495 7 Houses of the Oireachtas The other candidates were Sinead Behan for Fianna Fáil, Cork City Councillor and former TD Toddy O'Sullivan for the Labour Party, Cork City Councillor Dan Boyle for the Green Party, Henry Cremin for Sinn Féin, Peter Kelly for the Progressive Democrats, Brian McEnery for the Natural Law Party, and Benny Cooney and Jim Tallon as independents. Dan Boyle would later represented the constituency as a TD from 2002 to 2007. Result 1998 Cork South-Central by-electionhttp://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=4443 Simon Coveney ElectionsIreland.org 7 March 2009 3 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090203043008/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=4443 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 Government of Ireland May 2002 27 November 2025Cork South-Central: 1998 by-election Ireland Election http://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=41&electype=2&constitid=7 23 April 2026 3 Simon Coveney Fine Gael 37.7 16,212 16,720 23,230 Sinead Behan Fianna Fáil 29.4 12,658 13,372 16,379 Toddy O'Sullivan Labour Party (Ireland) 19.0 8,171 8,689   Dan Boyle Green Party (Ireland) 8.1 3,461 4,017   Henry Cremin Sinn Féin 2.7 1,158     Peter Kelly Progressive Democrats 2.3 971     Benny Cooney Independent politician (Ireland) 0.5 197     Brian McEnery Natural Law Party 0.4 150     Jim Tallon Independent politician (Ireland) 0.1 29     3 87,606 43,007 21,504 49.1% References Category:1998 in Irish politics Category:1998 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:28th Dáil Cork South-Central 1998 Category:Elections in County Cork Cork South-Central 1998 Category:October 1998 in Europe