1983 Dublin Central by-election
23 November 1983
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A by-election was held in the Dáil constituency of Dublin Central in Ireland on Wednesday, 23 November 1983. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil TD George Colley on 17 September 1983.[1][2]
The writ of election was moved by Fianna Fáil TD Bertie Ahern on 2 November and was agreed by the Dáil.[3] The by-election was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Tom Leonard.[4]
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Leonard | 46.6 | 15,236 | 15,240 | 15,273 | 15,289 | 15,343 | 15,449 | 15,795 | 16,439 | |
| Fine Gael | Mary Banotti | 22.5 | 7,362 | 7,373 | 7,400 | 7,411 | 7,504 | 7,668 | 8,446 | 8,623 | |
| Workers' Party | Michael White | 13.3 | 4,342 | 4,358 | 4,373 | 4,472 | 4,594 | 4,743 | 5,274 | 6,284 | |
| Sinn Féin | Christy Burke | 7.1 | 2,304 | 2,307 | 2,313 | 2,373 | 2,407 | 2,444 | 2,566 | ||
| Labour | Jimmy Somers | 6.0 | 1,966 | 1,970 | 1,977 | 1,997 | 2,044 | 2,122 | |||
| Independent | Leo Armstrong | 1.8 | 574 | 580 | 602 | 608 | 700 | ||||
| Independent | Anthony Ryan | 1.4 | 458 | 468 | 487 | 503 | |||||
| Communist | Edward Glackin | 0.7 | 243 | 244 | 247 | ||||||
| Independent | William Foley | 0.5 | 147 | 153 | |||||||
| Independent | Jim Tallon | 0.2 | 72 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 70,403 Valid: 32,704 Quota: 16,353 Turnout: 46.5% | |||||||||||
References
- ^ Maume, Patrick (October 2009). "Colley, George (Joseph Pearse)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.001845.v1.
- ^ "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 345 (1). 19 October 1983.
- ^ "Issue of Writ: Dublin Central By-Election". Dáil Debates. 345 (6). 2 November 1983.
- ^ "Return to Writ: Dublin Central. - Introduction of New Member". Dáil Debates. 346 (3). 29 November 1983.
- ^ "By-election 1983: Dublin Central". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "25th Dáil 1987 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. July 1987. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Dublin Central: 1983 by-election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis". Ireland Election. Retrieved 25 February 2026.