1998 Limerick East by-election
11 March 1998
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A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann constituency of Limerick East in Ireland on Wednesday, 11 March 1998. It followed the death of Labour Party TD Jim Kemmy on 25 September 1997.
The election was won by Limerick City Councillor Jan O'Sullivan of the Labour Party.
Among the candidates were Senator and Limerick County Councillor Mary Jackman, Limerick County Councillor Tim O'Malley, Limerick City Councillor John Ryan, Limerick City Councillor John Gilligan
On the same day, a by-election took place in Dublin North, both were the final occasions which Democratic Left contested by-elections.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 24.9 | 10,619 | 11,444 | 13,724 | 14,967 | 22,888 | |
| Fine Gael | Mary Jackman | 24.5 | 10,445 | 10,870 | 11,591 | 12,860 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Sandra Marsh | 23.8 | 10,173 | 10,852 | 11,328 | 13,117 | 15,188 | |
| Progressive Democrats | Tim O'Malley | 10.0 | 4,287 | 4,578 | 4,913 | |||
| Democratic Left | John Ryan | 9.1 | 3,868 | 4,507 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Jenny Marie Shapland | 2.1 | 909 | |||||
| Independent | John Gilligan | 2.0 | 850 | |||||
| National Party | Nora Bennis | 1.6 | 700 | |||||
| Green | Eric Sheppard | 1.3 | 546 | |||||
| Independent | Barney Sheehan | 0.5 | 198 | |||||
| Independent | Noel Hannon | 0.3 | 108 | |||||
| Electorate: 78,062 Valid: 42,703 Quota: 21,352 Turnout: 54.7% | ||||||||