1994 Cork North-Central by-election

1994 Cork North-Central by-election
10 November 1994
Turnout(53.2%)
 
Nominee Kathleen Lynch Billy Kelleher Colm Burke
Party Democratic Left Fianna Fáil Fine Gael
First preferences 9,843 9,528 6,035
Percentage 26.4% 25.5% 16.2%
Final count 17,329 13,730 –
 
Nominee Lisa O'Sullivan Jane Power Michael Burns
Party Labour Green Progressive Democrats
First preferences 4,003 1,856 1,628
Percentage 10.7% 5.0% 4.4%
Final count – – –
TD before election

Gerry O'Sullivan
Labour

Elected TD

Kathleen Lynch
Democratic Left

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann constituency of Cork North-Central in Ireland on Thursday, 10 November 1994. It followed the death of Labour Party TD Gerry O'Sullivan on 5 August 1994.

The election was won by Cork City Councillor Kathleen Lynch. It was the second and final time Democratic Left would ever win a by-election.

Among the candidates were Senator Billy Kelleher, who would later serve as a TD, Minister of State and MEP, Colm Burke who would also go on to serve as Senator, TD and MEP, Cork County Councillor Michael Burns and Cork City Councillors Jimmy Homan and Con O'Leary.

On the same day, a by-election took place in Cork South-Central.

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