1996 Dublin West by-election

1996 Dublin West by-election
2 April 1996
Turnout(43.4%)
 
Nominee Brian Lenihan Jnr Joe Higgins Tom Morrissey
Party Fianna Fáil Independent Fine Gael
First preferences 6,995 6,743 3,728
Percentage 24.6% 23.7% 13.1%
Final count 11,754 11,384 –
 
Nominee Tomás Mac Giolla Paul Gogarty John McCann
Party Workers' Party Green Sinn Féin
First preferences 2,909 1,286 1,574
Percentage 10.2% 4.5% 5.5%
Final count – – –
TD before election

Brian Lenihan Snr
Fianna Fáil

Elected TD

Brian Lenihan Jnr
Fianna Fáil

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann constituency of Dublin West in Ireland on Tuesday, 2 April 1996. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil TD and former Tánaiste Brian Lenihan Snr on 1 November 1995.

The election was won by Brian Lenihan Jnr of Fianna Fáil, the son of Brian Lenihan Snr.

Among the candidates were Fingal County Councillor Joe Higgins, Fingal County Councillor Tom Morrissey, Dublin City Councillor and former TD Tomás Mac Giolla, Fingal County Councillor Sheila Terry, Paul Gogarty, Dublin City Councillor Vincent Jackson and Fingal County Councillor Sean Lyons

On the same day, a by-election took place in Donegal North-East.

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