380:
91:
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476:
On 15 February 2005 the campaign began in earnest when it was announced that polling would take place on 11 March 2005. Eight candidates contested the vacant seat, with victory going to the
Independent candidate,
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1162:
1006:
1982:
875:
1477:
1466:
905:
1636:
1499:
1442:
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1053:
1641:
1772:
1694:
1505:
1156:
1074:
1699:
1678:
1621:
1524:
1488:
1447:
1427:
1370:
1269:
1972:
1783:
1432:
1096:
1723:
1672:
2087:
1870:
1802:
1777:
1988:
2082:
1602:
1586:
1416:
1355:
1296:
1198:
1167:
1115:
1091:
1017:
450:
384:
2007:
1936:
1864:
1829:
1817:
1812:
1581:
1530:
1472:
1437:
1392:
1386:
1336:
1325:
1290:
1233:
1151:
1145:
1120:
1069:
1063:
1042:
1032:
1012:
1001:
1977:
1753:
1748:
1683:
1570:
1545:
1422:
1274:
1258:
1239:
964:
2041:
1360:
1279:
1080:
1037:
2017:
1882:
1876:
1718:
1688:
1575:
1540:
1376:
1365:
1331:
1306:
1301:
1192:
1085:
1027:
2062:
1930:
1666:
1647:
1551:
1022:
379:
2012:
1853:
1729:
1626:
1597:
1535:
1381:
1284:
1214:
1173:
1047:
2077:
1925:
1858:
1209:
1203:
957:
598:
478:
424:
107:
1967:
1955:
1834:
1592:
1493:
1483:
1397:
1264:
1058:
980:
839:
1961:
62:
52:
867:
897:
1807:
486:
90:
2022:
1823:
693:
219:
1906:
844:
780:
750:
658:
592:
504:
428:
331:
326:
235:
131:
720:
688:
508:
497:
470:
245:
240:
2072:
500:. Murphy also went into the record books as Kildare North's first ever female member of Dáil Éireann.
493:
455:
984:
481:. Her 23.6% share of the first-preference vote was the lowest recorded at any by-election since
446:
17:
466:
406:
462:
418:
399:
927:
560:
482:
459:
410:
136:
2056:
565:
115:
2032:
1998:
1946:
1916:
1892:
1844:
1793:
1763:
1739:
1709:
1657:
1612:
1561:
1515:
1457:
1407:
1346:
1316:
1249:
1224:
1183:
1130:
1106:
992:
496:
that did not have a TD from one of the government parties of Fianna Fáil or the
442:
949:
628:
492:
As a result of her election, Kildare North was the only constituency in the
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953:
469:
on 31 October 2004 to take up his new position as
Ireland's
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458:
on Friday, 11 March 2005. It followed the resignation of
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1997:
1945:
1915:
1891:
1843:
1792:
1762:
1738:
1708:
1656:
1611:
1560:
1514:
1456:
1406:
1345:
1315:
1248:
1223:
1182:
1129:
1105:
991:
73:
394:
862:
860:
965:
503:On the same day, a by-election took place in
8:
29:
928:"New TD vows to be 'thorn in side' of Govt"
972:
958:
950:
868:"Kildare North By Election: 11 March 2005"
518:
507:, both were the final occasions which the
28:
2068:2005 elections in the Republic of Ireland
898:"Tipperary By Election: 29 October 1947"
856:
806:
908:from the original on 30 November 2010
524:
7:
489:in October 1947 with a 21.4% share.
878:from the original on 13 April 2009
25:
378:
89:
36:
520:2005 Kildare North by-election
18:Kildare North by-election, 2005
1007:National University of Ireland
30:2005 Kildare North by-election
1:
2088:March 2005 events in Ireland
2083:Elections in County Kildare
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840:List of Dáil by-elections
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81:
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511:contested by-elections.
1983:Roscommon–South Leitrim
2063:2005 in Irish politics
827:25,524 (39.2%)
689:Progressive Democrats
509:Progressive Democrats
498:Progressive Democrats
487:Tipperary by-election
471:European Commissioner
241:Progressive Democrats
63:2007 general election
53:2002 general election
1871:Dublin South-Central
1803:Dublin South-Central
1478:Dublin South-Central
1467:Dublin North-Central
902:ElectionsIreland.org
872:ElectionsIreland.org
387:shown within Ireland
1642:Dublin County South
845:Dáil constituencies
819:211 (0.8%)
521:
494:Republic of Ireland
31:
2008:Cork North-Central
1973:Longford–Westmeath
1937:Donegal South-West
1865:Cork South-Central
1830:Donegal North-East
1818:Cork South-Central
1813:Cork North-Central
1773:Donegal South-West
1695:Donegal North-East
1632:Longford–Westmeath
1163:Longford–Westmeath
519:
2078:Dáil by-elections
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2049:
1978:Dublin South-West
1700:Dublin South-West
1679:Galway North-East
1622:Dublin South-West
1525:Dublin North-East
1489:Dublin South-West
1448:Dublin South-West
1428:Dublin North-East
1371:Dublin North-West
1270:Dublin North-West
1193:Dublin University
831:
830:
785:Seanán Ó Coistín
439:
438:
435:
434:
372:
371:
339:First preferences
316:Seanán Ó Coistín
253:First preferences
149:First preferences
69:
68:
16:(Redirected from
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2042:Dublin Bay South
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951:
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943:
941:
939:
924:
918:
917:
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888:
887:
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883:
864:
663:Paddy MacNamara
599:Catherine Murphy
533:
522:
479:Catherine Murphy
467:Charlie McCreevy
454:constituency in
445:was held in the
425:Catherine Murphy
407:Charlie McCreevy
395:
382:
340:
254:
227:
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215:
150:
123:
118:
111:
108:Catherine Murphy
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83:
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40:
39:
32:
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2018:Dublin Mid-West
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1989:Carlow–Kilkenny
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1911:
1887:
1883:Tipperary South
1877:Tipperary South
1839:
1788:
1758:
1734:
1724:Cork North-East
1704:
1673:Cork North-East
1652:
1637:Donegal–Leitrim
1607:
1556:
1510:
1500:Carlow–Kilkenny
1452:
1443:Carlow–Kilkenny
1402:
1341:
1311:
1244:
1219:
1178:
1140:Carlow–Kilkenny
1125:
1101:
1054:Carlow–Kilkenny
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947:
937:
935:
934:. 12 March 2005
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829:
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823:12,657
815:25,313
811:65,080
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2013:Dublin Fingal
2011:
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1902:Kildare North
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1898:
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1890:
1884:
1880:
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1854:Limerick East
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1603:Limerick East
1601:
1599:
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1590:
1588:
1587:Limerick West
1585:
1583:
1579:
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1563:
1559:
1553:
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1534:
1532:
1528:
1526:
1522:
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1513:
1507:
1506:Sligo–Leitrim
1503:
1501:
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1417:Limerick West
1414:
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1356:Limerick East
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1327:
1323:
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1297:Dublin County
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1175:
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1166:
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1157:Leitrim–Sligo
1155:
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1149:
1147:
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1141:
1137:
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1117:
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1089:
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451:Kildare North
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122:Darren Scully
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58:11 March 2005
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51:←
50:
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45:
33:
27:
19:
1926:Dublin South
1901:
1859:Dublin North
1784:Laois–Offaly
1582:Cork Borough
1531:Cork Borough
1473:Galway South
1438:Cork Borough
1393:Cork Borough
1387:Galway South
1375:1953:
1337:Donegal West
1326:Donegal East
1291:Cork Borough
1234:Dublin South
1152:Dublin North
1146:Dublin North
1121:Dublin South
1070:Dublin South
1064:Dublin North
1043:Cork Borough
1033:Dublin South
1013:Dublin South
1002:Dublin South
985:Dáil Éireann
981:By-elections
936:. Retrieved
931:
922:
910:. Retrieved
901:
892:
880:. Retrieved
871:
824:
820:
816:
812:
808:
725:J. J. Power
619:
597:
502:
491:
475:
463:Teachta Dála
449:
447:Dáil Éireann
440:
423:
416:
405:
398:
362:Final count
282:Final count
181:
178:Final count
106:
57:
26:
2040:2021:
2006:2019:
1987:2015:
1968:Dublin West
1966:2014:
1960:2013:
1956:Dublin West
1954:2011:
1935:2010:
1924:2009:
1900:2005:
1881:2001:
1875:2000:
1869:1999:
1852:1998:
1835:Dublin West
1828:1996:
1822:1995:
1801:1994:
1782:1984:
1771:1983:
1754:Galway East
1749:Dublin West
1747:1982:
1728:1980:
1717:1979:
1693:1976:
1684:Galway West
1677:1975:
1671:1974:
1665:1973:
1646:1972:
1620:1970:
1580:1967:
1571:Kerry South
1569:1966:
1550:1965:
1546:Galway East
1529:1964:
1523:1963:
1504:1961:
1498:1960:
1482:1959:
1471:1958:
1465:1957:
1433:Leix–Offaly
1423:Kerry North
1421:1956:
1415:1955:
1391:1954:
1354:1952:
1330:1949:
1324:1948:
1295:1947:
1289:1946:
1275:Kerry South
1263:1945:
1259:Kerry South
1257:1944:
1240:Galway West
1238:1940:
1232:1939:
1208:1936:
1197:1935:
1191:1933:
1172:1931:
1161:1930:
1150:1929:
1144:1928:
1138:1927:
1114:1927:
1097:Leix–Offaly
1090:1926:
1052:1925:
1011:1924:
1000:1923:
912:25 November
882:25 November
809:Electorate:
781:Independent
751:Independent
593:Independent
561:Fianna Fáil
460:Fianna Fáil
443:by-election
429:Independent
411:Fianna Fáil
351:Percentage
332:Independent
327:Independent
268:Percentage
226:J. J. Power
164:Percentage
137:Fianna Fáil
132:Independent
2057:Categories
1962:Meath East
1361:Mayo North
1280:Mayo South
1081:Mayo North
1038:Mayo North
938:14 October
851:References
694:Kate Walsh
566:Áine Brady
220:Kate Walsh
116:Áine Brady
2073:29th Dáil
2033:33rd Dáil
1999:32nd Dáil
1947:31st Dáil
1917:30th Dáil
1893:29th Dáil
1863:October:
1845:28th Dáil
1808:Mayo West
1794:27th Dáil
1764:24th Dáil
1740:23rd Dáil
1719:Cork City
1710:21st Dáil
1689:Mayo West
1658:20th Dáil
1613:19th Dáil
1576:Waterford
1562:18th Dáil
1541:Roscommon
1516:17th Dáil
1458:16th Dáil
1408:15th Dáil
1377:Cork East
1366:Waterford
1347:14th Dáil
1332:Cork West
1317:13th Dáil
1307:Waterford
1302:Tipperary
1250:12th Dáil
1225:10th Dáil
1086:Roscommon
1028:Cork East
629:Fine Gael
528:Candidate
142:Fine Gael
1667:Monaghan
1648:Cork Mid
1552:Cork Mid
1184:8th Dáil
1131:6th Dáil
1107:5th Dáil
1023:Limerick
993:4th Dáil
906:Archived
876:Archived
834:See also
825:Turnout:
485:won the
417:Elected
310:Nominee
210:Nominee
102:Nominee
2023:Wexford
1824:Wicklow
1730:Donegal
1627:Kildare
1598:Wicklow
1591:1968::
1536:Kildare
1382:Wicklow
1285:Wexford
1215:Wexford
1174:Kildare
1048:Donegal
817:Spoilt:
803:
800:
797:
794:
773:
770:
767:
764:
743:
740:
737:
713:
710:
707:
681:
678:
651:
456:Ireland
301:
199:
86:
74:Turnout
1210:Galway
1204:Galway
821:Quota:
813:Valid:
734:1,621
731:1,547
704:2,023
701:2,006
675:5,199
672:4,545
669:4,507
659:Labour
648:7,421
645:5,382
642:4,660
639:4,630
620:12,256
616:8,809
613:7,176
610:6,189
607:5,985
585:9,818
582:8,133
579:7,265
576:6,255
573:6,201
536:Count
515:Result
323:Party
263:1,547
260:2,006
257:6,087
236:Labour
232:Party
186:9,818
182:12,256
159:4,630
156:6,201
153:5,985
128:Party
1907:Meath
1593:Clare
1494:Meath
1484:Clare
1398:Louth
1265:Clare
1059:Cavan
721:Green
666:17.8
636:18.3
604:23.6
570:24.5
525:Party
505:Meath
465:(TD)
271:17.8
246:Green
173:18.3
170:24.5
167:23.6
940:2022
914:2008
884:2008
791:211
788:0.8
761:226
758:0.9
728:6.1
698:7.9
532:FPv%
357:0.8
354:0.9
346:211
343:226
277:6.1
274:7.9
1077:(2)
1066:(2)
983:to
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874:.
870:.
859:^
553:5
473:.
441:A
419:TD
400:TD
368:–
365:–
291:–
288:–
285:–
189:–
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966:t
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886:.
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547:3
544:2
541:1
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