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When a vacancy occurs in the Dáil, the writ for a by-election to fill the vacancy is moved in the Dáil. Possessing a small majority in the Dáil, the government had delayed in calling this by-election. There was no specific legal requirement on when to hold a by-election. The 17-month gap between the
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Government holding the by-election, a number of attempts to force the by-election were carried out by the Opposition. On 4 May 2010, Sinn FĂ©in attempted to force the holding of the by-election. The next day, the Government narrowly avoided a defeat in the motion calling for
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described the delay as unprecedented and that the delay amounted to a breach of
Doherty's constitutional rights. He declared that Section 30 (2) of the Electoral Act 1992 should be construed as requiring that a writ for a by-election be moved within a reasonable time of the vacancy arising. He
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the by-election to be held immediately when two of their TDs accidentally voted with the opposition.
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1696:"Sinn FĂ©in's Doherty wins by-election, FF third"
468:and its framework for democratic representation.
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1640:"Pearse Doherty elected in Donegal South West"
1183:"Doherty -v- Government of Ireland & Anor"
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1359:"Poll says SF to win Donegal SW by-election"
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1563:. Thomas Crosbie Media. 10 November 2010.
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1525:"McBrearty set to contest by-election"
1042:"Donegal South–West: By-election 2010"
879:"Date set for Donegal South West poll"
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943:"First Donegal byelection votes cast"
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1749:"Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 s.2"
1736:from the original on 31 October 2019
1505:from the original on 9 November 2010
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1213:"Bond yields remain stubbornly high"
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891:from the original on 6 November 2010
562:2010 Donegal South–West by-election
1646:from the original on 1 January 2011
1193:from the original on 14 August 2011
22:2010 Donegal South-West by-election
1620:from the original on 13 March 2011
1365:. 18 November 2010. Archived from
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1666:"Doherty wins Donegal byelection"
1586:John Murray Brown in Dublin, FT.
1533:. 4 February 2010. Archived from
1329:"Cabinet meets to discuss budget"
1134:from the original on 14 July 2010
972:Sheahan, Fionnan (10 July 2008).
919:. 12 January 2010. Archived from
430:was elected on the fourth count.
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547:a general election in early 2011
545:announced his intention to call
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1610:"SF forms Dáil Technical Group"
1108:from the original on 9 May 2010
1082:from the original on 7 May 2010
538:'s Brian O'Domhnaill with 19%.
1844:National University of Ireland
1642:. RTÉ News. 26 November 2010.
1305:. RTÉ News. 18 November 2010.
835:February 2011 general election
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1471:. RTÉ News. 7 November 2010.
1159:. RTÉ News. 3 November 2010.
16:By-election to the 30th Dáil
2920:Elections in County Donegal
1732:. Oireachtas. 5 July 2011.
517:International Monetary Fund
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851:List of Dáil by-elections
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504:a fact-finding visit by
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551:boycott the by-election
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515:a joint team from the
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442:On 12 July 2010, the
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45:2007 general election
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2304:Dublin North-Central
1702:. 26 November 2010.
1672:. 26 November 2010.
1616:. 10 December 2010.
1419:. 23 November 2010.
1387:. 23 November 2010.
1369:on 23 November 2010.
1249:. 11 November 2010.
1046:ElectionsIreland.org
949:. 22 November 2010.
812:Frank McBrearty, Jnr
312:shown within Ireland
2479:Dublin County South
1501:. 6 November 2010.
1335:. 7 November 2010.
1279:. 6 November 2010.
1219:. 8 November 2010.
1189:. 3 November 2010.
1015:. 4 November 2010.
887:. 4 November 2010.
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1782:Electoral Act 1992
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820:Maureen O'Sullivan
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