A
by-election
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A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
was held in the
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann ( ; , ) is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.Article 15.1.2° of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The Oireachtas shall co ...
Wicklow
Wicklow ( ; , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; ) is the county town of County Wicklow in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the east of Ireland, south of Dublin. According to the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had ...
constituency in
Ireland
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on 29 June 1995. It followed the death of
Independent
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Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála ( ; ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The official Engli ...
(TD)
Johnny Fox
John Fox (5 April 1948 – 17 March 1995) was an Irish independent politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for Wicklow. He was a member of the Church of Ireland.
A farmer before entering politics, he was elected a Fianna Fáil member for Greystones ...
on 17 March 1995.
The election was won by Independent
Wicklow County Council
Wicklow County Council () is the local authority of County Wicklow, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning an ...
lor
Mildred Fox, daughter of
Johnny Fox
John Fox (5 April 1948 – 17 March 1995) was an Irish independent politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for Wicklow. He was a member of the Church of Ireland.
A farmer before entering politics, he was elected a Fianna Fáil member for Greystones ...
.
Among the candidates were
Senator
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, Wicklow County Councillor, former and future TD and future
Minister Dick Roche
Richard Roche (born 30 March 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State for European Affairs from 2002 to 2004 and 2007 to 2011 and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 2004 to ...
, Wicklow County Councillor Tom Honan, future Wicklow County Councillor
Nicky Kelly
Edward Noel Kelly (born 9 January 1951), known as Nicky Kelly, is an Irish politician from Arklow in County Wicklow. He was born in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny. A member of Official Sinn Féin, later on he left it to join the new Irish Re ...
, former Wicklow County Councillor and then husband of sitting TD
Liz McManus
Liz McManus (born 23 March 1947) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Deputy leader of the Labour Party from 2002 to 2007 and Minister of State at the Department of the Environment from 1994 to 1997. She served as a Teacht ...
, John McManus and Wicklow County Councillor Susan Philips.
Result
See also
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List of Dáil by-elections
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Dáil constituencies
There are 43 multi-member electoral districts, known as Dáil constituencies, to elect 174 Teachta Dála, TDs to Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas, Republic of Ireland, Ireland's parliament, on the system of propor ...
References
External links
*http://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=102&constitid=9&electype=2
*https://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992B&cons=235&ref=113
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