Dublin West by-election, 2014

Dublin West by-election, 2014
Turnout	29,350 (46.2%)
	150px Dublin West shown within County Dublin
TD before election; Patrick Nulty; Independent	Elected TD; Ruth Coppinger; Socialist Party

A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin West constituency in Ireland on Friday, 23 May 2014, following the resignation of independent Teachta Dála (TD) Patrick Nulty on 22 March 2014.^[1] It was held on the same day as the 2014 European and local elections, and the Longford–Westmeath by-election.^[2]

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring.^[3]

Socialist Party candidate Ruth Coppinger was elected on the sixth count.^[4]

Result

2014 by-election: Dublin West^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	Socialist Party	Ruth Coppinger	20.6	5,977	6,112	6,744	7,342	8,807	12,334
	Fianna Fáil	David McGuinness	17.5	5,053	5,156	5,691	6,789	8,163	9,237
	Sinn Féin	Paul Donnelly	20.9	6,056	6,120	6,296	6,516	7,028
	Independent	David Hall	13.1	3,803	4,133	4,783	5,846
	Fine Gael	Eamonn Coghlan	12.8	3,715	3,788	4,693
	Green Party	Roderic O'Gorman	6.4	1,856	1,951
	Labour Party	Lorraine Mulligan	5.2	1,505	1,540
	Independent	Seán Lyons	2.2	649
	Independent	John Kidd	0.8	228
	Fís Nua	Daniel Boyne	0.4	113
Electorate: 63,521 Valid: 28,955 Spoilt: 395 (1.4%) Quota: 14,478 Turnout: 29,350 (46.2%)