Anti-Austerity campaigner Paul Murphy (32) won the Dublin South West by-election in 2014 following a vacancy left by Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes departure for the European Parliament. A prominent member of the Socialist Party, Deputy Murphy was co-opted to the European Parliament in 2011. Following the lost of this seat in 2014, he became a TD for Dublin South West after securing 27.2 pc of first preference votes in the constituency’s by-election. From Goatstown in County Dublin, the high-profile anti-water charges campaigner has been involved in some of the largest anti-austerity protests around the country.
| Electorate | Seats | Total Poll | Turnout | Valid Poll | Spoiled Votes | Quota |
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| 105,420 | 5 | 67,918 | 64.43% | 67,271 | 647 | 11,212 |
Vote Distribution
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Count Results
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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9647 | 9655 | 9678 | 9725 | 9772 | 9892 | 10045 | 10160 | 10506 | 10565 | 11402 | |||||
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9005 | 9020 | 9047 | 9194 | 9247 | 9316 | 9626 | 9758 | 10054 | 10366 | 10678 | 13528 | ||||
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7195 | 7202 | 7213 | 7235 | 7576 | 7660 | 7758 | 8028 | 8193 | 8213 | 8655 | 8695 | 8724 | 8764 | 10126 | 10639 |
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6974 | 6978 | 6983 | 7054 | 7070 | 7098 | 7230 | 7362 | 7413 | 9502 | 9642 | 9959 | 11068 | 11082 | 11245 | |
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6463 | 6467 | 6477 | 6496 | 6779 | 6889 | 6948 | 7087 | 7316 | 7337 | 7793 | 7835 | 7868 | 7911 | 9079 | 9503 |
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4463 | 4486 | 4515 | 4604 | 4660 | 4913 | 5131 | 5262 | 5731 | 5797 | 6129 | 6294 | 6724 | 6753 | 7542 | 9655 |
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3241 | 3244 | 3249 | 3312 | 3324 | 3374 | 3439 | 3492 | 3593 | 3725 | 3832 | |||||
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2906 | 2912 | 2952 | 3003 | 3026 | 3100 | 3208 | 3258 | 3518 | 3548 | ||||||
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2812 | 2829 | 2866 | 3064 | 3094 | 3210 | 3353 | 3433 | 3742 | 3799 | 4163 | 4332 | 4632 | 4677 | 4916 | |
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2635 | 2640 | 2646 | 2658 | 2700 | 2883 | 2936 | 3796 | 3902 | 3933 | 4099 | 4116 | 4163 | 4182 | ||
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2616 | 2621 | 2630 | 2667 | 2685 | 2721 | 2764 | 2792 | 2884 | |||||||
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2197 | 2220 | 2261 | 2308 | 2326 | 2411 | 2534 | 2571 | ||||||||
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1743 | 1743 | 1749 | 1776 | 1871 | 1947 | 2120 | |||||||||
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1627 | 1628 | 1638 | 1671 | 1722 | 1748 | ||||||||||
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1297 | 1303 | 1307 | 1332 | 1337 | |||||||||||
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1088 | 1090 | 1096 | 1105 | ||||||||||||
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On the Ballot
Fine Gael’s Anne-Marie Dermody (46) was co-opted onto South Dublin County Council in 2011. She was re-elected during the 2014 local elections. Cllr Dermody is interested in seeing greater support for working parents, including the extension of paid paternity leave, affordable afterschool care, and tax deductions for childcare. As a self-employed solicitor, she always wants to see a reform of the tax system so that all workers are receive the same entitlements
Qualified accountant Ronan McMahon (49) is contesting the 2016 general election for Renua Ireland. First elected as an Independent councillor for South Dublin in 2014, he unsuccessfully contested the by-election that year with just under 9 pc of the vote. He favours a Flat Tax system and wants to see the end of PRSI and USC.
Leader of the Fine Gael group on South Dublin County Council, Colm Brophy(49) has been a councillor since he was co-opted in 2008. An advocate in the past for cutting commercial rates and the local property tax, Cllr Brophy wants to see a reduction in the taxes paid by all levels of Irish society. He unsuccessfully contested the 2011 general in Dublin South Central and subsequent Seanad election, but he did retain his council seat in the 2014 local elections.
Karen Warren (50) is a former Fine Gael councillor and deputy Mayor for South Dublin County Council. First elected in 2004, she lost her seat in 2009 and failed to regain it in the 2014 local elections. Among her priorities if elected are finding the funds to upgrade Tallaght Hospital and shortage its waiting times, and also working to attract investment to South Dublin to help in job creation.
Labour Party candidate for Dublin South-West, Mick Duff (65) has been a fixture in local politics for the past seven years. First elected to South Dublin County Council in 2009, he topped the poll in Tallaght Central with 13 pc of first preference votes. He was re-elected again in 2014 on a vote of 8.4 pc. Cllr Duff is seeking a greater Garda presence for the constituency, fresh investment in education, and new tax credits to encourage SMEs to grow.
The second Labour candidate for Dublin South-West, Pamela Kearns (56) wants to see an end to zero hour contracts. Elected to the South Dublin County Council in 2009 for the Templeogue-Terenure ward, Cllr Kearns was re-elected in 2014 on the back of 8.5 pc of first preference votes. She unsuccessfully contested the 2014 by-election in Dublin South West. An advocate for the €11.50 living wage, Ms Kearns also wants to see an overhaul of South Dublin’s flood defences.
Appointed as a senator by Taoiseach Enda Kenny in 2011, Canadian-born academic Katherine Zappone (61) has been an active campaigner for equal rights for same-sex couples. A prominent voice in the recent same-sex marriage referendum, she is campaigning on a platform of increasing household incomes, stronger investment in education, creating more jobs for younger people.
Independent candidate Declan Burke (22) ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 local elections and Dublin South–West by-election of the same year. A graduate of journalism and visual media, he says his number one priority for the constituency is lifting the tax burden for working people. The 22-year-old wants to abolish USC and water charges, and favours brining in nationally a €11.50 living wage.
A councillor for South Dublin County since 2014, Francis Noel Duffy (44) is the Green Party candidate standing in Dublin South-West. An architect by profession, he lists job creation through green technology in both the construction and energy sectors as a priority. Mr Duffy is among several candidates in Dublin South-West who unsuccessfully contested the area’s 2014 by-election. He received slightly less than 2 pc of the vote, double the number he received in the his failed 2011 general election bed.
Independent Peter Fitzpatrick (35) is campaigning for the legal requirement that any child diagnosed with a serious illness or congenital condition to be entitled to a full medical card. The founder of the Our Children's Health Campaign, he also wants to find a lasting solution to the lack of housing throughout the country.
Sarah Holland (37) was elected to South Dublin County Council in 2014 and is currently the council’s Mayor. A fluent Irish speaker, the Sinn Féin candidate is keen on tackling a number of issues, most notably the lack of affordable housing in South Dublin. Ms Holland backs overhauling the tax system and wants to see end to school places being based on religious backgrounds.
Fianna Fáil’s John Lahart (51) was elected to South Dublin County council in 1999 and has been returned at each subsequent election. A former school teacher and turned psychotherapist, Mr Lahart is campaigning for more affordable childcare and increased funding for senior citizens and those with special needs. He also wants to see more investment for mental health, saying that greater accessibility for all should be a priority for the next Government.
Independent Deirdre O’Donovan (43) was elected to South Dublin County Council in 2014. Her time on the council, she says, has shown her how the current party-based political system has failed the ordinary people. Among Cllr O’Donovan priorities are accountability in government, increased voter participation in policy, and the creation of a pilot scheme to test the viability of a Neighbourhood Watch style home security system for the elderly.
Stephen Sinclair is campaigning for the right of citizens to petition for a referendum on any issue through the collection of a certain number of signatures. A candidate for Direct Democracy Ireland, he wants to setup an independent public body to oversee political appointments. Outside of these reforms, Mr Sinclair is seeking an immediate halt to all repossession and eviction orders brought against an individual’s family home.
Sandra Fay (36) is the Anti Austerity Alliance candidate for Dublin South West, and is promising to work towards tackling the issues surrounding housing and health. An organiser in the 'We Won't Pay' campaigns that advocate boycotting water charges, Ms Fay says that a similar movement is needed to end the housing crisis; citing rent control and mortgage write-downs as measures she supports. A first time election candidate, she is also calling for the repeal of the 8thAdmendment.
First elected to Dáil Eireann for Labour in 2011, Eamonn Maloney (62) announced in 2015 that he was resigning from the party and would contest the next election as an Independent. Deputy Maloney secured 4,165 first preference votes and took the last seat in the Dublin South–West constituency in the 2011 general election. He is the only TD in the Dáil not to claim expenses.
An Independent candidate in Dublin South-West, Frank O’Gorman works as a taxi-man and farms a small plot of land. Mr O’Gorman wants to see the minimum wage increased to €11.50 for all workers in Ireland. He is also calling for the number of TDs in the Dáil to be cut back to “around 60 TDs”. In his own words, the Independent candidate opposes non-EU immigrants coming to work in Ireland - believing that Irish workers and those from the EU working in Ireland can not compete due to lower wages.
Sean Crowe (58) is an outgoing Sinn Fein TD for the Dublin South-West constituency. He is the party's spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence. Deputy Crowe represented Sinn Féin in the multi-party negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement and has travelled internationally to promote the party’s peace and reconciliation strategy.
Joan Summerville-Molloy is a keen disability rights activist and is running in the general election for the first time. She is involved locally with a number of organisations in her area, including the Tallaght Hospital Action Group.
Kieran Quigley is running for Dáil Áireann for the first time. A graduate of University College Dublin and the University of Limerick, Kieran has very extensive experience working in the private and public sectors in Ireland and abroad.