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Baile Atha Cliath Thiar
Dublin Area (Leinster)

1 Seat 13 Candidates 11 Counts
Electorate: 62,534 Quota: 14,206
 Candidate     Party     1st Pref   Share   Quota     Count   Status   Seat 

Brian Lenihan2 Jnr  Fianna Fail Lozenge   6,995   24.62%   0.49   11      Elected     1   ♂

Joe Higgins  Socialist Lozenge   6,743   23.73%   0.47   (11)      Not Elected       ♂
Tom Morrissey  Fine Gael Lozenge   3,728   13.12%   0.26   (10)      Eliminated       ♂
Tomas MacGiolla  Workers' Lozenge   2,909   10.24%   0.20   (9)      Eliminated       ♂
Paul Gogarty  Green/Comhaontas Glas Lozenge   1,286   4.53%   0.09   (8)      Lost Deposit       ♂
John McCann2  Sinn Féin Lozenge   1,574   5.54%   0.11   (7)      Lost Deposit       ♂
Sheila Terry  Progressive Democrats Lozenge   1,314   4.63%   0.09   (6)      Lost Deposit     ♀  
Vincent Jackson  Non party/Independent Lozenge   1,131   3.98%   0.08   (5)      Lost Deposit       ♂
Michael O'Donovan  Labour Lozenge   1,058   3.72%   0.07   (4)      Lost Deposit       ♂
Gerard Casey  Comhar Criostai/Christian Solidarity Lozenge   768   2.70%   0.05   (3)      Lost Deposit       ♂
Seán Lyons1  Non party/Independent Lozenge   514   1.81%   0.04   (2)      Lost Deposit       ♂
John O'Halloran  Non party/Independent Lozenge   369   1.30%   0.03   (1)      Lost Deposit       ♂
Benny Cooney  Non party/Independent Lozenge   21   0.07%   0.00   (1)      Lost Deposit       ♂

Total poll 28,410 45.43%

Final votes required for expenses: 3,552
Candidates: 1 female (♀), 12 male (♂)
By election caused by death on 1 November 1995 of Brian Lenihan.
The Writ for the By Election was moved on 12 March 1996.
 
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