2021 Dublin Bay South by-election
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A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann constituency of Dublin Bay South in Ireland on Thursday, 8 July 2021, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of the Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy.[1] The by-election was won by Senator Ivana Bacik of the Labour Party.[2]
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Bacik was able to overcome low poll numbers nationally for the Labour Party[3] as well as defy attempts by Fine Gael and Sinn Féin to define the by-election as an ideological showdown solely between the two of them.[4][5] In stark contrast to Labour's success, the by-election was also noted for the disastrous result suffered by Fianna Fáil, with a number of publications declaring it the single worst election result in the party's tenured history.[5][6][7][8]
Fifteen candidates were nominated, ten from political parties and five independents. The electorate was 72,302.[9]
The polls closed at 22:30 on Thursday 8 July. The Irish Times predicted that the final turnout figure would be no more than 40%, and contrasted that with the 52% turnout in Dublin Bay South at the last general election.[10] The count showed a turnout of 34.7%, which was higher than some predictions, and exceeded the 26% turnout at both the Dublin Fingal and Dublin Mid-West by-elections in 2019.[11]