by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

was held in the

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Mayo West constituency in

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on 9 June 1994. It followed the resignation of

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Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...

(TD)

Pádraig Flynn Pádraig Flynn (born 9 May 1939) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as European Commissioner for Social Affairs from 1993 to 1999, Minister for Industry and Commerce and Minister for Justice from 1992 to 1993, Minister for th ...

after being appointed a

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. The election was won by

Fine Gael Fine Gael (, ; English: "Family (or Tribe) of the Irish") is a liberal-conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil � ...

Mayo County Councillor and future

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Michael Ring. Among the candidates were

's daughter, Beverley Cooper Flynn and

Jerry Cowley Jerry Cowley (born 11 November 1952) is an Irish barrister, medical doctor and politician. Originally from Ballina, he lives in Mulranny, County Mayo. He was an Independent Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency after being elected to D ...

, both of whom would go on to serve as TDs, as well as Mayo County Councillor Johnny Mee. On the same day, a by-election took place in Dublin South-Central.

Result

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*https://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992B&cons=177 *http://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=147&constitid=22&electype=2 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayo West by-election, 1994 1994 in Irish politics 27th Dáil By-elections in the Republic of Ireland Elections in County Mayo June 1994 events in Europe 1994 Mayo West by-election

Result

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