1995 Wicklow by-election
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was held in the
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Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has ...
constituency in
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on 29 June 1995. It followed the death of
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(TD)
Johnny Fox John Fox (5 April 1948 – 17 March 1995) was an Irish independent politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for Wicklow. He was a member of the Church of Ireland. A farmer before entering politics, he was elected a Fianna Fáil member for Greystone ...
on 17 March 1995. The election was won by Independent
Wicklow County Council Wicklow County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae Chill Mhantáin) is the authority responsible for Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local government in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed ...
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Mildred Fox Mildred Fox (born 17 June 1971) is a former Irish Independent politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency from 1995 to 2007. Private life She was educated at St. Kilian's Community School in Bray and is a graduate of U ...
, daughter of
Johnny Fox John Fox (5 April 1948 – 17 March 1995) was an Irish independent politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for Wicklow. He was a member of the Church of Ireland. A farmer before entering politics, he was elected a Fianna Fáil member for Greystone ...
. Among the candidates were
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, Wicklow County Councillor, former and future TD and future
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Dick Roche Richard Eoin Roche (born 30 March 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State for European Affairs from 2002 to 2004 and 2007 to 2011 and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Minister for the ...
, Wicklow County Councillor Tom Honan, future Wicklow County Councillor
Nicky Kelly Edward Noel Kelly (born 9 January 1951), known as Nicky Kelly, is an Irish politician from Arklow in County Wicklow. He was born in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny. A member of Official Sinn Féin, later on he left it to join the new Irish Repu ...
, former Wicklow County Councillor and then husband of sitting TD
Liz McManus Liz McManus (born 23 March 1947) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2002 to 2007 and Minister of State at the Department of the Environment from 1994 to 1997. She served as a Teachta ...
, John McManus and Wicklow County Councillor Susan Philips.


Result


See also

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List of Dáil by-elections This is a list of by-elections to Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas, the Irish legislature. By-elections in Ireland occur to fill vacant seats which can be caused by the death, resignation, disqualification or expuls ...
* Dáil constituencies


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*http://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=102&constitid=9&electype=2 *https://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992B&cons=235&ref=113 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wicklow by-election, 1995 1995 in Irish politics 1995 elections in the Republic of Ireland 27th Dáil Dáil by-elections Elections in County Wicklow June 1995 events in Europe