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was held in the

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Tipperary South constituency in

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on 22 June 2000. It followed the death of Labour Party

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(TD) Michael Ferris on 20 March 2000. The election was won by

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lor

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, elected as part of

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. The other candidates being Senator Tom Hayes standing For

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who would go on to win the

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the following year, Barry O'Brien for

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and Ellen Ferris for the Labour Party who was Michael Ferris's window, Mary Heaney for Christian Solidarity and Raymond McInerney for

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*https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1997B&cons=219&ref=120 *http://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=96&constitid=48&electype=2 *https://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0623/7577-ferris/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Tipperary South by-election, 2000 2000 in Irish politics 2000 elections in the Republic of Ireland 28th Dáil Dáil by-elections Elections in County Tipperary June 2000 events in Europe

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