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2022 Dublin University by-election

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Aby-election was held for the Seanad Éireann Dublin University constituency in Ireland in March 2022.^[1] Ballot papers were issued on 25 February and polls closed at 11 a.m. on 30 March 2022.^[2] The election was won by former army officer and whistleblower Tom Clonan.^[3]^[4]

Background

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The vacancy was caused by the election of Labour's Ivana BaciktoDáil Éireann on 8 July 2021 at a by-election in Dublin Bay South.^[5] On 10 November 2021, the Seanad passed a motion calling on the clerk of the Seanad to send notice to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the vacancy.^[6] The minister was required to make the order for a by-election within six months of this notice.^[7]

Election system

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Every citizen of Ireland who is at least 18 years old and who has received a degree (other than an honorary degree) or obtained a scholarship from Trinity College Dublin is entitled to be registered as an elector.^[8] The electorate of the university is approximately 70,000.^[1]^[9] When a casual vacancy occurs it is filled by a by-election. The procedure at a by-election is the same as that at a general election of university members.^[9] Candidates must be proposed and seconded by two registered electors, with the assent of eight other electors.^[10] All votes are cast by postal ballot, and are counted using the single transferable vote.

Candidates

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Seventeen candidates were nominated.^[11] All nominations are non-partisan, with no provision for nomination by parties as there is in Dáil elections. These include, ordered by the date of their declaration:

Tom Clonan, former soldier, declared on 10 July 2021^[12]^[13]
Hugo MacNeill, former rugby player, declared on 21 July 2021^[13]
Gisèle Scanlon, Trinity College Dublin Graduate Students' Union President, declared on 21 July 2021 ^[13]
Ryan Alberto Ó Giobúin, sociology PhD researcher, declared on 21 September 2021^[14]
Ursula Quill, Bacik's former assistant and a Labour Party member^[15]^[14]
Ray Bassett, former diplomat, declared on 1 November 2021^[16]
Sadhbh O'Neill, academic at Dublin City University declared in November 2021^[17]^[18]
Eoin Barry, Labour Party member, declared in December 2021^[19]
Ade Oluborode, barrister, declared in January 2022.^[20]
Michael McDermott, PhD student at Trinity College Dublin, declared in January 2022.^[21]^[22]
Maureen Gaffney, psychologist, author, broadcaster, declared in February 2022
Hazel Chu, Green Party councillor and former Lord Mayor of Dublin, declared in February 2022^[23]^[15]
Aubrey McCarthy, founder of the homelessness and rehabilitation charity Tiglin, declared on 10 February 2022^[24]
Patricia McKenna, former Member of the European Parliament for Dublin and former Cathaoirleach of the People's Movement, declared on 12 February 2022^[25]
Catherine Stocker, Social Democrats councillor for Dublin City, declared in February 2022^[22]

Result

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2022 Seanad by-election: Dublin University^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	Independent	Hugo MacNeill	15.4%	2,068	2,071	2,075	2,085	2,092	2,102	2,121	2,153	2,250	2,290	2,312	2,391	2,624	2,863
	Independent	Tom Clonan	14.5%	1,947	1,952	1,976	1,990	2,014	2,040	2,077	2,137	2,243	2,332	2,436	2,637	2,973	3,359	4,200	5,358
	Independent	Maureen Gaffney	14.0%	1,882	1,884	1,892	1,913	1,936	1,972	1,993	2,066	2,121	2,190	2,274	2,438	2,641	3,083	3,908	5,198
	Green Party	Hazel Chu^[a]	13.2%	1,766	1,770	1,785	1,802	1,823	1,842	1,858	1,918	1,955	2,090	2,272	2,583	2,743	3,300	3,683
	Labour Party	Ursula Quill^[a]	8.6%	1,156	1,159	1,178	1,205	1,226	1,246	1,290	1,325	1,368	1,430	1,525	1,773	1,890
	Independent	Aubrey McCarthy	7.1%	947	950	954	962	977	997	1,012	1,033	1,115	1,139	1,187	1,281
	Independent	Sadhbh O'Neill	6.5%	870	873	879	896	909	931	940	991	1,030	1,105	1,186
	Social Democrats	Catherine Stocker^[a]	3.9%	521	521	530	541	548	563	576	600	608	657
	Independent	Ade Oluborode	3.5%	471	479	488	500	508	528	548	576	586
	Independent	Ray Bassett	3.4%	458	458	458	463	475	480	497	544
	Independent	Patricia McKenna	3.1%	421	421	427	434	440	454	463
	Independent	Paula Roseingrave	1.5%	200	200	202	209	220
	Labour Party	Eoin Barry^[a]	1.4%	189	192	199	199
	Independent	Ryan Alberto Ó Giobúin	1.4%	182	183	195	202	222	230
	Independent	Gisèle Scanlon	1.3%	170	170	174
	Independent	Michael McDermott	1.0%	132	134
	Independent	Abbas Ali O'Shea	0.3%	38
Electorate: 67,788 Valid: 13,418 Spoilt: 16 Quota: 6,710 Turnout: 13,434 (19.8%)

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Indication of party membership. No party labels appeared on the ballot.

References

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^ "Seanad Bye-Election to be held". Government of Ireland. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

^ McQuinn, Cormac (31 March 2022). "Tom Clonan wins Seanad byelection by 160 votes after close race". The Irish Times. Dublin. ISSN 0791-5144. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

^ "Clonan wins Trinity College Seanad by-election". RTÉ News. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

^ "Labour's Ivana Bacik elected in Dublin Bay South after ninth count". RTÉ News. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

^ "Vacancy in Membership of Seanad Éireann: Motion – Seanad Éireann (26th Seanad)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

^ Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937, s. 13: Seanad bye-election orders (No. 30 of 1937, s. 13). Enacted on 19 November 1937. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.

^ Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937, s. 7: Franchise (No. 30 of 1937, s. 7). Enacted on 19 November 1937. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.

^ ^a ^b "How the Seanad is Elected". Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage . 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

^ Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937, s. 7: Nomination of candidates (No. 30 of 1937, s. 7). Enacted on 19 November 1937. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.

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^ ^a ^b O'Halloran, Marie (2 August 2021). "Hazel Chu considers running in Trinity College Seanad by election". Irish Examiner. Cork. ISSN 1393-9564. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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