2015 Carlow–Kilkenny by-election
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A <entity_4> was held in the Dáil Éireann <entity_1> constituency in <entity_5> on Friday, <entity_3>, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Phil Hogan on his appointment as European Commissioner. The Electoral (Amendment) Act <entity_0> stipulates that a <entity_4> in <entity_5> must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring. The <entity_4> writ was moved in the Dáil on <entity_3>. Former TD <entity_2> of Fianna Fáil won the <entity_4> on the 9th count, having received 27.8% of the first-preference votes. Aylward had previously represented <entity_1> from 2007 until <entity_0>.
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