1976 Dublin South-West by-election
10 June 1976
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A by-election was held in the Dáil constituency of Dublin South-West in Ireland on Thursday, 10 June 1976. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil TD Noel Lemass on 13 April 1976.[1]
The writ of election was moved by Fianna Fáil TD Patrick Lalor on 20 May 1976 and was agreed by the Dáil.[2]
The Fianna Fáil candidate was Eileen Lemass, widow of the deceased TD. The by-election was won by Labour candidate Brendan Halligan.[3]
It was held on the same day as the 1976 Donegal North-East by-election. Halligan was not subsequently re-elected to the Dáil.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Eileen Lemass | 38.8 | 9,687 | 9,694 | 9,722 | 10,108 | 10,578 | 11,462 | |
| Labour | Brendan Halligan | 27.5 | 6,870 | 6,886 | 6,924 | 7,175 | 7,855 | 12,099 | |
| Fine Gael | Jim Mitchell | 20.7 | 5,169 | 5,174 | 5,196 | 5,345 | 5,612 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Tomás Mac Giolla | 6.7 | 1,679 | 1,702 | 1,815 | 2,158 | |||
| Aontacht Éireann | Kevin Boland | 4.8 | 1,186 | 1,199 | 1,292 | ||||
| Irish Republican Socialist | Íte Ní Chionnaith | 1.2 | 287 | 332 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Bláthnaid Ní Chinnéide | 0.5 | 113 | ||||||
| Electorate: 46,585 Valid: 24,991 Quota: 12,496 Turnout: 53.7% | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 290 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 27 April 1976.
- ^ "Issue of Writ: Dublin South-West By-Election". Dáil Debates. 290 (12). Houses of the Oireachtas. 20 May 1976.
- ^ "Return to Writs: North-East Donegal and Dublin South-West. - Introduction of New Members". Dáil Debates. 291 (7). Houses of the Oireachtas. 15 June 1976.
- ^ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
- ^ "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Dublin South-West: 1976 by-election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis". Ireland Election. Retrieved 28 February 2026.