1936 Wexford by-election
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17 August 1936
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| Turnout | 45,574 (79.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Wexford in the Irish Free State on Monday, 17 August 1936, to fill a vacancy in the 8th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael TD Osmond Esmonde on 22 July 1936.[1]
In 1936, Wexford was a five seat constituency comprising County Wexford.[2] The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 July 1936.[3] The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Denis Allen.[4]
The surplus votes of the elected candidate Denis Allen, were distributed after being declared elected. This was because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.
It was the last by-election held in the Irish Free state, as the Constitution of Ireland came into force on 29 December 1937, and the state become Ireland. The runner-up John Esmonde of Fine Gael was elected for Wexford at the 1937 general election.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Denis Allen | 51.0 | 23,263 | |||
| Fine Gael | John Esmonde | 36.7 | 16,734 | 16,801 | 16,930 | |
| Labour | Michael Murphy | 9.4 | 4,276 | 4,577 | 5,100 | |
| Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann | Stephen Hayes | 2.9 | 1,301 | 1,408 | ||
| Electorate: 57,688 Valid: 45,574 Quota: 22,788 Turnout: 79.0% | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Death of Deputy Sir Osmond Esmonde". Dáil Debates. 63 (13). Houses of the Oireachtas. 22 July 1936. Archived from the original on 20 February 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Electoral Act 1923, 8th Sch.: Constituencies (No. 12 of 1923, 8th Sch.). Enacted on 17 April 1923. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Issue of Writ". Dáil Debates. 63 (18). Houses of the Oireachtas. 30 July 1936. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "New Deputies Take their Seats". Dáil Debates. 64 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 November 1936. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "By-election 1936: Wexford". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ↑ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
- ↑ "Wexford: 1936 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 18 May 2026.