1945 Kerry South by-election
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4 December 1945
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| Turnout | 18,501 (51.4%) | ||||||||||||||||
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.png) Kerry South shown within ireland | |||||||||||||||||
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Kerry South in Ireland on Tuesday, 4 December 1945, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil TD Frederick Crowley on 5 May 1945.[1]
In 1945, Kerry South was a three seat constituency comprising the southern half of County Kerry taking in the Dingle and Iveragh Peninsulas.[2]
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 14 November 1945.[3]
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Honor Crowley, widow of the deceased TD, Frederick Crowley.[4]
Four other by-elections were held on the same day: in Clare, Dublin North-West, Mayo South and Wexford. Three by-elections were won by Fianna Fáil, one by Clann na Talmhan, and one by Labour.
This was the second by-election in Kerry South during the 12th Dáil.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| Fianna Fáil | Honor Crowley | 56.7 | 10,483 | |
| Clann na Talmhan | Edmund Horan | 43.3 | 8,018 | |
| Electorate: 36,029 Valid: 18,501 Quota: 9,251 Turnout: 51.4% | ||||
References
- ↑ "Bás Teachta". Dáil Debates (in Irish). 97 (4). Houses of the Oireachtas. 15 May 1945. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, 1st Sch.: Revised Constituencies (No. 5 of 1935, 1st Sch.). Enacted on 27 February 1935. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Writs for By-Elections – Motions". Dáil Debates. 98 (9). Houses of the Oireachtas. 14 November 1945. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "New Deputies Take Their Seats". Dáil Debates. 98 (14). Houses of the Oireachtas. 12 December 1945. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "By-election 1945: Kerry South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 27 October 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ↑ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
- ↑ "Kerry South: 1945 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 17 May 2026.