1947 Dublin County by-election
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29 October 1947
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin County in Ireland on Wednesday, 29 October 1947, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Patrick Fogarty on 2 May 1947.[1]
In 1947, Dublin County was a five seat constituency comprising County Dublin and several townlands in Dublin city.[2]
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 8 October 1947.[3]
The by-election was won by the Clann na Poblachta candidate Seán MacBride.[4] It was held on the same day as the 1947 Tipperary by-election and the 1947 Waterford by-election.
Two by-elections were won by Clann na Poblachta, and one by Fianna Fáil. It was the first election victories for Clann na Poblachta, which was founded by MacBride in 1946.
The third and fourth place candidates, Éamon Rooney of Fine Gael, and Seán Dunne of Labour were both elected for Dublin County at the 1948 general election.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Mullins | 28.8 | 16,261 | 17,399 | 20,197 | |
| Clann na Poblachta | Seán MacBride | 28.4 | 16,062 | 21,755 | 29,629 | |
| Fine Gael | Éamon Rooney | 25.0 | 14,116 | 15,361 | ||
| Labour | Seán Dunne | 17.8 | 10,067 | |||
| Electorate: 105,286 Valid: 56,506 Quota: 28,254 Turnout: 53.7% | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Death of a Deputy". Dáil Debates (in Irish). 105 (15). Houses of the Oireachtas. 2 May 1947. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 16 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 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Writs for By-Elections – Motions". Dáil Debates. 108 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 8 October 1947. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "New Deputies Take Their Seats". Dáil Debates. 108 (9). Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 November 1947. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "By-election 1947: Dublin County". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 5 November 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ↑ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
- ↑ "Dublin County: 1947 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 16 May 2026.