1947 Tipperary by-election
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29 October 1947
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| Turnout | 53,510 (66.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Tipperary in Ireland on Wednesday, 29 October 1947, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the death of Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) William O'Donnell on 4 February 1947.[1]
In 1947, Tipperary was a seven seat constituency comprising the counties of North Tipperary and South Tipperary.[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 Patrick Kinane.[4] It was held on the same day as the 1947 Dublin County 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 Seán MacBride in 1946.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Hayes | 32.1 | 17,169 | 18,156 | 19,868 | 21,647 | |
| Clann na Poblachta | Patrick Kinane | 21.4 | 11,471 | 13,004 | 16,281 | 23,265 | |
| Fine Gael | Jeremiah Ryan | 21.2 | 11,341 | 14,386 | 15,795 | ||
| Labour | Denis O'Sullivan | 13.5 | 7,201 | 7,427 | |||
| Clann na Talmhan | Michael Fitzgerald | 11.8 | 6,328 | ||||
| Electorate: 81,112 Valid: 53,510 Quota: 26,756 Turnout: 66.0% | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Death of a Deputy". Dáil Debates. 104 (5). Houses of the Oireachtas. 11 February 1947. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. 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: Tipperary". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ↑ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
- ↑ "Tipperary: 1947 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 16 May 2026.