1956 Kerry North by-election
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29 February 1956
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| Turnout | 34,004 (74.2%) | ||||||||||||||||
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Kerry North in Ireland on Wednesday, 29 February 1956, to fill a vacancy in the 15th Dáil. It followed the death of Clann na Poblachta Teachta Dála (TD) Johnny Connor on 11 December 1955.[1]
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 8 February 1956.[2]
The by-election was won by the Clann na Poblachta candidate Kathleen O'Connor, daughter of the deceased TD, Johnny Connor.[3]
Kathleen O'Connor was only 21 years old when elected. She became the youngest TD ever at that time, and was still not registered to vote.[4] She did not stand at the 1957 general election, and retired from politics.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| Clann na Poblachta | Kathleen O'Connor | 53.4 | 18,176 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Daniel Moloney | 46.6 | 15,828 | |
| Electorate: 45,841 Valid: 34,004 Quota: 17,003 Turnout: 74.2% | ||||
References
- ↑ "Death of Deputy: Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 153 (10). Houses of the Oireachtas. 14 December 1955.
- ↑ "By-Election Writ - North Kerry". Dáil Debates. 154 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 8 February 1956.
- ↑ "Introduction of New Deputy". Dáil Debates. 155 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 7 March 1956.
- ↑ O'Shea, Owen; Revington, Gordon (1 October 2018). A Century of Politics in the Kingdom: A County Kerry Compendium. Merrion Press. ISBN 978-1785372018.
- ↑ "By-election 1956: Kerry North". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. 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 North: 1956 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 9 May 2026.