1979 Cork City by-election
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7 November 1979
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| Turnout | 38,657 (55.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork City in Ireland on Wednesday, 7 November 1979, to fill a vacancy in the 21st Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) Patrick Kerrigan on 4 July 1979.[1]
The writ of election was moved by Labour TD Barry Desmond on 17 October 1979 and was agreed by the Dáil.[2]
The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Senator Liam Burke.[3] It was held on the same day as the 1979 Cork North-East by-election.
Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates. The victory of Fine Gael in both by-elections contributed to the decision of Jack Lynch to step down as leader of Fianna Fáil and Taoiseach the following month.[4]
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | John Dennehy | 35.9 | 13,890 | 14,269 | 16,210 | |
| Fine Gael | Liam Burke | 33.2 | 12,832 | 13,411 | 19,524 | |
| Labour | Toddy O'Sullivan | 22.6 | 8,742 | 10,444 | ||
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Ted Tynan | 8.3 | 3,193 | |||
| Electorate: 70,164 Valid: 38,657 Quota: 19,329 Turnout: 55.1% | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 315 (12). Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 July 1979.
- ↑ "Issue of Writ: Cork City By-Election". Dáil Debates. 316 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 17 October 1979.
- ↑ "Returns to Writs: North-East Cork and Cork City - Introduction of New Members". Dáil Debates. 316 (9). Houses of the Oireachtas. 13 November 1979.
- ↑ Fanning, Ronan (February 2010). "Lynch, John Mary ('Jack')". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.004947.v1.
- ↑ "By-election 1979: Cork City". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
- ↑ "22nd Dáil 1981 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. September 1981. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "Cork City: 1979 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 27 February 2026.