1944 Kerry South by-election
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10 November 1944
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| Turnout | 22,603 (62.9%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Friday, 10 November 1944, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the resignation of Fine Gael TD Fionán Lynch on 3 October 1944, after his appointment as a judge of the Circuit Court.[1]
In 1944, 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 19 October 1944.[3]
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Donal O'Donoghue.[4]
O'Donoghue lost his seat at the 1948 general election, and was never subsequently re-elected to the Dáil.
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Donal O'Donoghue | 48.6 | 10,986 | 11,771 | |
| Clann na Talmhan | Edmund Horan | 30.1 | 6,795 | 9,348 | |
| Fine Gael | Eoin O'Connell | 21.3 | 4,822 | ||
| Electorate: 35,940 Valid: 22,603 Quota: 11,302 Turnout: 62.9% | |||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Resignation of a Deputy". Dáil Debates. 95 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 October 1944. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. 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.
- ↑ "Writ for By-Election – Motion". Dáil Debates. 95 (3). Houses of the Oireachtas. 19 October 1944. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "New Deputy takes his Seat". Dáil Debates. 95 (8). Houses of the Oireachtas. 29 November 1944. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "By-election 1944: Kerry South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 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: 1944 by-election". Ireland Election. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.