1956 Cork Borough by-election
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2 August 1956
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| Turnout | 35,568 (56.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Borough in Ireland on Thursday, 2 August 1956, to fill a vacancy in the 15th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Patrick McGrath on 20 June 1956.[1]
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 10 July 1956.[2]
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John Galvin.[3]
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| Fianna Fáil | John Galvin | 52.6 | 18,704 | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Sheehan | 28.6 | 10,166 | |
| Labour | Cornelius Desmond | 11.0 | 3,919 | |
| Independent | Seán Twomey | 4.6 | 1,630 | |
| Independent | John Reidy | 3.2 | 1,149 | |
| Electorate: 63,495 Valid: 35,568 Quota: 17,785 Turnout: 56.0% | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Death of Deputy: Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 158 (5). Houses of the Oireachtas. 20 June 1956.
- ↑ "Issue of Writ: Cork Borough By-Election". Dáil Debates. 159 (4). Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 July 1956.
- ↑ "Introduction of New Member". Dáil Debates. 160 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 24 October 1956.
- ↑ "By-election 1956: Cork Borough". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
- ↑ "Cork Borough: 1956 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 8 May 2026.