1965 Cork Mid by-election
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10 March 1965
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| Turnout | 38,078 (75.8%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Mid in Ireland on Wednesday, 10 March 1965, to fill a vacancy in the 17th Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) Dan Desmond on 9 December 1964.[1]
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 10 February 1965.[2]
The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Eileen Desmond, widow of the deceased TD, Dan Desmond.[3]
Her victory in the by-election led Taoiseach Seán Lemass to dissolve the 17th Dáil before she could assume her seat, and call a general election.[4] Eileen Desmond was re-elected for Cork Mid at the 1965 general election.[5]
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 36.2 | 13,779 | 13,932 | 15,093 | |
| Labour | Eileen Desmond | 33.5 | 12,752 | 12,937 | 20,756 | |
| Fine Gael | Donal Creed | 28.8 | 10,957 | 11,105 | ||
| Independent | Sylvester Cotter | 1.6 | 590 | |||
| Electorate: 50,220 Valid: 38,078 Quota: 19,040 Turnout: 75.8% | ||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Debates. 213 (5). Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 December 1964.
- ↑ "Issue of Writ: Mid-Cork By-election". Dáil Debates. 214 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 February 1965.
- ↑ "Forógra Proclamation". Dáil Debates. 215 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 21 April 1965.
- ↑ Maume, Patrick. "Desmond, Eileen (née Harrington)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.009386.v1. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- 1 2 Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
- ↑ "By-election 1965: Cork Mid". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ↑ "18th Dáil 1965 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. March 1966. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "Cork Mid: 1965 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
