1936 Galway by-election
By-election to the 8th Dáil
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Galway in the Irish Free State on Thursday, 13 August 1936, to fill a vacancy in the 8th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael TD Patrick Hogan on 14 July 1936.[1]
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13 August 1936
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| Turnout | 65,942 (67.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1936, Galway was a nine seat constituency comprising County Galway.[2] The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 23 July 1936.[3] The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Martin Neilan.[4]
The surplus votes of the elected candidate Martin Neilan, were distributed after being declared elected. This was because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.
Neilan did not contest the 1937 general election and retired from politics. This was the second by-election in Galway during the 8th Dáil.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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| Fianna Fáil | Martin Neilan | 60.6 | 39,982 | ||
| Fine Gael | James Hogan | 35.3 | 23,264 | 25,073 | |
| Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann | George Noble Plunkett[a] | 4.1 | 2,696 | 5,711 | |
| Electorate: 97,736 Valid: 65,942 Quota: 32,972 Turnout: 67.5% | |||||
Notes
- George Noble Plunkett stood as a joint Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann/Sinn Féin candidate.