1946 Cork Borough by-election
By-election to the 12th Dáil
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Borough in Ireland on Friday, 14 June 1946, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the resignation of independent TD William Dwyer on 29 March 1946.[1]
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14 June 1946
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| Turnout | 29,695 (55.4%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1946, Cork Borough was a four seat constituency comprising Cork city and the electoral division of Blackrock in County Cork.[2]
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 22 May 1946.[3]
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick McGrath.[4]
The surplus votes of the elected candidate Patrick McGrath, 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.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| Fianna Fáil | Patrick McGrath | 47.9 | 14,230 | 15,170 | ||
| Fine Gael | Michael O'Driscoll | 32.7 | 9,707 | 10,277 | 10,503 | |
| Cork Socialist Party | Michael O'Riordan | 10.7 | 3,184 | 3,592 | 3,688 | |
| Independent | Tom Barry | 8.7 | 2,574 | |||
| Electorate: 53,623 Valid: 29,695 Quota: 14,848 Turnout: 55.4% | ||||||