1947 Dublin County by-election
By-election to the 12th Dáil
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin County in Ireland on Wednesday, 29 October 1947, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Patrick Fogarty on 2 May 1947.[1]
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29 October 1947
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| Turnout | 56,506 (53.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1947, Dublin County was a five seat constituency comprising County Dublin and several townlands in Dublin city.[2]
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 8 October 1947.[3]
The by-election was won by the Clann na Poblachta candidate Seán MacBride.[4] It was held on the same day as the 1947 Tipperary by-election and the 1947 Waterford by-election.
Two by-elections were won by Clann na Poblachta, and one by Fianna Fáil. It was the first election victories for Clann na Poblachta, which was founded by MacBride in 1946.
The third and fourth place candidates, Éamon Rooney of Fine Gael, and Seán Dunne of Labour were both elected for Dublin County at the 1948 general election.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Mullins | 28.8 | 16,261 | 17,399 | 20,197 | |
| Clann na Poblachta | Seán MacBride | 28.4 | 16,062 | 21,755 | 29,629 | |
| Fine Gael | Éamon Rooney | 25.0 | 14,116 | 15,361 | ||
| Labour | Seán Dunne | 17.8 | 10,067 | |||
| Electorate: 105,286 Valid: 56,506 Quota: 28,254 Turnout: 53.7% | ||||||