1956 Cork Borough by-election
By-election to the 15th Dáil
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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]
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2 August 1956
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| Turnout | 35,568 (56.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| 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% | ||||