1959 Meath by-election
By-election to the 16th Dáil
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Meath in Ireland on Wednesday, 22 July 1959, to fill a vacancy in the 16th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) James Griffin on 22 March 1959.[1]
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22 July 1959
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| Turnout | 25,621 (68.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 June 1959.[2]
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Henry Johnston.[3]
Two other by-elections were held on the same day, in Clare and Dublin South-West.
Johnston lost his seat at the 1961 general election, and was never subsequently re-elected to the Dáil.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Henry Johnston | 43.2 | 11,063 | 11,338 | 12,475 | |
| Labour | James Tully | 27.0 | 6,918 | 7,593 | 10,926 | |
| Fine Gael | Denis Farrelly | 22.5 | 5,751 | 6,100 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Leo Collins | 7.4 | 1,889 | |||
| Electorate: 37,686 Valid: 25,621 Quota: 12,811 Turnout: 68.0% | ||||||