1964 Cork Borough by-election

1964 Cork Borough by-election

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Turnout	38,047 (69.1%)
Galvin Manley Hurley Nominee Sheila Galvin Tadhg Manley Donal Hurley Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour First preferences 20,276 11,475 6,296 Percentage 53.3% 30.2% 16.6% Final count – 11,666 7,357
TD before election John Galvin Fianna Fáil TD after election Sheila Galvin Fianna Fáil

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Borough in Ireland on Wednesday, 19 February 1964, to fill a vacancy in the 17th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) John Galvin on 11 October 1963.^[1]

On 13 November 1963, Seán Casey, Labour Party TD for Cork Borough, proposed a motion that the writ of election be issued. This was opposed by the Fianna Fáil government and was defeated by 67 to 71.^[2] A government motion to issue the writ was agreed by the Dáil on 29 January 1964.^[3]

The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Sheila Galvin, widow of the deceased TD, John Galvin.^[4] It was held on the same day as the 1964 Kildare by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fianna Fáil candidates.

The surplus votes of the elected candidate, Sheila Galvin, were distributed after she was declared elected because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota. This would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.^[5]

Sheila Galvin did not contest the 1965 general election.