1964 Kildare by-election

1964 Kildare by-election

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Turnout	31,944 (73.0%)
Boylan Malone Norton Nominee Terence Boylan Patrick Malone Patrick Norton Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour First preferences 13,905 9,825 8,214 Percentage 43.5% 30.8% 25.7% Final count 15,973 14,254 –
TD before election William Norton Labour TD after election Terence Boylan Fianna Fáil

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Kildare in Ireland on Wednesday, 19 February 1964, to fill a vacancy in the 17th Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) William Norton on 4 December 1963.^[1]

The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 29 January 1964.^[2]

The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Terence Boylan.^[3] It was held on the same day as the 1964 Cork Borough by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fianna Fáil candidates.

The Labour candidate Patrick Norton, son of the deceased TD, was elected for Kildare at the 1965 general election.^[4]