1964 Roscommon by-election

1964 Roscommon by-election

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Turnout	34,823 (78.0%)
Burke Macklin Nominee Joan Burke Hugh Gibbons Oliver Macklin Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour First preferences 17,308 15,107 2,056 Percentage 49.7% 43.4% 5.9% Final count 18,754 15,673 –
TD before election James Burke Fine Gael TD after election Joan Burke Fine Gael

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Roscommon in Ireland on Wednesday, 8 July 1964, to fill a vacancy in the 17th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) James Burke on 12 May 1964.^[1]

The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 17 June 1964.^[2]

The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Joan Burke, widow of the deceased TD, James Burke.^[3]