1965 Cork Mid by-election

1965 Cork Mid by-election

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Turnout	38,078 (75.8%)
Crowley Nominee Eileen Desmond Flor Crowley Donal Creed Party Labour Fianna Fáil Fine Gael First preferences 12,752 13,779 4,849 Percentage 33.5% 36.2% 17.8% Final count 20,756 15,093 –
TD before election Dan Desmond Labour TD after election Eileen Desmond Labour

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Mid in Ireland on Wednesday, 10 March 1965, to fill a vacancy in the 17th Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) Dan Desmond on 9 December 1964.^[1]

The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 10 February 1965.^[2]

The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Eileen Desmond, widow of the deceased TD, Dan Desmond.^[3]

Her victory in the by-election led Taoiseach Seán Lemass to dissolve the 17th Dáil before she could assume her seat, and call a general election.^[4] Eileen Desmond was re-elected for Cork Mid at the 1965 general election.^[5]