1968 Clare by-election

1968 Clare by-election

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Turnout	32,471 (67.4%)
Bugler Honan Nominee Sylvester Barrett Patrick Bugler Flan Honan Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour First preferences 19,066 9,313 3,799 Percentage 58.7% 28.7% 11.7% Final count – 10,407 5,177
TD before election William Murphy Fine Gael TD after election Sylvester Barrett Fianna Fáil

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Clare in Ireland on Thursday, 14 March 1968, to fill a vacancy in the 18th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) William Murphy on 16 November 1967.^[1]

The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 21 February 1968.^[2]

The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Sylvester Barrett.^[3] It was held on the same day as the 1968 Wicklow by-election.

The surplus votes of Barrett were distributed after he 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.