1970 Kildare by-election

1970 Kildare by-election

← 1969 14 April 1970 1973 →
Turnout	26,012 (71.7%)
Malone Kane Bermingham Nominee Patrick Malone Eamon Kane Joseph Bermingham Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour First preferences 9,335 10,754 5,923 Percentage 35.9% 41.3% 22.8% Final count 13,169 12,061 –
TD before election Gerard Sweetman Fine Gael TD after election Patrick Malone Fine Gael

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Kildare in Ireland on Tuesday, 14 April 1970, to fill a vacancy in the 19th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Gerard Sweetman on 28 January 1970.^[1]

The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 18 March 1970.^[2]

The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Patrick Malone.^[3] It was held on the same day as the 1970 Longford–Westmeath by-election.^[3] Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates.