1975 Galway West by-election
By-election to the 20th Dáil
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Galway West in Ireland on Tuesday, 4 March 1975, to fill a vacancy in the 20th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Johnny Geoghegan on 5 January 1975.[1]
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4 March 1975
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| Turnout | 27,882 (62.9%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The writ of election was moved by Fianna Fáil TD Patrick Lalor on 11 February 1975 and was agreed by the Dáil.[2]
The by-election was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, daughter of the deceased TD.[3]
It was held on the same day as the 1975 Galway North-East by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fianna Fáil candidates.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 45.3 | 12,627 | 12,737 | 13,466 | 14,345 | |
| Fine Gael | John Mannion Jnr | 26.0 | 7,234 | 7,291 | 7,777 | 12,080 | |
| Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 18.9 | 5,269 | 5,522 | 6,129 | ||
| Independent | Pól Ó Foighil | 7.5 | 2,096 | 2,231 | |||
| Official Sinn Féin | Renée Prendergast | 2.4 | 656 | ||||
| Electorate: 44,350 Valid: 27,882 Quota: 13,942 Turnout: 62.9% | |||||||