1976 Donegal North-East by-election
By-election to the 20th Dáil
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Donegal North-East in Ireland on Thursday, 10 June 1976, to fill a vacancy in the 20th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Liam Cunningham on 29 February 1976.[1]
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10 June 1976
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| Turnout | 32,092 (75.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The writ of election was moved by Fianna Fáil TD Patrick Lalor on 20 May 1976 and was agreed by the Dáil.[2]
The by-election was won by the Independent Fianna Fáil candidate Paddy Keaveney.[3]
It was held on the same day as the 1976 Dublin South-West by-election. Keaveney was not subsequently re-elected to the Dáil.
At the 1977 general election, Keaveney stood in the new Donegal constituency but was not elected, and was never subsequently re-elected to the Dáil.
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Joachim Loughrey | 31.8 | 10,188 | 10,777 | 11,957 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | Paddy Keaveney[a] | 31.1 | 9,986 | 10,525 | 13,579 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Hugh Conaghan | 30.7 | 9,865 | 10,323 | ||
| Independent | Tony Gill | 6.4 | 2,053 | |||
| Electorate: 42,390 Valid: 32,092 Quota: 16,047 Turnout: 75.7% | ||||||
Notes
- Keaveney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.