1982 Galway East by-election
By-election to the 23rd Dáil
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A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Galway East in Ireland on Tuesday, 20 July 1982, to fill a vacancy in the 23rd Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Johnny Callanan on 15 June 1982.[1]
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20 July 1982
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| Turnout | 32,540 (77.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A government motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 June 1982.[2]
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Treacy.[3] It was the last time until the 2011 Dublin West by-election that a government party candidate won a by-election.[4][5]
Result
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| Fianna Fáil | Noel Treacy | 50.2 | 16,337 | |
| Fine Gael | Ulick Burke | 41.8 | 13,610 | |
| Labour | Kevin Dwyer | 5.4 | 1,741 | |
| Independent | Norman Morgan | 2.1 | 675 | |
| Independent | Brian Parker | 0.5 | 177 | |
| Electorate: 42,226 Valid: 32,540 Quota: 16,271 Turnout: 77.1% | ||||