A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork East in Ireland on Thursday, 18 June 1953, to fill a vacancy in the 14th Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) Seán Keane on 29 March 1953.[1] The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 27 May 1953.[2]
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18 June 1953
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| Turnout | 29,204 (78.8%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Richard Barry.[3]
It was held on the same day as the 1953 Wicklow by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates. The runner-up John Moher of Fianna Fáil, was elected for Cork East at the 1954 general election.
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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| Fine Gael | Richard Barry | 42.8 | 12,479 | 15,761 | |
| Fianna Fáil | John Moher | 40.4 | 11,823 | 12,784 | |
| Labour | Seán Keane, Jnr | 16.8 | 4,902 | ||
| Electorate: 37,057 Valid: 29,204 Quota: 14,603 Turnout: 78.8% | |||||
References
edit- ↑ "Bás Teachta". Dáil Debates (in Irish). 138 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 15 April 1953. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "By-Election Writs". Dáil Debates. 139 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 27 May 1953. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "New Deputies Introduced". Dáil Debates. 139 (12). Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 June 1953. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "By-election 1953: Cork East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ↑ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
- ↑ "Cork East: 1953 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 12 May 2026.