A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin South-Central in Ireland on Wednesday, 25 June 1958, to fill a vacancy in the 16th Dáil. It followed the resignation of independent Teachta Dála (TD) Jack Murphy on 13 May 1958.[1]
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25 June 1958
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| Turnout | 17,583 (34.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 4 June 1958.[2]
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Cummins.[3]
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Cummins | 34.2 | 6,014 | 6,337 | 7,111 | 7,988 | |
| Fine Gael | John Hegarty | 17.6 | 3,089 | 3,619 | 4,386 | ||
| Clann na Poblachta | Seán MacBride | 17.2 | 3,030 | 3,799 | 4,925 | 7,083 | |
| Labour | Frank Cluskey | 15.7 | 2,762 | 3,352 | |||
| National Progressive Democrats | Noel Hartnett | 15.3 | 2,688 | ||||
| Electorate: 51,567 Valid: 17,583 Quota: 8,792 Turnout: 34.1% | |||||||
References
edit- ↑ "Resignation of Member". Dáil Debates. 168 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 13 May 1958.
- ↑ "Issue of Writ: Dublin South (Central) By-Election". Dáil Debates. 168 (9). Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 June 1958.
- ↑ "Return to Writ: Dublin South (Central) - Introduction of New Member". Dáil Debates. 169 (7). Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 July 1958.
- ↑ "By-election 1958: Dublin South–Central". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
- ↑ "Dublin South-Central: 1958 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 5 May 2026.