A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin South-West in Ireland on Wednesday, 22 July 1959, to fill a vacancy in the 16th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Bernard Butler on 13 March 1959.[1]
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22 July 1959
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| Turnout | 24,975 (40.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 June 1959.[2]
The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Richie Ryan, by a margin of 56 votes.[3]
Two other by-elections were held on the same day, in Clare and Meath.
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Joseph Dowling | 37.2 | 9,280 | 9,449 | 9,888 | 11,343 | |
| Fine Gael | Richie Ryan | 26.1 | 6,523 | 6,638 | 7,396 | 11,399 | |
| Clann na Poblachta | Seán MacBride | 20.6 | 5,138 | 5,709 | 7,035 | ||
| Labour | Hilda Larkin | 10.8 | 2,693 | 2,883 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Dubhghaill | 5.4 | 1,341 | ||||
| Electorate: 62,394 Valid: 24,975 Quota: 12,488 Turnout: 40.0% | |||||||
References
edit- ↑ "Bás Teachtaí: Rún Cómhbhróin". Dáil Debates (in Irish). 174 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 8 April 1959.
- ↑ "Issue of Writs: Dublin South (West), Meath and Clare By-Elections". Dáil Debates. 176 (2). Houses of the Oireachtas. 30 June 1959.
- ↑ "Returns to Writs: Introduction of New Members". Dáil Debates. 177 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 21 October 1959.
- ↑ "By-election 1959: Dublin South-West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 29 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-West: 1959 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 4 May 2026.