1945 Kerry South by-election

By-election to the 12th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1945 Kerry South by-election Ireland by-election no 1944 Kerry South by-election 1944 b 4 December 1945 1948 Irish general election 1948 18,501 (51.4%) First preferences Percentage Crowley Honor Crowley Fianna Fáil 10,483 56.7% Horan Edmund Horan Clann na Talmhan 8,018 43.3% Kerry South (Dáil Éireann constituency).png 175px Kerry South shown within ireland TD Frederick Crowley Fianna Fáil TD after election Honor Crowley Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Kerry South in Ireland on Tuesday, 4 December 1945, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil TD Frederick Crowley on 5 May 1945.Bás Teachta https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-05-15/21/ 15 May 1945 Dáil Debates 97 4 ga Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 In 1945, Kerry South was a three seat constituency comprising the southern half of County Kerry taking in the Dingle and Iveragh Peninsulas.1935 ifs act 5 Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 27 February 1935 1 Revised Constituencies 17 May 2026 The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 14 November 1945.Writs for By-Elections – Motions https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-11-14/32/ 14 November 1945 Dáil Debates 98 9 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Honor Crowley, widow of the deceased TD, Frederick Crowley.New Deputies Take Their Seats https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-12-12/25/ 12 December 1945 Dáil Debates 98 14 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 16 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180516183354/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-12-12/25/ live Four other by-elections were held on the same day: in Clare, Dublin North-West, Mayo South and Wexford. Three by-elections were won by Fianna Fáil, one by Clann na Talmhan, and one by Labour. This was the second by-election in Kerry South during the 12th Dáil. Result 1945 Kerry South by-electionBy-election 1945: Kerry South http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1944B&cons=139&ref=41 ElectionsIreland.org 29 September 2010 27 October 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251027194239/https://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1944B&cons=139&ref=41 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Kerry South: 1945 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=82&constitid=3&electype=2 17 May 2026 1 Honor Crowley Fianna Fáil 56.7 10,483 Edmund Horan Clann na Talmhan 43.3 8,018 1 36,029 18,501 9,251 51.4% References Category:1945 in Irish politics Category:1945 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:12th Dáil Kerry South 1945 Category:Elections in County Kerry Category:December 1945 in Europe