1948 Donegal East by-election

By-election to the 13th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1948 Donegal East by-election Ireland by-election no 1948 Irish general election 1948 7 December 1948 1951 Irish general election 1951 35,255 (73.1%) First preferences Percentage Blaney Neil Blaney Fianna Fáil 19,570 55.5% McGinley Joseph McGinley Fine Gael 14,250 40.4% O'Donnell James O'Donnell Clann na Poblachta 1,435 4.0% 175px TD Neal Blaney Fianna Fáil TD after election Neil Blaney Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Donegal East in Ireland on Tuesday, 7 December 1948, to fill a vacancy in the 13th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Neal Blaney on 30 October 1948.Death of a Deputy – Expression of Sympathy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1948-11-17/58/ 17 November 1948 Dáil Debates 113 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 15 May 2026 The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 17 November 1948.Motion – Writ for By-Election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1948-11-17/60/ 17 November 1948 Dáil Debates 113 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 15 May 2026 The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Neil Blaney, son of the deceased TD, Neal Blaney.New Deputy Takes His Seat https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1948-12-10/27/ 10 December 1948 Dáil Debates 113 10 Houses of the Oireachtas 15 May 2026 Result 1948 Donegal East by-electionBy-election 1948: Donegal East http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1948B&cons=69&ref=48 ElectionsIreland.org 15 May 2026 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130170651/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1948B&cons=69&ref=48 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343 1 Neil Blaney Fianna Fáil 55.5 19,570 Joseph McGinley Fine Gael 40.4 14,250 James O'Donnell Clann na Poblachta 4.0 1,435 1 48,204 35,255 17,628 73.1% References Category:1948 in Irish politics Category:1948 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:13th Dáil Donegal East 1948 Category:Elections in County Donegal Category:December 1948 in Europe