1968 Limerick East by-election

By-election to the 18th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1968 Limerick East by-election Ireland by-election no 1965 Irish general election 1965 22 May 1968 1969 Irish general election 1969 38,037 (81.3%) First preferences Percentage Final count Desmond O'Malley, 1979 (election box crop).tif 100 100 120 0 0 Desmond O'Malley Fianna Fáil 16,638 43.7% 18,447 Lipper Michael Lipper Labour Party (Ireland) 10,151 26.7% 17,520 O'Higgins James F. O'Higgins Fine Gael 10,039 26.4% – Limerick East Dáil constituency 1961-1969.png 175px Limerick East shown within Ireland TD Donogh O'Malley Fianna Fáil TD after election Desmond O'Malley Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Limerick East in Ireland on Wednesday, 22 May 1968, to fill a vacancy in the 18th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Donogh O'Malley on 10 March 1968.Death of Minister: Expression of Sympathy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1968-03-13/52/ 13 March 1968 Dáil Debates 233 4 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 April 1968.Issue of Writ: East Limerick By-election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1968-04-30/44/ 30 April 1968 Dáil Debates 234 4 Houses of the Oireachtas The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Desmond O'Malley, nephew of the deceased TD, Donogh O'Malley.Returns to Writ: East Limerick - Introduction of New Member https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1968-05-28/21/ 28 May 1968 Dáil Debates 235 1 Houses of the Oireachtas Result 1968 Limerick East by-electionBy-election 1968: Limerick East http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965B&cons=159&ref=87 ElectionsIreland.org 30 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130170717/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965B&cons=159&ref=87 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/19thDail_June1969_ByeElections18th_1965_1969.pdf 19th Dáil 1969 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas January 1970 21 April 2026Limerick East: 1968 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=139&constitid=24&electype=2 21 April 2026 3 Desmond O'Malley Fianna Fáil 43.7 16,638 16,828 18,447 Michael Lipper Labour Party (Ireland) 26.7 10,151 10,760 17,520 James F. O'Higgins Fine Gael 26.4 10,039 10,335   Mick B. Crowe Liberal Party of Ireland 3.2 1,209     3 46,798 38,037 19,019 81.3% References Category:1968 in Irish politics Category:1968 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:18th Dáil Limerick East 1968 Category:Elections in County Limerick Category:May 1968 in Europe