1953 Wicklow by-election

By-election to the 14th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1953 Wicklow by-election Ireland by-election no 1951 Irish general election 1951 18 June 1953 1954 Irish general election 1954 27,897 (74.5%) First preferences Percentage Final count Deering Mark Deering Fine Gael 6,433 23.1% 14,672 Brennan Paudge Brennan Fianna Fáil 7,788 27.9% 10,852 McCrea James J. McCrea Labour Party (Ireland) 6,915 24.8% – 175px TD Thomas Brennan Fianna Fáil TD after election Mark Deering Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Wicklow in Ireland on Thursday, 18 June 1953, to fill a vacancy in the 14th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Thomas Brennan on 22 January 1953.Bás Teachta https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1953-02-04/20/ ga 4 February 1953 Dáil Debates 136 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 12 May 2026 The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 27 May 1953.By-Election Writs https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1953-05-27/39/ 27 May 1953 Dáil Debates 139 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 12 May 2026 3 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191103071505/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1953-05-27/39/ live The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Mark Deering.New Deputies Introduced https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1953-06-23/13/ 23 June 1953 Dáil Debates 139 12 Houses of the Oireachtas 12 May 2026 15 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240215035937/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1953-06-23/13/ live It was held on the same day as the 1953 Cork East by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates. The runner-up Paudge Brennan of Fianna Fáil, was elected for Wicklow at the 1954 general election. Result 1953 Wicklow by-electionBy-election 1953: Wicklow http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951B&cons=235&ref=56 ElectionsIreland.org 3 October 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130174808/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951B&cons=235&ref=56 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Wicklow: 1953 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=104&constitid=88&electype=2 12 May 2026 5 Paudge Brennan Fianna Fáil 27.9 7,788 8,314 9,261 9,630 10,852 James J. McCrea Labour Party (Ireland) 24.8 6,915 7,020 7,537 8,792   Mark Deering Fine Gael 23.1 6,433 7,382 7,607 8,833 14,672 William Clarke Clann na Poblachta 9.2 2,568 2,804 3,125     William Lawless Independent politician (Ireland) 7.8 2,164 2,256       Elizabeth Bobbett Independent politician (Ireland) 7.3 2,029         5 37,470 27,897 13,949 74.5% References Category:1953 in Irish politics Category:1953 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:14th Dáil Wicklow 1953 Category:Elections in County Wicklow Category:June 1953 in Europe