1979 Cork North-East by-election

By-election to the 21st Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1979 Cork North-East by-election Ireland by-election no 1977 Irish general election 1977 7 November 1979 1981 Irish general election 1981 41,206 (68.6%) First preferences Percentage Final count Barry Myra Barry Fine Gael 15,939 38.7% 20,292 Brosnan John Brosnan Fianna Fáil 14,961 36.3% 17,883 Joe Sherlock, circa 2002 01.jpg 140 120 160 0 10 Joe Sherlock Sinn Féin the Workers Party 9,395 22.8% – 175px TD Seán Brosnan Fianna Fáil TD after election Myra Barry Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork North-East in Ireland on Wednesday, 7 November 1979, to fill a vacancy in the 21st Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Seán Brosnan on 18 April 1979.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1979-04-25/19/ Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy 25 April 1979 Dáil Debates 313 9 Houses of the Oireachtas A government motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 17 October 1979.Issue of Writ: North-East Cork By-Election Dáil Debates 316 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1979-10-17/18/ Houses of the Oireachtas 17 October 1979 The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Myra Barry.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1979-11-13/18/ Returns to Writs: North-East Cork and Cork City - Introduction of New Members 13 November 1979 Dáil Debates 316 9 Houses of the Oireachtas It was held on the same day as the 1979 Cork City by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates. The victory of Fine Gael in both by-elections contributed to the decision of Jack Lynch to step down as leader of Fianna Fáil and Taoiseach the following month.Fanning Ronan Ronan Fanning Lynch, John Mary ('Jack') Dictionary of Irish Biography February 2010 10.3318/dib.004947.v1 https://www.dib.ie/biography/lynch-john-mary-jack-a4947 free Result 1979 Cork North-East by-electionBy-election 1979: Cork North-East http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977B&cons=58&ref=102 ElectionsIreland.org 28 February 2009 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130171217/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977B&cons=58&ref=102 livehttps://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/22ndDail_June1981_ByeElections21st_1977_1981.pdf 22nd Dáil 1981 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas September 1981 19 October 2023Cork North-East: 1979 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=115&constitid=61&electype=2 27 February 2026 2 Myra Barry Fine Gael 38.7 15,939 20,292 John Brosnan Fianna Fáil 36.3 14,961 17,883 Joe Sherlock Sinn Féin the Workers Party 22.8 9,395   Mary Ann Duggan Independent politician (Ireland) 2.2 911   2 60,075 41,206 20,604 68.6% References Category:1979 in Irish politics Category:1979 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:21st Dáil Cork North-East 1979 Category:Elections in County Cork Category:November 1979 in Europe