1946 Cork Borough by-election

By-election to the 12th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1946 Cork Borough by-election Ireland by-election no 1944 Irish general election 1944 14 June 1946 1948 Irish general election 1948 29,695 (55.4%) First preferences Percentage Final count McGrath Patrick McGrath Fianna Fáil 14,230 47.9% 15,170 O'Driscoll Michael O'Driscoll Fine Gael 9,707 32.7% 10,503 MichaelO'Riordan.jpg 100 100 120 0 5 Michael O'Riordan Cork Socialist Party 3,184 10.7% 3,688 175px TD William Dwyer Independent politician (Ireland) TD after election Patrick McGrath Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Borough in Ireland on Friday, 14 June 1946, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the resignation of independent TD William Dwyer on 29 March 1946.Resignation of a Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1946-03-29/3/ 29 March 1946 Dáil Debates 100 7 Houses of the Oireachtas 16 May 2026 16 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180516171930/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1946-03-29/3/ live In 1946, Cork Borough was a four seat constituency comprising Cork city and the electoral division of Blackrock in County Cork.1935 ifs act 5 Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 27 February 1935 1 Revised Constituencies 16 May 2026 The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 22 May 1946.Writ for By-Election – Motion https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1946-05-22/13/ 22 May 1946 Dáil Debates 101 5 Houses of the Oireachtas 16 May 2026 The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick McGrath.New Deputy takes his Seat https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1946-06-19/22/ 19 June 1946 Dáil Debates 101 16 Houses of the Oireachtas 16 May 2026 The surplus votes of the elected candidate Patrick McGrath, were distributed after being declared elected. This was because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them. Result 1946 Cork Borough by-electionBy-election 1946: Cork Borough http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1944B&cons=50&ref=44 ElectionsIreland.org 14 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130171139/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1944B&cons=50&ref=44 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Cork Borough: 1946 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=110&constitid=49&electype=2 16 May 2026 3 Patrick McGrath Fianna Fáil 47.9 14,230 15,170   Michael O'Driscoll Fine Gael 32.7 9,707 10,277 10,503 Michael O'Riordan Cork Socialist Party 10.7 3,184 3,592 3,688 Tom Barry Independent politician (Ireland) 8.7 2,574     3 53,623 29,695 14,848 55.4% References Category:1946 in Irish politics Category:1946 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:12th Dáil Cork Borough 1946 Category:Elections in County Cork Category:June 1946 in Europe