1982 Galway East by-election

By-election to the 23rd Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1982 Galway East by-election Ireland by-election no February 1982 Irish general election Feb 1982 20 July 1982 November 1982 Irish general election Nov 1982 32,540 (77.1%) First preferences Percentage Treacy Noel Treacy Fianna Fáil 16,337 50.2% Burke Ulick Burke Fine Gael 13,610 41.8% Dwyer Kevin Dwyer Labour Party (Ireland) 1,741 5.4% Galway East (Dáil Éireann constituency).png 175px Galway East shown within Ireland TD Johnny Callanan Fianna Fáil TD after election Noel Treacy Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Galway East in Ireland on Tuesday, 20 July 1982, to fill a vacancy in the 23rd Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Johnny Callanan on 15 June 1982.Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy Dáil Debates 336 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-06-15/22/ Houses of the Oireachtas 15 June 1982 A government motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 June 1982.Issue of Writ: Galway East By-Election Dáil Debates 337 2 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-06-30/5/ Houses of the Oireachtas 30 June 1982 The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Treacy.Return to Writ: Galway East - Introduction of New Member Dáil Debates 338 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-10-27/24/ Houses of the Oireachtas 27 October 1982 18 December 2020 19 February 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20201218071803/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-10-27/24/ live It was the last time until the 2011 Dublin West by-election that a government party candidate won a by-election.http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/nulty-elected-in-dublin-west-526334.html Nulty elected in Dublin West 29 October 2011 Irish Examiner 29 October 2011http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1029/breaking4.html Labour wins Dublin byelection 29 October 2011 The Irish Times 29 October 2011 Marie O'Halloran Result 1982 Galway East by-electionBy-election 1982: Galway East http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982febB&cons=122&ref=105 ElectionsIreland.org 24 February 2009 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165747/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982febB&cons=122&ref=105 livehttps://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/24thDail_Nov1982_ByeElections23rd.pdf 24th Dáil November 1982 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas August 1983 15 October 2023Galway East: 1982 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=77&constitid=25&electype=2 27 February 2026 1 Noel Treacy Fianna Fáil 50.2 16,337 Ulick Burke Fine Gael 41.8 13,610 Kevin Dwyer Labour Party (Ireland) 5.4 1,741 Norman Morgan Independent politician (Ireland) 2.1 675 Brian Parker Independent politician (Ireland) 0.5 177 1 42,226 32,540 16,271 77.1% References Category:1982 in Irish politics Category:1982 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:23rd Dáil Galway East 1982 Category:Elections in County Galway Category:July 1982 in Europe