1954 Louth by-election

By-election to the 14th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1954 Louth by-election Ireland by-election no 1951 Irish general election 1951 3 March 1954 1954 Irish general election 1954 30,789 (73.4%) First preferences Percentage Final count Coburn George Coburn Fine Gael 13,360 43.4% 16,459 Padraig Faulkner, 1980 (cropped).png 100 100 120 0 5 Pádraig Faulkner Fianna Fáil 12,531 40.7% 13,432 Connolly Roddy Connolly Labour Party (Ireland) 3,452 11.2% – 175px TD James Coburn Fine Gael TD after election George Coburn Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Louth in Ireland on Wednesday, 3 March 1954, to fill a vacancy in the 14th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) James Coburn on 5 December 1953.Bás Theachta https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1953-12-09/61/ ga 9 December 1953 Dáil Debates 143 10 Houses of the Oireachtas 11 May 2026 16 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231016043450/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1953-12-09/61/ live The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 10 February 1954.By-Elections - Issue of Writs https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1954-02-10/66/ 10 February 1954 Dáil Debates 144 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 11 May 2026 16 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231016034441/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1954-02-10/66/ live The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate George Coburn, son of the deceased TD, James Coburn.New Deputies https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1954-03-10/38// 10 March 1954 Dáil Debates 144 11 Houses of the Oireachtas 11 May 2026 It was held on the same day as the 1954 Cork Borough by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates. Result 1954 Louth by-electionBy-election 1954: Louth http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951B&cons=167&ref=59 ElectionsIreland.org 1 October 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130164358/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951B&cons=167&ref=59 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Louth: 1954 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=92&constitid=60&electype=2 11 May 2026 3 George Coburn Fine Gael 43.4 13,360 13,817 16,459 Pádraig Faulkner Fianna Fáil 40.7 12,531 12,801 13,432 Roddy Connolly Labour Party (Ireland) 11.2 3,452 3,952   Joseph Campbell Sinn Féin 4.7 1,446     3 41,975 30,789 15,395 73.4% References Category:1954 in Irish politics Category:1954 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:14th Dáil Louth 1954 Category:Elections in County Louth Category:March 1954 in Europe