1972 Cork Mid by-election

By-election to the 19th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1972 Cork Mid by-election Ireland by-election no 1969 Irish general election 1969 2 August 1972 1973 Irish general election 1973 39,962 (80.9%) First preferences Percentage Final count Gene Fitzgerald, 1983 (cropped).jpg 100 100 130 0 6 Gene Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil 19,959 49.5% 20,214 O'Sullivan Denis J. O'Sullivan Fine Gael 12,530 31.6% 12,788 Eileen Desmond 1981 02.jpg 105 100 130 0 6 Eileen Desmond Labour Party (Ireland) 6,301 15.9% 6,711 175px TD Paddy Forde Fianna Fáil TD after election Gene Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Mid in Ireland on Wednesday, 2 August 1972, to fill a vacancy in the 19th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Paddy Forde on 13 May 1972.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1972-05-16/42/ Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy 16 May 1972 Dáil Debates 260 12 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 12 July 1972.Issue of Writ: Mid-Cork By-election Dáil Debates 262 8 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1972-07-12/3/ Houses of the Oireachtas 12 July 1972 The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Gene Fitzgerald.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1972-10-25/25/ Return to Writ: Mid-Cork - Introduction of New Member 25 October 1972 Dáil Debates 263 1 Houses of the Oireachtas Result 1972 Cork Mid by-electionBy-election 1972: Cork Mid http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969B&cons=55&ref=93 ElectionsIreland.org 17 April 2026 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130170727/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969B&cons=55&ref=93 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343 https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/20thDail_February1973_ByeElections19th_1969_1973.pdf 20th Dáil 1973 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas October 1973 17 April 2026Cork Mid: 1972 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=113&constitid=103&electype=2 19 April 2026 2 Gene Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil 49.5 19,959 20,214 Denis J. O'Sullivan Fine Gael 31.6 12,530 12,788 Eileen Desmond Labour Party (Ireland) 15.9 6,301 6,711 Paddy O'Callaghan Aontacht Éireann 3.0 1,172   2 49,402 39,962 19,982 80.9% References Category:1972 in Irish politics Category:1972 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:19th Dáil Cork Mid 1972 Category:Elections in County Cork Category:August 1972 in Europe