1936 Galway by-election

By-election to the 8th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1936 Galway by-election Ireland by-election no 1935 Galway by-election 1935 b 13 August 1936 1937 Irish general election 1937 65,942 (67.5%) First preferences Percentage Final count Neilan Martin Neilan Fianna Fáil 39,982 60.6% – Hogan James Hogan Fine Gael 16,734 36.7% 16,930 George Noble Plunkett, circa 1915.jpg 100 100 110 0 0 George Noble Plunkettjoint George Noble Plunkett stood as a joint Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann/Sinn Féin candidate. Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann 4,276 9.4% 5,100 175px TD Patrick Hogan Fine Gael TD after election Martin Neilan Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Galway in the Irish Free State on Thursday, 13 August 1936, to fill a vacancy in the 8th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael TD Patrick Hogan on 14 July 1936.Death of Deputy P. Hogan, Galway https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1936-07-15/21/ 15 July 1936 Dáil Debates 63 11 Houses of the Oireachtas 18 May 2026 In 1936, Galway was a nine seat constituency comprising County Galway.1923 12 Electoral Act 1923 17 April 1923 18 May 2026 ifs 8 Constituencies The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 23 July 1936.Issue of Writ https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1936-07-23/10/ 23 July 1936 Dáil Debates 63 14 Houses of the Oireachtas 18 May 2026 2 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191102104528/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1936-07-23/10/ live The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Martin Neilan.New Deputies Take their Seats https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1936-11-04/41/ 4 November 1936 Dáil Debates 64 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 18 May 2026 The surplus votes of the elected candidate Martin Neilan, 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. Neilan did not contest the 1937 general election and retired from politics. This was the second by-election in Galway during the 8th Dáil. Result 1936 Galway by-electionBy-election 1936: Galway http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1933B&cons=734&ref=34 ElectionsIreland.org 21 September 2010 5 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251105160604/https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?ref=34&election=1933B&cons=734 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 1993 Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis PSAI Press 0951974815Galway: 1936 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=131&constitid=50&electype=2 18 May 2026 2 Martin Neilan Fianna Fáil 60.6 39,982   James Hogan Fine Gael 35.3 23,264 25,073 George Noble Plunkettjoint Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann 4.1 2,696 5,711 2 97,736 65,942 32,972 67.5% Notes References Category:1936 in Irish politics Category:1936 elections in the Irish Free State Category:8th Dáil Galway 1936 Category:Elections in County Galway Category:August 1936 in Europe