1963 Dublin North-East by-election

By-election to the 17th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1963 Dublin North-East by-election Ireland by-election no 1961 Irish general election 1961 30 May 1963 1965 Irish general election 1965 39,285 (57.3%) First preferences Percentage Final count Belton Paddy Belton Fine Gael 16,357 41.6% 21,956 O'Brien Stan O'Brien Fianna Fáil 13,132 33.4% 15,358 Larkin Denis Larkin Labour Party (Ireland) 7,270 18.5% – 175px TD Jack Belton Fine Gael TD after election Paddy Belton Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin North-East in Ireland on Thursday, 30 May 1963, to fill a vacancy in the 17th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Jack Belton on 23 February 1963.Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-02-27/51/ 27 February 1963 Dáil Debates 200 3 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 7 May 1963.Issue of Writ: Dublin North-East By-election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-05-07/41/ 7 May 1963 Dáil Debates 202 7 Houses of the Oireachtas The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Paddy Belton, brother of the deceased TD, Jack Belton.Introduction of New Member https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-06-11/94/ 11 June 1963 Dáil Debates 203 6 Houses of the Oireachtas Result 1963 Dublin North-East by-electionElection results and transfer of votes in general election (April, 1965) for eighteenth Dáil and bye-elections to seventeenth Dáil (1961–1965) https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/18thDail_April1965_ByeElections17th_1961_1965.pdf#page=49 Houses of the Oireachtas Dublin Stationery Office 49 March 1966By-election 1963: Dublin North–East http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961B&cons=98&ref=75 ElectionsIreland.org 27 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165725/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961B&cons=98&ref=75 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Dublin North-East: 1963 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=54&constitid=60&electype=2 29 April 2026 3 Paddy Belton Fine Gael 41.6 16,357 17,252 21,956 Stan O'Brien Fianna Fáil 33.4 13,132 13,652 15,358 Denis Larkin Labour Party (Ireland) 18.5 7,270 8,071   Seán D. Loftus Independent politician (Ireland) 6.4 2,526     3 68,573 39,285 19,643 57.3% References Category:1963 in Irish politics Category:1963 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:17th Dáil Dublin North-East 1963 Category:Elections in County Dublin Category:May 1963 in Europe