1980 Donegal by-election

By-election to the 21st Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1980 Donegal by-election Ireland by-election no 1977 Irish general election 1977 6 November 1980 1981 Irish general election 1981 60,077 (73.9%) First preferences Percentage Final count Coughlan Clement Coughlan Fianna Fáil 23,456 39.0% 29,219 Donnchadh Mac Fhionnghaile.jpg 100 100 120 0 5 Dinny McGinley Fine Gael 20,022 33.3% 24,085 Kelly Paddy KellyIFF Kelly was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent. Independent Fianna Fáil 14,198 23.6% – 175px TD Joseph Brennan Ceann Comhairle TD after election Clement Coughlan Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Donegal in Ireland on Thursday, 6 November 1980, to fill a vacancy in the 21st Dáil. It followed the death of the Ceann Comhairle Joseph BrennanBrennan was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD at the 1977 general election before being elected as Ceann Comhairle. on 13 July 1980.https://www.dib.ie/biography/brennan-joseph-a0926 Brennan, Joseph Dempsey Pauric Dictionary of Irish Biography October 2009 10.3318/dib.000926.v1 freeDeath of Ceann Comhairle: Expression of Sympathy Dáil Debates 323 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1980-10-15/3/ Houses of the Oireachtas 27 August 2022 15 October 1980 8 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708074954/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1980-10-15/3/ live A government motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 16 October 1980.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1980-10-16/4/ Issue of Writ: Donegal By-election Dáil Debates 323 2 16 October 1980 7 October 2022 25 February 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007035927/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1980-10-16/4/ live The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Clement Coughlan.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1980-11-11/32/ Return to Writ: Donegal - Introduction of New Member Dáil Debates 324 1 11 November 1980 4 November 2019 25 February 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20191104210852/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1980-11-11/32/ live Coughlan died in a road traffic accident in early 1983, leading to the 1983 Donegal South-West by-election. Result 1980 Donegal by-electionBy-election 1980: Donegal http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977B&cons=68&ref=103 ElectionsIreland.org 2 March 2009 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165740/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977B&cons=68&ref=103 livehttps://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/22ndDail_June1981_ByeElections21st_1977_1981.pdf 22nd Dáil 1981 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas September 1981 19 October 2023 9 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220809193855/https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/22ndDail_June1981_ByeElections21st_1977_1981.pdf liveDonegal: 1980 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=118&constitid=25&electype=2 27 February 2026 3 Clement Coughlan Fianna Fáil 39.0 23,456 24,000 29,219 Dinny McGinley Fine Gael 33.3 20,022 20,793 24,085 Paddy KellyIFF Independent Fianna Fáil 23.6 14,198 14,992   Séamus Rodgers Sinn Féin the Workers Party 4.0 2,401     3 81,340 60,077 30,039 73.9% Notes References Category:1982 in Irish politics Category:1982 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:21st Dáil Donegal 1980 Category:Elections in County Donegal Category:November 1980 in Europe