1935 Dublin County by-election

By-election to the 8th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1935 Dublin County by-election Ireland by-election no 1933 Irish general election 1933 17 June 1935 1937 Irish general election 1937 76,327 (59.5%) First preferences Percentage Lavery Cecil Lavery Fine Gael 37,415 60.8% Mullen Thomas Mullen Fianna Fáil 24,088 39.2% 175px TD Batt O'Connor Fine Gael TD after election Cecil Lavery Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin County in the Irish Free State on Monday, 17 June 1935, to fill a vacancy in the 8th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael TD Batt O'Connor on 7 February 1935.Death of Deputy B. O'Connor https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1935-02-13/16/ 13 February 1935 Dáil Debates 54 11 Houses of the Oireachtas 18 May 2026 In 1936, Dublin County was an eight seat constituency comprising County Dublin.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 29 May 1935.Issue of Election Writs https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1935-05-29/15/ 29 May 1935 Dáil Debates 56 16 Houses of the Oireachtas 18 May 2026 14 October 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251014121259/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1935-05-29/15/ live The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Cecil Lavery.New Deputy Takes His Seat https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1935-06-19/7/ 19 June 1935 Dáil Debates 57 5 Houses of the Oireachtas 18 May 2026 The Fianna Fáil candidate Thomas Mullen was elected for Dublin County at the 1938 general election. Result 1935 Dublin County by-electionParliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 Walker, Brian M Royal Irish Academy Dublin 1992 0-901714-96-8 0332-0286By-election 1935: Dublin County http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1933B&cons=88&ref=32 ElectionsIreland.org 11 February 2009 5 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251105164709/https://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?ref=32&election=1933B&cons=88 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 1993 Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis PSAI Press 0951974815Dublin County: 1935 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=124&constitid=89&electype=2 18 May 2026 1 Cecil Lavery Fine Gael 57.2 43,671 Thomas Mullen Fianna Fáil 42.8 32,656 1 128,239 76,327 38,164 59.5% References Category:1935 in Irish politics Category:1935 elections in the Irish Free State Category:8th Dáil Dublin County 1935 Category:Elections in County Dublin Category:June 1935 in Europe