1983 Donegal South-West by-election

By-election to the 24th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1983 Donegal South-West by-election Ireland by-election no November 1982 Irish general election Nov 1982 13 May 1983 1987 Irish general election 1987 31,762 (69.3%) First preferences Percentage Coughlan Cathal Coughlan Fianna Fáil 17,960 56.6% Reid J. J. Reid Fine Gael 9,870 31.1% Rodgers Séamus Rodgers Workers' Party (Ireland) 2,992 9.4% Donegal South West (Dáil Éireann constituency).png 200px Donegal South-West shown within Ireland TD Clement Coughlan Fianna Fáil TD after election Cathal Coughlan Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Donegal South-West in Ireland on Friday, 13 May 1983, to fill a vacancy in the 24th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Clement Coughlan on 1 February 1983.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1983-02-01/2/ Death of Member - Expression of Sympathy 1 February 1983 Dáil Debates 339 6 On 19 April 1983, the writ of election to fill the vacancy was issued.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1983-04-19/26/ Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-Election 19 April 1983 Dáil Debates 341 6 The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Cathal Coughlan, brother of the deceased TD, Clement Coughlan.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1983-05-18/16/ Return to Writ: Donegal South West - Introduction of New Member 18 May 1983 Dáil Debates 342 8 Cathal Coughlan died on 21 June 1986.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1986-06-24/18/ Death of Member - Expression of Sympathy 24 June 1986 Dáil Debates 368 5 On 22 October 1986, a Fianna Fáil motion to issue the writ, opposed by the Fine Gael–Labour government, was rejected by a vote of 81 to 82.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1986-10-22/15/ Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-Election 22 October 1986 Dáil Debates 369 1 No by-election was held to fill the vacancy, but Cathal Coughlan's daughter, Mary Coughlan, was elected for the constituency at the 1987 general election.http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3611 Mary Coughlan ElectionsIreland.org 8 September 2009 11 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251111203637/https://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3611 live Result 1983 Donegal South-West by-electionBy-election 1983: Donegal South–West http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982novB&cons=74&ref=106 ElectionsIreland.org 19 February 2009 7 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250807102739/https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982novB&cons=74&ref=106 livehttps://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/25thDail_February1987_ByeElections24th_1982_1987.pdf 25th Dáil 1987 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas July 1987 26 August 2023Donegal South-West: 1983 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=46&constitid=13&electype=2 25 February 2026 3 Cathal Coughlan Fianna Fáil 56.6 17,960     J. J. Reid Fine Gael 31.1 9,870 10,512 10,731 Séamus Rodgers Workers' Party (Ireland) 9.4 2,992 4,021 4,435 Eamon Ó Gallachoir Independent politician (Ireland) 1.7 530 802   Leo Armstrong Independent politician (Ireland) 1.2 373 490   Jim Tallon Independent politician (Ireland) 0.1 37 55   45,823 31,762 15,882 69.3% 3 References Category:1983 in Irish politics Category:1983 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:24th Dáil Donegal South-West 1983 Category:Elections in County Donegal Category:May 1983 in Europe