1979 Cork City by-election

By-election to the 21st Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1979 Cork City by-election Ireland by-election no 1977 Irish general election 1977 7 November 1979 1981 Irish general election 1981 38,657 (55.1%) First preferences Percentage Final count Burke Liam Burke Fine Gael 12,832 33.2% 19,524 Dennehy John Dennehy Fianna Fáil 13,890 35.9% 16,210 O'Sullivan Toddy O'Sullivan Labour Party (Ireland) 8,742 22.6% – 175px TD Patrick Kerrigan Labour Party (Ireland) TD after election Liam Burke Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork City in Ireland on Wednesday, 7 November 1979, to fill a vacancy in the 21st Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) Patrick Kerrigan on 4 July 1979.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1979-07-10/23/ Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy 10 July 1979 Dáil Debates 315 12 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election was moved by Labour TD Barry Desmond on 17 October 1979 and was agreed by the Dáil.Issue of Writ: Cork City By-Election Dáil Debates 316 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1979-10-17/19/ Houses of the Oireachtas 17 October 1979 The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Senator Liam Burke.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1979-11-13/18/ Returns to Writs: North-East Cork and Cork City - Introduction of New Members 13 November 1979 Dáil Debates 316 9 Houses of the Oireachtas It was held on the same day as the 1979 Cork North-East by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates. The victory of Fine Gael in both by-elections contributed to the decision of Jack Lynch to step down as leader of Fianna Fáil and Taoiseach the following month.Fanning Ronan Ronan Fanning Lynch, John Mary ('Jack') Dictionary of Irish Biography February 2010 10.3318/dib.004947.v1 https://www.dib.ie/biography/lynch-john-mary-jack-a4947 free Result 1979 Cork City by-electionBy-election 1979: Cork City http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977B&cons=51&ref=101 ElectionsIreland.org 27 February 2009 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165735/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977B&cons=51&ref=101 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 2023Cork City: 1979 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=112&constitid=25&electype=2 27 February 2026 3 John Dennehy Fianna Fáil 35.9 13,890 14,269 16,210 Liam Burke Fine Gael 33.2 12,832 13,411 19,524 Toddy O'Sullivan Labour Party (Ireland) 22.6 8,742 10,444   Ted Tynan Sinn Féin the Workers Party 8.3 3,193     3 70,164 38,657 19,329 55.1% References Category:1979 in Irish politics Category:1979 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:21st Dáil Cork City 1979 Category:Elections in County Cork Category:November 1979 in Europe