1976 Dublin South-West by-election

By-election to the 20th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1976 Dublin South-West by-election Ireland by-election no 1973 Irish general election 1973 10 June 1976 1977 Irish general election 1977 24,991 (53.7%) First preferences Percentage Final count Brendan Halligan, circa 1983.jpg 100 100 120 0 5 Brendan Halligan Labour Party (Ireland) 6,870 27.5% 12,099 1657541772626 NP0832 Eileen LEMASS 002 MOBILE.jpg 100 100 120 0 5 Eileen Lemass Fianna Fáil 9,687 38.8% 11,462 Jim Mitchell, 1994 2 (cropped).png 100 100 120 0 5 Jim Mitchell Fine Gael 5,169 20.7% – 175px TD Noel Lemass Fianna Fáil TD after election Brendan Halligan Labour Party (Ireland) A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin South-West in Ireland on Thursday, 10 June 1976, to fill a vacancy in the 20th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Noel Lemass on 13 April 1976.Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1976-04-27/22/ Dáil Debates 290 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 27 April 1976 The writ of election was moved by Fianna Fáil TD Patrick Lalor on 20 May 1976 and was agreed by the Dáil.Issue of Writ: Dublin South-West By-Election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1976-05-20/4/ Dáil Debates 290 12 Houses of the Oireachtas 20 May 1976 A by-election in Donegal North-East was held the same day. The Fianna Fáil candidate was Eileen Lemass, widow of the deceased TD. The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Brendan Halligan, who was a member of the 13th Seanad as a Taoiseach's nominee.Return to Writs: North-East Donegal and Dublin South-West - Introduction of New Members https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1976-06-15/33/ Dáil Debates 291 7 Houses of the Oireachtas 15 June 1976 This was the last by-election until the 2011 Dublin West by-election in which a government party won a seat which had been held by an opposition party.The few subsequent government-party by-election wins were vacancies from the Ceann Comhairle who had been elected for a government party (1980 Donegal) or government parties (1982 Galway East).Kavanagh Adrian The 2005 Meath and Kildare North by-elections Irish Political Studies June 2005 20 2 202 10.1080/07907180500135453 https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/12165/1/Kavanagh_Meath_2005.pdf Lenihan Barry What you need to know about the upcoming bye-elections https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0422/1569617-q-and-a-bye-election/ 3 May 2026 RTÉ News 22 April 2026 en "n" At the 1977 general election, Halligan stood in the new Dublin Finglas constituency but was not elected, and was never subsequently re-elected to the Dáil. He briefly returned to the Seanad as a Taoiseach's nominee after the loss of his Dáil seat. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1983 to 1984. Result 1976 Dublin South-West by-electionBy-election 1976: Dublin South-West http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973B&cons=105&ref=100 ElectionsIreland.org 29 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130164002/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973B&cons=105&ref=100 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/21stDail_June1977_ByeElections20th_1973_1977.pdf 21st Dáil 1977 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas February 1978 12 November 2023Dublin South-West: 1976 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=69&constitid=61&electype=2 28 February 2026 6 Eileen Lemass Fianna Fáil 38.8 9,687 9,694 9,722 10,108 10,578 11,462 Brendan Halligan Labour Party (Ireland) 27.5 6,870 6,886 6,924 7,175 7,855 12,099 Jim Mitchell Fine Gael 20.7 5,169 5,174 5,196 5,345 5,612   Tomás Mac Giolla Official Sinn Féin 6.7 1,679 1,702 1,815 2,158     Kevin Boland Aontacht Éireann 4.8 1,186 1,199 1,292       Íte Ní Chionnaith Irish Republican Socialist Party 1.2 287 332         Bláthnaid Ní Chinnéide Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) 0.5 113           6 46,585 24,991 12,496 53.7% Notes "n" References Category:1976 in Irish politics Category:1976 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:20th Dáil Dublin South-West 1976 Category:Elections in Dublin (city) Category:June 1976 in Europe