1968 Wicklow by-election

By-election to the 18th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1968 Wicklow by-election Ireland by-election no 1965 Irish general election 1965 14 March 1968 1969 Irish general election 1969 26,293 (71.7%) First preferences Percentage Final count Timmins Godfrey Timmins Fine Gael 8,035 30.6% 12,596 O'Neill Nancy O'Neill Fianna Fáil 9,788 37.2% 12,050 Liam Kavanagh, May 1980 (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Liam Kavanagh Labour Party (Ireland) 5,761 21.9% – 175px TD James Everett Labour Party (Ireland) TD after election Godfrey Timmins Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Wicklow in Ireland on Thursday, 14 March 1968, to fill a vacancy in the 18th Dáil. It followed the death of Labour Teachta Dála (TD) James Everett on 18 December 1967.Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1968-01-31/30/ 31 January 1968 Dáil Debates 232 1 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 21 February 1968.Issue of Writ: Wicklow By-election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1968-02-21/57/ 21 February 1968 Dáil Debates 232 10 Houses of the Oireachtas The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Godfrey Timmins.Returns to Writs: Clare and Wicklow - Introduction of New Members https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1968-03-20/37/ 20 March 1968 Dáil Debates 233 6 Houses of the Oireachtas It was held on the same day as the 1968 Clare by-election. Result 1968 Wicklow by-electionBy-election 1968: Wicklow http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965B&cons=235&ref=86 ElectionsIreland.org 3 October 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165302/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965B&cons=235&ref=86 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343 https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/19thDail_June1969_ByeElections18th_1965_1969.pdf 19th Dáil 1969 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas January 1970 22 April 2026Wicklow: 1968 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=103&constitid=3&electype=2 22 April 2026 5 Nancy O'Neill Fianna Fáil 37.2 9,788 9,829 9,945 10,343 12,050 Godfrey Timmins Fine Gael 30.6 8,035 8,089 8,280 8,728 12,596 Liam Kavanagh Labour Party (Ireland) 21.9 5,761 5,796 5,892 6,797   Seamus Costello Sinn Féin 7.6 2,009 2,024 2,081     Kevin McLeavey Liberal Party of Ireland 1.9 509 526       James J. Tallon Independent politician (Ireland) 0.7 191         5 36,658 26,293 13,147 71.7% References Category:1968 in Irish politics Category:1968 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:18th Dáil Wicklow 1968 Category:Elections in County Wicklow Category:March 1968 in Europe