1954 Cork Borough by-election

By-election to the 14th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1954 Cork Borough by-election Ireland by-election no 1951 Irish general election 1951 3 March 1954 1954 Irish general election 1954 39,113 (61.8%) First preferences Percentage Final count Stephen Barrett, 1954, (cropped).png 100 100 120 0 5 Stephen Barrett Fine Gael 17,332 44.3% 21,322 Fitzgerald Séamus Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil 15,379 39.3% 16,586 Casey Seán Casey Labour Party (Ireland) 6,402 16.4% – 175px TD Thomas F. O'Higgins Fine Gael TD after election Stephen Barrett Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Borough in Ireland on Wednesday, 3 March 1954, to fill a vacancy in the 14th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Thomas F. O'Higgins on 1 November 1953.Bás Theachta https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1953-11-03/39/ ga 3 November 1953 Dáil Debates 142 8 Houses of the Oireachtas 11 May 2026 The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 10 February 1954.By-Elections - Issue of Writs https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1954-02-10/66/ 10 February 1954 Dáil Debates 144 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 11 May 2026 16 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231016034441/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1954-02-10/66/ live The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Stephen Barrett.New Deputies https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1954-03-10/38/ 10 March 1954 Dáil Debates 144 11 Houses of the Oireachtas 11 May 2026 16 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231016023145/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1954-03-10/38/ live It was held on the same day as the 1954 Louth by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates. Result 1954 Cork Borough by-electionBy-election 1954: Cork Borough http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951B&cons=50&ref=58 ElectionsIreland.org 14 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130163930/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951B&cons=50&ref=58 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Cork Borough: 1954 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=109&constitid=39&electype=2 11 May 2026 2 Stephen Barrett Fine Gael 44.3 17,332 21,322 Séamus Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil 39.3 15,379 16,586 Seán Casey Labour Party (Ireland) 16.4 6,402   2 63,322 39,113 19,557 61.8% References Category:1954 in Irish politics Category:1954 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:14th Dáil Cork Borough 1954 Category:Elections in County Cork Category:March 1954 in Europe