1949 Donegal West by-election

By-election to the 13th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1949 Donegal West by-election Ireland by-election no 1948 Irish general election 1948 16 November 1949 1951 Irish general election 1951 26,768 (71.3%) First preferences Percentage Final count O'Donnell Patrick O'Donnell Fine Gael 11,256 42.1% 13,634 Joseph Brennan TD for Donegal Leitrim 1970.jpg 100 100 90 0 5 Joseph Brennan Fianna Fáil 12,700 47.4% 12,863 Canning Alphonsus Canning Clann na Poblachta 2,812 10.5% – 175px TD Brian Brady Fianna Fáil TD after election Patrick O'Donnell Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Donegal West in Ireland on Wednesday, 16 November 1949, to fill a vacancy in the 13th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Brian Brady on 10 September 1949.Death of a Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1949-10-26/65/ 26 October 1949 Dáil Debates 118 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 14 May 2026 20 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180520144022/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1949-10-26/65/ live The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 26 October 1949.Writ for By-Election - Motion https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1949-10-26/68/ 26 October 1949 Dáil Debates 118 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 14 May 2026 21 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201021083422/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1949-10-26/68/ live The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Patrick O'Donnell.New Deputy takes His Seat https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1949-11-23/36/ 23 November 1949 Dáil Debates 118 9 Houses of the Oireachtas 14 May 2026 The runner-up Joseph Brennan of Fianna Fáil, was elected for Donegal West at the 1951 general election. Result 1949 Donegal West by-electionBy-election 1949: Donegal West http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1948B&cons=75&ref=50 ElectionsIreland.org 17 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165700/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1948B&cons=75&ref=50 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Donegal West: 1949 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=120&constitid=94&electype=2 14 May 2026 2 Joseph Brennan Fianna Fáil 47.4 12,700 12,863 Patrick O'Donnell Fine Gael 42.1 11,256 13,634 Alphonsus Canning Clann na Poblachta 10.5 2,812   2 37,541 26,768 13,385 71.3% References Category:1949 in Irish politics Category:1949 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:13th Dáil Donegal West 1949 Category:Elections in County Donegal Category:November 1949 in Europe