1964 Cork Borough by-election

By-election to the 17th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1964 Cork Borough by-election Ireland by-election no 1961 Irish general election 1961 19 February 1964 1965 Irish general election 1965 38,047 (69.1%) First preferences Percentage Final count Galvin Sheila Galvin Fianna Fáil 20,276 53.3% – Manley Tadhg Manley Fine Gael 11,475 30.2% 11,666 Hurley Donal Hurley Labour Party (Ireland) 6,296 16.6% 7,357 175px TD John Galvin Fianna Fáil TD after election Sheila Galvin Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Borough in Ireland on Wednesday, 19 February 1964, to fill a vacancy in the 17th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) John Galvin on 11 October 1963.Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-10-23/49/ 23 October 1963 Dáil Debates 205 1 Houses of the Oireachtas On 13 November 1963, Seán Casey, Labour Party TD for Cork Borough, proposed a motion that the writ of election be issued. This was opposed by the Fianna Fáil government and was defeated by 67 to 71.Borough Constituency of Cork: Issue of Writ—Motion https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-11-13/49/ 13 November 1963 Dáil Debates 205 10 Houses of the Oireachtas A government motion to issue the writ was agreed by the Dáil on 29 January 1964.Issue of Writ: Cork By-election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1964-01-29/62/ 29 January 1964 Dáil Debates 207 1 Houses of the Oireachtas The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Sheila Galvin, widow of the deceased TD, John Galvin.Returns to Writs: Cork and Kildare - Introduction of New Member https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1964-02-25/19/ 25 February 1964 Dáil Debates 207 11 Houses of the Oireachtas It was held on the same day as the 1964 Kildare by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fianna Fáil candidates. The surplus votes of the elected candidate, Sheila Galvin, were distributed after she was declared elected because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota. This would have meant their election deposit was returned to them. Sheila Galvin did not contest the 1965 general election and retired from politics. Result 1964 Cork Borough by-electionElection results and transfer of votes in general election (April, 1965) for eighteenth Dáil and bye-elections to seventeenth Dáil (1961–1965) https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/18thDail_April1965_ByeElections17th_1961_1965.pdf#page=48 Houses of the Oireachtas Dublin Stationery Office 48 March 1966By-election 1964: Cork Borough http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961B&cons=50&ref=76 ElectionsIreland.org 14 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130163502/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961B&cons=50&ref=76 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Cork Borough: 1964 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=107&constitid=105&electype=2 29 April 2026 2 Sheila Galvin Fianna Fáil 53.3 20,276   Tadhg Manley Fine Gael 30.2 11,475 11,666 Donal Hurley Labour Party (Ireland) 16.6 6,296 7,357 2 55,076 38,047 19,024 69.1% References Category:1964 in Irish politics Category:1964 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:17th Dáil Cork Borough 1964 Category:Elections in County Cork Category:February 1964 in Europe