1975 Galway West by-election

By-election to the 20th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1975 Galway West by-election Ireland by-election no 1973 Irish general election 1973 4 March 1975 1977 Irish general election 1977 27,882 (62.9%) First preferences Percentage Final count Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, 1989 (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 5 Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Fianna Fáil 12,627 45.3% 14,345 Mannion John Mannion Jnr Fine Gael 7,234 26.0% 12,080 Michael D. Higgins, on strike, circa 1970 (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 5 Michael D. Higgins Labour Party (Ireland) 5,269 18.9% – 175px TD Johnny Geoghegan Fianna Fáil TD after election Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Galway West in Ireland on Tuesday, 4 March 1975, to fill a vacancy in the 20th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Johnny Geoghegan on 5 January 1975.Death of Members: Expression of Sympathy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1975-01-14/36/ Dáil Debates 277 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 14 January 1975 The writ of election was moved by Fianna Fáil TD Patrick Lalor on 11 February 1975 and was agreed by the Dáil.Issue of Writ: West Galway By-Election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1975-02-11/26/ Dáil Debates 278 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 11 February 1975 The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, daughter of the deceased TD, Johnny Geoghegan.Returns to Writs: North-East Galway and West Galway - Introduction of New Members https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1975-03-11/36/ Dáil Debates 279 2 Houses of the Oireachtas 11 March 1975 It was held on the same day as the 1975 Galway North-East by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fianna Fáil candidates. Result 1975 Galway West by-electionBy-election 1975: Galway West http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973B&cons=129&ref=97 ElectionsIreland.org 29 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165730/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973B&cons=129&ref=97 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 2023Galway West: 1975 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=79&constitid=100&electype=2 28 February 2026 4 Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Fianna Fáil 45.3 12,627 12,737 13,466 14,345 John Mannion Jnr Fine Gael 26.0 7,234 7,291 7,777 12,080 Michael D. Higgins Labour Party (Ireland) 18.9 5,269 5,522 6,129   Pól Ó Foighil Independent politician (Ireland) 7.5 2,096 2,231     Renée Prendergast Official Sinn Féin 2.4 656       4 44,350 27,882 13,942 62.9% References Category:1975 in Irish politics Category:1975 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:20th Dáil Galway West 1975 Category:Elections in County Galway Category:March 1975 in Europe