1973 Monaghan by-election

By-election to the 20th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1973 Monaghan by-election Ireland by-election no 1973 Irish general election 1973 27 November 1973 1977 Irish general election 1977 30,719 (77.5%) First preferences Percentage Final count Toal Brendan Toal Fine Gael 14,535 47.3% 15,080 Rory O'Hanlon, November 2006 (cropped).jpg 100 100 130 0 5 Rory O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil 13,822 45.0% 14,791 Patrick Mooney, 1954 (cropped).png 100 100 130 0 5 Patrick Mooney Aontacht Éireann 5,363 7.1% – 175px TD Erskine H. Childers Fianna Fáil TD after election Brendan Toal Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Monaghan in Ireland on Tuesday, 27 November 1973, to fill a vacancy in the 20th Dáil. It followed the election of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Erskine H. Childers as president of Ireland on 30 May 1973.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1973-06-05/47/ Toghadh Uachtaráin Election of President 5 June 1973 Dáil Debates 265 14 Houses of the Oireachtas Under Article 12.6.2° of the Constitution of Ireland, a member of either House of the Oireachtas who is elected as president is deemed to have vacated that seat. The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 6 November 1973.Issue of Writ: Monaghan By-Election Dáil Debates 268 9 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1973-11-06/37/ Houses of the Oireachtas 6 November 1973 The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Brendan Toal.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1973-12-04/13/ Return to Writ: Monaghan - Introduction of New Member 4 December 1973 Dáil Debates 269 7 Houses of the Oireachtas 25 May 2023 11 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20230525235703/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1973-12-04/13/ live At the 1977 general election, Toal stood in the new Cavan–Monaghan constituency but was not elected, and was never subsequently re-elected to the Dáil. Rory O'Hanlon, who narrowly lost to Toal in 1973, was among those elected in 1977, serving until the 2011 general election.Rory O'Hanlon obituary: Soft-spoken politician who held key cabinet roles in a turbulent era https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/04/rory-ohanlon-obituary-soft-spoken-politician-with-steely-determination-to-carry-out-duty/ 3 May 2026 The Irish Times 4 April 2026 en 11 April 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260411045544/https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/04/04/rory-ohanlon-obituary-soft-spoken-politician-with-steely-determination-to-carry-out-duty/ live Result 1973 Monaghan by-electionBy-election 1973: Monaghan http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973B&cons=182&ref=94 ElectionsIreland.org 22 October 2010 17 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251117061401/https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?cons=182&ref=94&election=1973B 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 2023 12 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231112123722/https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/21stDail_June1977_ByeElections20th_1973_1977.pdf liveMonaghan: 1973 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=151&constitid=65&electype=2 11 March 2026 3 Brendan Toal Fine Gael 47.3 14,535 14,577 15,080 Rory O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil 45.0 13,822 13,851 14,791 Patrick Mooney Aontacht Éireann 7.1 2,187 2,248   David Vipond Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) 0.6 175     3 39,647 30,719 15,360 77.5% References Category:1973 in Irish politics Category:1973 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:20th Dáil Monaghan 1973 Category:Elections in County Monaghan Category:November 1973 in Europe