1936 Wexford by-election

By-election to the 8th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1936 Wexford by-election Ireland by-election no 1933 Irish general election 1933 17 August 1936 1937 Irish general election 1937 45,574 (79.0%) First preferences Percentage Final count Allen Denis Allen Fianna Fáil 23,263 51.0% – Esmonde John Esmonde Fine Gael 16,734 36.7% 16,930 Murphy Michael Murphy Labour Party (Ireland) 4,276 9.4% 5,100 175px TD Osmond Esmonde Fine Gael TD after election Denis Allen Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Wexford in the Irish Free State on Monday, 17 August 1936, to fill a vacancy in the 8th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael TD Osmond Esmonde on 22 July 1936.Death of Deputy Sir Osmond Esmonde https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1936-07-22/4/ 22 July 1936 Dáil Debates 63 13 Houses of the Oireachtas 18 May 2026 20 February 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250220200108/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1936-07-22/4/ live In 1936, Wexford was a five seat constituency comprising County Wexford.1923 12 Electoral Act 1923 17 April 1923 18 May 2026 ifs 8 Constituencies The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 July 1936.Issue of Writ https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1936-07-30/7/ 30 July 1936 Dáil Debates 63 18 Houses of the Oireachtas 18 May 2026 The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Denis Allen.New Deputies Take their Seats https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1936-11-04/41/ 4 November 1936 Dáil Debates 64 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 18 May 2026 The surplus votes of the elected candidate Denis Allen, were distributed after being declared elected. This was because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them. It was the last by-election held in the Irish Free state, as the Constitution of Ireland came into force on 29 December 1937, and the state become Ireland. The runner-up John Esmonde of Fine Gael was elected for Wexford at the 1937 general election. Result 1936 Wexford by-electionBy-election 1936: Wexford http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1933B&cons=232&ref=35 ElectionsIreland.org 3 October 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165243/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1933B&cons=232&ref=35 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 1993 Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis PSAI Press 0951974815Wexford: 1936 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=101&constitid=89&electype=2 18 May 2026 3 Denis Allen Fianna Fáil 51.0 23,263     John Esmonde Fine Gael 36.7 16,734 16,801 16,930 Michael Murphy Labour Party (Ireland) 9.4 4,276 4,577 5,100 Stephen Hayes Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann 2.9 1,301 1,408   3 57,688 45,574 22,788 79.0% References Category:1936 in Irish politics Category:1936 elections in the Irish Free State Category:8th Dáil Wexford 1936 Category:Elections in County Wexford Category:August 1936 in Europe