1952 Dublin North-West by-election

By-election to the 14th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1952 Dublin North-West by-election Ireland by-election no 1951 Irish general election 1951 12 November 1952 1954 Irish general election 1954 21,400 (62.1%) First preferences Percentage Final count Byrne Thomas Byrne Independent politician (Ireland) 13,078 61.1% – Clarkin Andrew Clarkin Fianna Fáil 6,629 31.0% 7,075 O'Rahilly MacEllistrum O'Rahilly Clann na Poblachta 1,693 7.9% 3,624 175px TD A. P. Byrne Independent politician (Ireland) TD after election Thomas Byrne Independent politician (Ireland) A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin North-West in Ireland on Wednesday, 12 November 1952, to fill a vacancy in the 14th Dáil. It followed the death of independent Teachta Dála (TD) A. P. Byrne on 26 July 1952.Bás Teachta https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1952-10-22/35/ ga 22 October 1952 Dáil Debates 134 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 13 May 2026 The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 23 October 1952.Dáil Vacancy - Issue of Writ https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1952-10-23/117/ 23 October 1952 Dáil Debates 134 2 Houses of the Oireachtas 13 May 2026 The by-election was won by the independent candidate Thomas Byrne, brother of the deceased TD, A. P. Byrne.New Deputy Introduced https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1952-11-19/46/ 19 November 1952 Dáil Debates 134 13 Houses of the Oireachtas 13 May 2026 He was introduced to the Dáil by his father Alfie Byrne, who was a TD for Dublin North-East. The surplus votes of the elected candidate Thomas Byrne, 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. Result 1952 Dublin North-West by-electionBy-election 1952: Dublin North–West http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951B&cons=99&ref=54 ElectionsIreland.org 27 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165709/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951B&cons=99&ref=54 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Dublin North-West: 1952 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=56&constitid=94&electype=2 13 May 2026 2 Thomas Byrne Independent politician (Ireland) 61.1 13,078 Andrew Clarkin Fianna Fáil 31.0 6,629 7,075 MacEllistrum O'Rahilly Clann na Poblachta 7.9 1,693 3,624 2 34,481 21,400 10,701 62.1% References Category:1952 in Irish politics Category:1952 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:14th Dáil Dublin North-West 1952 Category:Elections in Dublin (city) Category:November 1952 in Europe