1968 Clare by-election

By-election to the 18th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1968 Clare by-election Ireland by-election no 1965 Irish general election 1965 14 March 1968 1969 Irish general election 1969 32,471 (67.4%) First preferences Percentage Final count Sylvester Barrett, 1979 (cropped).png 100 100 120 5 0 Sylvester Barrett Fianna Fáil 19,066 58.7% – Bugler Patrick Bugler Fine Gael 9,313 28.7% 10,407 Honan Flan Honan Labour Party (Ireland) 3,799 11.7% 5,177 175px TD William Murphy Fine Gael TD after election Sylvester Barrett Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Clare in Ireland on Thursday, 14 March 1968, to fill a vacancy in the 18th Dáil. It followed the death of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) William Murphy on 16 November 1967.Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1967-11-22/27/ 22 November 1967 Dáil Debates 231 4 Houses of the Oireachtas The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 21 February 1968.Issue of Writ: Clare By-election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1968-02-21/56/ 21 February 1968 Dáil Debates 232 10 Houses of the Oireachtas The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Sylvester Barrett.Returns to Writs: Clare and Wicklow - Introduction of New Members https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1968-03-20/37/ 20 March 1968 Dáil Debates 233 6 Houses of the Oireachtas It was held on the same day as the 1968 Wicklow by-election. The surplus votes of Barrett were distributed after he 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. Result 1968 Clare by-electionBy-election 1968: Clare http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965B&cons=42&ref=85 ElectionsIreland.org 24 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130170723/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965B&cons=42&ref=85 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/19thDail_June1969_ByeElections18th_1965_1969.pdf 19th Dáil 1969 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas January 1970 22 April 2026 19 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250619015029/https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/19thDail_June1969_ByeElections18th_1965_1969.pdf liveClare: 1968 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=31&constitid=51&electype=2 22 April 2026 2 Sylvester Barrett Fianna Fáil 58.7 19,066   Patrick Bugler Fine Gael 28.7 9,313 10,407 Flan Honan Labour Party (Ireland) 11.7 3,799 5,177 Jean Grace Independent politician (Ireland) 0.9 293 651 2 48,182 32,471 16,236 67.4% References Category:1968 in Irish politics Category:1968 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:18th Dáil Clare 1968 Category:Elections in County Clare Category:March 1968 in Europe