1982 Dublin West by-election

By-election to the 23rd Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1982 Dublin West by-election Ireland by-election no February 1982 Irish general election Feb 1982 25 May 1982 November 1982 Irish general election Nov 1982 43,061 (61.3%) First preferences Percentage Final count Skelly Liam Skelly Fine Gael 16,777 39.0% 21,388 1657541772626 NP0832 Eileen LEMASS 002 MOBILE.jpg 100 100 100 0 5 Eileen Lemass Fianna Fáil 17,095 39.7% 19,206 Tomás Mac Giolla.jpg 100 100 100 0 5 Tomás Mac Giolla Sinn Féin the Workers Party 6,357 14.8% – Dublin West Dáil Éireann constituency.png 150px Dublin West shown within County Dublin TD Richard Burke Fine Gael TD after election Liam Skelly Fine Gael A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin West in Ireland on Tuesday, 25 May 1982, to fill a vacancy in the 23rd Dáil. It followed the resignation of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Richard Burke after his nomination by the Fianna Fáil government as European commissioner.Resignation of Member Dáil Debates 333 5 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-03-30/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 30 March 1982 5 November 2019 19 February 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20191105053533/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-03-30/2/ live A Fine Gael motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 4 May 1982.Issue of Writ: Dublin West By-Election Dáil Debates 334 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-05-04/15/ Houses of the Oireachtas 4 May 1982 The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Liam Skelly.Return to Writ: Dublin West - Introduction of New Member Dáil Debates 335 3 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-06-01/17/ Houses of the Oireachtas 1 June 1982 5 November 2019 19 February 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20191105042147/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1982-06-01/17/ live The runner-up Eileen Lemass, was elected at the November 1982 general election for Dublin West. Result 1982 Dublin West by-electionBy-election 1982: Dublin West http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982febB&cons=112&ref=104 ElectionsIreland.org 4 March 2009 13 September 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250913040519/https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982febB&cons=112&ref=104 livehttps://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/24thDail_Nov1982_ByeElections23rd.pdf 24th Dáil November 1982 general election results Houses of the Oireachtas August 1983 15 October 2023Dublin West: 1982 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=76&constitid=34&electype=2 24 February 2026 3 Eileen Lemass Fianna Fáil 39.7 17,095 17,571 19,206 Liam Skelly Fine Gael 39.0 16,777 17,736 21,388 Tomás Mac Giolla Sinn Féin the Workers Party 14.8 6,357 7,446   John O'Halloran Independent politician (Ireland) 1.8 785     Brendan O'Sullivan Labour Party (Ireland) 1.6 703     Michael Conaghan Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland) 1.6 667     Matt Merrigan Independent politician (Ireland) 0.8 334     John Condron Independent politician (Ireland) 0.5 233     Séamus O'Daly Independent politician (Ireland) 0.2 68     Jim Tallon Independent politician (Ireland) 0.1 42     70,203 43,061 21,531 61.3% 3 References Category:1982 in Irish politics Category:1982 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:23rd Dáil Dublin West 1982 Category:Elections in County Dublin Category:May 1982 in Europe