1944 Kerry South by-election

By-election to the 12th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1944 Kerry South by-election Ireland by-election no 1944 Irish general election 1944 10 November 1944 1945 Kerry South by-election 1945 b 22,603 (62.9%) First preferences Percentage Final count O'Donoghue Donal O'Donoghue Fianna Fáil 10,986 48.6% 11,771 Horan Edmund Horan Clann na Talmhan 6,795 30.1% 9,348 O'Connell Eoin O'Connell Fine Gael 4,822 21.3% – Kerry South (Dáil Éireann constituency).png 175px Kerry South shown within ireland TD Fionán Lynch Fine Gael TD after election Donal O'Donoghue Fianna Fáil A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Kerry South in Ireland on Friday, 10 November 1944, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the resignation of Fine Gael TD Fionán Lynch on 3 October 1944, after his appointment as a judge of the Circuit Court.Resignation of a Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1944-10-03/30/ 3 October 1944 Dáil Debates 95 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 18 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220418130759/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1944-10-03/30/ live In 1944, Kerry South was a three seat constituency comprising the southern half of County Kerry taking in the Dingle and Iveragh Peninsulas.1935 ifs act 5 Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 27 February 1935 1 Revised Constituencies 17 May 2026 The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 19 October 1944.Writ for By-Election – Motion https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1944-10-19/44/ 19 October 1944 Dáil Debates 95 3 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Donal O'Donoghue.New Deputy takes his Seat https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1944-11-29/48/ 29 November 1944 Dáil Debates 95 8 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 O'Donoghue lost his seat at the 1948 general election, and was never subsequently re-elected to the Dáil. Result 1944 Kerry South by-electionBy-election 1944: Kerry South http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1944B&cons=139&ref=38 ElectionsIreland.org 29 September 2010 25 October 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251025142735/https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?cons=139&ref=38&election=1944B liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 2009 Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2 Routledge 9781138973343Kerry South: 1944 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=83&constitid=30&electype=2 17 May 2026 2 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241202172431/https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=83&constitid=30&electype=2 live 2 Donal O'Donoghue Fianna Fáil 48.6 10,986 11,771 Edmund Horan Clann na Talmhan 30.1 6,795 9,348 Eoin O'Connell Fine Gael 21.3 4,822   2 35,940 22,603 11,302 62.9% References Category:1944 in Irish politics Category:1944 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:12th Dáil Kerry South 1944 Category:Elections in County Kerry Category:November 1944 in Europe