1953 Wicklow by-election

1953 Wicklow by-election
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18 June 1953
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Turnout27,897 (74.5%)
 
Deering
Brennan
McCrea
Nominee Mark Deering Paudge Brennan James J. McCrea
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
First preferences 6,433 7,788 6,915
Percentage 23.1% 27.9% 24.8%
Final count 14,672 10,852 –
TD before election

Thomas Brennan
Fianna Fáil

 TD after election

Mark Deering
Fine Gael

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Wicklow in Ireland on Thursday, 18 June 1953, to fill a vacancy in the 14th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Thomas Brennan on 22 January 1953.

The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 27 May 1953.

The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Mark Deering. It was held on the same day as the 1953 Cork East by-election. Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates.

The runner-up Paudge Brennan of Fianna Fáil, was elected for Wicklow at the 1954 general election.

Result

1953 Wicklow by-election
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Paudge Brennan 27.9 7,788 8,314 9,261 9,630 10,852
Labour James J. McCrea 24.8 6,915 7,020 7,537 8,792  
Fine Gael Mark Deering 23.1 6,433 7,382 7,607 8,833 14,672
Clann na Poblachta William Clarke 9.2 2,568 2,804 3,125    
Independent William Lawless 7.8 2,164 2,256      
Independent Elizabeth Bobbett 7.3 2,029        
Electorate: 37,470   Valid: 27,897   Quota: 13,949   Turnout: 74.5%  

References

  1. ↑ "Bás Teachta". Dáil Debates (in Irish). 136 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 February 1953. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "By-Election Writs". Dáil Debates. 139 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 27 May 1953. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "New Deputies Introduced". Dáil Debates. 139 (12). Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 June 1953. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "By-election 1953: Wicklow". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
  6. ↑ "Wicklow: 1953 by-election". Ireland Election. Retrieved 12 May 2026.