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Irish general election, 1973
Party
Leader
Seats
Loss/Gain
Dáil Seats (%)
Fianna Fáil
Jack Lynch
69
- 6
48.0
Fine Gael
Liam Cosgrave
54
+ 4
37.5
Labour
Brendan Corish
19
+ 1
13.2
Independents
-
2
+ 1
1.4
First time TDs
Ray Burke
John P. Wilson
By-Elections
November 27
,
1973
: Following the election of
Erskine Childers
as
President
Fianna Fáil
lose their seat in
Monaghan
to
Fine Gael
.
November 13
,
1974
: In
Cork North East
Fianna Fáil retains its seat.
March 4
,
1975
: In
Galway North East
Fianna Fáil retains its seat following the death of the sitting
TD
. On the same day in
Galway West
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
is elected, retaining the seat for Fianna Fáil.
November 12
,
1975
: In
Mayo West
Fine Gael retains its seat when
Enda Kenny
is elected following the death of his father.
June 10
,
1976
: In
Donegal North East
Fianna Fáil loses its seat to
Independent Fianna Fáil
. On the same day the 100th by-election takes place. The death of Noel Lemass causes Fianna Fáil to lose its seat in
Dublin South West
to the
Labour Party
.
See also
Government of the 20th Dáil
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