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This is an incomplete list of Irish by-elections, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. By-elections in Ireland occur to fill vacant seats in the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann. They can be caused by the death, resignation, or expulsion of a sitting Teachta Dála (Member of Parliament). Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: green for a Fianna Fáil gain, blue for a Fine Gael gain, red for a Labour gain, lavender for a Democratic Left gain and grey for any other gains.
So far there have been two by-elections during the lifetime of the present Dáil. There were no by-elections during the 7th, 9th, 11th, 22nd, 25th and 26th Dála. The largest period without a by-election was almost 10 years between 1984 and 1994. The largest number of by-elections on one day was eight on March 11, 1925.
Of the 123 by-elections that have taken place since 1923, 87 of them were caused by the death of a sitting TD.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party
|
| Kerry South
| November 10, 1944
| Finian Lynch
| Fine Gael
| Donal O'Donoghue
| Fianna Fáil
|
| Clare
| December 4, 1945
| Patrick Burke
| Fine Gael
| Patrick Shanahan
| Fianna Fáil
|
| Dublin North West
| December 4, 1945
| Sean T O'Kelly
| Fianna Fáil
| Vivion de Valera
| Fianna Fáil
|
| Kerry South
| December 4, 1945
| Frederick Crowley
| Fianna Fáil
| Honor Mary Crowley
| Fianna Fáil
|
| Mayo South
| December 4, 1945
| Michael Clery
| Fianna Fáil
| Bernard Commons
| Clann na Talmhan
|
| Wexford
| December 4, 1945
| Richard Corish
| Labour
| Brendan Corish
| Labour
|
| Cork Borough
| June 14, 1946
| William Dwyer
| Independent
| Pat McGrath
| Fianna Fáil
|
| Dublin County
| October 29, 1947
| Patrick Fogarty
| Fianna Fáil
| Sean MacBride
| Clann na Poblachta
|
| Tipperary
| October 29, 1947
| William O'Donnell
| Clann na Talmhan
| Patrick Kinane
| Clann na Poblachta
|
| Waterford
| October 29, 1947
| Michael Morrissey
| Fianna Fáil
| John Ormonde
| Fianna Fáil
|
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party
|
| Limerick East
| June 26, 1952
| Daniel Bourke
| Fianna Fáil
| John Carew
| Fine Gael
|
| Mayo North
| June 26, 1952
| P.J. Ruttledge
| Fianna Fáil
| Phelim Calleary
| Fianna Fáil
|
| Waterford
| June 26, 1952
| Bridget Redmond
| Fine Gael
| William Kenneally
| Fianna Fáil
|
| Dublin North West
| November 12, 1952
| Alfie Byrne, Jr
| Independent
| Thomas Byrne
| Independent
|
| Cork East
| June 18, 1953
| Seán Keane
| Labour
| Richard Barry
| Fine Gael
|
| Wicklow
| June 18, 1953
| Thomas Brennan
| Fianna Fáil
| Mark Deering
| Fine Gael
|
| Galway South
| August 21, 1953
| Frank Fahy
| Fianna Fáil
| Robert Lahiffe
| Fianna Fáil
|
| Cork Borough
| March 3, 1954
| Thomas F. O'Higgins
| Fine Gael
| Stephen Barrett
| Fine Gael
|
| Louth
| March 3, 1954
| James Coburn
| Fine Gael
| George Coburn
| Fine Gael
|
