1979 Cork North-East by-election

1979 Cork North-East by-election
7 November 1979
Turnout(68.6%)
 
Barry
Brosnan
Nominee Myra Barry John Brosnan Joe Sherlock
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
First preferences 15,939 14,961 9,395
Percentage 38.7% 36.3% 22.8%
Final count 20,292 17,883 –
TD before election

Seán Brosnan
Fianna Fáil

Elected TD

Myra Barry
Fine Gael

A by-election was held in the Dáil constituency of Cork North-East in Ireland on Wednesday, 7 November 1979. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil TD Seán Brosnan on 18 April 1979.

A government motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 17 October 1979.

The by-election was won by Fine Gael candidate Myra Barry. It was held on the same day as the 1979 Cork City by-election.

Both by-elections were won by Fine Gael candidates. The victory of Fine Gael in both by-elections contributed to the decision of Jack Lynch to step down as leader of Fianna Fáil and Taoiseach the following month.

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