1980 Donegal by-election

1980 Donegal by-election
6 November 1980
Turnout(73.9%)
 
Coughlan
Kelly
Nominee Clement Coughlan Dinny McGinley Paddy Kelly
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Fianna Fáil
First preferences 23,456 20,022 14,198
Percentage 39.0% 33.3% 23.6%
Final count 29,219 24,085 –
TD before election

Joseph Brennan
Ceann Comhairle

Elected TD

Clement Coughlan
Fianna Fáil

A by-election was held in the Dáil constituency of Donegal in Ireland on Thursday, 6 November 1980. It followed the death of the Ceann Comhairle Joseph Brennan on 13 July 1980.

A government motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 16 October 1980. The by-election was won by Fianna Fáil candidate Clement Coughlan.

Coughlan died in a road accident in early 1983, leading to the 1983 Donegal South-West by-election.

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