A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Borough in Ireland on Friday, 14 June 1946, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the resignation of independent TD William Dwyer on 29 March 1946.
In 1946, Cork Borough was a four seat constituency comprising Cork city and the electoral division of Blackrock in County Cork.
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 22 May 1946.
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick McGrath.
The surplus votes of the elected candidate Patrick McGrath, were distributed after being declared elected. This was because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.
Result
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