A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Tipperary in Ireland on Wednesday, 29 October 1947, to fill a vacancy in the 12th Dáil. It followed the death of Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) William O'Donnell on 4 February 1947.
In 1947, Tipperary was a seven seat constituency comprising the counties of North Tipperary and South Tipperary.
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 8 October 1947.
The by-election was won by the Clann na Poblachta candidate Patrick Kinane. It was held on the same day as the 1947 Dublin County by-election and the 1947 Waterford by-election.
Two by-elections were won by Clann na Poblachta, and one by Fianna Fáil. It was the first election victories for Clann na Poblachta, which was founded by Seán MacBride in 1946.
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