A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Mid in Ireland on Wednesday, 2 August 1972, to fill a vacancy in the 19th Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Paddy Forde on 13 May 1972.
The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 12 July 1972.
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Gene Fitzgerald. Result
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