Cork Borough: 1956 by-election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats: 1

Quota: 17785

Seat	Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1	John Galvin (FF)	52.6%	18704
	Michael Sheehan (FG)	28.6%	10166
	Cornelius Desmond (LAB)	11.0%	3919
	Seán Twomey (IND)	4.6%	1630
	John Reidy (IND)	3.2%	1149

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 63495

Valid: 35568