Dublin South–West: 1970 bye-election

Seats 1
Quota 11644
SeatPartyCandidateShareFirst Pref Votes
1
Seán Sherwin (FF)
33.0%
7678
Matt Merrigan (LAB)
21.5%
5004
Lauri Corcoran (IND)
19.2%
4481
Jim Mitchell (FG)
17.4%
4062
Cora Dunne (IND)
8.9%
2062
Incumbent in Bold
Electorate: 40690Valid: 23287