A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin West in Ireland on Tuesday, 25 May 1982, to fill a vacancy in the 23rd Dáil. It followed the resignation of Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Richard Burke after his nomination by the Fianna Fáil government as European commissioner.
A Fine Gael motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 4 May 1982.
The by-election was won by the Fine Gael candidate Liam Skelly.
The runner-up Eileen Lemass, was elected at the November 1982 general election for Dublin West.
Result
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