A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Galway East in Ireland on Tuesday, 20 July 1982, to fill a vacancy in the 23rd Dáil. It followed the death of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Johnny Callanan on 15 June 1982.
A government motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 30 June 1982.
The by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Treacy. It was the last time until the 2011 Dublin West by-election that a government party candidate won a by-election.
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