Cork_South-West_(Dáil_constituency)
Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)
Dáil constituency (1961–present)
Cork South-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
| Cork South-West | |
|---|---|
| Dáil constituency | |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1961 |
| Seats | 3 |
| TDs | |
| Local government area | County Cork |
| EP constituency | South |
It is a largely rural constituency within County Cork, running from Dursey Island in the west to Ringabella in the east, with many medium-sized towns, including Bandon, Bantry, Clonakilty, Kinsale and Skibbereen.
It was first used at the 1961 general election. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]
"The county of Cork, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cork East, Cork North-Central, Cork North-West and Cork South-Central."
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that no change be made at the next general election.[2]
| Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–1969 | 3 | In County Cork, the district electoral divisions of[3] Bengour, in the former Rural District of Bandon; Ahil, Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Douce, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarrif, Kealkill, Kil-caskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy, in the former Rural District of Bantry; Adrigole, Bear, Goulagh, Curryglass, Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh, Kilna-managh, in the former Rural District of Castletown; Ardfield, Argideen, Cahermore, Castleventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Kilmoylerane, Kilnagross, Knocks, Rathbarry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore, in the former Rural District of Clonakilty; Aultagh, Ballingurteen, Ballymoney, Bealanagarry, Bealock, Carrigboy, Castletown, Coolmountain, Drinagh, Dunmanway North, Dunmanway South, Garrown, Kinneigh, Manch, Milane, Teerelton, in the former Rural District of Dunmanway; Bealanageary, Candroma, Cleanrath, Derryfineen, Gortnatubbrid, Greenville, Inchigeelagh, Kilnamartery, Macloneigh, Mashanaglass, Slievereagh, Ullanes, in the former Rural District of Macroom; Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Garranes, Gortnascreeny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tullagh, Woodfort, in the former Rural District of Skibbereen; Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crookhaven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormore, in the former Rural District of Skull;and the urban districts of Clonakilty, Macroom and Skibbereen. |
Created from Cork West and Cork North. |
| 1969–1977 | 3 | In County Cork, the district electoral divisions of[3] Ballinadee, Ballymodan, Ballymurphy, Bandon, Baurleigh, Bengour, Boulteen, Brinny, Cashel, Inishannon, Kilbrittain, Kilbrogan, Knockavilly, Knockroe, Murragh, Rathclarin, Teadies, Templemartin, in the former Rural District of Bandon; Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarriff, Kealkill, Kilcaskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy, in the former Rural District of Bantry; Adrigole, Bear, Curryglass, Killaconenagh, in the former Rural District of Castletown; Abbeymahon, Ardfield, Argideen, Butlerstown, Cahermore, Castleventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Courtmacsherry, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Kilmaloda East, Kilmaloda West, Kilmoylerane, Kilnagross, Knocks, Rathbarry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore, Templeomalus, Timoleague, in the former Rural District of Clonakilty; Ballingurteen, Ballymoney, Castletown, Drinagh, Dunmanway North, Dunmanway South, Kinneigh, Manch, Milane, in the former Rural District of Dunmanway; Ballinspittle, Ballymackean, Coolmain, Kinsale Rural, Laherne, in the former Rural District of Kinsale; Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Garranes, Gortnascreeny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tullagh, Woodfort, in the former Rural District of Skibbereen; Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crookhaven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormore, in the former Rural District of Skull;and the urban districts of Clonakilty, Kinsale and Skibbereen. |
Transfer of the urban district of Kinsale and DEDs in the former Rural District of Bandon from Cork Mid;
transfer of the urban district of Macroom to Cork Mid; transfer of Coulagh, Kilcatherine, Kilnamanagh, in the former Rural District of Castletown to Kerry South. |
| 1977–1981 | 3 | In County Cork, the district electoral divisions of[4] Ballinadee, Ballymodan, Ballymurphy, Bandon, Baurleigh, Bengour, Boulteen, Brinny, Cashel, Inishannon, Kilbrittain, Kilbrogan, Knockavilly, Knockroe, Murragh, Rathclarin, Teadies, Templemartin, in the former Rural District of Bandon; Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarriff, Kealkill, Kilcaskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy, in the former Rural District of Bantry; Adrigole, Curryglass, in the former Rural District of Castletown; Abbeymahon, Ardfield, Argideen, Butlerstown, Cahermore, Castleventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Courtmacsherry, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Kilmaloda East, Kilmaloda West, Kilmoylerane, Kilnagross, Knocks, Rathbarry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore, Templeomalus, Timoleague, in the former Rural District of Clonakilty; Ballingurteen, Ballymoney, Castletown, Drinagh, Dunmanway North, Dunmanway South, Kinneigh, Manch, Milane, in the former Rural District of Dunmanway; Ballinspittle, Ballymackean, Coolmain, Kinsale Rural, Laherne, in the former Rural District of Kinsale; Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Garranes, Gortnascreeny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tullagh, Woodfort, in the former Rural District of Skibbereen; Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crookhaven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormore, in the former Rural District of Skull;and the urban districts of Clonakilty, Kinsale and Skibbereen. |
Transfer of Bear, Killaconenagh, in the former Rural District of Castletown to Kerry South. |
| 1981–1992 | 3 | Ballinadee, Ballymodan, Bandon, Baurleigh, Boulteen, Cashel, Inishannon, Kilbrittain, Kilbrogan, Knockroe, Rathclarin, in the former Rural District of Bandon; Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarriff, Kealkill, Kilcaskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy, in the former Rural District of Bantry; Adrigole, Bear, Coulagh, Curryglass, Kilcatherine, Kilaconenagh, Kilnamanagh in the former Rural District of Castletown; Abbeymahon, Ardfield, Argideen, Butlerstown, Cahermore, Castleventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Courtmacsherry, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Kilmaloda East, Kilmaloda West, Kilmoylerane, Kilnagross, Knocks, Rathbarry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore, Templeomalus, Timoleague, in the former Rural District of Clonakilty; Ballingurteen, Ballymoney, Drinagh, Dunmanway North, Dunmanway South, Milane, in the former Rural District of Dunmanway; Ballinspittle, Ballymackean, Coolmain, Kinsale Rural, Laherne, Leighmoney, in the former Rural District of Kinsale; Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Garranes, Gortnascreeny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tullagh, Woodfort, in the former Rural District of Skibbereen; Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crook-haven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormore, in the former Rural District of Skull;and the urban districts of Clonakilty, Kinsale and Skibbereen. |
Transfer of Bear, Coulagh, Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh, Kilnamanagh, in the former Rural District of Castletown, from Kerry South. |
| 1992–1997 | 3 | In County Cork, the district electoral divisions of[7] Ballinadee, Ballymodan, Bandon, Baurleigh, Boulteen, Cashel, Inishannon, Kilbrittain, Kilbrogan, Knockroe, Rathclarin, in the former Rural District of Bandon; Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarriff, Kealkill, Kilcaskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy, in the former Rural District of Bantry; Adrigole, Bear, Coulagh, Curryglass, Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh, Kilnamanagh in the former Rural District of Castletown; Abbeymahon, Ardfield, Argideen, Butlerstown, Cahermore, Castleventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Courtmacsherry, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Kilmaloda East, Kilmaloda West, Kilmoylerane, Kilnagross, Knocks, Rathbarry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore, Templeomalus, Timoleague, in the former Rural District of Clonakilty; Ballingurteen, Ballymoney, Drinagh, Dunmanway North, Dunmanway South, Milane, in the former Rural District of Dunmanway; Ballinspittle, Ballymackean, Ballymartle, Coolmain, Kinsale Rural, Laherne, Leighmoney, Templemichael, in the former Rural District of Kinsale; Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Garranes, Gortnascreeny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tullagh, Woodfort, in the former Rural District of Skibbereen; Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crookhaven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormore, in the former Rural District of Skull;and the urban districts of Clonakilty, Kinsale and Skibbereen. |
District electoral divisions of Ballymartle and Templemichael in the former Rural District of Kinsale transferred from Cork South-Central.[8] |
| 1997–2007 | 3 | Ballinadee, Ballymodan, Bandon, Baurleigh, Boulteen, Cashel, Inishannon, Kilbrittain, Kilbrogan, Knockroe, Rathclarin, in the former Rural District of Bandon; Ahil, Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Douce, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarriff, Kealkill, Kilcaskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy, in the former Rural District of Bantry; Adrigole, Bear, Coulagh, Curryglass, Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh, Kilnamanagh in the former Rural District of Castletown; Abbeymahon, Ardfield, Argideen, Butlerstown, Cahermore, Castleventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Courtmacsherry, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Kilmaloda East, Kilmaloda West, Kilmoylerane, Kilnagross, Knocks, Rathbarry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore, Templeomalus, Timoleague, in the former Rural District of Clonakilty; Ballingurteen, Ballymoney, Drinagh, Dunmanway North, Dunmanway South, Milane, in the former Rural District of Dunmanway; Ballinspittle, Ballymackean, Ballymartle, Coolmain, Kinsale Rural, Laherne, Leighmoney, Templemichael, in the former Rural District of Kinsale; Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Garranes, Gortnascreeny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tullagh, Woodfort, in the former Rural District of Skibbereen; Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crookhaven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormore, in the former Rural District of Skull;and the urban districts of Clonakilty, Kinsale and Skibbereen. |
Electoral divisions of Ahil and Douce in the former Rural District of Bantry transferred from Cork North-West.[11][12] |
| 2007– | 3 | County Cork, except the parts in the constituencies of Cork East, Cork North-Central, Cork North-West and Cork South-Central.[13][14][15][1] | Electoral divisions of Dunderrow in the former Rural District of Cork and Ballyfeard, Ballyfoyle, Cullen, Farranbrien, Kilmonoge, Kinure and Nohaval in the former Rural District of Kinsale transferred from Cork South-Central.[16][17][18] |
| Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South-West 1961–[19] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties
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| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||
| 17th | 1961[20] | Seán Collins (FG) |
Michael Pat Murphy (Lab) |
Edward Cotter (FF) | |||
| 18th | 1965[21] | ||||||
| 19th | 1969[22] | John O'Sullivan (FG) |
Flor Crowley (FF) | ||||
| 20th | 1973[23] | ||||||
| 21st | 1977[24] | Jim O'Keeffe (FG) |
Joe Walsh (FF) | ||||
| 22nd | 1981[25] | P. J. Sheehan (FG) |
Flor Crowley (FF) | ||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb)[26] | Joe Walsh (FF) | |||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov)[27] | ||||||
| 25th | 1987[28] | ||||||
| 26th | 1989[29] | ||||||
| 27th | 1992[30] | ||||||
| 28th | 1997[31] | ||||||
| 29th | 2002[32] | Denis O'Donovan (FF) | |||||
| 30th | 2007[33] | P. J. Sheehan (FG) |
Christy O'Sullivan (FF) | ||||
| 31st | 2011[34] | Jim Daly (FG) |
Noel Harrington (FG) |
Michael McCarthy (Lab) | |||
| 32nd | 2016[35] | Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (FF) |
Michael Collins (Ind) | ||||
| 33rd | 2020[36] | Holly Cairns (SD) |
Christopher O'Sullivan (FF) | ||||
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
2020 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Independent | Michael Collins | 26.4 | 11,712 | ||||||||
| Fianna Fáil | Christopher O'Sullivan | 14.1 | 6,262 | 6,400 | 6,503 | 6,602 | 6,960 | 7,228 | 10,273 | 11,262 | |
| Social Democrats | Holly Cairns | 10.6 | 4,696 | 4,808 | 5,008 | 5,994 | 6,280 | 6,593 | 7,055 | 10,078 | |
| Fine Gael | Tim Lombard | 13.2 | 5,865 | 5,917 | 5,982 | 6,170 | 6,669 | 8,557 | 9,133 | 9,526 | |
| Sinn Féin | Paul Hayes | 10.8 | 4,777 | 4,881 | 5,075 | 5,229 | 5,462 | 5,542 | 5,832 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Margaret Murphy O'Mahony | 9.2 | 4,077 | 4,163 | 4,274 | 4,352 | 4,761 | 4,863 | |||
| Fine Gael | Karen Coakley | 5.7 | 2,526 | 2,577 | 2,595 | 2,698 | 2,747 | ||||
| Independent | Alan Coleman | 4.1 | 1,801 | 1,843 | 1,950 | 2,025 | |||||
| Green | Bernadette Connolly | 3.7 | 1,647 | 1,663 | 1,765 | ||||||
| Aontú | Mairéad Ruane | 1.1 | 515 | 531 | |||||||
| Solidarity–PBP | Kevin O'Connor[n 1] | 1.0 | 427 | 435 | |||||||
| Independent | Sean O'Leary | 0.1 | 33 | 35 | |||||||
| Electorate: 69,127 Valid: 44,338 Spoilt: 288 Quota: 11,085 Turnout: 44,626 (64.6%) | |||||||||||
- People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. O'Connor was a member of People Before Profit.
2016 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Margaret Murphy O'Mahony | 19.6 | 8,482 | 8,845 | 9,228 | 10,020 | 11,962 | |
| Independent | Michael Collins | 15.6 | 6,765 | 7,347 | 7,793 | 9,258 | 11,063 | |
| Fine Gael | Jim Daly | 17.0 | 7,370 | 7,633 | 8,523 | 8,774 | 9,799 | |
| Fine Gael | Noel Harrington | 14.9 | 6,433 | 6,574 | 7,377 | 7,544 | 8,208 | |
| Independent | Alan Coleman | 11.5 | 4,955 | 5,272 | 5,634 | 6,405 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Rachel McCarthy | 8.5 | 3,656 | 3,993 | 4,260 | |||
| Labour | Michael McCarthy | 7.0 | 3,035 | 3,397 | ||||
| Green | Johnny O'Mahony | 1.7 | 752 | |||||
| Independent | Gillian Powell | 1.6 | 701 | |||||
| Catholic Democrats | Theresa Heaney | 1.6 | 686 | |||||
| Independent | Fiona O'Leary | 1.0 | 423 | |||||
| Electorate: 63,583 Valid: 43,258 Spoilt: 331 Quota: 10,815 Turnout: 43,589 | ||||||||
2011 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Jim Daly | 19.4 | 8,878 | 9,255 | 9,696 | 10,508 | 13,242 | ||
| Fine Gael | Noel Harrington | 15.1 | 6,898 | 7,212 | 7,479 | 7,668 | 9,568 | 11,104 | |
| Labour | Michael McCarthy | 14.3 | 6,533 | 7,257 | 8,709 | 9,212 | 10,539 | 10,754 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 13.1 | 5,984 | 6,208 | 6,481 | 9,453 | 10,079 | 10,155 | |
| Fine Gael | Kevin Murphy | 14.0 | 6,386 | 6,665 | 6,917 | 7,212 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Christy O'Sullivan | 10.5 | 4,803 | 4,958 | 5,215 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Paul Hayes | 7.3 | 3,346 | 3,743 | |||||
| Independent | John Kearney | 1.7 | 772 | ||||||
| Green | Kevin McCaughey | 1.7 | 765 | ||||||
| New Vision | Dave McInerney | 1.1 | 493 | ||||||
| Independent | Edmund Butler | 0.7 | 330 | ||||||
| New Vision | Paul Doonan | 0.5 | 239 | ||||||
| Independent | Michael O'Sullivan | 0.5 | 231 | ||||||
| Electorate: 62,174 Valid: 45,658 Spoilt: 390 (0.9%) Quota: 11,415 Turnout: 46,048 (74.1%) | |||||||||
2007 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Christy O'Sullivan | 24.3 | 10,333 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 17.8 | 7,560 | 7,813 | 8,471 | 10,667 | |
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 18.2 | 7,739 | 7,976 | 8,387 | 10,126 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 18.3 | 7,760 | 8,008 | 8,417 | 9,420 | |
| Labour | Michael McCarthy | 9.6 | 4,095 | 4,471 | 5,912 | ||
| Green | Quentin Gargan | 6.7 | 2,860 | 3,293 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin | 5.1 | 2,150 | ||||
| Electorate: 61,577 Valid: 42,497 Spoilt: 410 (0.9%) Quota: 10,625 Turnout: 42,907 (69.7%) | |||||||
2002 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 20.4 | 7,695 | 7,774 | 7,862 | 8,277 | 8,863 | 10,179 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 19.1 | 7,187 | 7,271 | 7,395 | 7,706 | 8,119 | 8,997 | 9,387 | |
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 16.9 | 6,358 | 6,476 | 6,622 | 6,835 | 7,724 | 8,496 | 8,591 | |
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 15.5 | 5,831 | 5,864 | 5,932 | 6,156 | 6,987 | 8,287 | 8,556 | |
| Independent | Christy O'Sullivan | 9.6 | 3,609 | 3,684 | 3,849 | 4,303 | 5,144 | |||
| Labour | Michael McCarthy | 9.1 | 3,442 | 3,505 | 3,636 | 4,030 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin | 3.5 | 1,308 | 1,329 | 1,372 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Anne O'Leary | 2.4 | 899 | 908 | 945 | |||||
| Independent | Theresa Heaney | 1.9 | 748 | 864 | ||||||
| Independent | Edmund Butler | 1.6 | 621 | |||||||
| Electorate: 54,274 Valid: 37,698 Spoilt: 434 (1.1%) Quota: 9,425 Turnout: 38,132 (70.3%) | ||||||||||
1997 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 22.9 | 8,008 | 8,233 | 9,545 | |
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 21.3 | 7,454 | 7,802 | 9,128 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 21.7 | 7,586 | 7,783 | 8,516 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 17.4 | 6,081 | 6,285 | 7,082 | |
| Labour | Michael Calnan | 6.8 | 2,361 | 2,716 | ||
| National Party | Theresa Heaney | 5.1 | 1,792 | 2,036 | ||
| Green | Paula Giles | 3.5 | 1,221 | |||
| Independent | Áine Ní Chonaill | 0.8 | 293 | |||
| Independent | Sean Ahern | 0.6 | 199 | |||
| Electorate: 49,382 Valid: 34,995 Spoilt: 319 (0.9%) Quota: 8,749 Turnout: 35,314 (71.5%) | ||||||
1992 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 28.2 | 9,376 | ||||||||
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 21.4 | 7,113 | 7,243 | 7,262 | 7,286 | 7,322 | 7,439 | 7,760 | 9,222 | |
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 19.1 | 6,345 | 6,491 | 6,531 | 6,564 | 6,589 | 6,638 | 6,957 | 8,388 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 12.8 | 4,268 | 4,923 | 4,941 | 4,970 | 5,086 | 5,192 | 5,361 | 5,975 | |
| Labour | Michael Calnan | 11.3 | 3,757 | 3,807 | 3,821 | 3,828 | 3,881 | 3,917 | 4,508 | ||
| Green | Mary O'Donnell | 4.3 | 1,424 | 1,452 | 1,494 | 1,525 | 1,581 | 1,646 | |||
| Independent | Timothy O'Donovan | 1.1 | 379 | 409 | 415 | 427 | 456 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Ann O'Leary | 1.0 | 330 | 336 | 338 | 344 | |||||
| Independent | Kathleen Dwyer | 0.5 | 158 | 160 | 165 | ||||||
| Independent | Andrew Dillon | 0.5 | 149 | 153 | |||||||
| Electorate: 45,769 Valid: 33,299 Spoilt: 623 (1.8%) Quota: 8,325 Turnout: 33,922 (74.1%) | |||||||||||
1989 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 26.3 | 8,525 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 25.7 | 8,319 | ||
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 24.3 | 7,861 | 8,223 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 18.7 | 6,042 | 6,084 | |
| Progressive Democrats | Neilus Barry | 3.9 | 1,259 | 1,275 | |
| Independent | Stephen O'Neill | 1.0 | 309 | 312 | |
| Independent | William Fitzsimon | 0.3 | 88 | 89 | |
| Electorate: 43,548 Valid: 32,403 Quota: 8,101 Turnout: 74.4% | |||||
1987 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 28.4 | 9,488 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 23.4 | 7,814 | 9,414 | |||
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 20.2 | 6,752 | 7,794 | 7,972 | 8,897 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 16.9 | 5,644 | 6,352 | 7,311 | 7,449 | |
| Progressive Democrats | Ray O'Neill | 10.7 | 3,570 | ||||
| Ind. Unionist | Stan Gebler Davies | 0.4 | 134 | ||||
| Electorate: 42,956 Valid: 33,402 Quota: 8,351 Turnout: 77.7% | |||||||
November 1982 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 26.4 | 8,704 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 25.5 | 8,432 | ||||
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 23.5 | 7,756 | 8,149 | 8,184 | 8,320 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 16.2 | 5,340 | 5,368 | 5,488 | 5,540 | |
| Independent | John O'Sullivan | 7.5 | 2,468 | 2,490 | 2,509 | 2,622 | |
| Independent | Elizabeth Ryder | 1.0 | 319 | 325 | 328 | ||
| Electorate: 41,235 Valid: 33,019 Quota: 8,255 Turnout: 80.1% | |||||||
February 1982 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 20.9 | 6,868 | 7,808 | 8,561 | ||
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 20.8 | 6,834 | 7,626 | 8,451 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 21.8 | 7,145 | 7,323 | 7,561 | 8,748 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 15.1 | 4,940 | 5,024 | 5,289 | 6,660 | |
| Fianna Fáil | D. F. O'Sullivan | 8.1 | 2,640 | 2,677 | 2,831 | ||
| Labour | Michael Calnan | 6.7 | 2,215 | 2,346 | |||
| Fine Gael | John McCarthy | 6.6 | 2,179 | ||||
| Electorate: 40,969 Valid: 32,821 Spoilt: 208 (0.6%) Quota: 8,206 Turnout: 33,029 (80.6%) | |||||||
1981 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 24.5 | 8,266 | 8,409 | 8,490 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 18.0 | 6,085 | 6,403 | 6,708 | 7,569 | 7,801 | 8,510 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 15.8 | 5,317 | 5,463 | 6,030 | 6,537 | 6,794 | 7,246 | |
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 13.1 | 4,417 | 4,503 | 4,715 | 4,761 | 6,441 | 8,410 | |
| Labour | Philip Murphy | 9.6 | 3,244 | 3,371 | 3,429 | 3,506 | 3,934 | ||
| Fine Gael | John McCarthy | 7.7 | 2,597 | 2,650 | 2,657 | 2,729 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Peter Callanan | 4.4 | 1,485 | 1,547 | 1,629 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Eithne O'Mahony | 3.7 | 1,256 | 1,334 | |||||
| Independent | Seán Kelleher | 3.3 | 1,097 | ||||||
| Electorate: 40,969 Valid: 33,764 Quota: 8,442 Turnout: 82.4% | |||||||||
1977 general election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 6,789 | 20.4 | 2 | ||
| Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 6,768 | 20.3 | 1 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 5,863 | 17.6 | |||
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 4,229 | 12.7 | 3 | ||
| Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 3,786 | 11.4 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Vivian Callaghan | 3,387 | 10.2 | |||
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 2,473 | 7.4 | |||
| Electorate: 40,689 Valid: 33,295 Quota: 8,324 Turnout: 81.8% | ||||||
1973 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 21.1 | 6,420 | 8,754 | ||
| Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 21.7 | 6,597 | 7,846 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 23.8 | 7,251 | 7,362 | 7,499 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Terence Sullivan | 19.7 | 5,989 | 6,374 | 6,564 | |
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 13.8 | 4,204 | |||
| Electorate: 38,285 Valid: 30,461 Quota: 7,616 Turnout: 79.6% | ||||||
1969 general election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | Flor Crowley | 6,941 | 22.9 | 1 | ||
| Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 6,647 | 21.9 | 2 | ||
| Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 4,654 | 15.3 | 3 | ||
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 4,562 | 15.0 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | John Cahalane | 4,352 | 14.3 | |||
| Fine Gael | Seán Collins | 3,216 | 10.6 | |||
| Electorate: ? Valid: 30,372 Quota: 7,594 Turnout: | ||||||
1965 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 28.9 | 7,971 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Edward Cotter | 26.6 | 7,323 | |||
| Fine Gael | Seán Collins | 18.8 | 5,180 | 5,647 | 6,162 | |
| Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 14.3 | 3,942 | 4,281 | 5,059 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Finn | 11.4 | 3,144 | 3,418 | ||
| Electorate: 35,075 Valid: 27,560 Quota: 6,891 Turnout: 78.6% | ||||||
1961 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Labour | Michael Pat Murphy | 25.4 | 7,381 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Edward Cotter | 19.3 | 5,591 | 7,847 | |||
| Fine Gael | Seán Collins | 17.6 | 5,117 | 5,296 | 5,363 | 8,003 | |
| Independent | Florence Wycherley | 13.3 | 3,873 | 4,250 | 4,688 | 5,620 | |
| Fine Gael | John L. O'Sullivan | 12.8 | 3,718 | 4,078 | 4,158 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Finn | 11.6 | 3,367 | ||||
| Electorate: 36,332 Valid: 29,047 Quota: 7,262 Turnout: 79.95% | |||||||
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