- Cork North–Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Cork North–Central Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency
Cork North–Central shown within IrelandCreated 1981 Seats 5 (1981–2007)
4 (2007–)TDs Billy Kelleher (FF)
Dara Murphy (FG)
Kathleen Lynch (Lab)
Jonathan O'Brien (SF)County/City council County Cork
Cork CityEP constituency South Cork North–Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980,[1] taking in parts of the former Cork City and Cork Mid constituencies. It was first used at the 1981 general election as a 5 seat constituency. It was reduced to 4 seats for the 2007 general election.
It is made up of the electoral areas of Cork City Council north of the River Lee, namely Cork North Central, Cork North East and Cork North West, and much of the Blarney electoral area of Cork County Council.[2]
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defines the constituency as:
- "In the city of Cork the electoral divisions of:
- Blackpool A, Blackpool B, Churchfield, Commons, Fair Hill A, Fair Hill B, Fair Hill C, Farranferris A, Farranferris B, Farranferris C, Gurranebraher A, Gurranebraher B, Gurranebraher C, Gurranebraher D, Gurranebraher E, Knocknaheeny, Mayfield, Montenotte A, Montenotte B, St. Patrick's A, St. Patrick's B, St. Patrick's C, Shanakiel, Shandon A, Shandon B, Sunday's Well A, Sunday's Well B, The Glen A, The Glen B, Tivoli A, Tivoli B;
- and, in the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of:
- Ballynaglogh, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Dripsey, Firmount, Glenville, Greenfort, Killeagh, Knockantota, Matehy, Rathcooney, Riverstown, St. Mary's, Whitechurch, in the former Rural District of Cork;
- Carrig, Kildinan, Watergrasshill, in the former Rural District of Fermoy;
- Gowlane, Kilcullen, Mountrivers, in the former Rural District of Macroom;
- Ballynamona, Dromore, Kilshannig, Rahan, in the former Rural District of Mallow."
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork North–Central 1981–[3] Key to partiesDáil Election Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)22nd 1981[4] Toddy O'Sullivan
(Lab)Liam Burke
(FG)Bernard Allen
(FG)Denis Lyons
(FF)Seán French
(FF)23rd 1982 (Feb)[5] 24th 1982 (Nov)[6] Dan Wallace
(FF)25th 1987[7] Máirín Quill
(PD)26th 1989[8] Gerry O'Sullivan
(Lab)27th 1992[9] Liam Burke
(FG)1994 by-election[10] Kathleen Lynch
(DL)28th 1997[11] Billy Kelleher
(FF)Noel O'Flynn
(FF)29th 2002[12] Kathleen Lynch
(Lab)30th 2007[13] 4 seats
from 200731st 2011[14] Jonathan O'Brien
(SF)Dara Murphy
(FG)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.
Elections
2011 general election
2011 general election: Cork North–Central[14] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 Count 10 Count 11 Sinn Féin Jonathan O'Brien 15.2 7,923 7,942 7,978 8,022 8,053 8,254 8,567 11,131 Labour Party Kathleen Lynch 14.7 7,676 7,696 7,734 7,749 7,847 7,953 8,236 9,504 9,905 14,088 Fianna Fáil Billy Kelleher 15.1 7,896 7,933 7,941 7,981 8,023 8,057 8,384 8,542 8,574 9,183 9,595 Fine Gael Dara Murphy 12.7 6,597 6,615 6,642 6,682 6,768 6,809 7,038 7,271 7,356 8,367 9,515 Fine Gael Pat Burton 13.6 7,072 7,104 7,117 7,155 7,240 7,263 7,585 7,778 7,816 8,453 9,233 Labour Party John Gilroy 11.7 6,125 6,134 6,154 6,158 6,245 6,303 6,659 7,156 7,293 Socialist Party Mick Barry[15] 9.2 4,803 4,826 4,876 4,903 4,940 5,131 5,319 New Vision Pádraig O'Sullivan 2.0 1,020 1,050 1,085 1,136 Independent Kevin Conway 1.8 958 969 996 1020 Workers' Party Ted Tynan 1.3 681 688 701 724 Green Party Ken Walsh 1.0 524 Christian Solidarity Harry Rea 0.6 324 An Chomhdháil Phobail John Adams 0.5 282 Independent Benjamin Ashu Arrah 0.3 161 Independent Fergus O'Rourke 0.2 95 Electorate: 75,302 Valid: 52,137 Spoilt: 572 (1.1%) Quota: 10,428 Turnout: 52,709 (70.0%) 2007 general election
2007 general election: Cork North–Central[13] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Fianna Fáil Billy Kelleher 22.3 9,456 Fine Gael Bernard Allen 16.2 6,866 6,935 7,066 7,267 7,515 8,193 9,258 Fianna Fáil Noel O'Flynn 13.4 5,680 6,298 6,410 6,531 6,612 7,043 7,646 Labour Party Kathleen Lynch 12.3 5,221 5,315 5,513 6,104 6,673 7,366 9,061 Fine Gael Gerry Kelly 11.4 4,808 4,890 5,025 5,251 5,352 5,533 5,893 Sinn Féin Jonathan O'Brien 8.2 3,456 3,487 3,621 3,776 4,333 5,074 Independent Dave McCarthy 5.9 2,492 2,533 2,662 2,776 3,064 Socialist Party Mick Barry 4.0 1,700 1,707 1,841 1,995 Green Party Chris O'Leary 3.5 1,503 1,528 1,690 Independent John McCarthy 1.7 702 713 Workers' Party Ted Tynan 0.6 263 267 Independent Stephen Saleh 0.3 116 119 Fathers Rights Niall Brennan 0.2 84 85 Electorate: 67,777 Valid: 42,347 Spoilt: 471 (1.1%) Quota: 8,470 Turnout: 42,818 (63.1%) 2002 general election
2002 general election: Cork North–Central[12] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Fianna Fáil Noel O'Flynn 16.4 7,387 7,441 7,495 7,525 Labour Party Kathleen Lynch 11.8 5,313 5,402 5,628 6,142 6,683 7,496 8,418 Fine Gael Bernard Allen 12.1 5,458 5,503 5,597 5,672 6,184 6,601 7,650 Fianna Fáil Billy Kelleher 12.8 5,801 5,849 5,885 5,940 6,630 6,969 7,456 Fianna Fáil Dan Wallace 12.3 5,537 5,608 5,632 5,675 6,235 6,577 7,187 Fine Gael Gerry Kelly 8.3 3,744 3,767 3,818 3,911 4,404 4,568 4,937 Independent Joe O'Callaghan 6.9 3,154 3,222 3,319 3,457 3,705 4,465 Sinn Féin Jonathan O'Brien 6.3 2,860 2,965 3,223 3,405 3,483 Progressive Democrats John Minihan 6.9 3,126 3,152 3,173 3,286 Green Party Nicholas McMurray 2.5 1,155 1,196 1,329 Socialist Party Mick Barry 2.1 936 1,026 Workers' Party Ted Tynan 1.0 458 Christian Solidarity Gerry Duffy 0.5 215 Electorate: 79,063 Valid: 45,144 Spoilt: 548 (1.2%) Quota: 7,525 Turnout: 45,692 (57.8%) 1997 general election
1997 general election: Cork North–Central[11] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Bernard Allen 7,746 17.6 1 1 Fine Gael Liam Burke 5,527 12.6 2 9 Fianna Fáil Dan Wallace 5,273 12.0 3 10 Fianna Fáil Billy Kelleher 5,419 12.3 4 11 Fianna Fáil Noel O'Flynn 4,943 11.2 5 11 Democratic Left Kathleen Lynch 3,146 7.2 Progressive Democrats Máirín Quill 3,304 7.5 Labour Party Sheila O'Sullivan 2,321 5.3 Sinn Féin Don O'Leary 1,654 3.8 Green Party Jane Power 1,340 3.0 National Party Con O'Leary 1,114 2.5 Independent Paddy Mulcahy 899 2.0 Christian Solidarity Eddie Mullins 777 1.8 Workers' Party Jimmy Homan 545 1.2 Electorate: 71,873 Valid: 44,008 Spoilt: 408 (0.9%) Quota: 7,335 Turnout: 44,416 (61.8%) 1994 by-election
Following the death of Labour Party TD Gerry O'Sullivan, a by-election was held on 10 November 1994. The seat was won by the Democratic Left candidate Kathleen Lynch.
1994 by-election: Cork North–Central[10] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Democratic Left Kathleen Lynch 9,843 26.4 1 8 Fianna Fáil Billy Kelleher 9,528 25.5 Fine Gael Colm Burke 6,035 16.2 Labour Party Lisa O'Sullivan 4,003 10.7 Green Party Jane Power 1,856 5.0 Progressive Democrats Michael Burns 1,628 4.4 Sinn Féin Don O'Leary 1,304 3.5 Independent Con O'Leary 1,036 2.8 Workers' Party Jimmy Homan 1,082 2.9 Independent Donie O'Leary 445 1.2 Independent Gerry Duffy 426 1.1 Natural Law Nora Ann Luck 162 0.4 Electorate: 68,479 Valid: 37,348 Quota: 18,675 Turnout: 54.5% 1992 general election
1992 general election: Cork North–Central[9] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Labour Party Gerry O'Sullivan 10,008 22.3 1 1 Fianna Fáil Dan Wallace 6,455 14.4 2 12 Fine Gael Bernard Allen 5,263 11.7 3 14 Progressive Democrats Máirín Quill 5,192 11.6 4 16 Fine Gael Liam Burke 4,051 9.0 5 16 Fianna Fáil Billy Kelleher 3,017 6.7 Democratic Left John Kelleher 1,795 4.0 Fianna Fáil Denis Lyons 2,460 5.5 Independent Con O'Leary 1,036 2.3 Workers' Party Jimmy Homan 737 1.6 Green Party Donogh MacCarthy Morrogh 818 1.8 Fine Gael Michael O'Leary 894 2.0 Fianna Fáil Gene McCarthy 755 1.7 Sinn Féin Don O'Leary 618 1.4 Workers' Party Ted Tynan 446 1.0 Independent Donie O'Leary 481 1.1 Independent John O'Mahony 422 0.9 Christian Centrist Gerry Duffy 447 1.0 Electorate: 68,479 Valid: 44,895 Spoilt: 841 (1.8%) Quota: 7,483 Turnout: 45,736 (66.8%) 1989 general election
1989 general election: Cork North–Central[8] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Labour Party Gerry O'Sullivan 7,058 17.1 1 1 Fianna Fáil Dan Wallace 5,405 13.1 2 Fine Gael Bernard Allen 6,032 14.6 3 Fianna Fáil Denis Lyons 4,008 9.7 4 Progressive Democrats Máirín Quill 4,203 10.2 5 Fine Gael Liam Burke 4,757 11.5 Workers' Party John Kelleher 3,395 8.2 Fianna Fáil Michael Bowes 2,865 7.0 Fianna Fáil Tim Brosnan 1,310 3.2 Independent Con O'Leary 1,180 2.9 Sinn Féin Kevin Wallace 766 1.9 Independent Noel Murphy 133 0.3 Independent Michael T. Murphy 68 0.2 Independent William Fitzsimon 67 0.2 Electorate: ? Valid: 41,247 Quota: 6,875 Turnout: 1987 general election
1987 general election: Cork North–Central[7] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Dan Wallace 7,509 17.3 1 1 Fianna Fáil Denis Lyons 5,039 11.6 2 Progressive Democrats Máirín Quill 5,046 11.6 3 Fine Gael Bernard Allen 5,934 13.7 4 Fine Gael Liam Burke 5,438 12.6 5 Workers' Party John Kelleher 2,628 6.1 Labour Party Gerry O'Sullivan 2,553 5.9 Fianna Fáil Paud Black 2,435 5.6 Progressive Democrats Joseph McCarthy 2,199 5.1 Labour Party Joseph O'Callaghan 1,167 2.7 Fianna Fáil Ann Whyte 1,144 2.6 Independent Bernie Murphy 684 1.6 Sinn Féin Don O'Leary 681 1.6 Independent Denis Tobin 576 1.3 Independent Noel Murphy 182 0.4 Independent Con O'Connell 75 0.2 Independent Michael T. Murphy 53 0.1 Electorate: ? Valid: 43,343 Quota: 7,224 Turnout: November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election: Cork North–Central[6] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Dan Wallace 7,173 16.8 1 1 Fine Gael Bernard Allen 7,101 16.6 2 Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 5,623 13.2 3 Fine Gael Liam Burke 5,219 12.2 4 Fianna Fáil Denis Lyons 4,999 11.7 5 Fianna Fáil Seán French 4,129 9.7 Fine Gael Colm Burke 2,368 5.5 Fianna Fáil Donal O'Connell 1,880 4.4 Workers' Party John Kelleher 1,836 4.3 Independent James Kenneally 1,725 4.0 Fine Gael William Nolan 714 1.7 Electorate: ? Valid: 42,767 Quota: 7,128 Turnout: February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election: Cork North–Central[5] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 Count 10 Count 11 Fianna Fáil Denis Lyons 15.7 6,694 6,699 6,733 6,770 7,376 Fine Gael Bernard Allen 15.1 6,407 6,410 6,428 6,526 6,584 6,587 7,052 8,144 Fine Gael Liam Burke 14.6 6,234 6,237 6,255 6,300 6,336 6,338 6,476 7,502 Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 13.2 5,629 5,635 5,698 6,030 6,133 6,140 6,752 7,056 7,899 Fianna Fáil Seán French 11.7 4,975 4,981 5,005 5,053 5,628 5,759 5,969 6,027 6,067 6,169 6,263 Fianna Fáil Dan Wallace 11.3 4,798 4,800 4,837 4,914 5,450 5,583 5,989 6,039 6,058 6,147 6,258 Fine Gael Tomás Ryan 6.0 2,562 2,563 2,565 2,587 2,592 2,594 2,611 Independent James Kenneally 4.2 1,785 1,805 1,968 2,249 2,283 2,284 Fianna Fáil Liam Ó Murchu 4.4 1,894 1,897 1,935 1,986 Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Ted Tynan 2.3 962 983 1,093 Irish Republican Socialist Jim Lane 1.3 542 560 Independent James Corcoran 0.2 95 Electorate: 61,463 Valid: 42,577 Spoilt: 421 (0.9%) Quota: 7,097 Turnout: 42,998 (69.9%) 1981 general election
1981 general election: Cork North–Central[4] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Labour Party Toddy O'Sullivan 7,163 15.8 1 Fine Gael Liam Burke 6,497 14.3 2 Fine Gael Bernard Allen 4,308 9.5 3 Fianna Fáil Denis Lyons 5,394 11.9 4 Fianna Fáil Seán French 4,913 10.8 5 Fianna Fáil Máirín Quill 3,614 8.0 Fianna Fáil Dan Wallace 3,327 7.3 Anti H-Block Mairéad Farrell 2,751 6.1 Fine Gael Tomás Ryan 2,614 5.8 Fine Gael John Blair 2,046 4.5 Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Ted Tynan 1,501 3.3 Independent James Kenneally 1,324 2.9 Electorate: ? Valid: 45,452 Quota: 7,576 Turnout: See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in the Republic of Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
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- ^ Barry campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.
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