- Cork South–West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Cork South–West Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency
Cork South–West shown within IrelandCreated 1961 Seats 3 TDs Jim Daly (FG)
Michael McCarthy (Lab)
Noel Harrington (FG)County/City council County Cork EP constituency South 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). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries
It was created for the 1961 general election. The constituency encompasses the Bandon, Bantry and Skibbereen electoral areas of Cork County Council. It is a largely rural constituency, with many medium-sized towns, and runs from Dursey Island in the west to Ringabella in the east.[1]
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defines the constituency as:
- "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."
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South–West 1961–[2] Key to partiesDáil Election Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)17th 1961[3] Michael Murphy
(Lab)Edward Cotter
(FF)Seán Collins
(FG)18th 1965[4] 19th 1969[5] Flor Crowley
(FF)John O'Sullivan
(FG)20th 1973[6] 21st 1977[7] Joe Walsh
(FF)Jim O'Keeffe
(FG)22nd 1981[8] P. J. Sheehan
(FG)Flor Crowley
(FF)23rd 1982 (Feb)[9] Joe Walsh
(FF)24th 1982 (Nov)[10] 25th 1987[11] 26th 1989[12] 27th 1992[13] 28th 1997[14] 29th 2002[15] Denis O'Donovan
(FF)30th 2007[16] P. J. Sheehan
(FG)Christy O'Sullivan
(FF)31st 2011[17] Michael McCarthy
(Lab)Jim Daly
(FG)Noel Harrington
(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 South–West[17] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Fine Gael Jim Daly 19.4 8,878 9,255 9,696 10,508 13,242 13,242 Fine Gael Noel Harrington 15.1 6,898 7,212 7,479 7,668 9,568 11,104 Labour Party 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 Party 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
2007 general election: Cork South–West[16] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 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 Party Michael McCarthy 9.6 4,095 4,471 5,912 Green Party 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
2002 general election: Cork South–West[15] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 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 Party 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
1997 general election: Cork South–West[14] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 8,008 22.9 1 3 Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 7,454 21.3 2 3 Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 7,586 21.7 3 3 Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 6,081 17.4 Labour Party Michael Calnan 2,361 6.8 National Party Theresa Heaney 1,792 5.1 Green Party Paula Giles 1,221 3.5 Independent Áine Ní Chonaill 293 0.8 Independent Seán Ahern 199 0.6 Electorate: 49,382 Valid: 34,995 Spoilt: 319 (0.9%) Quota: 8,749 Turnout: 35,314 (71.5%) 1992 general election
1992 general election: Cork South–West[13] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 9,376 28.2 1 1 Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 7,113 21.4 2 8 Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 6,345 19.1 3 8 Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 4,268 12.8 Labour Party Michael Calnan 3,757 11.3 Green Party Mary O'Donnell 1,424 4.3 Independent Timothy O'Donovan 379 1.1 Sinn Féin Ann O'Leary 330 1.0 Independent Kathleen Dwyer 158 0.5 Independent Andrew Dillon 149 0.5 Electorate: 45,769 Valid: 33,299 Spoilt: 623 (1.8%) Quota: 8,325 Turnout: 33,922 (74.1%) 1989 general election
1989 general election: Cork South–West[12] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 8,525 26.3 1 Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 8,319 25.7 2 Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 7,861 24.3 3 Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 6,042 18.7 Progressive Democrats Cornelius Barry 1,259 3.9 Independent Stephen O'Neill 309 1.0 Independent William Fitzsimon 88 0.3 Electorate: ? Valid: 32,403 Quota: 8,101 Turnout: 1987 general election
1987 general election: Cork South–West[11] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 9,488 28.4 1 Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 7,814 23.4 2 Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 6,752 20.2 3 Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 5,644 16.9 Progressive Democrats Ray O'Neill 3,570 10.7 Independent Stan Davies 134 0.4 Electorate: ? Valid: 33,402 Quota: 8,351 Turnout: November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election: Cork South–West[10] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 8,704 26.4 1 1 Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 8,432 25.5 2 1 Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 7,756 23.5 3 Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 5,340 16.2 Independent John O'Sullivan 2,468 7.5 Independent Elizabeth Ryder 319 1.0 Electorate: ? Valid: 33,019 Quota: 8,255 Turnout: February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election: Cork South–West[9] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 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 Party 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
1981 general election: Cork South–West[8] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 8,266 24.5 1 Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 6,085 18.0 2 Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 4,417 13.1 3 Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 5,317 15.8 Labour Party Philip Murphy 3,244 9.6 Fine Gael John McCarthy 2,597 7.7 Fianna Fáil Peter Callanan 1,485 4.4 Fianna Fáil Eithne O'Mahony 1,256 3.7 Independent Seán Kelleher 1,097 3.3 Electorate: ? Valid: 33,764 Quota: 8,442 Turnout: 1977 general election
1977 general election: Cork South–West[7] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Labour Party Michael Murphy 6,768 20.3 1 Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 6,789 20.4 2 Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 4,229 12.7 3 Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 5,863 17.6 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: ? Valid: 33,295 Quota: 8,324 Turnout: 1973 general election
1973 general election: Cork South–West[6] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 6,420 21.1 1 Labour Party Michael Murphy 6,597 21.7 2 Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 7,251 23.8 3 Fianna Fáil Terence Sullivan 5,989 19.7 Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 4,204 13.8 Electorate: ? Valid: 30,461 Quota: 7,616 Turnout: 1969 general election
1969 general election: Cork South–West[5] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 6,941 22.9 1 Labour Party Michael 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
1965 general election: Cork South–West[4] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Labour Party Michael Murphy 7,971 28.9 1 1 Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 7,323 26.6 2 1 Fine Gael Seán Collins 5,180 18.8 3 Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 3,942 14.3 Fianna Fáil Michael Finn 3,144 11.4 Electorate: ? Valid: 27,560 Quota: 6,891 Turnout: 1961 general election
1961 general election: Cork South–West[3] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Labour Party Michael Murphy 7,381 25.4 1 1 Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 5,591 19.3 2 Fine Gael Seán Collins 5,117 17.6 3 Independent Florence Wycherley 3,873 13.3 Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 3,718 12.8 Fianna Fáil Michael Finn 3,367 11.6 Electorate: ? Valid: 29,047 Quota: 7,262 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
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2009/en/act/pub/0004/sched.html. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ Walker, Brian M, ed (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ a b "General election 1961: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1961&cons=63. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 1965: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1965&cons=63. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 1969: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=63. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 1973: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=63. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 1977: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=63. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 1981: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1981&cons=63. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election February 1982: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982feb&cons=63. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ a b "General election November 1982: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982nov&cons=63. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 1987: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1987&cons=63. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 1989: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1989&cons=63. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ a b "General election 1992: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992&cons=63. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ a b "General election 1997: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1997&cons=63. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ a b "General election 2002: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2002&cons=63. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ a b "General election 2007: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2007&cons=63. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ a b "General election 2011: Cork South–West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011&cons=63. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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