- Cork South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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For the 1885–1922 constituency, see South Cork (UK Parliament constituency).
Cork South Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency1948–1961 Seats 3 County/City council County Cork Cork South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1948 to 1961. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
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History
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, for the 1948 general election to Dáil Éireann.[1] It succeeded the constituency of Cork South East. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, when it was partially replaced by the new constituency of Cork South West.[2]
Boundaries
The administrative county of Cork except the portion thereof which was comprised in the constituencies of Cork Borough, Cork North, Cork East and Cork West.[1]
TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South 1948–1961[3] Key to partiesDáil Election Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)Deputy
(Party)13th 1948[4] Dan Desmond
(Lab)Patrick Lehane
(CnaT)Seán Buckley
(FF)14th 1951[5] Patrick Lehane
(Ind)15th 1954[6] Tadhg Manley
(FG)Seán McCarthy
(FF)16th 1957[7] 17th 1961 Constituency abolished 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
1957 general election
1957 general election: Cork South[7] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 4,769 17.8 1 Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 6,146 22.9 2 Labour Party Dan Desmond 6,176 23.0 3 Fianna Fáil Sean MacDiarmaid Fawsitt 5,016 18.7 Independent Patrick Dineen 4,712 17.6 Electorate: ? Valid: 26,819 Quota: 6,705 Turnout: 1954 general election
1954 general election: Cork South[6] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Labour Party Dan Desmond 7,704 25.8 1 1 Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 7,401 24.8 2 Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 5,714 19.1 3 Fianna Fáil Seán MacDiarmaid Fawsitt 4,872 16.3 Clann na Talmhan Patrick Lehane 4,206 14.1 Electorate: ? Valid: 29,897 Quota: 7,475 Turnout: 1951 general election
1951 general election: Cork South[5] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Labour Party Dan Desmond 7,699 25.5 1 1 Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 7,500 24.8 2 Independent Patrick Lehane 5,215 17.2 3 Fianna Fáil William Kent 3,964 13.1 Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 3,089 10.2 Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 2,775 9.2 Electorate: ? Valid: 30,242 Quota: 7,561 Turnout: 1948 general election
1948 general election: Cork South[4] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Labour Party Dan Desmond 7,241 25.1 1 1 Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 5,000 17.3 2 Clann na Talmhan Patrick Lehane 5,245 18.2 3 Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 4,488 15.6 Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Browne 3,502 12.1 Clann na Poblachta Tom Hales 2,287 7.9 Fine Gael Michael O'Driscoll 1,077 3.7 Electorate: ? Valid: 28,840 Quota: 7,211 Turnout: See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ a b "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1947/en/act/pub/0031/sched1.html. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1961: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1961/en/act/pub/0019/sched1.html. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ 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 1948: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1948&cons=60. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1951: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1951&cons=60. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1954: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1954&cons=60. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1957: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1957&cons=60. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
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Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City Parliament of Ireland
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