Kerry North (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
Name = Kerry North
Entity = Ireland


Year = 1937
TDs = 3
Counties = County Kerry
EP= South

Kerry North is a constituency represented by three Teachtaí Dála (TDs) in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas. As of 2005, the constituency has an electorate of 52,476. The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. The constituency is located in the northern half of County Kerry, taking in Tralee, Listowel, Tarbert, Ballybunion and Castleisland.

It was established by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 [http://193.178.1.79/1935/en/act/pub/0005/gen_1.html] when the former Kerry constituency was divided into Kerry North and Kerry South. It was first used in the 1937 General election electing Members of the 9th Dáil. At the next election it will be replaced by a new constituency called Kerry North-West Limerick. [ [http://www.constituency-commission.ie/docs%5Ccon2007.pdf Constituency Commission report, p5] ]

One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency was the former leader of the Labour Party, Dick Spring. He served the constituency for over twenty years before losing his seat to Sinn Féin's Martin Ferris at the 2002 general election. The Fine Gael TD, Jimmy Deenihan, is a former footballer with the county.

Territory

Distinctly different from the more mountainous areas of south and east Kerry, North Kerry is more agricultural but not as well known as a tourist destination as South Kerry.

Generally located between the Shannon Estuary and the Sleibh Mish Mountains; Tralee, Listowel, Castleisland and Tarbert are some of the significant towns and villages. Geologically, the area is generally flat and gave rise to a good agricultural industry.

2007 Election

Irish Election box begin
title=2007 General Election: Kerry NorthIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Jimmy Deenihan
party = Fine Gael
votes = 12,697
percentage = 32.53
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Martin Ferris
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 8,030
percentage = 20.57
seat = 3
count = 4Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Tom McEllistrim III
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,367
percentage = 18.87
seat = 2
count = 4Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Norma Foley
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 4,937
percentage = 12.65
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Terry O'Brien
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 4,287
percentage = 10.98
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = David Grey
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 747
percentage = 1.91
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Anthony Dineen
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 689
percentage = 1.77
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Sam Locke
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 397
percentage = 1.02
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tom Donovan
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 111
percentage = 0.28
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael O'Connor
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 51
percentage = 0.13
seat =
count =*Denotes outgoing TD

2002 Election

Irish Election box begin
title=2002 General Election: Kerry NorthIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tom McEllistrim III
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,884
percentage = 20.16
seat = 1
count = 2Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Martin Ferris
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 9,436
percentage = 24.12
seat = 2
count = 2Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Jimmy Deenihan
party = Fine Gael
votes = 8,652
percentage = 22.12
seat = 3
count = 3Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = *Dick Spring
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 8,773
percentage = 22.43
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Dan Kiely
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3,927
percentage = 10.04
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = James Kennedy
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 233
percentage = 0.60
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Anthony O'Connor
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 208
percentage = 0.53
seat =
count =*Denotes outgoing TD

Members of the 28th Dáil

Members of the 28th Dáil elected in the 1997 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Jimmy Deenihan
party1 = Fine Gael
td2 = Denis Foley
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dick Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 27th Dáil

Members of the 27th Dáil elected in the 1992 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Jimmy Deenihan
party1 = Fine Gael
td2 = Denis Foley
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dick Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 26th Dáil

Members of the 26th Dáil elected in the 1989 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Jimmy Deenihan
party1 = Fine Gael
td2 = Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dick Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 25th Dáil

Members of the 25th Dáil elected in the 1987 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Jimmy Deenihan
party1 = Fine Gael
td2 = Denis Foley
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dick Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 24th Dáil

Members of the 24th Dáil elected in the November 1982 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Denis Foley
party1 = Fianna Fáil
td2 = Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dick Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

February 1982 Election

Members of the 22nd Dáil

Members of the 22nd Dáil elected in the 1981 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Denis Foley
party1 = Fianna Fáil
td2 = Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dick Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 21st Dáil

Members of the 21st Dáil elected in the 1977 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Kit Ahern
party1 = Fianna Fáil
td2 = Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dan Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 20th Dáil

Members of the 20th Dáil elected in the 1973 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Gerard Lynch
party1 = Fine Gael
td2 = Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dan Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 19th Dáil

Members of the 19th Dáil elected in the 1969 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Gerard Lynch
party1 = Fine Gael
td2 = Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dan Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 18th Dáil

Members of the 18th Dáil elected in the 1965 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Patrick Finucane
party1 = Independent (politician)
td2 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dan Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 17th Dáil

Members of the 17th Dáil elected in the 1961 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 3
name =
td1 = Patrick Finucane
party1 = Independent (politician)
td2 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Dan Spring
party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 16th Dáil

Members of the 16th Dáil elected in the 1957 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 4
name =
td1 = Patrick Finucane
party1 = Independent (politician)
td2 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Daniel Moloney
party3 = Fianna Fáil
td4 = Dan Spring
party4 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 15th Dáil

Members of the 15th Dáil elected in the 1954 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 4
name =
td1 = Johnny Connor
party1 = Clann na Poblachta
td2 = Patrick Finucane
party2 = Clann na Talmhan
td3 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party3 = Fianna Fáil
td4 = Dan Spring
party4 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 14th Dáil

Members of the 14th Dáil elected in the 1951 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 4
name =
td1 = John Lynch
party1 = Fine Gael
td2 = Patrick Finucane
party2 = Independent (politician)
td3 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party3 = Fianna Fáil
td4 = Dan Spring
party4 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 13th Dáil

Members of the 13th Dáil elected in the 1948 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 4
name =
td1 = Patrick Finucane
party1 = Clann na Talmhan
td2 = Eamonn Kissane
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party3 = Fianna Fáil
td4 = Dan Spring
party4 = National Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 12th Dáil

Members of the 12th Dáil elected in the 1944 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 4
name =
td1 = Patrick Finucane
party1 = Clann na Talmhan
td2 = Eamonn Kissane
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party3 = Fianna Fáil
td4 = Dan Spring
party4 = National Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 11th Dáil

Members of the 11th Dáil elected in the 1943 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 4
name =
td1 = Patrick Finucane
party1 = Clann na Talmhan
td2 = Eamonn Kissane
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party3 = Fianna Fáil
td4 = Dan Spring
party4 = Labour Party (Ireland)

Members of the 10th Dáil

Members of the 10th Dáil elected in the 1938 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 4
name =
td1 = Stephen Fuller
party1 = Fianna Fáil
td2 = Eamonn Kissane
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party3 = Fianna Fáil
td4 = John O'Sullivan
party4 = Fine Gael

Members of the 9th Dáil

Members of the 9th Dáil elected in the 1937 general election

Dáil Éireann Constituency
seats = 4
name =
td1 = Stephen Fuller
party1 = Fianna Fáil
td2 = Eamonn Kissane
party2 = Fianna Fáil
td3 = Tom McEllistrim, Snr
party3 = Fianna Fáil
td4 = John O'Sullivan
party4 = Fine Gael

For the representatives prior to the 9th Dáil, see the earlier Kerry constituency.

ee also

* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* List of political parties in Ireland
* List of Irish by-elections
* Elections in Ireland

References