Cork South-East (Dáil constituency)
Cork South-East | |
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Former Dáil Constituency | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1937 |
Abolished | 1948 |
Seats | 3 |
County/City council | County Cork |
Cork South-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1948. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History[]
The constituency was created under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935,[1] for the 1937 general election to the Dáil Éireann. It succeeded the old Cork East constituency. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Cork South.[2]
Boundaries[]
It consisted of the District electoral divisions of:
- "Ballincollig, Ballintemple, Ballycotton, Ballyfeard, Ballyfoyle, Ballygarvan, Ballymartle, Ballynaglogh, Ballyspillane, Bishopstown, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrigaline (Cork), Carrigaline (Kinsale), Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Carrigtwohill, Castlemartyr, Clonmult, Cloyne, Cobh Rural, Corkbeg, Cullen, Dangan, Douglas, Dripsey, Dunderrow, Dungourney, Farrenbrien, Firmount, Garryvoe, Glenville, Greenfort, Ightermurragh, Inch, Inishkenny, Killeagh (Cork), Kilmonoge, Kilpatrick, Kinure, Knockantota, Knockraha, Lehenagh, Liscleary, Lisgoold, Matehy, Middleton Rural, Mogeely, Monkstown Rural, Nohaval, Ovens, Rathcooney, Riverstown, Rostellan, St. Mary's, Templebodan, Templebreedy, Templemichael, Templenacarriga and Whitechurch and the Urban Districts of Cobh, Midleton and Passage West in the administrative county of Cork".[1]
TDs[]
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South-East 1937–1948[3] | |||||||
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Key to parties
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | |||
9th | 1937[4] | Jeremiah Hurley (Lab) |
Martin Corry (FF) |
Brook Brasier (FG) | |||
10th | 1938[5] | ||||||
11th | 1943[6] | Thomas Looney (Lab) |
William Broderick (FG) | ||||
12th | 1944[7] | Seán McCarthy (FF) | |||||
13th | 1948 | 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[]
1944 general election[]
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 8,038 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | Patrick Lehane | 5,484 | 18.0 | |||
Fine Gael | William Broderick | 5,350 | 17.6 | 3 | ||
Fianna Fáil | Seán McCarthy | 5,155 | 17.0 | 2 | ||
Independent | Thomas Looney | 3,087 | 10.2 | |||
Labour | Dan Desmond | 1,636 | 5.4 | |||
Labour | David Barry | 1,603 | 5.3 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 30,353 Quota: 7,589 Turnout: |
1943 general election[]
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 8,767 | 26.7 | 1 | 1 | |
Fine Gael | William Broderick | 6,123 | 18.6 | 2 | ||
Independent | Patrick Lehane | 4,499 | 13.7 | |||
Fianna Fáil | Seán McCarthy | 3,374 | 10.3 | |||
Labour | Thomas Looney | 2,755 | 8.4 | 3 | ||
Fine Gael | Edmond Carey | 2,644 | 8.0 | |||
Independent | John Hurley | 2,481 | 7.5 | |||
Labour | Patrick O'Brien | 2,248 | 6.8 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 32,891 Quota: 8,223 Turnout: |
1938 general election[]
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Fine Gael | Brook Brasier | 8,535 | 26.8 | 1 | 1 | |
Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 7,701 | 24.2 | 2 | ||
Labour | Jeremiah Hurley | 5,872 | 18.4 | 3 | ||
Fianna Fáil | Eoin "the Pope" O'Mahony | 5,175 | 16.2 | |||
Fine Gael | Edmond Carey | 4,597 | 14.4 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 31,880 Quota: 7,971 Turnout: |
1937 general election[]
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Fine Gael | Brook Brasier | 8,594 | 27.7 | 1 | 1 | |
Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 7,567 | 24.4 | 2 | ||
Labour | Jeremiah Hurley | 6,720 | 21.7 | 3 | ||
Fine Gael | William Broderick | 4,818 | 15.5 | |||
Fianna Fáil | M. Leahy | 3,315 | 10.7 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 31,014 Quota: 7,754 Turnout: |
See also[]
- Dáil constituencies
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- Historic Dáil constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References[]
- ^ a b "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. 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 1937: Cork South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 17 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1938: Cork South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1943: Cork South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1944: Cork South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
External links[]
- Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- Historic constituencies in County Cork
- 1937 establishments in Ireland
- 1948 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 1937
- Constituencies disestablished in 1948