Dublin North-West (Dáil constituency)

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Dublin North-West
Dáil Constituency
Dublin Dail Eireann Constituencies (2020).png
Constituencies in County Dublin; Dublin North-West is at the centre, coloured red.
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1981
Seats4 (1981–2002)
3 (2002–)
TDs
  •   Dessie Ellis (SF)
  •   Paul McAuliffe (FF)
  •   Róisín Shortall (SD)
County/City councilDublin City Council
Fingal County Council
EP constituencyDublin
Dublin North-West
Former Dáil Constituency
Former constituency
Created1937
Abolished1977
Seats5 (1937–1948)
3 (1948–1969)
4 (1969–1977)
County/City councilDublin County Borough
Dublin North-West
Former Dáil Constituency
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1923
Seats4
County/City councilDublin County Borough
Created from

Dublin North-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) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries[]

The first constituency with this name created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and first used at the 1921 general election, combining the old Westminster constituencies of Dublin Clontarf, Dublin St James's and Dublin St Michan's.[1] It was abolished for the 1923 general election.

A second constituency with this name was created by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, dividing the old Dublin North constituency was divided into Dublin North-West and Dublin North-East, and first used at the 1937 general election. The constituency was briefly abolished in 1977, under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974,[2] with most of the constituency going to the new constituency of Dublin Finglas with a smaller but significant portion going to a new Dublin Cabra constituency.

A third constituency with this name was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 and first used at the 1981 general election.[3] It is located in the north-western area of Dublin city. The constituency is overwhelmingly urban; it encompasses Ballymun, Finglas and parts of Glasnevin (Ballygall) in the local government area of Dublin City Council, together with the Santry area of Fingal County Council and the area of Whitehall to the west of Swords Road.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[4]

"In the city of Dublin the electoral divisions of:
Ballygall A, Ballygall B, Ballygall C, Ballygall D, Ballymun A, Ballymun B, Ballymun C, Ballymun D, Ballymun E, Ballymun F, Beaumont A, Finglas North A, Finglas North B, Finglas North C, Finglas South A, Finglas South B, Finglas South C, Finglas South D, Whitehall A, Whitehall B, Whitehall C, Whitehall D;
and, in the county of Fingal, those parts of the electoral divisions of Airport, Blanchardstown-Abbotstown, Dubber, The Ward and Turnapin situated south of a line drawn along the Northern Cross Route (M50), passing in a clockwise direction around and including roundabout No. 3 at the junction of the Northern Cross Route (M50) with the M1 Motorway."

TDs[]

TDs 1921–1923[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin North-West 1921–1923[5]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921[6] Philip Cosgrave
(SF) 		Joseph McGrath
(SF) 		Richard Mulcahy
(SF) 		Michael Staines
(SF)
3rd 1922[7] Philip Cosgrave
(SF) 		Joseph McGrath
(SF) 		Richard Mulcahy
(SF) 		Michael Staines
(SF)
4th 1923 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.

TDs 1937–1977[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin North-West 1937–1977[5]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
9th 1937[8] Seán T. O'Kelly
(FF) 		A. P. Byrne
(Ind) 		Cormac Breathnach
(FF) 		Patrick McGilligan
(FG) 		Archibald Heron
(Lab)
10th 1938[9] Eamonn Cooney
(FF)
11th 1943[10] Martin O'Sullivan
(Lab)
12th 1944[11] John S. O'Connor
(FF)
1945 by-election[12] Vivion de Valera
(FF)
13th 1948[13] Mick Fitzpatrick
(CnaP) 		A. P. Byrne
(Ind) 		3 seats
from 1948 to 1969
14th 1951[14] Declan Costello
(FG)
1952 by-election[15] Thomas Byrne
(Ind)
15th 1954[16] Richard Gogan
(FF)
16th 1957[17]
17th 1961[18] Michael Mullen
(Lab)
18th 1965[19]
19th 1969[20] Hugh Byrne
(FG) 		Jim Tunney
(FF) 		David Thornley
(Lab) 		4 seats
from 1969 to 1977
20th 1973[21]
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Finglas and Dublin Cabra

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.

TDs since 1981[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin North-West 1981–[5]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[22] Jim Tunney
(FF) 		Michael Barrett
(FF) 		Mary Flaherty
(FG) 		Hugh Byrne
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[23] Proinsias De Rossa
(WP)
24th 1982 (Nov)[24]
25th 1987[25]
26th 1989[26]
27th 1992[27] Noel Ahern
(FF) 		Róisín Shortall
(Lab) 		Proinsias De Rossa
(DL)
28th 1997[28] Pat Carey
(FF)
29th 2002[29] 3 seats
from 2002
30th 2007[30]
31st 2011[31] Dessie Ellis
(SF) 		John Lyons
(Lab)
32nd 2016[32] Róisín Shortall
(SD) 		Noel Rock
(FG)
33rd 2020 Paul McAuliffe
(FF)

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.

Election results[]

2020 general election[]

2020 general election: Dublin North-West[33][34][35][36]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Dessie Ellis 44.4 14,375          
Social Democrats Róisín Shortall 18.9 6,124 7,896 7,990 8,148    
Fianna Fáil Paul McAuliffe 12.0 3,902 4,304 4,341 4,456 5,061 7,403
Fine Gael Noel Rock 11.1 3,579 3,698 3,732 3,749 4,638  
Green Caroline Conroy 4.8 1,548 2,101 2,204 2,291    
PBP/Solidarity Conor Reddy[n 1] 3.8 1,215 3,681 3,870 4,081 5,497 6,308
Labour Andrew Montague 2.6 848 1,149 1,204 1,240    
National Party Stephen Redmond 1.5 471 776 850      
Independent Ian Croft 0.6 209 448        
Independent Niall Fitzgerald 0.4 115 236        
Electorate: 52,823   Valid: 32,386   Spoilt: 343 (1.0%)   Quota: 8,097   Turnout: 32,729 (62.0%)
  1. ^ People Before Profit, Solidarity and RISE contested this election as Solidarity–People Before Profit, so candidates appeared on the ballot under this name. Reddy was a member of People Before Profit.

2016 general election[]

2016 general election: Dublin North-West[37][38][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Social Democrats Róisín Shortall 28.5 10,540                
Sinn Féin Dessie Ellis 20.5 7,571 7,724 7,847 7,884 8,358 8,924 11,638    
Fianna Fáil Paul McAuliffe 12.8 4,750 4,962 5,018 5,124 5,207 5,401 5,514 5,941 6,907
Fine Gael Noel Rock 12.5 4,642 4,841 4,878 5,072 5,102 5,247 5,287 5,431 7,563
Labour John Lyons 7.4 2,750 2,956 3,038 3,339 3,420 3,739 3,852 4,281  
Sinn Féin Cathleen Carney Boud 6.6 2,437 2,507 2,572 2,642 2,783 3,325      
AAA–PBP Andrew Keegan 3.9 1,434 1,603 1,865 2,067 2,585        
Independent Bernie Hughes 3.0 1,120 1,182 1,346 1,455          
Green Caroline Conroy 2.5 915 1,030 1,120            
Workers' Party Jimmy Dignam 1.9 692 763              
Direct Democracy Cormac McKay 0.4 158 188              
Electorate: 60,406   Valid: 37,009   Spoilt: 463 (1.2%)   Quota: 9,253   Turnout: 37,472 (62.0%)

2011 general election[]

2011 general election: Dublin North-West[39][31]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Róisín Shortall 28.5 9,359            
Sinn Féin Dessie Ellis 21.7 7,115 7,216 7,229 7,243 7,871 8,119 8,973
Labour John Lyons 14.6 4,799 5,514 5,525 5,562 6,194 6,668 7,837
Fianna Fáil Pat Carey 11.8 3,869 3,934 3,955 3,966 4,124 4,350  
Fine Gael Gerry Breen 9.1 2,988 3,083 3,118 3,132 3,247 4,910 5,802
Fine Gael Bill Tormey 7.6 2,508 2,623 2,636 2,648 2,780    
People Before Profit Andrew Keegan[40] 2.1 677 697 716 749      
Independent Sean Mooney 1.3 433 444 455 539      
Workers' Party John Dunne 1.1 345 355 362 371      
Green Ruari Holohan 1.0 328 342 348 358      
New Vision Michael J. Loftus 0.7 217 225 245        
Christian Solidarity Michael Larkin 0.5 173 175          
Electorate: 49,269   Valid: 32,811   Spoilt: 451 (1.4%)   Quota: 8,203   Turnout: 33,262 (67.5%)

2007 general election[]

2007 general election: Dublin North-West[30]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Noel Ahern 25.6 7,913    
Fianna Fáil Pat Carey 23.3 7,211 7,439 7,850
Labour Róisín Shortall 20.3 6,286 6,964 9,255
Sinn Féin Dessie Ellis 15.7 4,873 5,251 5,657
Fine Gael Bill Tormey 10.0 3,083 3,291  
Green Declan Fitzgerald 2.7 853    
Irish Socialist Network John O'Neill 1.6 505    
Workers' Party Owen Martin 0.8 240    
Electorate: 51,951   Valid: 30,964   Spoilt: 423 (1.4%)   Quota: 7,742   Turnout: 31,387 (60.4%)

2002 general election[]

2002 general election: Dublin North-West[29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Noel Ahern 26.4 6,912          
Fianna Fáil Pat Carey 21.1 5,523 5,565 5,827 5,906 5,968 6,599
Sinn Féin Dessie Ellis 18.3 4,781 4,799 4,825 4,993 5,098 5,602
Labour Róisín Shortall 16.8 4,391 4,400 4,443 4,629 4,915 6,932
Fine Gael Brendan Brady 7.9 2,082 2,100 2,120 2,145 2,203  
Independent Bill Tormey 4.2 1,100 1,128 1,137 1,205 1,351  
Workers' Party Seán Ó Cionnaith 2.3 608 614 620      
Green Eugene O'Brien 2.3 607 629 635 704    
Christian Solidarity Michael Larkin 0.6 154          
Electorate: 47,641   Valid: 26,158   Spoilt: 385 (1.5%)   Quota: 6,540   Turnout: 26,543 (55.7%)

1997 general election[]

1997 general election: Dublin North-West[41]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Noel Ahern 30.2 11,075                  
Fianna Fáil Pat Carey 16.9 6,188 9,041                
Labour Róisín Shortall 11.1 4,084 4,252 4,460 4,475 4,556 4,734 4,914 5,406 6,031 6,970
Democratic Left Proinsias De Rossa 10.1 3,701 3,840 3,982 3,997 4,083 4,207 4,416 4,774 5,347 5,933
Fine Gael Brendan Brady 7.9 2,901 3,061 3,156 3,165 3,180 3,274 3,383 3,563 3,969 5,833
Fine Gael Mary Flaherty 7.7 2,825 2,910 3,016 3,027 3,054 3,111 3,271 3,463 3,849  
Green Tom Simpson 4.2 1,525 1,603 1,858 1,896 1,993 2,270 2,462      
Independent Bill Tormey 4.0 1,479 1,558 1,818 1,840 1,917 2,121 2,657 3,266    
Independent Tony Taaffe 3.2 1,171 1,266 1,700 1,713 1,755 1,931        
Catholic Democrats Joe MacDonough 1.7 614 635 703 719 740          
Workers' Party John Dunne 1.3 489 511 547 561            
Independent Kathleen Maher 1.3 479 505 544 593 651          
Independent T. J. Fay 0.2 82 87 110              
Independent Gerard Doolan 0.2 73 76 107              
Independent Maria McCool 0.1 13 14 18              
Electorate: 60,374   Valid: 36,699   Spoilt: 504 (1.4%)   Quota: 7,340   Turnout: 37,203 (61.6%)

1992 general election[]

1992 general election: Dublin North-West[42]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Labour Róisín Shortall 23.1 8,634                      
Fianna Fáil Noel Ahern 15.4 5,748 5,811 5,819 5,836 5,842 5,855 5,973 6,030 6,100 6,187 7,609  
Fine Gael Mary Flaherty 12.3 4,615 4,821 4,853 4,868 4,901 4,912 5,018 5,061 5,148 5,315 5,533 6,382
Democratic Left Proinsias De Rossa 12.2 4,562 4,889 4,913 4,983 5,048 5,108 5,149 5,273 5,659 6,047 6,243 7,704
Fianna Fáil Pat Carey 9.9 3,693 3,729 3,741 3,749 3,770 3,776 3,849 3,964 3,991 4,059 5,205 5,732
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney 8.2 3,054 3,082 3,087 3,096 3,107 3,116 3,190 3,230 3,271 3,338    
Independent Bill Tormey 6.7 2,515 2,797 2,824 2,880 2,921 2,950 3,051 3,167 3,364 3,637 3,842  
Green John Murphy 2.4 897 951 977 1,018 1,043 1,076 1,191 1,357 1,494      
Workers' Party Eamonn O'Brien 2.1 801 844 851 923 1,174 1,221 1,240 1,329        
Christian Centrist Joe MacDonough 2.0 741 750 757 772 774 779            
Sinn Féin Harry Fleming 1.9 694 709 719 725 739 1,042 1,061          
Sinn Féin Eileen Murphy 1.4 508 521 528 562 564              
Workers' Party Lucia O'Neill 1.2 432 474 477 493                
Independent Desmond O'Malley 1.0 358 377 393                  
Independent Gerard Doolan 0.4 161 168                    
Independent John Olohan 0.1 25 27                    
Electorate: 58,396   Valid: 37,438   Spoilt: 728 (1.9%)   Quota: 7,488   Turnout: 38,166 (65.4%)

1989 general election[]

1989 general election: Dublin North-West[43]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Workers' Party Proinsias De Rossa 26.7 7,976                
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney 17.8 5,315 5,455 5,455 5,502 5,532 5,692 5,881 6,103  
Fianna Fáil Michael Barrett 17.6 5,277 5,390 5,400 5,546 5,593 5,663 5,848 5,985 6,037
Fine Gael Mary Flaherty 10.4 3,100 3,257 3,266 3,351 4,528 4,584 4,844 5,061 5,080
Labour Bill Tormey 8.2 2,462 2,706 2,726 2,890 2,958 3,202 3,656 4,980 5,026
Fine Gael Tom Farrell 4.5 1,334 1,385 1,396 1,454          
Green Alison Michelle Larkin 4.4 1,327 1,456 1,476 1,611 1,662 2,003      
Sinn Féin Harry Fleming 4.2 1,255 1,362 1,372 1,485 1,502        
Independent Joan Byrne 3.0 897 975 1002            
Workers' Party Lucia O'Neill 2.9 853 1,802 1,844 2,013 2,040 2,305 2,811    
Independent Gerard Doolan 0.4 130 152              
Electorate: 48,492   Valid: 29,926   Quota: 5,986   Turnout:

1987 general election[]

1987 general election: Dublin North-West[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Workers' Party Proinsias De Rossa 6,866 19.8 1
Fianna Fáil Michael Barrett 6,698 19.4 2
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney 6,591 19.0 3
Fine Gael Mary Flaherty 4,662 13.5 4
Fianna Fáil Pat Carey 3,448 10.0
Fine Gael Thomas Farrell 1,831 5.3
Labour Bill Tormey 1,370 4.0
Independent Agnes Cox 844 2.4
Sinn Féin Harry Fleming 642 1.9
Workers' Party Philomena Donnelly 614 1.8
Independent Alison Larkin 504 1.5
Sinn Féin Niall Donnelly 423 1.2
Independent Gerard Doolan 95 0.3
Independent Barbara Hyland 33 0.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,621   Quota: 6,925   Turnout:

November 1982 general election[]

November 1982 general election: Dublin North-West[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney 6,408 20.2 1 1
Workers' Party Proinsias De Rossa 6,291 19.8 2
Fine Gael Mary Flaherty 4,692 14.8 3
Fianna Fáil Michael Barrett 4,080 12.8 4
Fine Gael Hugh Byrne 2,972 9.3
Fianna Fáil Timothy Killeen 2,290 7.2
Labour Brendan Halligan 2,053 6.5
Fine Gael Bill Fegan 1,983 6.2
Independent Richard Brady 337 1.1
Independent Patrick Mitchell 243 0.8
Independent Billy Keegan 198 0.6
Independent Michael Meagher 188 0.6
Independent Francis Maguire 74 0.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,809   Quota: 6,362   Turnout:

February 1982 general election[]

February 1982 general election: Dublin North-West[23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney 27.2 8,570                
Fine Gael Mary Flaherty 14.4 4,551 4,653 4,677 5,103 5,770 6,702      
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party Proinsias De Rossa 12.4 3,906 4,033 4,144 4,183 4,349 5,000 5,069 5,319 6,078
Fianna Fáil Michael Barrett 12.0 3,798 4,689 4,728 4,762 4,883 5,097 5,117 8,460  
Fianna Fáil Timothy Killeen 8.9 2,808 3,768 3,803 3,825 3,848 4,095 4,117    
Fine Gael Hugh Byrne 7.8 2,449 2,485 2,494 2,670 3,551 4,143 4,417 4,635 5,223
Labour Paddy Dunne 7.6 2,412 2,466 2,517 2,584 2,792        
Fine Gael Frank Barr 5.7 1,803 1,841 1,850 2,097          
Fine Gael Rita Boyle 3.1 984 1,004 1,017            
Independent William Keegan 0.9 300 325              
Electorate: 48,705   Valid: 31,581   Spoilt: 370 (1.2%)   Quota: 6,317   Turnout: 31,951 (65.6%)

1981 general election[]

1981 general election: Dublin North-West[22]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney 26.7 8,667                    
Fine Gael Mary Flaherty 12.8 4,141 4,277 4,284 4,294 4,301 4,334 4,534 5,267 5,573 5,764 6,012
Fine Gael Hugh Byrne 12.5 4,047 4,106 4,117 4,135 4,152 4,171 4,290 5,666 5,997 6,159 6,477
Fianna Fáil Michael Barrett 9.8 3,162 3,939 3,947 3,957 3,966 4,003 4,030 4,154 4,350 7,499  
Fianna Fáil Timothy Killeen 8.2 2,655 3,641 3,647 3,653 3,680 3,735 3,772 3,809 3,976    
Fine Gael Frank Barr 7.5 2,447 2,486 2,492 2,503 2,511 2,532 2,615        
Labour Paddy Dunne 7.1 2,293 2,336 2,352 2,378 2,392 2,484 3,770 3,944 4,830 5,098 5,547
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party Proinsias De Rossa 6.4 2,071 2,124 2,135 2,191 2,405 2,613 2,734 2,850      
Labour Brendan Halligan 5.3 1,729 1,771 1,784 1,800 1,811 1,931          
Socialist Labour Matt Merrigan 1.5 473 495 618 671 694            
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party Michael Kenny 0.9 289 298 310 339              
Independent Eamonn Farrell 0.7 236 240 246                
Socialist Labour William Keegan 0.6 209 222                  
Electorate: 48,705   Valid: 32,419   Spoilt: 474 (1.4%)   Quota: 6,484   Turnout: 32,893 (67.5%)

1973 general election[]

1973 general election: Dublin North-West[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney 7,302 23.2 1 1
Fine Gael Hugh Byrne 5,616 17.8 2
Labour David Thornley 5,023 15.9 3
Fianna Fáil Richard Gogan 4,723 15.0 4
Fianna Fáil Fergus Keely 1,999 6.3
Fine Gael Peter Sutherland 1,969 6.2
Labour Michael McEvoy 1,666 5.3
Fine Gael Patrick McDonnell 1,457 4.6
Labour Jimmy Somers 1,086 3.4
Independent Fintan Murray 705 2.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,546   Quota: 6,310   Turnout:

1969 general election[]

1969 general election: Dublin North-West[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour David Thornley 8,446 27.5 1 1
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney 5,014 16.3 2
Fianna Fáil Richard Gogan 3,874 12.6 3
Fianna Fáil John Fallon 3,133 10.2
Fine Gael Hugh Byrne 2,507 8.2 4
Fine Gael Michael Sweetman 2,180 7.1
Fine Gael Patrick McDonnell 1,392 4.5
Labour Michael Hopper 1,293 4.2
Fine Gael Liam Hayes 1,067 3.5
Labour Thomas Watt 904 2.9
Labour Michael McEvoy 894 2.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,704   Quota: 6,141   Turnout:

1965 general election[]

1965 general election: Dublin North-West[19]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Declan Costello 7,074 25.0 1 1
Labour Michael Mullen 6,678 23.6 2
Fianna Fáil Richard Gogan 5,668 20.0 3
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney 4,220 14.9
Fianna Fáil Michael Freeman 3,127 11.0
Fine Gael Patrick McDonnell 1,029 3.6
Independent James Phelan 526 1.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,322   Quota: 7,081   Turnout:

1961 general election[]

1961 general election: Dublin North-West[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Richard Gogan 5,554 25.2 1 1
Fine Gael Declan Costello 4,568 20.8 2
Labour Michael Mullen 3,960 18.0 3
Fianna Fáil Christopher Macken 3,819 17.4
Independent Thomas Byrne 2,955 13.4
Fine Gael Terence Keaney 1,159 5.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 22,015   Quota: 5,504   Turnout:

1957 general election[]

1957 general election: Dublin North-West[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Richard Gogan 6,004 29.3 1 1
Fine Gael Declan Costello 4,240 20.7 3
Independent Thomas Byrne 3,427 16.7 2
Fianna Fáil Christopher Macken 3,251 15.9
Labour Michael Mullen 2,432 11.9
Clann na Poblachta James Slein 1,125 5.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 20,479   Quota: 5,120   Turnout:

1954 general election[]

1954 general election: Dublin North-West[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Declan Costello 7,730 32.8 1 1
Independent Thomas Byrne 4,286 18.2 2
Fianna Fáil Matthew Feehan 3,496 14.9
Fianna Fáil Richard Gogan 3,247 13.8 3
Labour Bhaltar Breathnach 3,033 12.9
Fianna Fáil Christopher Macken 1,744 7.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 23,536   Quota: 5,885   Turnout:

1952 by-election[]

Following the death of Independent TD A. P. Byrne, a by-election was held on 12 November 1952. The seat was won by Independent candidate Thomas Byrne, brother of the deceased TD.

The surplus votes of the elected candidate were distributed after being declared elected because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.

1952 by-election: Dublin North-West[44]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Independent Thomas N. J. Byrne 61.1 13,078  
Fianna Fáil Andrew S. Clarkin 31.0 6,629 7,075
Clann na Poblachta MacEllistrum O'Rahilly 7.9 1,693 3,624
Electorate: 34,481   Valid: 21,400   Quota: 10,701   Turnout: 62.06%

1951 general election[]

1951 general election: Dublin North-West[44]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Declan Costello 22.2 5,267 5,428 5,558 6,187    
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breathnach 19.9 4,725 4,750 4,817 5,111 5,122 6,498
Independent Alfred Patrick Byrne 18.8 4,485 4,581 4,803 5,639 5,849 6,045
Fianna Fáil Richard Gogan 13.2 3,146 3,169 3,189 3,314 3,328 5,001
Fianna Fáil Matthew M. Feehan 12.7 3,014 3,028 3,054 3,282 3,294  
Labour Bhaltar Breathnach 7.2 1,700 1,774 2,307      
Labour John Breen 4.1 963 1,012        
Clann na Poblachta Michael Fitzpatrick 1.9 458          
Electorate: 34,246   Valid: 23,758   Quota: 5,940   Turnout: 69.37%

1948 general election[]

1948 general election: Dublin North-West[44]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Alfred Byrne Jnr. 20.1 4,669 4,732 4,798 4,957 5,137 6,167    
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breathnach 19.3 4,468 4,475 4,486 4,496 5,133 5,272 5,333 5,771
Fianna Fáil Matthew Feehan 12.9 2,982 2,991 3,008 3,015 4,134 4,251 4,296 4,665
Clann na Poblachta Michael Fitzpatrick 10.3 2,395 2,423 3,238 3,276 3,326 3,899 4,032 5,383
Fianna Fáil Richard Gogan 8.9 2,057 2,074 2,080 2,095        
Fine Gael William P. Donohoe 8.3 1,915 1,925 1,939 3,126 3,158 3,328 3,457  
Labour James Tunney 6.8 1,576 2,130 2,171 2,210 2,266      
Fine Gael James Gerard Ryan 6.1 1,425 1,440 1,463          
Clann na Poblachta Edward Ward 4.2 982 998            
Labour Kathleen McDowell 3.1 724              
Electorate: 32,779   Valid: 23,193   Quota: 5,799   Turnout: 70.76%

1945 by-election[]

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Seán T. O'Kelly on his election as President of Ireland, a by-election was held on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by Vivion de Valera, son of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera.

1945 by-election: Dublin North-West[44]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Vivion de Valera 67.9 13,503
Labour John Breen 32.2 6,397
Electorate: 70,331   Valid: 19,900   Quota: 9,951   Turnout: 28.29%

1944 general election[]

1944 general election: Dublin North-West[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly 13,830 32.4 1 1
Fine Gael Patrick McGilligan 5,995 14.0 4
Labour Martin O'Sullivan 5,978 14.0 3
Independent A. P. Byrne 4,552 10.7
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breathnach 3,384 7.9 2
Fianna Fáil John S. O'Connor 2,512 5.9 5
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Cooney 2,298 5.4
Labour Frank Foley 1,713 4.0
Fine Gael John Cahill 1,032 2.4
Independent Anthony Brack 746 1.8
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin 705 1.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 42,745   Quota: 7,125   Turnout:

1943 general election[]

1943 general election: Dublin North-West[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly 12,318 26.4 1 1
Independent A. P. Byrne 6,625 14.2 3
Labour Martin O'Sullivan 5,501 11.8 5
Fine Gael Patrick McGilligan 5,006 10.7 4
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breathnach 3,762 8.1 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Foley 2,945 6.3
Fianna Fáil John S. O'Connor 2,014 4.3
Fianna Fáil Seamus Davin 1,649 3.5
Labour Michael Keogh 1,587 3.4
Independent Christopher Macken 1,565 3.4
Fine Gael J. F. Sheppard 1,230 2.6
Fine Gael Michael Staines 725 1.6
Independent Patrick Murray 623 1.3
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin 607 1.3
Fine Gael Michael Love 595 1.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 46,752   Quota: 7,793   Turnout:

1938 general election[]

1938 general election: Dublin North-West[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly 12,561 27.0 1 1
Fine Gael Patrick McGilligan 7,858 16.9 2 1
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Cooney 6,900 14.9 3
Independent A. P. Byrne 6,280 13.5 5
Labour Archibald Heron 5,715 12.3
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breathnach 4,684 10.1 4
Fine Gael Michael Staines 2,466 5.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 46,464   Quota: 7,745   Turnout:

1937 general election[]

1937 general election: Dublin North-West[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly 12,772 27.1 1 1
Independent A. P. Byrne 9,030 19.2 2 1
Labour Archibald Heron 6,287 13.3 4
Fine Gael Patrick McGilligan 5,976 12.7 3
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breathnach 3,972 8.4 5
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Cooney 3,707 7.9
Fine Gael Michael Staines 1,638 3.5
Independent John Byrne 1,593 3.4
Fine Gael Peter Nugent 1,111 2.4
Fine Gael Vincent Rice 1,046 2.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 47,132   Quota: 7,856   Turnout:

1922 general election[]

1922 general election: Dublin North-West[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Richard Mulcahy 8,351 30.1 1 1
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Philip Cosgrave 6,119 22.0 2 1
Labour J. T. O'Farrell 5,195 18.7
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Michael Staines 4,987 17.9 3 2
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Joseph McGrath 3,125 11.3 4 4
Electorate: 45,827   Valid: 27,777   Quota: 5,556   Turnout: 60.6%

1921 general election[]

1921 general election: Dublin North-West[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Philip Cosgrave Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin Joseph McGrath Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin Richard Mulcahy Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin Michael Staines Unopposed N/A 4

See also[]

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