Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency)

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Dublin South-West
Dáil Constituency
Dublin Dail Eireann Constituencies (2020).png
Constituencies in County Dublin; Dublin South-West is at the bottom, coloured green.
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1981
Seats4 (1981–1992)
5 (1992–2002)
4 (2002–2016)
5 (2016–)
TDs
  •   Colm Brophy (FG)
  •   Seán Crowe (SF)
  •   Francis Noel Duffy (GP)
  •   John Lahart (FF)
  •   Paul Murphy (PBP/S)
County councilSouth Dublin County Council
EP constituencyDublin
Dublin South-West
Former Dáil Constituency
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1977
Seats5 (1948–1969)
4 (1969–1977)
County councilDublin

Dublin South-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 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[]

A constituency of this name was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 based around the areas of Ballyfermot, Crumlin and Kilmainham in the city of Dublin and was used for elections from 1948 to 1973 inclusive.[1][2][3] The constituency was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 and was mostly replaced by the Dublin Ballyfermot constituency.

A second constituency of this name was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980, and has been in use since the 1981 general election. It was in a different area to the 1948–1977 constituency, being based around in County Dublin (later South Dublin), in the areas of Clondalkin, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, Tallaght, Templeogue, and parts of Terenure.[4]

At the 2002 election, it was reduced in size and electorate, losing territory — including Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Clondalkin — to the new Dublin Mid-West seat.[5] Major areas today include Rathfarnham, Tallaght, and Templeogue, with the surrounding suburbs of Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Butterfield, Firhouse, Greenhills, Knocklyon, Willbrook, and parts of Terenure.[6] At the 2016 general election, it gained a seat to become a five-seat constituency, with the addition of part of Dublin South, around Rathfarnham.[7]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[8]

"In the county of South Dublin the electoral divisions of:
Ballinascorney, Ballyboden, Bohernabreena, Edmondstown, Firhouse-Ballycullen, Firhouse-Knocklyon, Firhouse Village, Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda’s, Rathfarnham Village, Tallaght-Avonbeg, Tallaght-Belgard, Tallaght-Fettercairn, Tallaght-Glenview, Tallaght-Jobstown, Tallaght-Killinardan, Tallaght-Kiltipper, Tallaght-Kingswood, Tallaght-Millbrook, Tallaght-Oldbawn, Tallaght-Springfield, Tallaght-Tymon, Templeogue-Cypress, Templeogue-Limekiln, Templeogue-Orwell, Templeogue-Osprey, Templeogue Village, Terenure-St. James;
and those parts of the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Ballymount and Tallaght-Kilnamanagh situated west of a line drawn along the M50 Western Parkway."

Constituency profile[]

The constituency leans towards left wing parties such as the Labour Party and Sinn Féin. Both Labour party TDs elected in 2011 had been members of other left wing parties: Pat Rabbitte of the Workers' Party of Ireland and Democratic Left, and Eamonn Maloney was a member of the Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party. With the departure of Brian Hayes in 2014, the constituency was entirely represented by four left-of-centre TDs upon the election of Paul Murphy of the Anti-Austerity Alliance in the 2014 by-election.

The constituency is noted for its volatility: in three consecutive general elections, the poll topper from the previous election lost his seat, Brian Hayes in 2002, Seán Crowe in 2007 and Conor Lenihan in 2011.[9]

TDs[]

TDs 1948–1977[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin South-West 1948–1977[10]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948[11] Seán MacBride
(CnaP) 		Peadar Doyle
(FG) 		Bernard Butler
(FF) 		Michael O'Higgins
(FG) 		Robert Briscoe
(FF)
14th 1951[12] Michael ffrench-O'Carroll
(Ind)
15th 1954[13] Michael O'Higgins
(FG)
1956 by-election[14] Noel Lemass
(FF)
16th 1957[15] James Carroll
(Ind)
1959 by-election[16] Richie Ryan
(FG)
17th 1961[17] James O'Keeffe
(FG)
18th 1965[18] John O'Connell
(Lab) 		Joseph Dowling
(FF) 		Ben Briscoe
(FF)
19th 1969[19] Seán Dunne
(Lab)
1970 by-election[20] Seán Sherwin
(FF) 		4 seats
1969–1977
20th 1973[21] Declan Costello
(FG)
1976 by-election[22] Brendan Halligan
(Lab)
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Ballyfermot

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 South-West 1981–[10]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[23] Seán Walsh
(FF) 		Larry McMahon
(FG) 		Mary Harney
(FF) 		Mervyn Taylor
(Lab) 		4 seats
1981–1992
23rd 1982 (Feb)[24]
24th 1982 (Nov)[25] Michael O'Leary
(FG)
25th 1987[26] Chris Flood
(FF) 		Mary Harney
(PD)
26th 1989[27] Pat Rabbitte
(WP)
27th 1992[28] Pat Rabbitte
(DL) 		Eamonn Walsh
(Lab)
28th 1997[29] Conor Lenihan
(FF) 		Brian Hayes
(FG)
29th 2002[30] Pat Rabbitte
(Lab) 		Charlie O'Connor
(FF) 		Seán Crowe
(SF) 		4 seats
2002–2016
30th 2007[31] Brian Hayes
(FG)
31st 2011[32] Eamonn Maloney
(Lab) 		Seán Crowe
(SF)
2014 by-election[33] Paul Murphy
(AAA)
32nd 2016[34] Colm Brophy
(FG) 		John Lahart
(FF) 		Paul Murphy
(AAA–PBP) 		Katherine Zappone
(Ind)
33rd 2020[35] Paul Murphy
(PBP/S) 		Francis Noel Duffy
(GP)

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[]

2020 general election[]

2020 general election: Dublin South-West[36][37][38][39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 29.7 20,077                    
Fine Gael Colm Brophy 12.2 8,269 8,382 8,464 8,543 10,642 10,908 10,934 11,131 11,143 11,543  
Fianna Fáil John Lahart 8.1 5,503 5,656 5,756 5,817 5,901 7,331 7,366 7,498 7,518 10,100 10,974
Green Francis Noel Duffy 7.3 4,961 5,551 5,701 5,914 6,111 6,354 6,516 7,598 7,955 8,393 11,138
PBP/Solidarity Paul Murphy[a] 6.6 4,477 7,921 8,058 8,495 8,523 8,622 11,028 12,311      
Independent Katherine Zappone 5.5 3,708 4,141 4,198 4,441 4,800 5,142 5,298 5,864 6,142 6,730 8,050
Labour Ciarán Ahern 5.3 3,603 3,905 4,003 4,129 4,286 4,482 4,564 5,256 5,447 5,803  
Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 5.0 3,376 3,642 3,846 4,063 4,123 4,904 4,985 5,128 5,166    
Fianna Fáil Deirdre O'Donovan 4.9 3,314 3,407 3,489 3,523 3,639            
Fine Gael Ellen O'Malley Dunlop 4.6 3,111 3,144 3,172 3,197              
Social Democrats Carly Bailey 4.1 2,761 3,598 3,727 3,970 4,020 4,136 4,555        
PBP/Solidarity Sandra Fay[b] 2.4 1,653 3,224 3,321 3,627 3,641 3,696          
Independent Mick Duff 1.9 1,268 1,990 2,210                
Renua Ann Marie Condren 1.3 886 985                  
National Party Philip Dwyer 0.8 508 617                  
Independent Colm O'Keeffe 0.1 90 141                  
Electorate: 109,517   Valid: 67,565   Spoilt: 629 (0.9%)   Quota: 11,261   Turnout: 68,194 (62.3%)
  1. ^ Murphy was a member of RISE.
  2. ^ Fay was a member of Solidarity.

2016 general election[]

2016 general election: Dublin South-West[40][41][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Fianna Fáil John Lahart 14.3 9,647 9,655 9,678 9,725 9,772 9,892 10,045 10,160 10,506 10,565 11,402          
AAA–PBP Paul Murphy 13.4 9,005 9,020 9,047 9,194 9,247 9,316 9,626 9,758 10,054 10,366 10,678 13,528        
Fine Gael Colm Brophy 10.7 7,195 7,202 7,213 7,235 7,576 7,660 7,758 8,028 8,193 8,213 8,655 8,695 8,724 8,764 10,126 10,639
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 10.4 6,974 6,978 6,983 7,054 7,070 7,098 7,230 7,362 7,413 9,502 9,642 9,959 11,068 11,082 11,245  
Fine Gael Anne-Marie Dermody 9.6 6,463 6,467 6,477 6,496 6,779 6,889 6,948 7,087 7,316 7,337 7,793 7,835 7,868 7,911 9,079 9,503
Independent Katherine Zappone 6.6 4,463 4,486 4,515 4,604 4,660 4,913 5,131 5,262 5,731 5,797 6,129 6,294 6,724 6,753 7,542 9,655
AAA–PBP Sandra Fay 4.8 3,241 3,244 3,249 3,312 3,324 3,374 3,439 3,492 3,593 3,725 3,832          
Independent Peter Fitzpatrick 4.6 2,812 2,829 2,866 3,064 3,094 3,210 3,353 3,433 3,742 3,799 4,163 4,332 4,632 4,677 4,916  
Renua Ronan McMahon 4.3 2,906 2,912 2,952 3,003 3,026 3,100 3,208 3,258 3,518 3,548            
Labour Pamela Kearns 3.9 2,635 2,640 2,646 2,658 2,700 2,883 2,936 3,796 3,902 3,933 4,099 4,116 4,163 4,182    
Sinn Féin Sarah Holland 3.9 2,616 2,621 2,630 2,667 2,685 2,721 2,764 2,792 2,884              
Independent Deirdre O'Donovan 3.3 2,197 2,220 2,261 2,308 2,326 2,411 2,534 2,571                
Labour Mick Duff 2.6 1,743 1,743 1,749 1,776 1,871 1,947 2,120                  
Independent Eamonn Maloney 2.4 1,627 1,628 1,638 1,671 1,722 1,748                    
Green Francis Noel Duffy 1.9 1,297 1,303 1,307 1,332 1,337                      
Fine Gael Karen Warren 1.6 1,088 1,090 1,096 1,105                        
Independent Declan Burke 0.8 515 525 561                          
Direct Democracy Stephen Sinclair 0.5 359 375 385                          
Independent Kieran Quigley 0.5 317 329                            
Independent Joan Summerville Molloy 0.2 112                              
Independent Frank O'Gorman 0.1 59                              
Electorate: 105,420   Valid: 67,271   Spoilt: 647 (1.0%)   Quota: 11,212   Turnout: 67,918 (64.4%)

2014 by-election[]

2014 by-election: Dublin South-West[33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Cathal King 30.3 7,288 7,304 7,340 7,448 7,580 7,828 8,017 8,999
Anti-Austerity Alliance Paul Murphy 27.2 6,540 6,579 6,622 6,890 7,079 7,436 7,726 9,565
Independent Ronan McMahon 8.9 2,142 2,167 2,227 2,265 2,464 3,049 3,416  
Fine Gael Cáit Keane 8.8 2,110 2,117 2,194 2,203 2,267 2,575 3,857  
Fianna Fáil John Lahart 8.6 2,077 2,085 2,138 2,152 2,200      
Labour Pamela Kearns 8.5 2,043 2,053 2,155 2,170 2,239 2,492    
Independent Declan Burke 2.8 681 711 746 818        
People Before Profit Nicky Coules 2.2 530 540 554          
Green Francis Noel Duffy 1.9 447 453            
Independent Tony Rochford 0.4 92              
Independent Colm O'Keeffe 0.3 74              
Electorate: 70,400   Valid: 24,024   Spoilt: 256 (1.1%)   Quota: 12,013   Turnout: 24,280 (34.5%)

2011 general election[]

2011 general election: Dublin South-West[42][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Pat Rabbitte 27.4 12,867              
Fine Gael Brian Hayes 19.9 9,366 9,880            
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 17.2 8,064 8,429 8,515 8,772 8911 10,189    
Labour Eamonn Maloney 8.9 4,165 6,208 6,363 6,703 6,869 7,783 8,326 9,657
Fine Gael Cáit Keane 7.8 3,678 3,823 3,945 4,155 4,715 4,902 5,051 6,133
Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 5.8 2,718 2,833 2,864 2,948 4,363 4,523 4,600  
Socialist Party Mick Murphy[a] 5.2 2,462 2,624 2,662 2,920 2,975      
Fianna Fáil Conor Lenihan 5.0 2,341 2,393 2,414 2,488        
Independent Ray Kelly 1.8 823 870 883          
Green Francis Noel Duffy 1.0 480 511 521          
Electorate: 70,613   Valid: 46,964   Spoilt: 511 (1.1%)   Quota: 9,393   Turnout: 47,475 (67.2%)
  1. ^ Murphy campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

2007 general election[]

2007 general election: Dublin South-West[31]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Conor Lenihan 20.5 8,542          
Fine Gael Brian Hayes 20.0 8,346          
Labour Pat Rabbitte 20.0 8,325 8,342        
Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 18.8 7,813 7,985 8,102 8,106 8,109 8,439
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 12.2 5,066 5,076 5,183 5,185 5,189 5,766
Socialist Party Mick Murphy 3.8 1,580 1,584 1,659 1,661 1,661  
Green Elizabeth Davidson 3.7 1,546 1,552 1,655 1,662 1,666 2,234
Fathers Rights Ray Kelly 1.0 434 436        
Electorate: 67,148   Valid: 41,652   Spoilt: 370 (0.9%)   Quota: 8,331   Turnout: 42,022 (62.6%)

2002 general election[]

2002 general election: Dublin South-West[30]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 20.3 7,466          
Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 19.4 7,155 7,189 7,342 7,361    
Fianna Fáil Conor Lenihan 19.2 7,080 7,116 7,232 7,250 7,361  
Labour Pat Rabbitte 17.2 6,314 6,364 6,499 6,523 7,190 7,648
Fine Gael Brian Hayes 12.7 4,654 4,681 4,803 4,815 4,910 5,084
Green Patrick Quinn 3.1 1,157 1,214 1,334 1,348 1,408 1,687
Labour Eamonn Walsh 2.6 971 984 1,004 1,008    
Socialist Party Mick Murphy 2.6 954 994 1,055 1,069 1,104  
Christian Solidarity Darragh O'Reilly 2.1 760 779        
Independent Ray Kelly 0.8 291          
Electorate: 67,947   Valid: 36,802   Spoilt: 414 (1.1%)   Quota: 7,361   Turnout: 37,216 (54.8%)

1997 general election[]

1997 general election: Dublin South-West[43]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Brian Hayes 15.5 6,487 6,585 6,623 6,822 7,048    
Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 12.4 5,195 5,274 5,305 5,399 5,550 6,474 7,346
Democratic Left Pat Rabbitte 12.2 5,094 5,183 5,222 5,445 5,903 6,161 7,037
PD Mary Harney 11.3 4,713 4,789 5,472 5,671 5,791 6,392 6,687
Fianna Fáil Conor Lenihan 10.6 4,436 4,491 4,528 4,609 4,744 5,830 6,485
Labour Eamonn Walsh 9.7 4,070 4,131 4,153 4,340 4,702 4,825 5,460
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 8.9 3,725 3,838 3,846 3,996 4,440 4,556  
Fianna Fáil Colm McGrath 6.9 2,898 2,925 3,053 3,109 3,219    
Socialist Party Mick Murphy 4.8 2,026 2,100 2,110 2,249      
Green Monique Mary Federsel 3.1 1,315 1,452 1,468        
PD Colm Tyndall 2.4 995 1,023          
Independent Marie Kinsella 1.2 509            
Independent Dermot Mara 0.6 242            
Independent Harry Richards 0.2 76            
Independent Denis Dowling 0.2 71            
Electorate: 75,646   Valid: 41,852   Spoilt: 440 (1.0%)   Quota: 6,976   Turnout: 42,292 (55.9%)

1992 general election[]

1992 general election: Dublin South-West[44]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Labour Mervyn Taylor 25.5 10,871                        
Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 15.5 6,596 6,748 6,759 6,776 6,783 6,866 6,996 7,098 7,856        
PD Mary Harney 11.6 4,964 5,210 5,213 5,229 5,240 5,318 5,344 5,503 5,656 5,714 5,949 6,267 7,835
Democratic Left Pat Rabbitte 8.8 3,743 4,226 4,238 4,255 4,332 4,405 4,511 4,697 4,813 4,854 5,334 5,557 6,249
Labour Eamonn Walsh 8.4 3,594 5,963 5,978 5,995 6,083 6,173 6,301 6,529 6,646 6,671 7,167    
Fine Gael Michael Keating 6.1 2,614 2,728 2,734 2,741 2,746 2,784 2,797 2,858 2,930 2,934 3,083 3,209  
Fianna Fáil Colm McGrath 5.4 2,288 2,312 2,323 2,327 2,328 2,336 2,373 2,399 2,634 2,775 2,886 4,376 4,603
Fianna Fáil John Hannon 4.3 1,832 1,867 1,874 1,879 1,882 1,906 1,948 1,968 2,200 2,594 2,792    
Fianna Fáil Charles O'Connor 4.0 1,701 1,780 1,783 1,790 1,797 1,831 1,856 1,884          
Independent Peter Keogh 3.5 1,511 1,619 1,638 1,662 1,686 1,803 1,911 2,090 2,179 2,192      
Green David Cotter 2.0 871 920 930 938 968 1,044 1,202            
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 2.0 846 864 871 877 896 916              
Independent Bob Byrne 1.4 581 626 641 708 722                
Workers' Party Esther Kelly 0.7 293 315 323 326                  
Independent Anthony John Hubbard 0.4 184 196 204                    
Independent Harry Richards 0.4 159 165                      
Electorate: 69,922   Valid: 42,648   Spoilt: 709 (1.6%)   Quota: 7,109   Turnout: 43,357 (62.0%)

1989 general election[]

1989 general election: Dublin South-West[27]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Mervyn Taylor 8,734 22.4 1 1
Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 7,346 18.8 6 3
Workers' Party Pat Rabbitte 7,166 18.4 2 4
Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 5,737 14.7
PD Mary Harney 4,323 11.1 4 7
Fine Gael Larry McMahon 2,297 5.9
Green Conor Delaney 1,259 3.2
Fine Gael Clare Leonard 1,049 2.7
Sinn Féin Seán Crowe 1,018 2.6
Independent Alan Plummer 84 0.2
Electorate: 64,995   Valid: 39,013   Spoilt: 513 (1.3%)   Quota: 7,803   Turnout: 39,526 (60.8%)

1987 general election[]

1987 general election: Dublin South-West[26]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
PD Mary Harney 8,169 19.7 1
Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 8,082 19.5 2
Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 7,922 19.1 3
Workers' Party Pat Rabbitte 5,086 12.3
Labour Mervyn Taylor 4,607 11.1 4
Fine Gael Larry McMahon 3,407 8.2
Fine Gael Breda Cass 1,187 2.9
Sinn Féin John Noonan 1,001 2.4
Fine Gael Therese Ridge 656 1.6
Labour Eamonn Walsh 458 1.1
Sinn Féin Christopher Dunne 378 0.9
Democratic Socialist Eamonn Maloney 223 0.5
Independent Gerry Jago 143 0.3
Independent Barbara Hyland 71 0.2
Independent Diarmuid O'Flanagan 64 0.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,454   Quota: 8,291   Turnout:

November 1982 general election[]

November 1982 general election: Dublin South-West[25]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Mervyn Taylor 7,814 20.8 1 1
Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 6,465 17.2 2
Fine Gael Michael O'Leary 5,682 15.1 4
Fianna Fáil Mary Harney 4,619 12.3 3
Fine Gael Larry McMahon 3,991 10.6
Fine Gael Conal Brennan 2,929 7.8
Fianna Fáil Richard Conroy 2,673 7.1
Workers' Party Pat Rabbitte 2,365 6.3
Independent Ann Joyce 581 1.5
Independent Richard O'Reilly 297 0.8
Independent Noel Murphy 240 0.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,656   Quota: 7,532   Turnout:

February 1982 general election[]

February 1982 general election: Dublin South-West[24]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 7,407 20.8 1 1
Labour Mervyn Taylor 7,063 19.8 2
Fianna Fáil Mary Harney 5,830 16.3 3
Fine Gael Larry McMahon 5,688 15.9 4
Fine Gael George Laing 3,848 10.8
Fianna Fáil Richard Conroy 3,508 9.8
Fine Gael Con McCarthy 2,354 6.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,698   Quota: 7,140   Turnout:

1981 general election[]

1981 general election: Dublin South-West[23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh 20.2 7,311            
Fine Gael Larry McMahon 17.3 6,266 6,302 6,421 7,121 8,751    
Labour Mervyn Taylor 15.3 5,522 6,197 6,517 6,737 7,188 7,514  
Fianna Fáil Mary Harney 11.6 4,192 4,222 4,626 4,783 4,861 4,879 7,822
Fine Gael Conal Brennan 8.2 2,946 2,990 3,107 3,813 4,567 5,712 5,863
Fianna Fáil Richard Conroy 8.1 2,916 2,931 3,171 3,224 3,276 3,304  
Fine Gael George Laing 6.7 2,444 2,470 2,522 3,002      
Fine Gael John Garvey 5.9 2,154 2,207 2,289        
Independent Kevin Boland 4.2 1,519 1,535          
Labour Brendan Byrne 2.5 897            
Electorate: 51,182   Valid: 36,167   Spoilt: 389 (1.1%)   Quota: 7,234   Turnout: 36,556 (71.4%)

1976 by-election[]

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Noel Lemass, a by-election was held on 10 June 1976. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Brendan Halligan.

1976 by-election: Dublin South-West[45]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Eileen Lemass 38.8 9,687 9,694 9,722 10,108 10,578 11,462
Labour Brendan Halligan 27.5 6,870 6,886 6,924 7,175 7,855 12,099
Fine Gael Jim Mitchell 20.7 5,169 5,174 5,196 5,345 5,612  
Official Sinn Féin Tomás Mac Giolla 6.7 1,679 1,702 1,815 2,158    
Aontacht Éireann Kevin Boland 4.8 1,186 1,199 1,292      
Irish Republican Socialist Íte Ní Chionnaith 1.2 287 332        
Marxist–Leninist (Ireland) Bláthnaid Ní Chinnéide 0.5 113          
Electorate: 46,585   Valid: 24,991   Quota: 12,496   Turnout: 53.65%

1973 general election[]

1973 general election: Dublin South-West[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour John O'Connell 9,865 32.7 1 1
Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass 4,705 15.6 4
Fine Gael Declan Costello 4,633 15.4 2
Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 3,939 13.1 3
Fianna Fáil Thomas Dalton 2,603 8.6
Aontacht Éireann Seán Sherwin 1,340 4.4
Fine Gael Jim Mitchell 1,194 4.0
Official Sinn Féin James Spooner 972 3.2
Labour Patrick O'Mahony 541 1.8
Labour Pat Sweeney 369 1.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,161   Quota: 6,033   Turnout:

1970 by-election[]

Following the death of Labour Party TD Seán Dunne, a by-election was held on 4 March 1970. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Seán Sherwin.

1970 by-election: Dublin South-West[45]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Seán Sherwin 33.0 7,678 7,897 8,641 10,710
Labour Matt Merrigan 21.5 5,004 5,963 7,336 10,448
Independent Lauri Corcoran 19.2 4,481 4,891 6,690  
Fine Gael James Mitchell 17.4 4,062 4,415    
Independent Cora Dunne 8.9 2,062      
Electorate: 40,690   Valid: 23,287   Quota: 11,644   Turnout: 57.23%

1969 general election[]

1969 general election: Dublin South-West[19]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 5,724 19.6 1
Labour John O'Connell 5,273 18.1 3
Labour Seán Dunne 5,136 17.6 2
Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass 2,512 8.6 4
Independent Lauri Corcoran 2,066 7.1
Labour George Butler 1,643 5.6
Fianna Fáil Seán Sherwin 1,643 5.6
Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 1,331 4.6
Fine Gael James McMahon 1,203 4.1
Labour Liam Farrell 893 3.1
Fine Gael Harry Lowe 856 2.9
Fine Gael Pierce Redmond 759 2.6
Independent Ciaran McKeown 154 0.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,193   Quota: 5,839   Turnout:

1965 general election[]

1965 general election: Dublin South-West[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass 7,596 18.9 1 1
Fine Gael Richie Ryan 5,484 13.6 3
Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 4,607 11.5 5
Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe 4,416 11.0 4
Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 4,352 10.8
Labour John O'Connell 4,299 10.7 2
Independent James Carroll 1,796 4.5
Labour John O'Donovan 1,792 4.5
Labour Patrick Coghlan 1,762 4.4
Fianna Fáil Gerard Buchanan 1,699 4.2
Independent Joseph Christle 1,649 4.1
Fine Gael Patrick Turner 409 1.0
Fine Gael Frederick Pope 374 0.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,235   Quota: 6,706   Turnout:

1961 general election[]

1961 general election: Dublin South-West[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 5,574 16.6 1 1
Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass 4,961 14.8 3
Fine Gael Richie Ryan 4,496 13.4 2
Independent James Carroll 3,378 10.1 4
Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 3,293 9.8
Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 2,276 6.8 5
Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 2,135 6.4
Independent Joseph Christle 1,814 5.4
Fine Gael Joseph Mack 1,442 4.3
Fine Gael Michael O'Connor 1,111 3.3
Fianna Fáil Cecilia Keeble 964 2.9
Labour Hilda Larkin 930 2.8
Labour Patrick Coghlan 754 2.3
Sinn Féin Séamus McGuinness 444 1.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,572   Quota: 5,596   Turnout:

1959 by-election[]

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Bernard Butler, a by-election was held on 22 July 1959. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Richie Ryan.

1959 by-election: Dublin South-West[45]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling 37.2 9,280 9,449 9,888 11,343
Fine Gael Richie Ryan 26.1 6,523 6,638 7,396 11,399
Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 20.6 5,138 5,709 7,035  
Labour Hilda Larkin 10.8 2,693 2,883    
Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Dubhghaill 5.4 1,341      
Electorate: 62,394   Valid: 24,975   Quota: 12,488   Turnout: 40.03%

1957 general election[]

1957 general election: Dublin South-West[15]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 8,162 20.6 1 1
Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass 5,436 13.7 2
Fine Gael Michael O'Higgins 4,830 12.2 3
Independent James Carroll 3,878 9.8 4
Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 2,677 6.8
Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler 2,543 6.4 5
Independent Beatrice Dixon 2,488 6.3
Sinn Féin Seoirse Dearle 2,442 6.2
Labour John Colgan 2,045 5.2
Fine Gael Edmond Power 1,866 4.7
Fianna Fáil Michael ffrench-O'Carroll 1,853 4.7
Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 1,397 3.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,617   Quota: 6,603   Turnout:

1956 by-election[]

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Peadar Doyle, a by-election was held on 14 November 1956. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Lemass.

1956 by-election: Dublin South-West[45]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass 59.8 14,416
Fine Gael Edmond Power 40.2 9,682
Electorate: 63,286   Valid: 24,098   Quota: 12,050   Turnout: 38.08%

1954 general election[]

1954 general election: Dublin South-West[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 6,594 15.1 3
Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 6,151 14.1 2
Fine Gael Peadar Doyle 5,940 13.6 1
Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler 5,894 13.5 5
Fianna Fáil Michael ffrench-O'Carroll 5,080 11.6
Fine Gael Michael O'Higgins 4,783 11.0 4
Independent James Carroll 2,262 5.2
Fine Gael William Croly 2,155 4.9
Labour John Colgan 1,924 4.4
Labour Richard Deasy 1,617 3.7
Labour Matt Merrigan 631 1.5
Independent Michael O'Riordan[dsw54 1] 375 0.9
Independent Myles Heffernan [dsw54 2] 245 0.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 43,651   Quota: 7,276   Turnout:
  1. ^ Ran under the banner of Irish Workers' League.
  2. ^ Former Internee ran under the banner of Cine Gael.

1951 general election[]

1951 general election: Dublin South-West[45]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 20.0 8,417                  
Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler 15.6 6,529 7,606                
Independent Michael ffrench-O'Carroll 13.9 5,842 5,876 5,894 6,036 6,107 6,210 6,943 7,120    
Fine Gael Peadar Seán Doyle 13.9 5,823 5,852 5,871 5,880 5,960 6,320 7,220      
Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 6.8 2,853 2,864 2,872 2,887 3,201 3,295 3,862 3,941 6,098 6,288
Fine Gael Michael J. O'Higgins 6.6 2,754 2,759 2,764 2,769 2,781 3,316 3,452 3,521    
Fianna Fáil Carroll O'Daly 6.4 2,682 2,833 3,291 3,310 3,337 3,362 3,478 5,807 6,131 6,161
Fianna Fáil Thomas Reynolds 6.1 2,572 2,649 2,716 2,729 2,752 2,794 2,857      
Labour Richard Deasy 5.6 2,335 2,349 2,374 2,453 2,578 2,625        
Fine Gael James O'Keeffe 2.9 1,211 1,215 1,217 1,225 1,237          
Clann na Poblachta Richard Batterberry 1.6 684 696 698 704            
Irish Workers' Party Michael O'Riordan 0.7 295 298 300              
Electorate: 60,934   Valid: 41,997   Quota: 7,000   Turnout: 68.92%

1948 general election[]

1948 general election: Dublin South-West[45]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride 21.8 8,648                    
Fianna Fáil Robert Briscoe 15.1 5,961 5,981 5,989 6,005 6,118 6,130 6,262 6,296 6,306 6,987  
Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler 15.0 5,956 5,994 6,009 6,024 6,177 6,211 6,358 6,408 6,425 8,579  
Fine Gael Peadar Séan Doyle 12.9 5,102 5,208 5,234 5,253 5,271 5,363 5,956 7,800      
Fine Gael Michael J. O'Higgins 8.2 3,243 3,296 3,307 3,316 3,330 3,378 3,484 4,396 5,530 5,685 6,151
Fine Gael William James Croly 7.1 2,806 2,818 2,825 2,836 2,844 2,864 2,983        
Fianna Fáil Carroll O'Daly 6.3 2,476 2,494 2,517 2,532 3,033 3,064 3,139 3,168 3,190    
Labour Joseph Deasy 4.4 1,737 1,775 1,979 2,608 2,616 2,661          
Clann na Poblachta Richard Batterberry 3.0 1,196 2,065 2,076 2,090 2,098 3,233 3,953 3,993 4,009 4,065 4,299
Fianna Fáil Thomas Teevan 2.1 820 828 829 829              
Clann na Poblachta May Laverty 1.5 605 1,438 1,471 1,490 1,496            
Labour John Dominick Heery 1.4 564 583 760                
Labour John Moran 1.2 490 523                  
Electorate: 55,924   Valid: 39,604   Quota: 6,601   Turnout: 70.82%

See also[]

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