Kerry (Dáil constituency)

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Kerry
Dáil Constituency
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2016
Seats5
TDs
  •   Pa Daly (SF)
  •   Norma Foley (FF)
  •   Brendan Griffin (FG)
  •   Danny Healy-Rae (Ind)
  •   Michael Healy-Rae (Ind)
County councilKerry County Council
EP constituencySouth
Kerry
Former Dáil Constituency
Outline map
Location of Kerry within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1937
Seats7
County councilCounty Kerry

Kerry is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. 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). Another constituency of the same name existed between 1923 and 1937.

History and boundaries[]

1923–1937[]

The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election to elect the Members of the 4th Dáil. It replaced the Kerry–Limerick West constituency which was used to elect members of the 2nd Dáil and members of the 3rd Dáil. It consisted of the administrative county of Kerry.[1] The constituency elected 7 deputies.

It was abolished by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 and the new Kerry South and Kerry North constituencies were created. They were first used at the 1937 general election for the members of the 9th Dáil.

Since 2016[]

The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Kerry be created.[2] The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.[3]

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.[4] The new constituency replaces the constituencies of Kerry North–West Limerick and Kerry South. It comprises the whole of County Kerry with the Limerick part of the Kerry North–West Limerick transferred to Limerick County.

The 2013 Act defines the constituency as:[4]

"The county of Kerry."

TDs[]

TDs 1923–1937[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kerry 1923–1937[5]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[6] Tom McEllistrim
(Rep) 		Austin Stack
(Rep) 		Patrick Cahill
(Rep) 		Thomas O'Donoghue
(Rep) 		James Crowley
(CnaG) 		Fionán Lynch
(CnaG) 		John O'Sullivan
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun)[7] Tom McEllistrim
(FF) 		Austin Stack
(SF) 		William O'Leary
(FF) 		Thomas O'Reilly
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep)[8] Frederick Crowley
(FF)
7th 1932[9] John Flynn
(FF) 		Eamonn Kissane
(FF)
8th 1933[10] Denis Daly
(FF)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Kerry North and Kerry South

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 2016[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kerry 2016–
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
32nd 2016[11] Martin Ferris
(SF) 		Michael Healy-Rae
(Ind) 		Danny Healy-Rae
(Ind) 		John Brassil
(FF) 		Brendan Griffin
(FG)
33rd 2020 Pa Daly
(SF) 		Norma Foley
(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.

Elections[]

2020 general election[]

2020 general election: Kerry[12][13][14][15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Michael Healy-Rae 21.6 16,818              
Sinn Féin Pa Daly 20.3 15,733              
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 13.3 10,296 10,838 11,073 11,261 12,255 14,703    
Independent Danny Healy-Rae 11.2 8,663 10,604 11,333 12,090 12,664 13,000    
Fianna Fáil Norma Foley 8.8 6,856 7,271 7,647 7,934 9,111 9,593 10,128 11,989
Fianna Fáil John Brassil 7.0 5,431 5,665 5,844 6,089 6,748 7,230 7,682 8,655
Green Cleo Murphy 5.3 4,122 4,273 4,808 5,263 5,604 5,811 6,229  
Fine Gael Mike Kennelly 5.1 3,974 4,153 4,278 4,379 4,419      
Fianna Fáil Norma Moriarty 4.9 3,767 4,049 4,145 4,217        
Aontú Sonny Foran 1.4 1,109 1,180 1,404          
Irish Freedom John Bowler 0.6 473 501 640          
Independent Ted Cronin 0.5 391 417 544          
Independent Sean O'Leary 0.1 33 37 60          
Electorate: 116,885   Valid: 77,666   Spoilt: 543 (0.7%)   Quota: 12,945   Turnout: 66.9%

2020 opinion poll[]

Last date
of polling 		Polling firm / Commissioner Sample
size 		M Healy-Rae FF SF FG GP Aon IFP D Healy-Rae Cronin O'Leary Lead
2 February 2020 TG4/Ipsos MRBI[16] 538 19.6 23.0 20.0 23.0 9.0 2.0 0 3.9 1 0 Tie

2016 general election[]

2016 general election: Kerry[17][18][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Michael Healy-Rae 25.7 20,378                    
Independent Danny Healy-Rae 12.6 9,991 13,826                  
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 12.2 9,674 10,381 10,520 10,608 10,661 10,827 10,999 11,223 11,396 12,545 14,050
Sinn Féin Martin Ferris 11.9 9,458 10,098 10,214 10,321 10,364 10,418 10,490 10,583 11,722 12,184 12,964
Fianna Fáil John Brassil 10.3 8,156 8,642 8,719 8,764 8,957 9,005 9,137 9,242 9,495 11,955 12,792
Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan 8.2 6,489 6,827 6,872 6,901 6,944 7,168 7,257 7,326 7,630 7,849 9,779
Labour Arthur Spring 6.1 4,813 5,011 5,036 5,067 5,093 5,281 5,356 5,601 5,887 6,139  
Fianna Fáil Norma Moriarty 5.5 4,348 4,893 5,012 5,032 5,081 5,114 5,172 5,252 5,392    
Independent Michael O'Gorman 1.6 1,236 1,364 1,380 1,487 1,529 1,536 1,589 1,674      
Green Michael Fitzgerald 1.3 1,011 1,050 1,059 1,085 1,123 1,135 1,222        
AAA–PBP Brian Finucane 1.2 981 1,046 1,058 1,129 1,161 1,169 1,261 1,429      
Fine Gael Grace O'Donnell 1.0 776 817 827 836 854            
Renua Donal Corcoran 0.9 716 769 780 801 886 900          
Independent Mary Fitzgibbon 0.8 635 690 707 752              
Independent Kevin Murphy 0.6 464 491 505                
Independent Henry Gaynor 0.2 147 155 158                
Electorate: 112,751   Valid: 79,273   Spoilt: 476 (0.6%)   Quota: 13,213   Turnout: 79,749 (70.7%)

1933 general election[]

1933 general election: Kerry[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 10,238 15.2 1 1
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 9,694 14.4 2 1
Fianna Fáil John Flynn 9,372 13.9 3 1
Fianna Fáil Denis Daly 8,290 12.3 4
Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 8,039 11.9 5
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 6,578 9.8 6
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 6,259 9.3 7
Cumann na nGaedheal Con Brosnan 5,867 8.7
National Centre Party Edmond O'Connor 3,141 4.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 67,478   Quota: 8,435   Turnout:

1932 general election[]

1932 general election: Kerry[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil John Flynn 7,638 12.7 1 1
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 7,364 12.2 2
Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 7,134 11.8 5
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 6,930 11.5 4
Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Reilly 6,691 11.1 6
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 6,266 10.4 3
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 5,686 9.4 7
Cumann na nGaedheal James Crowley 4,644 7.7
Farmers' Party Patrick Trant 4,548 7.5
Cumann na nGaedheal John Moore 3,409 5.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 60,310   Quota: 7,539   Turnout:

September 1927 general election[]

September 1927 general election: Kerry[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 6,866 12.3 1
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 6,296 11.3 2
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 6,190 11.1 4
Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Reilly 6,039 10.8 7
Fianna Fáil William O'Leary 5,993 10.7 5
Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 5,762 10.3 6
Cumann na nGaedheal James Crowley 5,651 10.1 3
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Donnell 5,027 9.0
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Slattery 3,473 6.2
Farmers' Party Patrick O'Shea 2,903 5.2
Farmers' Party Maurice Lawlor 1,691 3.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 55,891   Quota: 6,987   Turnout:

June 1927 general election[]

June 1927 general election: Kerry[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 5,483 10.2 1
Sinn Féin Austin Stack 5,140 9.5 2
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 4,569 8.5 3
Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Reilly 4,492 8.3 7
Cumann na nGaedheal James Crowley 4,246 7.9 4
Fianna Fáil William O'Leary 3,849 7.1 5
Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 3,370 6.3
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 3,207 6.0 6
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Donnell 2,975 5.5
Independent Eugene O'Sullivan 2,405 4.5
Farmers' Party Patrick O'Shea 2,205 4.1
Labour Patrick Casey 2,141 4.0
Cumann na nGaedheal Florence Harty 2,063 3.8
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Dennehy 1,749 3.3
Farmers' Party Charles Roche 1,637 3.0
Independent William McElligott 1,109 2.1
Labour Diarmuid O'Leary 1,054 2.0
Independent Kate Breen 978 1.8
Independent John Kavanagh 729 1.4
Independent Eamon Horan 484 0.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 53,885   Quota: 6,736   Turnout:

1923 general election[]

1923 general election: Kerry[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Republican Austin Stack 10,333 18.8 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 8,982 16.4 2 1
Republican Tom McEllistrim 7,277 13.3 3 1
Republican Thomas O'Donoghue 4,414 8.1 4
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 3,759 6.9 5
Cumann na nGaedheal James Crowley 3,759 6.9 6
Farmers' Party Denis Brosnan 3,182 5.8
Republican Patrick Cahill 2,708 4.9 7
Labour Patrick Casey 2,329 4.3
Labour Cormac Walsh 1,974 3.6
Farmers' Party John O'Neill 1,674 3.1
Independent Thomas O'Donnell 1,640 3.0
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Dennehy 1,308 2.4
Independent Jeremiah McSweeney 1,124 2.1
Independent E. J. Gleeson 382 0.7

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Electoral Act, 1923". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Kerry – Limerick area" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
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  7. ^ a b "General election June 1927: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  8. ^ a b "General election September 1927: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  9. ^ a b "General election 1932: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  10. ^ a b "General election 1933: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  11. ^ a b "General election 2016: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  12. ^ "General Election 2020 Results – Kerry". RTÉ News. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Kerry: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  14. ^ Michael, Neil (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Kerry results: Danny Healy-Rae retains seat on sixth count". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Election 2020: Kerry". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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