Kerry North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 2011. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
History and boundaries [ ]
The constituency was located in the northern half of County Kerry , located between the River Shannon estuary and the Slieve Mish Mountains ; and included Tralee , Listowel , Tarbert , Ballybunion and Castleisland .[1] It was established by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 when the former Kerry constituency was divided into Kerry North and Kerry South .[2] It was first used at the 1937 general election electing members of the 9th Dáil .
The constituency elected 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) from 1937 to 1961 and 3 deputies from 1961 to 2011.
At the 2011 general election it was replaced by a new constituency called Kerry North–West Limerick .[3] [4]
TDs [ ]
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 [ ]
2007 general election [ ]
2007 general election : Kerry North[28]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fine Gael
Jimmy Deenihan
32.3
12,697
Sinn Féin
Martin Ferris
20.4
8,030
8,631
9,284
10,196
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim
18.7
7,367
7,702
8,040
11,247
Fianna Fáil
Norma Foley
12.5
4,937
5,257
5,535
Labour
Terry O'Brien
10.9
4,287
5,589
6,332
7,282
Green
David Grey
1.9
747
893
Independent
Anthony Dineen
1.7
689
803
Independent
Sam Locke
1.0
397
417
Independent
Tom Donovan
0.3
111
134
Independent
Michael O'Connor
0.1
51
58
Electorate: 56,216 Valid: 39,313 Spoilt: 334 (0.8%) Quota: 9,829 Turnout: 39,647 (70.5%)
2002 general election [ ]
2002 general election : Kerry North[27]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Sinn Féin
Martin Ferris
24.1
9,436
10,016
Labour
Dick Spring
22.4
8,773
9,166
9,353
Fine Gael
Jimmy Deenihan
22.1
8,652
9,538
9,842
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim
20.2
7,884
10,285
Fianna Fáil
Dan Kiely
10.0
3,927
Ind. Health Alliance
James Kennedy
0.6
233
Independent
Anthony O'Connor
0.5
208
Electorate: 55,476 Valid: 39,173 Spoilt: 351 (0.9%) Quota: 9,794 Turnout: 39,524 (71.3%)
1997 general election [ ]
1997 general election : Kerry North[29]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Labour
Dick Spring
29.9
10,699
Fine Gael
Jimmy Deenihan
24.3
8,689
9,711
Sinn Féin
Martin Ferris
15.9
5,691
6,003
6,261
7,294
Fianna Fáil
Denis Foley
15.0
5,376
5,607
5,882
9,719
Fianna Fáil
Thomas McEllistrim
11.3
4,036
4,173
4,277
Catholic Democrats
Ciarán O'Connell
3.6
1,288
1,340
1,469
Electorate: 51,348 Valid: 35,779 Spoilt: 284 (0.8%) Quota: 8,945 Turnout: 36,063 (70.2%)
1992 general election [ ]
1992 general election : Kerry North[30]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
Dick Spring
33.9
11,515
Fine Gael
Jimmy Deenihan
23.9
8,120
9,665
Fianna Fáil
Denis Foley
14.7
4,974
5,699
6,210
6,469
6,964
8,698
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
13.6
4,619
4,932
5,108
5,270
5,565
6,473
Fianna Fáil
Ned O'Sullivan
8.2
2,781
2,921
3,081
3,174
3,377
Independent
Michael Reidy
3.3
1,122
1,278
1,451
1,606
Sinn Féin
Billy Leen
2.4
802
954
1,031
Electorate: 48,797 Valid: 33,933 Spoilt: 400 (1.2%) Quota: 8,484 Turnout: 34,333 (70.4%)
1989 general election [ ]
1989 general election : Kerry North[31]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Labour
Dick Spring
29.7
10,118
Fine Gael
Jimmy Deenihan
25.5
8,692
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
19.8
6,756
7,228
8,402
Fianna Fáil
Denis Foley
17.3
5,880
6,769
8,047
Fianna Fáil
Ned O'Sullivan
7.8
2,641
2,876
Electorate: 46,715 Valid: 34,087 Quota: 8,522 Turnout:
1987 general election [ ]
November 1982 general election [ ]
February 1982 general election [ ]
February 1982 general election : Kerry North[21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Labour
Dick Spring
25.8
8,552
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
20.4
6,754
7,076
9,585
Fianna Fáil
Denis Foley
17.1
5,646
6,098
7,950
9,123
Fine Gael
Robert Pierse
17.1
5,643
5,836
6,513
6,647
Fianna Fáil
Dan Kiely
16.0
5,297
5,416
Independent
Denis Foley
3.7
1,218
Electorate: 42,856 Valid: 33,110 Spoilt: 240 (0.7%) Quota: 8,278 Turnout: 33,350 (77.8%)
1981 general election [ ]
1981 general election : Kerry North[20]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
8,214
24.0
1
Labour
Dick Spring
5,685
16.6
3
Fianna Fáil
Denis Foley
5,104
14.9
2
Fine Gael
Gerard Lynch
5,037
14.7
Fianna Fáil
Kit Ahern
4,158
12.1
Anti H-Block
Seán McKenna
3,860
11.3
Fine Gael
Fionán Harty
2,227
6.5
Electorate: ? Valid: 34,285 Quota: 8,572 Turnout:
1977 general election [ ]
1973 general election [ ]
1969 general election [ ]
1969 general election : Kerry North[17]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
5,759
20.6
1
Fianna Fáil
Kit Ahern
5,217
18.6
Labour
Dan Spring
4,913
17.5
3
Fine Gael
Gerard Lynch
4,332
15.5
2
Fianna Fáil
Michael Scannell
2,745
9.8
Fine Gael
John Blennerhassett
2,628
9.4
Independent
Michael Finucane
2,425
8.7
Electorate: ? Valid: 28,019 Quota: 7,005 Turnout:
1965 general election [ ]
1961 general election [ ]
1961 general election : Kerry North[15]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim, Snr
6,195
21.9
3
Independent
Patrick Finucane
5,827
20.6
2
Labour
Dan Spring
5,784
20.4
1
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Moloney
5,262
18.6
Fine Gael
Robert Gleasure
1,963
6.9
Independent
Charles Lenihan
1,777
6.3
Sinn Féin
Kevin Barry
1,483
5.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 28,291 Quota: 7,073 Turnout:
1957 general election [ ]
1957 general election : Kerry North[14]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Daniel Moloney
6,976
20.2
1
1
Labour
Dan Spring
6,292
18.3
2
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim, Snr
6,231
18.1
4
Independent
Patrick Finucane
4,562
13.2
3
Independent
Charles Lenihan
3,736
10.8
Fine Gael
John Lynch
3,499
10.2
Sinn Féin
May Daly
3,171
9.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 34,467 Quota: 6,894 Turnout:
1956 by-election [ ]
Following the death of Clann na Poblachta TD Johnny Connor , a by-election was held on 29 February 1956. The seat was won by the Clann na Poblachta candidate Kathleen O'Connor, daughter of the deceased TD.
1954 general election [ ]
1954 general election : Kerry North[12]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim, Snr
6,378
17.8
1
Labour
Dan Spring
5,861
16.3
2
Independent
Patrick Finucane
5,326
14.8
3
Clann na Poblachta
Johnny Connor
5,003
13.9
4
Fine Gael
John Lynch
4,904
13.6
Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Kissane
4,580
12.7
Fianna Fáil
Maurice Lawlor
3,890
10.8
Electorate: ? Valid: 35,942 Quota: 7,189 Turnout:
1951 general election [ ]
1951 general election : Kerry North[32]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Labour
Dan Spring
19.9
7,035
7,631
Fianna Fáil
Thomas McEllistrim, Snr
15.4
5,430
6,927
7,104
Fine Gael
John Lynch
15.3
5,397
5,544
5,620
7,492
Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Kissane
13.8
4,868
5,661
5,762
6,063
6,106
Independent
Patrick Finucane
13.4
4,714
4,838
4,880
6,451
6,844
Clann na Poblachta
Johnny Connor
12.6
4,446
4,614
4,703
Fianna Fáil
Thomas O'Connor
9.6
3,389
Electorate: 46,519 Valid: 35,279 Quota: 7,056 Turnout: 75.84%
1948 general election [ ]
1948 general election : Kerry North[32]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Thomas McEllistrim, Snr
21.0
7,555
Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Kissane
17.2
6,214
6,281
6,407
6,533
8,769
National Labour Party
Dan Spring
16.3
5,877
6,017
6,061
6,698
7,486
Clann na Talmhan
Patrick Finucane
12.7
4,569
4,914
4,930
5,604
6,088
6,295
6,414
Clann na Poblachta
Johnny Connor
12.2
4,390
5,294
5,314
5,814
6,121
6,232
6,365
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Gega O'Connor
10.5
3,792
3,822
3,949
4,072
Fine Gael
Jeremiah P. Nolan
5.8
2,108
2,168
2,176
Clann na Poblachta
Johnny Walsh
4.3
1,564
Electorate: 48,998 Valid: 36,069 Quota: 7,214 Turnout: 73.61%
1944 general election [ ]
1943 general election [ ]
1943 general election : Kerry North[8]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Kissane
6,551
17.2
1
Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim, Snr
5,973
15.7
2
Clann na Talmhan
Patrick Finucane
5,174
13.6
4
Labour
Dan Spring
5,155
13.6
3
Independent
Edmund Horan
4,827
12.7
Fine Gael
John O'Sullivan
4,420
11.6
Fianna Fáil
Stephen Fuller
3,550
9.3
Labour
John Kelly
2,352
6.2
Electorate: ? Valid: 38,002 Quota: 7,601 Turnout:
1938 general election [ ]
1937 general election [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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^ "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)" . Irish Statute Book database . Retrieved 22 February 2009 .
^ "Constituency Commission: Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF) . The Stationery Office, Dublin. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2009 .
^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009: Schedule" . Irish Statute Book database . Retrieved 28 September 2010 .
^ 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: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1938: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1943: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1944: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ "General election 1948: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ "General election 1951: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1954: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ "By-election 1956: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1957: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1961: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1965: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1969: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1973: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1977: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1981: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election February 1982: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 23 January 2010 .
^ a b "General election November 1982: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ a b "General election 1987: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ "General election 1989: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 29 September 2010 .
^ "General election 1992: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 February 2009 .
^ "General election 1997: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 February 2009 .
^ a b "General election 2002: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 February 2009 .
^ a b "General election 2007: Kerry North" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 22 February 2009 .
^ Government of Ireland (1998). 28th Dáil General Election June, 1997 Election Results and Transfer of Votes . Stationery Office, Government of Ireland.
^ Government of Ireland (1993). Dáil General Election November, 1992 Election Results and Transfer of Votes in the General Election for the Twenty-Seventh Dáil . Stationery Office, Government of Ireland.
^ Government of Ireland (1990). Election Results and Transfer of Votes in General Election (June, 1989) For Twenty-Sixth Dáil . Stationery Office, Government of Ireland.
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