Limerick West (Dáil constituency)

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Limerick West
Former Dáil Constituency
Outline map
Location of Limerick West within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished2011
Seats3
County/City councilCounty Limerick

Limerick West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1948 to 2011. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries[]

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 for the 1948 general election. It succeeded the constituency of Limerick, which was divided between Limerick West and Limerick East. It was located in the western and southern part of County Limerick. It was a rural constituency, including the towns of Abbeyfeale, Askeaton, Newcastle West and Rathkeale.[1]

In some elections, such as in 1981 and 1982, only Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates appeared on the ballot. A Progressive Democrats candidate was elected in 1987; this was the only time a candidate from a party other than Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael was elected in the constituency. No candidate from a left-wing party was ever elected there.

At the 2011 general election the constituency was replaced by the constituencies of Limerick and Kerry North–West Limerick.[2] The western part of the constituency became part of Kerry North–West Limerick, while the remainder, along with most of the rural parts of Limerick East, was transferred to the Limerick constituency.[3]

TDs[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick West 1948–2011[4]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948[5] James Collins
(FF) 		Donnchadh Ó Briain
(FF) 		David Madden
(FG)
14th 1951[6]
15th 1954[7]
1955 by-election[8] Michael Colbert
(FF)
16th 1957[9] Denis Jones
(FG)
17th 1961[10]
18th 1965[11]
1967 by-election[12] Gerry Collins
(FF)
19th 1969[13] Michael J. Noonan
(FF)
20th 1973[14]
21st 1977[15] William O'Brien
(FG)
22nd 1981[16]
23rd 1982 (Feb)[17]
24th 1982 (Nov)[18]
25th 1987[19] John McCoy
(Progressive Democrats)
26th 1989[20] Michael Finucane
(FG)
27th 1992[21]
28th 1997[22] Michael Collins
(FF) 		Dan Neville
(FG)
29th 2002[23] John Cregan
(FF)
30th 2007[24] Niall Collins
(FF)
31st 2011 Constituency abolished. See Limerick and Kerry North–West Limerick

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: Limerick West[24]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Niall Collins 25.7 10,396    
Fianna Fáil John Cregan 21.5 8,701 8,823 10,355
Fine Gael Dan Neville 20.6 8,314 8,504 10,018
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 19.4 7,839 7,975 9,027
Labour James Heffernan 5.6 2,277 2,687  
Progressive Democrats Michael Brennan 4.8 1,935 1,993  
Green James Nix 2.4 969    
Electorate: 58,712   Valid: 40,431   Spoilt: 381 (0.9%)   Quota: 10,108   Turnout: 40,812 (69.5%)

2002 general election[]

In the final count Dan Neville beat Michael Finucane by only one vote to win the last seat.

2002 general election: Limerick West[23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil John Cregan 30.3 10,823      
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Collins 23.1 8,236 9,526    
Fine Gael Dan Neville 20.9 7,446 7,678 7,862 8,564
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 20.8 7,410 7,684 7,867 8,563
Green Marcus Briody 2.7 948 1,002 1,138  
Independent Mike MacDomhnaill 1.9 662 710 789  
Christian Solidarity Patrick O'Riordan 0.4 144 151 177  
Electorate: 53,879   Valid: 35,669   Spoilt: 476 (1.3%)   Quota: 8,918   Turnout: 36,145 (67.1%)

1997 general election[]

1997 general election: Limerick West[25]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Dan Neville 20.9 7,026 7,062 7,265 7,672 8,253 8,601  
Fianna Fáil Michael Collins 20.8 6,985 7,029 7,357 7,519 8,236 11,692  
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 16.3 5,476 5,523 5,679 6,170 6,673 6,923 7,330
Fianna Fáil John Clifford 11.7 3,921 3,953 4,255 4,337 4,937    
Independent Michael Brennan 10.9 3,661 3,695 3,890 4,067 4,946 5,474 6,583
Independent John Gallahue 10.0 3,355 3,413 3,521 3,689      
Labour Mary Kelly 4.2 1,418 1,478 1,584        
Progressive Democrats Jeanette McDonnell 4.2 1,406 1,444          
Independent Mike MacDomhnaill 1.1 366            
Electorate: 47,859   Valid: 33,614   Spoilt: 365 (1.1%)   Quota: 8,404   Turnout: 33,979 (71.0%)

1992 general election[]

1992 general election: Limerick West[26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Gerard Collins 34.3 10,913            
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 16.2 5,164 5,420 5,448 5,481 5,584 6,187 7,600
Fine Gael Dan Neville 14.6 4,657 4,807 4,831 4,842 4,941 5,582 6,631
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 13.1 4,173 6,288 6,313 6,417 6,636 7,123 7,990
Labour Mary Kelly 10.8 3,447 3,668 3,700 3,801 3,892 4,494  
Progressive Democrats Seán Liston 7.4 2,343 2,476 2,493 2,521 2,589    
Independent Bridget Randles 2.0 645 682 688 709      
Sinn Féin Colreall Mac Curtain 1.1 346 365 370        
Independent John Basil Fitzgibbon 0.4 129 156          
Electorate: 44,848   Valid: 31,817   Spoilt: 524 (1.6%)   Quota: 7,955   Turnout: 32,341 (72.1%)

1989 general election[]

1989 general election: Limerick West[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 12,476 39.7 1 1
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 8,484 27.0 2 1
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 6,491 20.7 3 2
Progressive Democrats Seán Liston 3,960 12.6
Electorate: 43,690   Valid: 31,411   Spoilt: 481 (1.5%)   Quota: 7,853   Turnout: 31,892 (73.0%)

1987 general election[]

1987 general election: Limerick West[19]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 10,812 31.8 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 6,631 19.5 2
Progressive Democrats John McCoy 6,580 19.4 3
Fine Gael Jim Houlihan 3,352 9.9
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 3,218 9.5
Fine Gael Dan Neville 2,894 8.5
Labour Paudge Brennan 519 1.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,006   Quota: 8,502   Turnout:

November 1982 general election[]

November 1982 general election: Limerick West[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 12,719 40.0 1 1
Fine Gael William O'Brien 8,435 26.5 2 1
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 7,061 22.2 3
Fine Gael Brendan Danaher 3,580 11.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,795   Quota: 7,949   Turnout:

February 1982 general election[]

February 1982 general election: Limerick West[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 12,702 40.1 1
Fine Gael William O'Brien 8,390 26.5 2
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 7,535 23.8 3
Fine Gael Seán Broderick 3,088 9.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,715   Quota: 7,929   Turnout:

1981 general election[]

1981 general election: Limerick West[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 44.5 14,776  
Fine Gael William O'Brien 26.2 8,676  
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 19.8 6,579 12,731
Fine Gael Donal Sheehan 9.5 3,158 3,484
Electorate: 41,097   Valid: 33,189   Spoilt: 387 (1.2%)   Quota: 8,298   Turnout: 33,576 (81.7%)

1977 general election[]

1977 general election: Limerick West[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 30.2 10,081    
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 29.2 9,749    
Fine Gael William O'Brien 22.7 7,596 8,153 8,887
Fine Gael Ailish Jones Cassidy 9.5 3,165 3,526 3,775
Labour Edward Dwyer 4.3 1,444 1,950 2,299
Fine Gael Seán Broderick 4.1 1,379 1,682 1,745
Electorate: 42,037   Valid: 33,414   Spoilt: 266 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,354   Turnout: 33,680 (80.1%)[27]

1973 general election[]

1973 general election: Limerick West[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 9,679 33.9 1 1
Fine Gael Denis Jones 6,403 22.5 3
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 5,398 18.9 2
Fine Gael William O'Brien 4,253 14.9
Fine Gael Brendan Danaher 2,792 9.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,525   Quota: 7,132   Turnout:

1969 general election[]

1969 general election: Limerick West[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 10,557 36.7 1 1
Fine Gael Denis Jones 6,165 21.4 2
Fine Gael William O'Brien 3,102 10.8
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 2,598 9.0 3
Fine Gael Brendan Danaher 2,366 8.2
Fianna Fáil Rory Kiely 1,991 6.9
Labour Edward Dwyer 1,254 4.4
Labour Michael Murphy 529 1.8
Independent Thomas Lynch 231 0.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,793   Quota: 7,199   Turnout:

1967 by-election[]

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD James Collins, a by-election was held on 9 November 1967. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Gerry Collins, son of the deceased TD.

1967 by-election: Limerick West[28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Gerard Collins 53.8 14,384
Fine Gael William Madden 38.6 10,237
Labour Edward Dwyer 7.7 2,048
Electorate: 32,958   Valid: 26,669   Quota: 13,335   Turnout: 80.92%

1965 general election[]

1965 general election: Limerick West[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil James Collins 8,476 33.4 1 1
Fine Gael Denis Jones 7,213 28.5 2 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 5,343 21.1 3
Labour Edward Dwyer 2,304 9.1
Fine Gael Brendan Danaher 2,020 8.0
Electorate: 33,099   Valid: 25,356   Quota: 6,340   Turnout: 77

1961 general election[]

1961 general election: Limerick West[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil James Collins 9,018 35.6 1 1
Fine Gael Denis Jones 7,037 27.7 2 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 6,006 23.6 3 2
Fine Gael James O'Donnell 3,346 13.2
Electorate: 33,411   Valid: 25,407   Quota: 6,352   Turnout: 76%

1957 general election[]

1957 general election: Limerick West[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Denis Jones 7,952 30.8 1 1
Fianna Fáil James Collins 7,910 30.6 2 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 4,985 19.3 3 4
Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert 4,467 17.3
Independent Martin Ward 514 2.0
Electorate: 33,780   Valid: 25,828   Quota: 6,458   Turnout: 76.4%

1955 by-election[]

Following the death of Fine Gael TD David Madden, a by-election was held on 13 December 1955. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Michael Colbert.

1955 by-election: Limerick West[28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert 56.2 15,088
Fine Gael Denis F. Jones 35.0 9,406
Labour Patrick Aherne 8.8 2,349
Electorate: 33,267   Valid: 26,843   Quota: 13,422   Turnout: 80.69%

1954 general election[]

1954 general election: Limerick West[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil James Collins 7,857 28.5 1 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 7,078 25.6 2 1
Fine Gael David Madden 5,614 20.3 3 4
Labour Gerard Hayes 3,249 11.8
Fine Gael William O'Connor 2,471 9.0
Fine Gael Liam Bennett 1,331 4.8
Electorate: 33,318   Valid: 27,600   Quota: 6,901   Turnout: 80%

1951 general election[]

1951 general election: Limerick West[28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael David Madden 29.2 7,901    
Fianna Fáil James J. Collins 25.3 6,851    
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 22.0 5,966 6,069 9,189
Fianna Fáil Richard Bresnihan 13.1 3,541 3,578  
Fine Gael William O'Connor 10.4 2,827 3,816 3,995
Electorate: 35,877   Valid: 27,086   Quota: 6,772   Turnout: 75.48%

1948 general election[]

1948 general election: Limerick West[28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil James J. Collins 24.7 6,778 6,853 6,871        
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 22.2 6,101 6,217 6,256 6,452 6,983    
Fine Gael David John Madden 16.8 4,602 4,742 4,854 5,510 5,891 5,906 7,566
Fianna Fáil John Lynch 8.1 2,235 2,256 2,311 2,399 2,750 2,826 2,882
Fine Gael Timothy O'Connell 6.5 1,783 1,844 1,908 2,069 2,194 2,207  
Labour Patrick Langan 6.2 1,695 1,787 1,809 1,964      
Clann na Poblachta James O'Connor 5.1 1,402 1,445 1,944 2,071 2,386 2,395 2,659
Independent Patrick Fitzsimons 4.6 1,257 1,439 1,482        
Clann na Poblachta Patrick Terence Liston 3.0 836 881          
Independent Michael J. K. Dore 2.9 787            
Electorate: 35,766   Valid: 27,476   Quota: 6,870   Turnout: 76.82%

See also[]

References[]

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