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Cork South-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1948. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, for the 1937 general election to the Dáil Éireann. It succeeded the old Cork East constituency. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Cork South.

Boundaries

It consisted of the district electoral divisions of:

"Ballincollig, Ballintemple, Ballycotton, Ballyfeard, Ballyfoyle, Ballygarvan, Ballymartle, Ballynaglogh, Ballyspillane, Bishopstown, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrigaline (Cork), Carrigaline (Kinsale), Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Carrigtwohill, Castlemartyr, Clonmult, Cloyne, Cobh Rural, Corkbeg, Cullen, Dangan, Douglas, Dripsey, Dunderrow, Dungourney, Farrenbrien, Firmount, Garryvoe, Glenville, Greenfort, Ightermurragh, Inch, Inishkenny, Killeagh (Cork), Kilmonoge, Kilpatrick, Kinure, Knockantota, Knockraha, Lehenagh, Liscleary, Lisgoold, Matehy, Middleton Rural, Mogeely, Monkstown Rural, Nohaval, Ovens, Rathcooney, Riverstown, Rostellan, St. Mary's, Templebodan, Templebreedy, Templemichael, Templenacarriga and Whitechurch and the Urban Districts of Cobh, Midleton and Passage West in the administrative county of Cork".

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

1944 general election

1943 general election

1938 general election

1937 general election

See also

• Dáil constituencies
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• Historic Dáil constituencies
• Elections in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. ^ "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
3. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
4. ^ "General election 1937: Cork South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 17 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
5. ^ "General election 1938: Cork South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
6. ^ "General election 1943: Cork South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
7. ^ "General election 1944: Cork South–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
8. ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database

• Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
• Historic constituencies in County Cork
• 1937 establishments in Ireland
• 1948 disestablishments in Ireland
• Constituencies established in 1937
• Constituencies disestablished in 1948