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	{{~~for~~\|~~the 1885-1922~~ constituency~~\|West Mayo~~ (~~UK Parliament constituency~~)}}		{{Short description\|Dáil constituency (1969–1997)}}
			{{For\|the 1885–1922 constituency\|West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)}}
	]]]
			{{Use Hiberno-English\|date=June 2018}}
	'''Mayo West''' was an ] which returned three deputies (], or TDs) to ] from 1969–1997, using the ] method of ] (PR–STV).
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=June 2018}}
			{{Infobox constituency
			\| name = Mayo West
			\| type = ]
			\| year = ]
			\| abolished = ]
			\| map4 =
			\| map_entity = Ireland
			\| map_size = 200px
			\| seats = 3
			\| local_council_label = ]
			\| local_council = ]
			\| previous = {{ubl\|]\|]}}
			\| next = ]
			}}
			'''Mayo West''' was a ] represented in ], the lower house of the Irish parliament or ] from 1969 to 1997. The constituency was served by 3 deputies (], commonly known as TDs). The method of election was ] by means of the ] (PR-STV).

			== History and boundaries ==
	With effect from the ] it was combined with ] to form a new 5-seat ].
			The constituency was created under the terms of the ], taking in parts of the former ] and ] constituencies, and included ], ], ] and ].<ref name="ea-1969">{{cite web \|title=Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies) \|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1969/en/act/pub/0003/sched1.html \|work=Irish Statute Book database \|accessdate=12 February 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015100825/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1969/en/act/pub/0003/sched1.html \|archivedate=15 October 2013 }}</ref> With effect from the ] it was combined with ] to form a new five-seat ].

	== TDs ==		== TDs ==
			{{Irish TD table begin
	{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
			\|constituency = Mayo West
	\|-
			\|maxTDs = 3
	!colspan="8" \| ] (TDs) for Mayo West
			\|start = 1969
	\|-
			\|end = 1997
	!Dáil!!Election!!colspan="2"\|1st Deputy<br />(Party)!!colspan="2"\|2nd Deputy<br />(Party)!!colspan="2"\|3rd Deputy<br />(Party)
			\|refs =<ref name="walker">{{cite book \|title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 \|editor=Walker, Brian M \|publisher=Royal Irish Academy \|location=Dublin \|year=1992 \|isbn=0-901714-96-8 \|issn=0332-0286 }}</ref>
	\|-
			<!-- The unnamed parameters below generate a key to parties -->
	\| ] \|\| ]<ref name="walker">{{cite book \|title=Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918-92 \|editor=Walker, Brian M \|year= \|publisher=Royal Irish Academy \|location=Dublin \|year=1992 \|isbn=0 901714 96 8 \|issn=0332-0286 }}</ref>
			\|Fianna Fáil
	\|rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" \|
			\|Fine Gael
	\|rowspan="1"\| ]<br />(])
			}}
	\|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Fine Gael/meta/color}}" \|
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
	\|rowspan="2"\| ]<br />(])
			\|dailnum = 19
	\|rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" \|
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1969">{{cite web \|title=General election 1969: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1969&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>
	\|rowspan="1"\| ]<br />(])
			}}
	\|-
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\| rowspan="2" \| ] \|\| ]<ref name="walker" /> <!-- Staunton, Kenny, Gallagher -->
			\|name = ]
	\|rowspan="7" style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" \|
			\|elections = 1
	\|rowspan="7"\| ]<br />(])
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Fine Gael/meta/color}}" \|
			}}
	\|rowspan="2"\| ]<br />(])
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\|-
			\|name = ]
	\| ]<ref name="walker" />
			\|elections = 1
	\|rowspan="9" style="background-color: {{Fine Gael/meta/color}}" \|
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
	\|rowspan="9"\| ]<br />(])
			}}
	\|-
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\| ] \|\| ]<ref name="walker" /> <!-- Kenny, Gallagher, Flynn -->
			\|name = ]
	\|rowspan="7" style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" \|
			\|elections = 2
	\|rowspan="7"\| ]<br />(])
			\|party = Fine Gael
	\|-
			}}
	\| ] \|\| ]<ref name="walker" /> <!-- Kenny, Gallagher, Flynn -->
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
	\|-
			\|dailnum = 20
	\| ] \|\| ]<ref name="walker" /> <!-- Kenny, Gallagher, Flynn -->
			\|byelections = 1
	\|-
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1973">{{cite web \|title=General election 1973: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>
	\| ] \|\| ]<ref name="walker" /> <!-- Kenny, Gallagher, Flynn -->
			}}
	\|-
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\| ] \|\| ]<ref name="walker" /> <!-- Kenny, Gallagher, Flynn -->
			\|name = ]
	\|-
			\|elections = 7
	\| ] \|\| ]<ref name="walker" /> <!-- Kenny, O'Toole, Flynn -->
	\|~~rowspan="1"~~ ~~style~~=~~"background-color:~~ {{Fianna Fáil~~/meta/color}}" \|~~		\|party = Fianna Fáil
			}}
	\|rowspan="1"\| ]<br />(])
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\|-
			\|name = ]
	\| rowspan="2" \| ]
			\|elections = 2
	\| ]<!-- Kenny, Hughes, Flynn --><ref name="ei-1992mw">{{cite web \|title=General election 1992: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=2009-02-13 }}</ref>
			\|party = Fine Gael
	\|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" \|
			}}
	\|rowspan="2"\| ]<br />(])
			{{Irish TD table by-election
	\|-
			\|constituency = Mayo West
	\| ]<ref name="ei-1992mw">{{cite web \|title=Mayo West by-election, 1994 \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992B&cons=177&ref=110 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=2009-02-13 }}</ref>
			\|year = 1975
	\|rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{Fine Gael/meta/color}}" \|
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1975">{{cite web \|title=By-election 1975: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973B&cons=177&ref=98 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>
	\|rowspan="1"\| ]<br />(])
			}}
	\|-
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
	\| ] \|\| ]
			\|name = ]
	\| colspan="6" \| ''constituency abolished: see ]''
			\|elections = 9
	\|}
			\|party = Fine Gael
			}}
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
			\|dailnum = 21
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1977">{{cite web \|title=General election 1977: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1977&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>
			}}
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
			\|name = ]
			\|elections = 7
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			}}
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
			\|dailnum = 22
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1981">{{cite web \|title=General election 1981: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1981&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>
			}}
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
			\|dailnum = 23
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1982feb">{{cite web \|title=General election February 1982: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982feb&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>
			}}
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
			\|dailnum = 24
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1982nov">{{cite web \|title=General election November 1982: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1982nov&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>
			}}
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
			\|dailnum = 25
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1987">{{cite web \|title=General election 1987: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1987&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>
			}}
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
			\|dailnum = 26
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1989">{{cite web \|title=General election 1989: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1989&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>
			}}
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
			\|name = ]
			\|elections = 1
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			}}
			{{Irish TD table Dáil
			\|dailnum = 27
			\|byelections = 1
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1992">{{cite web \|title=General election 1992: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992&cons=177 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=13 February 2009}}</ref>
			}}
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
			\|name = ]
			\|elections = 2
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			}}
			{{Irish TD table by-election
			\|constituency = Mayo West
			\|year = 1994
			\|refs =<ref name="ei-mayowest-1994">{{cite web \|title=By-election 1994: Mayo West \|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1992B&cons=177&ref=110 \|work=ElectionsIreland.org \|accessdate=13 February 2009}}</ref>
			}}
			{{Irish TD table TD with party link
			\|name = ]
			\|elections = 1
			\|party = Fine Gael
			}}
			{{Irish TD table end
			\|dailnum = 28
			\|maxTDs = 3
			\|comment = Constituency abolished. See ]
			}}

			== Elections ==

			=== 1994 by-election ===
			Following the resignation of ] TD ] on his appointment as ], a by-election was held on 9 June 1994. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Michael Ring.

			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="ei-mayowest-1994"/>
			\|numcounts = 2
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 37.7
			\|count1 = 10,967
			\|count2 = 13,639
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 35.7
			\|count1 = 10,390
			\|count2 = '''14,063'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Paddy McGuinness
			\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 21.6
			\|count1 = 6,275
			\|count2 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Johnny Mee
			\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 3.8
			\|count1 = 1,103
			\|count2 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 1.3
			\|count1 = 388
			\|count2 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|numcounts = 2
			\|electorate = 45,932
			\|valid = 29,123
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 14,562
			\|turnout = 63.4%
			}}

			=== 1992 general election ===
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="GovernmentPublishedElectionResults92">{{cite book\|author=Government of Ireland\|author-link=Government of Ireland\|date=1993\|title= Dáil General Election November, 1992 Election Results and Transfer of Votes in the General Election for the Twenty-Seventh Dáil\|publisher=Stationery Office, Government of Ireland}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 4
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 32.5
			\|count1 = '''9,629'''
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 20.9
			\|count1 = 6,210
			\|count2 = 6,664
			\|count3 = 6,727
			\|count4 = '''7,656'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 17.3
			\|count1 = 5,136
			\|count2 = 5,232
			\|count3 = 5,253
			\|count4 = 5,899
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 14.8
			\|count1 = 4,401
			\|count2 = 5,519
			\|count3 = 6,267
			\|count4 = '''7,319'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Paraic Cosgrove
			\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 11.7
			\|count1 = 3,478
			\|count2 = 3,687
			\|count3 = 3,943
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Michael Goonan
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 2.7
			\|count1 = 803
			\|count2 = 1,140
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|numcounts = 4
			\|electorate = 43,472
			\|valid = 29,657
			\|spoilt = 389 (1.3%)
			\|quota = 7,415
			\|turnout = 30,046 (69.1%)
			}}

			=== 1989 general election ===
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="ei-mayowest-1989"/><ref name=IrelandElection_1989>{{cite web\|url=https://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=6&constitid=100&electype=1\|title=Mayo West: 1989 general election\|work=IrelandElection.com\|access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1989>{{cite web \|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/26thDail_June1989.pdf \|title=26th Dáil 1989 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=January 1990\|access-date=23 November 2024}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 3
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 20.4
			\|count1 = 5,974
			\|count2 = 6,052
			\|count3 = '''7,670'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 18.4
			\|count1 = 5,385
			\|count2 = '''7,540'''
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 18.4
			\|count1 = 5,379
			\|count2 = 6,060
			\|count3 = '''7,413'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Frank Durcan
			\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 17.7
			\|count1 = 5,187
			\|count2 = 5,691
			\|count3 = 6,227
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Paraic Cosgrove
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 13.0
			\|count1 = 3,804
			\|count2 = 3,908
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Myles Staunton
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 12.2
			\|count1 = 3,572
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|electorate = 39,505
			\|valid = 29,301
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 7,326
			\|turnout = 74.2%
			\|numcounts = 3
			}}

			=== 1987 general election ===
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="ei-mayowest-1987"/><ref name=IrelandElection_1987>{{cite web\|url=https://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=7&constitid=100&electype=1\|title=Mayo West: 1987 general election\|work=IrelandElection.com\|access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1987>{{cite web \|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/25thDail_February1987_ByeElections24th_1982_1987.pdf\|title=25th Dáil 1987 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=July 1987\|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 2
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 24.5
			\|count1 = 7,410
			\|count2 = '''7,574'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 23.8
			\|count1 = 7,198
			\|count2 = '''8,250'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 22.8
			\|count1 = 6,908
			\|count2 = '''8,461'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 18.8
			\|count1 = 5,683
			\|count2 = 5,955
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Paraic Cosgrove
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 10.2
			\|count1 = 3,091
			\|count2 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|electorate = 40,739
			\|valid = 30,290
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 7,573
			\|turnout = 74.4%
			\|numcounts = 2
			}}

			=== November 1982 general election ===
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="ei-mayowest-1982nov"/><ref name=IrelandElection_1982_Nov>{{cite web\|url=https://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=8&constitid=100&electype=1\|title=Mayo West: 1982 (Nov) general election\|work=IrelandElection.com\|access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_Nov_1982>{{cite web\|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/24thDail_Nov1982_ByeElections23rd.pdf\|title=24th Dáil November 1982 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=August 1983\|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 3
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 24.4
			\|count1 = 7,463
			\|count2 = '''8,136'''
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 23.7
			\|count1 = 7,251
			\|count2 = '''8,676'''
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 20.7
			\|count1 = 6,348
			\|count2 = 7,549
			\|count3 = '''8,501'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 18.5
			\|count1 = 5,669
			\|count2 = 6,178
			\|count3 = 6,240
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Paraic Cosgrove
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 8.6
			\|count1 = 2,619
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Johnny Mee
			\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 4.2
			\|count1 = 1,296
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|electorate = 41,404
			\|valid = 30,646
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 7,662
			\|turnout = 74.0%
			\|numcounts = 3
			}}

			=== February 1982 general election ===
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="ei-mayowest-1982feb"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_Feb_1982>{{cite web\|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/23rdDail_Feb1982_NoByeElections.pdf\|title=23rd Dáil February 1982 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=August 1982\|access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 4
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 25.8
			\|count1 = '''7,908'''
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 24.2
			\|count1 = 7,413
			\|count2 = 7,520
			\|count3 = 7,567
			\|count4 = '''9,093'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 21.6
			\|count1 = 6,611
			\|count2 = 6,677
			\|count3 = 6,719
			\|count4 = '''7,682'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 12.2
			\|count1 = 3,739
			\|count2 = 4,071
			\|count3 = 5,397
			\|count4 = 5,573
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Paraic Cosgrove
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 8.4
			\|count1 = 2,563
			\|count2 = 2,582
			\|count3 = 2,916
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = John Carey
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 5.8
			\|count1 = 1,769
			\|count2 = 1,829
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = John Gibbons
			\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 2.0
			\|count1 = 620
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|electorate = 41,514
			\|valid = 30,623
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 7,656
			\|turnout = 73.8%
			\|numcounts = 4
			}}

			===1981 general election===
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="ei-mayowest-1981"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1981>{{cite web\|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/22ndDail_June1981_ByeElections21st_1977_1981.pdf\|title=22nd Dáil 1981 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=September 1981\|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 3
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 26.3
			\|count1 = '''8,458'''
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 24.1
			\|count1 = 7,741
			\|count2 = '''8,101'''
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 20.6
			\|count1 = 6,605
			\|count2 = 6,642
			\|count3 = '''9,028'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 13.4
			\|count1 = 4,312
			\|count2 = 5,755
			\|count3 = 5,976
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Timothy Quinn
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 9.4
			\|count1 = 3,010
			\|count2 = 3,080
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Patrick Kilbane
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 6.2
			\|count1 = 1,982
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|electorate = 41,514
			\|valid = 32,108
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 8,028
			\|turnout = 77.3%
			\|numcounts = 3
			}}

			=== 1977 general election ===
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="ei-mayowest-1977"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1977>{{cite web\|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/21stDail_June1977_ByeElections20th_1973_1977.pdf\|title=21st Dáil 1977 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=February 1978\|access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 4
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 28.7
			\|count1 = '''9,457'''
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 24.1
			\|count1 = 7,958
			\|count2 = 8,004
			\|count3 = '''8,345'''
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 16.5
			\|count1 = 5,439
			\|count2 = 5,502
			\|count3 = 5,671
			\|count4 = '''8,686'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 15.8
			\|count1 = 5,203
			\|count2 = 6,237
			\|count3 = 6,758
			\|count4 = 7,026
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Timothy Quinn
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 11.2
			\|count1 = 3,704
			\|count2 = 3,736
			\|count3 = 3,834
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Basil Morahan
			\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 3.2
			\|count1 = 1,055
			\|count2 = 1,085
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Peter Keane
			\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 0.6
			\|count1 = 181
			\|count2 = 183
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|numcounts = 4
			\|electorate = 42,424
			\|valid = 32,997
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 8,250
			\|turnout = 77.8%
			}}

			=== 1975 by-election ===
			Following the death of ] TD ], a by-election was held on 12 November 1975. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Enda Kenny, son of the deceased TD.
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="GallagherIrishElections">{{cite book\|last=Gallagher\|first=Michael\|author-link=Michael Gallagher (academic)\|date=2009\|title=Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=9781138973343}}</ref><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1977 />
			\|numcounts = 1
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 52.8
			\|count1 = '''15,584'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Michael Joe McGreal
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 42.2
			\|count1 = 12,448
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Basil A. Morahan
			\|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 5.0
			\|count1 = 1,481
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|numcounts = 1
			\|electorate = 38,249
			\|valid = 29,513
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 14,757
			\|turnout = 77.2%
			}}

			=== 1973 general election ===
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="ei-mayowest-1973"/><ref name="GallagherIrishElections"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1973>{{cite web \|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/20thDail_February1973_ByeElections19th_1969_1973.pdf \|title=20th Dáil 1973 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=October 1973\|access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 2
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 25.4
			\|count1 = '''6,381'''
			\|count2 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 24.0
			\|count1 = 6,024
			\|count2 = '''6,268'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 19.8
			\|count1 = 4,971
			\|count2 = 5,618
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 17.0
			\|count1 = 4,255
			\|count2 = '''6,474'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 13.8
			\|count1 = 3,475
			\|count2 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|numcounts = 2
			\|electorate = 39,040
			\|valid = 25,106
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 6,277
			\|turnout = 64.3%
			}}

			===1969 general election===
			{{STV Election box begin2
			\|title = ]: Mayo West<ref name="ei-mayowest-1969"/><ref name=Opac_Oireachtas_1969>{{cite web \|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Official%20Publications/pdf/19thDail_June1969_ByeElections18th_1965_1969.pdf \|title=19th Dáil 1969 general election results\|work=Houses of the Oireachtas\|date=January 1970\|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
			\|numcounts = 5
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 24.7
			\|count1 = 6,246
			\|count2 = '''6,368'''
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 23.5
			\|count1 = 5,943
			\|count2 = 5,979
			\|count3 = 5,985
			\|count4 = 6,015
			\|count5 = '''7,064'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 15.4
			\|count1 = 3,891
			\|count2 = 4,032
			\|count3 = 4,067
			\|count4 = 4,834
			\|count5 = 5,253
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ''']'''
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 15.1
			\|count1 = 3,817
			\|count2 = 3,845
			\|count3 = 3,847
			\|count4 = 4,204
			\|count5 = '''6,235'''
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = ]
			\|party = Fianna Fáil
			\|percentage = 14.2
			\|count1 = 3,591
			\|count2 = 3,637
			\|count3 = 3,639
			\|count4 = 3,725
			\|count5 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Eamonn Carey
			\|party = Fine Gael
			\|percentage = 5.2
			\|count1 = 1,314
			\|count2 = 1,335
			\|count3 = 1,346
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box candidate2
			\|candidate = Michael Reilly
			\|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
			\|percentage = 1.8
			\|count1 = 445
			\|count2 =
			\|count3 =
			\|count4 =
			\|count5 =
			}}
			{{STV Election box end2
			\|numcounts = 5
			\|electorate = 34,658
			\|valid = 25,247
			\|spoilt =
			\|quota = 6,312
			\|turnout = 72.8%
			}}

			== See also ==
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	== References ==		== References ==
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			== External links ==
	{{Mayo constituencies}}
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			{{County Mayo constituencies}}
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Dáil constituency (1969–1997) For the 1885–1922 constituency, see West Mayo (UK Parliament constituency).

Mayo West
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created	1969
Abolished	1997
Seats	3
Local government area	County Mayo
Created from	Mayo North Mayo South
Replaced by	Mayo

Mayo West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1997. The constituency was served by 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, taking in parts of the former Mayo North and Mayo South constituencies, and included Ballinrobe, Belmullet, Castlebar and Westport. With effect from the 1997 general election it was combined with Mayo East to form a new five-seat Mayo constituency.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Mayo West 1969–1997
Key to parties FF = Fianna Fáil FG = Fine Gael
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
19th	1969		Mícheál Ó Móráin (FF)		Joseph Lenehan (FF)		Henry Kenny (FG)
20th	1973		Denis Gallagher (FF)		Myles Staunton (FG)		Henry Kenny (FG)
20th	1975 by-election				Myles Staunton (FG)		Enda Kenny (FG)
21st	1977				Pádraig Flynn (FF)
22nd	1981
23rd	1982 (Feb)
24th	1982 (Nov)
25th	1987
26th	1989		Martin O'Toole (FF)
27th	1992		Séamus Hughes (FF)
27th	1994 by-election		Séamus Hughes (FF)		Michael Ring (FG)
28th	1997	Constituency abolished. See Mayo

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

1994 by-election

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Pádraig Flynn on his appointment as EU Commissioner, a by-election was held on 9 June 1994. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Michael Ring.

1994 by-election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2
	Fianna Fáil	Beverley Cooper Flynn	37.7	10,967	13,639
	Fine Gael	Michael Ring	35.7	10,390	14,063
	Independent	Paddy McGuinness	21.6	6,275
	Labour	Johnny Mee	3.8	1,103
	Independent	Jerry Cowley	1.3	388
Electorate: 45,932 Valid: 29,123 Quota: 14,562 Turnout: 63.4%

1992 general election

1992 general election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig Flynn	32.5	9,629
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	20.9	6,210	6,664	6,727	7,656
	Fine Gael	Michael Ring	17.3	5,136	5,232	5,253	5,899
	Fianna Fáil	Séamus Hughes	14.8	4,401	5,519	6,267	7,319
	Independent	Paraic Cosgrove	11.7	3,478	3,687	3,943
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Goonan	2.7	803	1,140
Electorate: 43,472 Valid: 29,657 Spoilt: 389 (1.3%) Quota: 7,415 Turnout: 30,046 (69.1%)

1989 general election

1989 general election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig Flynn	20.4	5,974	6,052	7,670
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	18.4	5,385	7,540
	Fianna Fáil	Martin O'Toole	18.4	5,379	6,060	7,413
	Independent	Frank Durcan	17.7	5,187	5,691	6,227
	Fianna Fáil	Paraic Cosgrove	13.0	3,804	3,908
	Fine Gael	Myles Staunton	12.2	3,572
Electorate: 39,505 Valid: 29,301 Quota: 7,326 Turnout: 74.2%

1987 general election

1987 general election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	24.5	7,410	7,574
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig Flynn	23.8	7,198	8,250
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Gallagher	22.8	6,908	8,461
	Fine Gael	Patrick Durcan	18.8	5,683	5,955
	Fianna Fáil	Paraic Cosgrove	10.2	3,091
Electorate: 40,739 Valid: 30,290 Quota: 7,573 Turnout: 74.4%

November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	24.4	7,463	8,136
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Gallagher	23.7	7,251	8,676
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig Flynn	20.7	6,348	7,549	8,501
	Fine Gael	Patrick Durcan	18.5	5,669	6,178	6,240
	Fianna Fáil	Paraic Cosgrove	8.6	2,619
	Labour	Johnny Mee	4.2	1,296
Electorate: 41,404 Valid: 30,646 Quota: 7,662 Turnout: 74.0%

February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	25.8	7,908
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Gallagher	24.2	7,413	7,520	7,567	9,093
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig Flynn	21.6	6,611	6,677	6,719	7,682
	Fine Gael	Patrick Durcan	12.2	3,739	4,071	5,397	5,573
	Fianna Fáil	Paraic Cosgrove	8.4	2,563	2,582	2,916
	Fine Gael	John Carey	5.8	1,769	1,829
	Labour	John Gibbons	2.0	620
Electorate: 41,514 Valid: 30,623 Quota: 7,656 Turnout: 73.8%

1981 general election

1981 general election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	26.3	8,458
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Gallagher	24.1	7,741	8,101
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig Flynn	20.6	6,605	6,642	9,028
	Fine Gael	Patrick Durcan	13.4	4,312	5,755	5,976
	Fianna Fáil	Timothy Quinn	9.4	3,010	3,080
	Fine Gael	Patrick Kilbane	6.2	1,982
Electorate: 41,514 Valid: 32,108 Quota: 8,028 Turnout: 77.3%

1977 general election

1977 general election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	28.7	9,457
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Gallagher	24.1	7,958	8,004	8,345
	Fianna Fáil	Pádraig Flynn	16.5	5,439	5,502	5,671	8,686
	Fine Gael	Myles Staunton	15.8	5,203	6,237	6,758	7,026
	Fianna Fáil	Timothy Quinn	11.2	3,704	3,736	3,834
	Independent	Basil Morahan	3.2	1,055	1,085
	Independent	Peter Keane	0.6	181	183
Electorate: 42,424 Valid: 32,997 Quota: 8,250 Turnout: 77.8%

1975 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Henry Kenny, a by-election was held on 12 November 1975. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Enda Kenny, son of the deceased TD.

1975 by-election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny	52.8	15,584
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Joe McGreal	42.2	12,448
	Independent	Basil A. Morahan	5.0	1,481
Electorate: 38,249 Valid: 29,513 Quota: 14,757 Turnout: 77.2%

1973 general election

1973 general election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2
	Fine Gael	Myles Staunton	25.4	6,381
	Fine Gael	Henry Kenny	24.0	6,024	6,268
	Fianna Fáil	Mícheál Ó Móráin	19.8	4,971	5,618
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Gallagher	17.0	4,255	6,474
	Fianna Fáil	Joseph Lenehan	13.8	3,475
Electorate: 39,040 Valid: 25,106 Quota: 6,277 Turnout: 64.3%

1969 general election

1969 general election: Mayo West
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Fine Gael	Henry Kenny	24.7	6,246	6,368
	Fianna Fáil	Mícheál Ó Móráin	23.5	5,943	5,979	5,985	6,015	7,064
	Fine Gael	Myles Staunton	15.4	3,891	4,032	4,067	4,834	5,253
	Fianna Fáil	Joseph Lenehan	15.1	3,817	3,845	3,847	4,204	6,235
	Fianna Fáil	Denis Gallagher	14.2	3,591	3,637	3,639	3,725
	Fine Gael	Eamonn Carey	5.2	1,314	1,335	1,346
	Labour	Michael Reilly	1.8	445
Electorate: 34,658 Valid: 25,247 Quota: 6,312 Turnout: 72.8%

References

"Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
^ "General election 1969: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
^ "General election 1973: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
"By-election 1975: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
^ "General election 1977: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
^ "General election 1981: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
^ "General election February 1982: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
^ "General election November 1982: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
^ "General election 1987: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
^ "General election 1989: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
"General election 1992: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^ "By-election 1994: Mayo West". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
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.
"Mayo West: 1989 general election". IrelandElection.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
"26th Dáil 1989 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. January 1990. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
"Mayo West: 1987 general election". IrelandElection.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
"25th Dáil 1987 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. July 1987. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
"Mayo West: 1982 (Nov) general election". IrelandElection.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
"24th Dáil November 1982 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. August 1983. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
"23rd Dáil February 1982 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. August 1982. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
"22nd Dáil 1981 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. September 1981. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
"20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. October 1973. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
"19th Dáil 1969 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. January 1970. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

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