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For the 1885–1922 constituency, see South Cork (UK Parliament constituency).

Template:Dáil Éireann former constituency infobox Cork South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1948 to 1961. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, for the 1948 general election to Dáil Éireann. It succeeded the constituency of Cork South East. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, when it was partially replaced by the new constituency of Cork South West.

Boundaries

The administrative county of Cork except the portion thereof which was comprised in the constituencies of Cork Borough, Cork North, Cork East and Cork West.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South 1948–1961
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Dan Desmond
(Lab) 		Patrick Lehane
(CnaT) 		Seán Buckley
(FF)
14th 1951 Patrick Lehane
(Ind)
15th 1954 Tadhg Manley
(FG) 		Seán McCarthy
(FF)
16th 1957
17th 1961 Constituency abolished

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

1957 general election

1957 general election: Cork South
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 4,769 17.8 1
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 6,146 22.9 2
Labour Dan Desmond 6,176 23.0 3
Fianna Fáil Sean MacDiarmaid Fawsitt 5,016 18.7
Independent Patrick Dineen 4,712 17.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,819   Quota: 6,705   Turnout:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1961: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. 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 1948: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  5. "General election 1951: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  6. "General election 1954: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  7. ^ "General election 1957: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.

External links

Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City
Parliament of Ireland
to 1800
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918
Dáil Éireann
1918–present
Historic
Current
European Parliament
1979–present
Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland
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