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County Cork

Cork South was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It existed from 1948–1961. It elected three Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the Dáil, using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).

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.

History

The constituency was created in 1948, 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.

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

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1961: Schedule (constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  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. "1948 general election: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2009=03-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. "1951 general election: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2009=03-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. "1954 general election: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2009=03-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. "1957 general election: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2009=03-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City
Parliament of Ireland
to 1800
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918
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1918–present
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1979–present
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