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Revision as of 22:49, 9 January 2011 by Spleodrach (talk | contribs) (added 1948 result)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) 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 | |||||||
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Key to parties
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| 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
| 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: | ||||||
1954 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dan Desmond | 7,704 | 25.8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fine Gael | Tadhg Manley | 7,401 | 24.8 | 2 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Seán McCarthy | 5,714 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Seán MacDiarmaid Fawsitt | 4,872 | 16.3 | |||
| Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Lehane | 4,206 | 14.1 | |||
| Electorate: ? Valid: 29,897 Quota: 7,475 Turnout: | ||||||
1951 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dan Desmond | 7,699 | 25.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Buckley | 7,500 | 24.8 | 2 | ||
| Independent | Patrick Lehane | 5,215 | 17.2 | 3 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | William Kent | 3,964 | 13.1 | |||
| Fine Gael | Tadhg Manley | 3,089 | 10.2 | |||
| Fine Gael | John O'Sullivan | 2,775 | 9.2 | |||
| Electorate: ? Valid: 30,242 Quota: 7,561 Turnout: | ||||||
1948 general election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dan Desmond | 7,241 | 25.1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Lehane | 5,245 | 18.2 | 3 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Buckley | 5,000 | 17.3 | 2 | ||
| Fine Gael | Eamonn O'Neill | 4,488 | 15.6 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Jeremiah Browne | 3,502 | 12.1 | |||
| Clann na Poblachta | Tom Hales | 2,287 | 7.9 | |||
| Fine Gael | Michael O'Driscoll | 1,077 | 3.7 | |||
| Electorate: ? Valid: 28,840 Quota: 7,211 Turnout: | ||||||
See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of historic Dáil Éireann constituencies
- Elections in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1961: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 2 March 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 1948: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ "General election 1951: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ "General election 1954: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ "General election 1957: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
External links
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| Parliament of Ireland to 1800 |
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| Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918 |
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| Dáil Éireann 1918–present |
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| European Parliament 1979–present | |||||||
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