Cork South West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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| Cork South West Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency | |
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| Image:Cork South West (Dáil Éireann constituency).png | |
| Cork South West shown within Ireland | |
| Created: | 1961 |
| TDs: | 3 |
| Counties: | County Cork |
| EP constituency: | South |
Cork South West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the first time in 1961 and was first used in the General Election of that year.
The constituency has an electorate of 54,274 and at present is served by three Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
The constituency encompasses the Bandon, Bantry and Skibbereen electoral areas of Cork County Council. It is a largely rural constituency, with many medium-sized towns, and runs from Dursey Island in the west to Ringabella in the east.
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[edit] Members of Dáil Éireann
| Election | 1st Member (Party) | 2nd Member (Party) | 3rd Member (Party) | |||
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| 29th Dáil (2002) | Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fáil) | Jim O'Keeffe (Fine Gael) | Joe Walsh (Fianna Fáil) | |||
| 30th Dáil (2007) | Christy O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil) | P. J. Sheehan (Fine Gael) | ||||
[edit] 2007 Election result
| 2007 General Election: Cork South West | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Fianna Fáil | Christy O'Sullivan | 10,333 | 24.4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 7,560 | 18.0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 7,739 | 18.2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 7,760 | 18.2 | |||
| Labour Party | Michael McCarthy | 4,095 | 9.6 | |||
| Green Party | Quentin Gargan | 2,860 | 6.2 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin | 2,150 | 5.1 | |||
[edit] 2002 Election result
| 2002 General Election: Cork South West | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Donovan | 7,695 | 20.41 | 1 | 6 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Walsh | 7,187 | 19.06 | 2 | 7 | |
| Fine Gael | Jim O'Keeffe | 6,358 | 16.87 | 3 | 7 | |
| Fine Gael | P. J. Sheehan | 5,831 | 15.47 | |||
| Independent | Christy O'Sullivan | 3,609 | 9.57 | |||
| Labour Party | Michael McCarthy | 3,442 | 9.13 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin | 1,308 | 3.47 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Anne O'Leary | 899 | 2.38 | |||
| Independent | Theresa Heaney | 748 | 1.98 | |||
| Independent | Edmund Butler | 621 | 1.65 | |||
[edit] November 1982 - 2002 full election results
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[edit] February 1982 full result
| 23rd Irish General Election – 18th February, 1982 | ||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | |
| Joe Walsh | Fianna Fáil | 7145 | 7323 | 7561 | 8748 | |
| Jim O'Keeffe | Fine Gael | 6868 | 7808 | 8561 | 8561 | |
| P. J. Sheehan | Fine Gael | 6834 | 7626 | 8451 | 8451 | |
| Flor Crowley | Fianna Fáil | 4940 | 5024 | 5289 | 6660 | |
| D.F. O'Sullivan | Fianna Fáil | 2640 | 2677 | 2831 | ||
| Michael Calnan | Labour Party | 2215 | 2346 | |||
| John McCarthy | Fine Gael | 2179 | ||||
| Electorate=40969, valid=32821, spoiled=208, quota=8206 | ||||||
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City | |
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| Parliament of Ireland to 1800 | Baltimore (1614–1800) · Bandonbridge (1614–1800) · Castlemartyr (1676–1800) · Charleville (1673–1800) · Clonakilty (1613–1800) · Cork City (1264–1800) · Cork County (????–1800) · Doneraile (1640–1800) · Kinsale (1334?–1800) · Mallow (1613–1800) · Midleton (1671–1800) · Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) · Youghal (????–1800) |
| Westminster 1801–1922 | Bandon (1801–1885) · Cork County (1801–1885) · Cork City (1801–1922) · East Cork (1885–1922) · Mid Cork (1885–1922) · North Cork (1885–1922) · North East Cork (1885–1922) · South Cork (1885–1922) · South East Cork (1885–1922) · West Cork (1885–1922) · Kinsale (1801–1885) · Mallow (1801–1885) · Youghal (1801–1885) · |
| Dáil Éireann 1918–present | Cork Borough (1921–1969) · Cork City (1918–1921) · Cork City (1977–1981) · Cork City North West (1969–1977) · Cork City South East (1969–1977) · East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork East (1923–1937), 1948–1961, 1981— ) · Cork East and North East (1921–1923) · Mid Cork (1918–1921) · Cork Mid (1961–1981) · Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–1923) · North Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North (1923–1961) · Cork North Central (1981— ) · North East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North East (1961–1981) · Cork North West (1981— ) · South Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South (1948–1961) · Cork South Central (1981— ) · South East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South East (1937–1948) · Cork South West (1961— ) · West Cork (1918–1921) · Cork West (1923–1961) · |
