Cork City North-West (Dáil constituency)

Cork City North-West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Cork City North-West
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1969
Abolished1977
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Cork
Created fromCork Borough
Replaced byCork City

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 for the 1969 general election to Dáil Éireann.[1] The old Cork Borough constituency was divided into the new constituencies of Cork City North-West and Cork City South-East. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, when the Cork City North-West and Cork City South-East constituencies were replaced by the new constituency of Cork City.

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the north western parts of Cork city and suburbs.[1]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork City North-West 1969–1977[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
19th1969[3] Jack Lynch
(FF)		 Seán French
(FF)		 Liam Burke
(FG)
20th1973[4]
21st1977 Constituency abolished. See Cork City

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

1973 general election
1973 general election: Cork City North-West[4][5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 45.9 12,427          
Fine Gael Liam Burke 17.1 4,624 4,833 4,886 4,912 6,492 8,303
Fianna Fáil Seán French 10.0 2,691 7,192        
Independent Samuel Allen 9.7 2,630 3,306 3,615 3,749 3,911 4,735
Labour Patrick Kerrigan 9.0 2,425 2,586 2,618 2,739 2,992  
Fine Gael Vincent O'Connell 7.1 1,916 2,013 2,038 2,075    
Aontacht Éireann Seán Twomey 1.3 338 358 368      
Electorate: 36,115   Valid: 27,051   Quota: 6,763   Turnout: 74.90%  

    1969 general election
    1969 general election: Cork City North-West[3][5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 43.8 11,227        
    Fine Gael Liam Burke 12.9 3,312 3,426 3,456 5,332 5,953
    Independent Samuel Allen 11.9 3,063 3,613 3,768 4,022 5,572
    Labour Patrick Kerrigan 10.7 2,754 2,882 3,606 3,711  
    Fine Gael Vincent O'Connell 8.7 2,241 2,361 2,413    
    Fianna Fáil Seán French 8.0 2,046 5,874 5,919 5,992 6,220
    Labour Thomas Leahy 3.9 1,001 1,076      
    Electorate: 34,573   Valid: 25,644   Quota: 6,412   Turnout: 74.17%

    See also

    References
    1. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
    2. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
    3. "General election 1969: Cork City North–West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
    4. "General election 1973: Cork City North–West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
    5. Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.

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