Cork South (Dáil constituency)

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 as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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

Cork South
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1961
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Cork

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, for the 1948 general election to Dáil Éireann.[1] 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.[2]

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.[1]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork South 1948–1961[3]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
13th1948[4] Dan Desmond
(Lab)		 Seán Buckley
(FF)		 Patrick Lehane
(CnaT)
14th1951[5] Patrick Lehane
(Ind)
15th1954[6] Seán McCarthy
(FF)		 Tadhg Manley
(FG)
16th1957[7]
17th1961 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[7][8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Labour Dan Desmond 23.0 6,176 6,527
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 22.9 6,146 6,855
Fianna Fáil Sean MacDiarmaid Fawsitt 18.7 5,016 5,982
Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 17.8 4,769 6,999
Independent Patrick Dineen 17.6 4,712  
Electorate: 36,421   Valid: 26,819   Quota: 6,705   Turnout: 73.6%  

    1954 general election
    1954 general election: Cork South[6][8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Labour Dan Desmond 25.8 7,704    
    Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 24.8 7,401 9,930  
    Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 19.1 5,714 6,295 6,624
    Fianna Fáil Seán MacDiarmaid Fawsitt 16.3 4,872 5,475 5,798
    Independent Patrick Lehane 14.1 4,206    
    Electorate: 36,935   Valid: 29,897   Quota: 7,475   Turnout: 80.9%  

      1951 general election
      1951 general election: Cork South[8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Labour Dan Desmond 25.5 7,699    
      Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 24.8 7,500 7,611  
      Independent Patrick Lehane 17.2 5,215 5,697 7,022
      Fianna Fáil William Kent 13.1 3,964 4,010  
      Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 10.2 3,089 5,124 5,416
      Fine Gael John L. O'Sullivan 9.2 2,775    
      Electorate: 37,398   Valid: 30,242   Quota: 7,561   Turnout: 80.87%  

        1948 general election
        1948 general election: Cork South[8]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Labour Dan Desmond 25.1 7,241          
        Clann na Talmhan Patrick Lehane 18.2 5,245 5,247 5,395 6,087 6,227 6,858
        Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 17.3 5,000 5,008 5,028 5,451 8,750  
        Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 15.6 4,488 4,494 5,326 5,949 5,995 6,147
        Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Browne 12.1 3,502 3,505 3,512 3,638    
        Clann na Poblachta Tom Hales 7.9 2,287 2,297 2,339      
        Fine Gael Michael O'Driscoll 3.7 1,077 1,078        
        Electorate: 38,522   Valid: 28,840   Quota: 7,211   Turnout: 74.87%  

          See also

          References
          1. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: First Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
          2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1961: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
          5. "General election 1951: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
          6. "General election 1954: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
          7. "General election 1957: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
          8. 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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