Cork West (Dáil constituency)

Cork West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1961. The constituency elected 5 (and later 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 West Cork (UK Parliament constituency).

Cork West
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1961
Seats
  • 5 (1923–1948)
  • 3 (1948–1961)
Local government areaCounty Cork
Created fromCork Mid, North, South, South East and West
Replaced byCork South-West

History

It was created in 1923 as a 5-seat constituency, a partial replacement for the 8 seat Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West constituency. It was first used for the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil.

It was reduced to a 3 seater for the 1948 general election to the 12th Dáil, and remained at that size until its abolition for the 1961 general election to the 17th Dáil. It was then partially replaced by the new Cork South-West constituency.

Boundaries

It consisted of the county electoral areas of Bandon, Bantry and Dunmanway in the administrative county of Cork.[1]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork West 1923–1961[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
4th1923[3] Timothy J. Murphy
(Lab)		 Seán Buckley
(Rep)		 Cornelius Connolly
(CnaG)		 John Prior
(CnaG)		 Timothy O'Donovan
(FP)
5th1927 (Jun)[4] Thomas Mullins
(FF)		 Timothy Sheehy
(CnaG)		 Jasper Wolfe
(Ind)
6th1927 (Sep)[5]
7th1932[6] Raphael Keyes
(FF)		 Eamonn O'Neill
(CnaG)
8th1933[7] Tom Hales
(FF)		 James Burke
(CnaG)		 Timothy O'Donovan
(NCP)
9th1937[8] Timothy O'Sullivan
(FF)		 Daniel O'Leary
(FG)		 Eamonn O'Neill
(FG)		 Timothy O'Donovan
(FG)
10th1938[9] Seán Buckley
(FF)
11th1943[10] Patrick O'Driscoll
(Ind)
12th1944[11] Eamonn O'Neill
(FG)
13th1948[12] Seán Collins
(FG)		 3 seats
1948–1961
1949 by-election[13] William J. Murphy
(Lab)
14th1951[14] Michael Pat Murphy
(Lab)
15th1954[15] Edward Cotter
(FF)
16th1957[16] Florence Wycherley
(Ind)
17th1961 Constituency abolished. See Cork South-West

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 West[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Labour Michael Pat Murphy 6,454 24.5 2
Fine Gael Seán Collins 5,869 22.3
Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 5,255 19.9 1
Independent Florence Wycherley 4,666 17.7 3
Fianna Fáil Michael Finn 4,125 15.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 30,353   Quota: 7,589   Turnout:

1954 general election
1954 general election: Cork West[15][17]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Labour Michael Pat Murphy 25.4 7,315        
Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 21.8 6,270 8,982      
Clann na Talmhan Florence Wycherley 14.7 4,238 4,389 4,984 5,012 6,181
Fine Gael Seán Collins 13.9 4,003 4,097 4,204 4,251 6,641
Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 12.6 3,635 3,864 4,093 4,132  
Fianna Fáil Michael Finn 11.6 3,339        
Electorate: 34,791   Valid: 28,800   Quota: 7,201   Turnout: 82.8%  

    1951 general election
    1951 general election: Cork West[17]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Fianna Fáil Ted O'Sullivan 25.8 7,571  
    Fine Gael Seán Collins 25.7 7,515  
    Labour Michael Pat Murphy 20.8 6,103 6,758
    Independent Charles John Bryan 16.2 4,732 5,572
    Fianna Fáil James Moynihan 11.5 3,373  
    Electorate: 35,960   Valid: 29,294   Quota: 7,324   Turnout: 81.46%  

      1949 by-election

      Following the death of the Labour Party TD Timothy J. Murphy, a by-election was held on 15 June 1949. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate William J. Murphy.

      1949 by-election: Cork West[17]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Labour William J. Murphy 63.3 18,909
      Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 36.7 10,950
      Electorate: 36,699   Valid: 29,859   Quota: 14,930   Turnout: 81.36%  

        1948 general election
        1948 general election: Cork West[17]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Fianna Fáil Ted Sullivan 21.0 6,348 6,432 6,498 6,694 8,636    
        Labour Timothy J. Murphy 20.4 6,165 6,267 6,653 7,511 8,291    
        Clann na Talmhan Charles John Bryan 15.7 4,750 4,791 5,021 5,472 5,908 6,361 6,489
        Fine Gael Seán Collins 15.4 4,643 4,732 5,805 6,412 6,775 6,944 7,150
        Fianna Fáil Patrick John Burke 11.4 3,439 3,448 3,515 3,712      
        Clann na Poblachta Thomas Roycroft 7.1 2,135 2,633 2,680        
        Fine Gael Daniel J. Kingston 6.2 1,877 1,901          
        Clann na Poblachta Liam Dwyer 2.8 857            
        Electorate: 38,455   Valid: 30,214   Quota: 7,554   Turnout: 78.57%  

          1944 general election
          1944 general election: Cork West[11][18]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Labour Timothy J. Murphy 15.6 7,764 7,971 8,224 9,865    
          Clann na Talmhan Patrick O'Driscoll 15.3 7,573 7,968 8,113 8,231 8,529  
          Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 15.2 7,529 7,569 7,980 8,022 8,108 8,282
          Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 14.4 7,136 7,226 7,379 7,576 7,862 8,028
          Clann na Talmhan Daniel O'Leary 11.4 5,655 5,671 5,782 5,816 5,913 6,763
          Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 10.3 5,125 5,480 5,635 5,738 6,024 8,625
          Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 7.9 3,900 4,091 4,154 4,201 4,319  
          Labour Timothy J. Harrington 4.2 2,092 2,161 2,232      
          Independent Tom Hales 2.9 1,444 1,454        
          Fine Gael Michael Sheehy 2.8 1,405          
          Electorate: 66,863   Valid: 49,623   Quota: 8,271   Turnout: 74.2%  

            1943 general election
            1943 general election: Cork West[10][18]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            Labour Timothy J. Murphy 18.1 9,363              
            Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 15.4 7,977 8,053 8,156 8,227 8,282 8,501 8,782  
            Clann na Talmhan Patrick O'Driscoll 13.7 7,062 7,118 7,359 8,317 8,362 8,461 8,985  
            Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 12.8 6,632 6,684 6,699 6,734 7,054 7,538 7,807 7,821
            Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 9.4 4,854 4,928 5,197 5,248 5,332 5,502 7,898 8,159
            Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 8.5 4,414 4,431 4,569 4,906 4,941 5,671 6,485 6,569
            Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 8.5 4,378 4,416 4,603 4,687 4,859 5,021    
            Labour Denis Lehane 4.5 2,315 2,480 2,517 2,547 3,949      
            Labour Patrick Crowley 3.8 1,955 2,216 2,272 2,277        
            Clann na Talmhan Michael Twomey 3.1 1,582 1,587 1,604          
            Fine Gael Denis Cronin 2.1 1,104 1,116            
            Electorate: 66,863   Valid: 51,636   Quota: 8,607   Turnout: 77.2%  

              1938 general election
              1938 general election: Cork West[9][18]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 20.1 10,895          
              Labour Timothy J. Murphy 19.3 10,424          
              Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 18.5 10,019          
              Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 14.5 7,825 8,440 8,973 9,381    
              Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 12.0 6,504 7,033 7,370 7,500 7,608 8,090
              Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 11.7 6,304 6,776 7,166 7,396 7,487 9,109
              Fine Gael Eugene O'Sullivan 3.9 2,124 2,387 2,535 2,770 2,783  
              Electorate: 66,266   Valid: 54,095   Quota: 9,016   Turnout: 81.6%  

                1937 general election
                1937 general election: Cork West[8][18]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345678
                Labour Timothy J. Murphy 22.7 12,179              
                Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 14.1 7,538 8,290 8,878 8,948        
                Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 12.8 6,846 7,312 7,538 9,082        
                Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 10.8 5,781 6,018 6,138 6,592 6,625 6,627 7,395 8,486
                Fianna Fáil Daniel Corkery 10.7 5,754 6,520 7,550 7,688 7,690 7,699 7,811 7,820
                Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 9.5 5,108 5,336 5,490 6,651 6,752 6,758 10,029  
                Fine Gael William Roycroft 8.4 4,484 4,615 4,653 5,041 5,058 5,060    
                Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 6.9 3,675 3,856 3,954          
                Independent Tom Hales 4.1 2,207 2,696            
                Electorate: 67,017   Valid: 53,572   Quota: 8,929   Turnout: 79.9%  

                  1933 general election
                  1933 general election: Cork West[7][18]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  Cumann na nGaedheal James Burke 21.3 9,482            
                  National Centre Party Timothy O'Donovan 20.4 9,075            
                  Labour Timothy J. Murphy 14.5 6,458 6,656 7,859        
                  Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn O'Neill 13.6 6,067 7,783          
                  Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes 10.9 4,840 4,866 4,952 4,986 5,019 6,055 6,330
                  Fianna Fáil Tom Hales 9.0 4,021 4,049 4,214 4,270 4,318 4,911 7,400
                  Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Galvin 6.1 2,708 2,769 2,877 2,917 2,935 3,132  
                  Fianna Fáil Eugene McCarthy 4.1 1,843 1,880 1,977 2,040 2,108    
                  Electorate: 54,868   Valid: 44,494   Quota: 7,416   Turnout: 81.1%  

                    1932 general election
                    1932 general election: Cork West[6][18]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456
                    Labour Timothy J. Murphy 17.7 7,257          
                    Independent Jasper Wolfe 14.1 5,757 5,805 5,894 6,855    
                    Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn O'Neill 13.9 5,715 5,793 5,822 8,070    
                    Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 13.0 5,310 5,387 5,565 6,455 7,654  
                    Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Galvin 12.3 5,060 5,132 5,724 5,883 5,898 5,932
                    Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes 12.2 5,005 5,058 6,352 6,449 6,476 6,536
                    Cumann na nGaedheal Timothy Sheehy 10.9 4,476 4,538 4,657      
                    Fianna Fáil Eugene McCarthy 5.8 2,393 2,431        
                    Electorate: 54,238   Valid: 40,973   Quota: 6,829   Turnout: 75.5%  

                      September 1927 general election
                      September 1927 general election: Cork West[5][18]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      12345
                      Independent Jasper Wolfe 16.6 6,027 6,085      
                      Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 16.3 5,893 5,941 6,177    
                      Labour Timothy J. Murphy 15.3 5,561 5,751 8,176    
                      Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullins 13.2 4,797 9,004      
                      Cumann na nGaedheal Timothy Sheehy 13.2 4,771 4,788 4,863 4,926 4,948
                      Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn O'Neill 12.8 4,623 4,643 4,679 4,804 4,833
                      Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes 12.6 4,585        
                      Electorate: 56,663   Valid: 36,257   Quota: 6,043   Turnout: 64.0%  

                        June 1927 general election
                        June 1927 general election: Cork West[4][18]
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        123456789
                        Labour Timothy J. Murphy 18.7 6,679                
                        Independent Jasper Wolfe 12.4 4,422 4,526 4,688 4,785 4,907 5,128 5,296 5,543 5,837
                        Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 10.4 3,708 3,788 3,879 3,922 4,045 4,128 4,912 5,054 5,902
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Timothy Sheehy 9.0 3,206 3,299 3,529 3,569 4,345 4,458 4,624 4,713 5,999
                        Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullins 8.2 2,925 3,001 3,079 3,661 3,722 4,465 4,585 6,328  
                        Farmers' Party Joseph McCarthy 7.5 2,693 2,735 2,833 2,974 3,056 3,182 3,636 3,743 3,962
                        Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas O'Donovan 6.7 2,404 2,486 2,550 2,594 2,876 2,902 3,032 3,105  
                        Fianna Fáil Jeremiah McCarthy 5.9 2,122 2,154 2,192 2,343 2,375 2,782 2,848    
                        Farmers' Party Jeremiah O'Sullivan 5.0 1,801 1,820 1,850 1,897 2,043 2,093      
                        Fianna Fáil George Ross 4.9 1,739 1,790 1,817 1,962 1,994        
                        Cumann na nGaedheal John Prior 4.7 1,685 1,735 1,779 1,801          
                        Sinn Féin Seán Buckley 3.8 1,349 1,396 1,427            
                        Independent Cornelius O'Donovan 2.7 947 1,003              
                        Electorate: 56,663   Valid: 35,680   Quota: 5,947   Turnout: 63.0%  

                          1923 general election

                          There is no record of Buckley's surplus having been distributed, even though it was greater than the difference between the votes of Murphy and Kelly.[18]

                          1923 general election: Cork West[3][18]
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          12345678910
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Cornelius Connolly 14.9 4,430 4,482 4,601 4,626 4,813 5,264        
                          Labour Timothy J. Murphy 11.8 3,517 3,600 3,630 3,697 3,773 3,987 3,998 4,191 4,290 4,405
                          Cumann na nGaedheal John Prior 11.0 3,257 3,349 3,394 3,398 3,449 3,736 3,915 4,186 4,595 4,615
                          Republican Seán Buckley 10.9 3,237 3,325 3,355 3,629 3,720 3,763 3,769 3,815 3,867 5,866
                          Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 8.3 2,473 2,535 3,036 3,090 3,410 3,543 3,563 3,789 4,777 4,861
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Robert Kelly 8.3 2,469 2,548 2,609 2,635 2,681 2,794 2,870 3,258 3,368 3,505
                          Republican Maurice Donegan 5.9 1,741 1,767 1,789 2,500 2,549 2,562 2,565 2,649 2,682  
                          Farmers' Party Michael Scully 4.9 1,460 1,477 1,604 1,617 1,871 1,927 1,932 2,078    
                          Independent Daniel O'Leary 4.8 1,427 1,445 1,483 1,508 1,569 1,665 1,675      
                          Cumann na nGaedheal Daniel McCarthy 4.5 1,347 1,396 1,418 1,441 1,494          
                          National Democratic Joseph O'Mahony 4.5 1,336 1,350 1,393 1,410            
                          Republican John Lehane 4.2 1,240 1,266 1,296              
                          Farmers' Party Daniel Minihane 3.6 1,074 1,114                
                          Independent William Hales 1.7 510                  
                          Independent David Connor 0.7 205                  
                          Electorate: 59,500   Valid: 29,723   Quota: 4,954   Turnout: 50.0%  

                            See also

                            References
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