Mayo (Dáil constituency)

Mayo is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

This article is about the current Irish constituency. For the 19th-century constituency of the UK Parliament, see Mayo (UK Parliament constituency).

Mayo
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Mayo within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1997
Seats
  • 5 (1997–2016)
  • 4 (2016–)
TDs
  •   Dara Calleary (FF)
  •   Rose Conway-Walsh (SF)
  •   Alan Dillon (FG)
  •   Michael Ring (FG)
Local government areaCounty Mayo
Created from
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West

History

At the 2002 general election Fine Gael suffered its worst electoral performance ever, losing 23 seats nationally, a figure larger than expected and with its overall vote down 5%. Enda Kenny came close to losing his seat and even went so far as to prepare a concession speech. In the end he won the third seat in the five-seat constituency.

At the 2011 general election, this was the constituency of Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, who would become Taoiseach after the election. Fine Gael won four out of five seats in Mayo at that election. This was the first time any party won four seats in any five-seat Dáíl constituency; the last time any party had won four seats in a Dáil constituency was in the era of six- and seven-seat constituencies.

Boundaries

The constituency includes Castlebar, Westport and Ballina. Mayo is the largest Dáil constituency in Ireland by area.

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the current constituency as:[1]

"The county of Mayo, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Galway West."

The constituency was used for the first time at the 1997 general election and replaced the former constituencies of Mayo East and Mayo West.

Changes to the Mayo constituency
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1997–2016 5 The county of Mayo.[2][3][4][5] Created from Mayo East and Mayo West.
2016–2020 4 The county of Mayo, except the part in the constituency of Galway West.[6][1] Electoral divisions of Ballinrobe, Cong, Dalgan, Houndswood, Kilcommon, Kilmaine, Neale, Shrule, in the former Rural District of Ballinrobe, and Garrymore in the former Rural District of Claremorris, transferred to Galway West.[7]
2020– 4 Electoral divisions of Ballinrobe, Kilcommon and Garrymore transferred from Galway West.[8]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Mayo 1997–
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
28th1997[9] Beverley Flynn
(FF)		 Tom Moffatt
(FF)		 Enda Kenny
(FG)		 Michael Ring
(FG)		 Jim Higgins
(FG)
29th2002[10] John Carty
(FF)		 Jerry Cowley
(Ind)
30th2007[11][12] Beverley Flynn
(Ind)		 Dara Calleary
(FF)		 John O'Mahony
(FG)
31st2011[13] Michelle Mulherin
(FG)
32nd2016[14] Lisa Chambers
(FF)		 4 seats
from 2016
33rd2020[14] Rose Conway-Walsh
(SF)		 Alan Dillon
(FG)

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

2020 general election
2020 general election: Mayo [15][16]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Fine Gael Michael Ring 23.0 14,796            
Sinn Féin Rose Conway-Walsh 22.7 14,633            
Fianna Fáil Dara Calleary 14.2 9,163 9,377 9,671 9,874 10,429 11,130 13,636
Fine Gael Alan Dillon 8.1 5,198 5,823 5,944 6,115 6,553 7,648 10,977
Fianna Fáil Lisa Chambers 9.9 6,373 6,647 6,855 7,062 7,375 8,363 8,911
Fine Gael Michelle Mulherin 8.4 5,435 5,929 6,045 6,285 6,596 7,427  
Green Saoirse McHugh 6.5 4,177 4,321 4,630 5,385 6,036    
Aontú Paul Lawless 4.0 2,574 2,662 2,854 3,375      
Solidarity–PBP Joe Daly[lower-alpha 1] 1.1 721 751 1,072        
Independent Gerry Loftus 0.9 574 595 670        
Labour Kamal Uddin 0.4 255 272 308        
Irish Freedom Daithí Ó Fallamháin 0.4 246 252 279        
Independent Gráinne de Barra 0.1 84 89 119        
Independent Stephen Manning 0.1 65 68 82        
Independent Seán Forkin 0.1 59 63 82        
Electorate: 98,165   Valid: 64,353   Spoilt: 553   Quota: 12,871   Turnout: 64,906 (66.1%)  
    1. Daly was a member of People Before Profit.

    2016 general election
    2016 general election: Mayo[17][18][14]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Fine Gael Enda Kenny 20.9 13,318                  
    Fine Gael Michael Ring 17.7 11,275 11,533 11,534 11,545 11,558 11,567 11,613 12,034 13,149  
    Fianna Fáil Dara Calleary 14.8 9,402 9,417 9,419 9,432 9,441 9,450 9,495 9,933 10,425 12,150
    Fianna Fáil Lisa Chambers 12.9 8,231 8,265 8,266 8,280 8,296 8,307 8,354 8,718 9,503 11,686
    Fine Gael Michelle Mulherin 12.3 7,841 8,084 8,088 8,094 8,123 8,131 8,182 8,496 8,900 9,593
    Sinn Féin Rose Conway-Walsh 10.1 6,414 6,423 6,423 6,445 6,453 6,485 6,548 7,022 7,853  
    Independent Jerry Cowley 5.5 3,479 3,495 3,504 3,513 3,523 3,553 3,668 4,375    
    Renua Michael Farrington 2.5 1,574 1,579 1,582 1,590 1,600 1,608 1,659      
    Green Margaret Sheehan 1.0 629 631 632 636 651 665 680      
    AAA–PBP Tom Moran 0.9 576 577 582 587 597 626 664      
    Independent George O'Malley 0.4 262 263 263 276 284 301        
    Independent Peter Jordan 0.3 176 176 181 189 192 197        
    Independent Stephen Manning 0.2 157 158 159 166 174          
    Independent Mohammad Kamal Uddin 0.2 144 146 149 150            
    Independent Gerry O'Boyle 0.2 126 127 130              
    Independent Seán Forkin 0.1 42 42                
    Electorate: 92,958   Valid: 63,646   Spoilt: 600   Quota: 12,730   Turnout: 69.1%  

      2011 general election
      2011 general election: Mayo[13]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Fine Gael Enda Kenny 23.6 17,472              
      Fine Gael Michael Ring 17.8 13,180              
      Fine Gael Michelle Mulherin 11.9 8,851 10,814 11,110 11,434 11,577 11,672 12,162 13,303
      Fine Gael John O'Mahony 11.7 8,667 10,290 10,511 10,688 10,864 11,004 11,340 12,111
      Fianna Fáil Dara Calleary 11.6 8,577 8,745 8,775 8,969 9,063 11,602 12,222 12,997
      Independent Michael Kilcoyne 5.4 3,996 4,641 4,715 4,947 5,128 5,462 6,137 7,379
      Labour Jerry Cowley 4.9 3,644 3,955 4,037 4,294 4,529 4,714 5,899  
      Sinn Féin Rose Conway-Walsh 3.6 2,660 2,752 2,813 2,939 4,367 4,527    
      Fianna Fáil Lisa Chambers 4.5 3,343 3,464 3,491 3,552 3,619      
      Sinn Féin Thérèse Ruane 2.9 2,142 2,260 2,277 2,438        
      New Vision Martin Daly 1.2 893 919 926          
      Green John Carey 0.4 266 280 282          
      Independent Dermot McDonnell 0.3 216 237 238          
      Independent Loretta Clarke 0.3 218 226 228          
      Independent Seán Forkin 0.0 29 31 31          
      Electorate: 99,504   Valid: 74,154   Spoilt: 641 (0.9%)   Quota: 12,360   Turnout: 74,795 (75.2%)  

        2007 general election
        2007 general election: Mayo[11]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Fine Gael Enda Kenny 20.6 14,717              
        Fine Gael Michael Ring 16.0 11,412 12,441            
        Fine Gael John O'Mahony 9.6 6,869 7,544 7,759 8,003 8,717 8,855 9,587 13,736
        Fianna Fáil Dara Calleary 10.1 7,225 7,248 7,251 7,438 7,699 8,803 9,345 11,269
        Independent Beverley Flynn 9.5 6,779 7,131 7,212 7,387 8,043 9,322 10,684 11,250
        Fianna Fáil John Carty 8.2 5,889 5,926 5,937 5,991 6,519 7,825 8,214 8,303
        Fine Gael Michelle Mulherin 7.6 5,428 5,877 6,016 6,416 6,681 6,763 7,644  
        Fianna Fáil Frank Chambers 6.1 4,345 4,386 4,406 4,499 4,705      
        Independent Jerry Cowley 4.8 3,407 3,487 3,529 3,910 4,784 5,342    
        Sinn Féin Gerry Murray 5.1 3,608 3,660 3,668 3,845        
        Labour Harry Barrett 1.2 831 896 917          
        Green Peter Enright 0.8 580 594 597          
        Progressive Democrats Tommy Cooke 0.4 296 298 298          
        Electorate: 98,696   Valid: 71,386   Spoilt: 700 (1.0%)   Quota: 11,898   Turnout: 72,086 (73.0%)  

          2002 general election
          2002 general election: Mayo[10]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Independent Jerry Cowley 13.7 8,709 9,213 9,808 10,573 11,128          
          Fine Gael Michael Ring 15.6 9,880 10,045 10,384 10,576 10,907          
          Fine Gael Enda Kenny 9.2 5,834 5,954 6,045 6,142 6,478 6,576 6,707 7,307 11,922  
          Fianna Fáil John Carty 10.2 6,457 6,512 6,555 6,756 6,817 6,822 6,824 8,284 9,531 10,157
          Fianna Fáil Beverley Flynn 10.5 6,661 6,741 6,886 7,123 7,167 7,178 7,187 9,517 9,749 9,910
          Fianna Fáil Tom Moffatt 10.3 6,536 6,749 6,892 7,084 7,521 7,661 7,697 8,625 8,878 9,187
          Fine Gael Jim Higgins 9.2 5,858 5,971 6,035 6,155 6,833 6,998 7,100 7,220    
          Fianna Fáil Frank Chambers 9.0 5,726 5,792 6,045 6,266 6,307 6,315 6,319      
          Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 3.6 2,290 2,419 2,486 2,558            
          Sinn Féin Vincent Wood 3.3 2,085 2,181 2,274              
          Independent Michael Holmes 2.8 1,754 1,873                
          Progressive Democrats Billy Heffron 1.5 919                  
          Green Ann Crowley 1.1 669                  
          Independent Thomas King 0.2 102                  
          Electorate: 94,854   Valid: 63,480   Spoilt: 790 (1.2%)   Quota: 10,581   Turnout: 64,270 (67.8%)  

            1997 general election
            1997 general election: Mayo[19]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            Fine Gael Michael Ring 16.3 10,066 10,143 10,350          
            Fine Gael Jim Higgins 11.2 6,945 7,006 7,069 7,671 7,801 9,974 11,163  
            Fianna Fáil Beverley Cooper-Flynn 13.5 8,353 8,418 8,511 8,653 8,766 8,944 11,087  
            Fine Gael Enda Kenny 13.9 8,568 8,626 8,797 8,989 9,083 10,210 10,428  
            Fianna Fáil Tom Moffatt 9.3 5,735 5,765 5,801 5,820 6,384 7,861 9,453 9,676
            Fianna Fáil Séamus Hughes 11.0 6,791 6,859 6,953 7,008 7,092 7,151 8,169 8,395
            Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 9.2 5,692 5,795 5,847 6,378 6,458 6,497    
            Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 7.4 4,579 4,608 4,673 4,701 5,407      
            Independent Gerry Ginty 2.7 1,656 1,842 1,941 2,079        
            Independent Richard Finn 2.7 1,683 1,729 1,800          
            Green Ann Crowley 1.5 938 1,022            
            National Party Ciarán Sherry 1.2 733              
            Independent Cormac Connie Cullen 0.2 119              
            Electorate: 87,719   Valid: 61,858   Spoilt: 614 (1.0%)   Quota: 10,310   Turnout: 62,472 (71.2%)  

              See also

              References
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