Mayo East (Dáil constituency)

Mayo East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1997. The constituency was served by 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

For the 1885–1922 constituency, see East Mayo (UK Parliament constituency).

Mayo East
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1969
Abolished1997
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Mayo
Created from
Replaced byMayo

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, taking in parts of the former Mayo North and Mayo South constituencies.[1] It was abolished for the 1997 general election when it was combined with Mayo West to form the new 5 seat Mayo constituency.

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Mayo East 1969–1997[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
19th1969[3] Seán Flanagan
(FF)		 Thomas O'Hara
(FG)		 Martin Finn
(FG)
20th1973[4] Seán Calleary
(FF)
21st1977[5] P. J. Morley
(FF)		 Paddy O'Toole
(FG)
22nd1981[6]
23rd1982 (Feb)[7]
24th1982 (Nov)[8]
25th1987[9] Jim Higgins
(FG)
26th1989[10]
27th1992[11] Tom Moffatt
(FF)
28th1997 Constituency abolished. See Mayo

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

1992 general election
1992 general election: Mayo East[12]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Fine Gael Jim Higgins 26.1 7,631    
Fianna Fáil Tom Moffatt 22.7 6,639 6,870 7,709
Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 19.6 5,733 6,209 6,457
Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 19.4 5,693 5,806 7,158
Fianna Fáil Paddy Oliver 8.6 2,514 2,612  
Independent Mary Reilly 3.7 1,089    
Electorate: 43,449   Valid: 29,299   Spoilt: 421 (1.4%)   Quota: 7,325   Turnout: 29,720 (68.4%)  

    1989 general election
    1989 general election: Mayo East[10][13]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Fine Gael Jim Higgins 31.2 8,463  
    Fianna Fáil Seán Calleary 27.0 7,313  
    Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 24.3 6,579 6,967
    Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 17.6 4,758 6,054
    Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,113   Quota: 6,779  

      1987 general election
      1987 general election: Mayo East[9][14][15]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Fine Gael Jim Higgins 23.5 7,263 7,328 7,829
      Fianna Fáil Seán Calleary 21.9 6,779 6,955 8,560
      Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 20.6 6,382 6,497 8,295
      Fine Gael Paddy O'Toole 18.6 5,765 5,833 6,058
      Fianna Fáil Padraic Gavin 13.1 4,063 4,203  
      Sinn Féin Joseph McHale 2.2 668    
      Electorate: 41,247   Valid: 30,920   Quota: 7,731   Turnout: 75.0%  

        November 1982 general election
        November 1982 general election: Mayo East[8][16][17]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Fianna Fáil Seán Calleary 21.7 6,834 6,944 8,815  
        Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 20.7 6,507 6,717 8,091  
        Fine Gael Paddy O'Toole 20.4 6,427 7,594 7,777 7,997
        Fine Gael Jim Higgins 16.3 5,120 6,539 6,695 6,969
        Fianna Fáil John Bolingbrook 10.9 3,418 3,659    
        Fine Gael Seán McEvoy 8.7 2,745      
        Independent John Regan 1.4 451      
        Electorate: 41,818   Valid: 31,502   Quota: 7,876   Turnout: 75.3%  

          February 1982 general election
          February 1982 general election: Mayo East[7][18][19]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          Fine Gael Paddy O'Toole 22.9 7,140 7,512 7,770
          Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 22.8 7,096 7,194 8,504
          Fianna Fáil Seán Calleary 22.1 6,876 6,927 8,672
          Fine Gael Jim Higgins 16.5 5,134 5,937 5,937
          Fianna Fáil John Bolingbrook 11.1 3,439 3,509  
          Fine Gael John Flannery 4.1 1,274    
          Independent Peter Keane 0.4 134    
          Electorate: 41,811   Valid: 31,093   Spoilt: 208 (0.7%)   Quota: 7,774   Turnout: 31,509 (75.4%)  

            1981 general election
            1981 general election: Mayo East[6][20]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234
            Fianna Fáil Seán Calleary 22.4 7,248 8,916    
            Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 21.1 6,829 7,896 8,592  
            Fine Gael Paddy O'Toole 20.3 6,569 6,695 6,719 8,022
            Fine Gael Martin Finn 13.9 4,509 4,798 4,873 7,371
            Fine Gael Jim Higgins 11.8 3,829 3,987 4,020  
            Fianna Fáil John Bolingbrook 10.4 3,367      
            Electorate: 41,811   Valid: 32,351   Spoilt: 260 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,088   Turnout: 32,611 (78.0%)  

              1977 general election
              1977 general election: Mayo East[5]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              Fianna Fáil Seán Calleary 23.9 7,858 8,074 9,749    
              Fine Gael Paddy O'Toole 19.3 6,338 7,921 8,015 8,053 8,096
              Fine Gael Martin Finn 18.8 6,203 7,694 7,932 7,969 8,033
              Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 15.6 5,115 5,251 7,007 8,460  
              Fianna Fáil Seán Flanagan 11.3 3,722 3,859      
              Fine Gael Seán McEvoy 11.1 3,646        
              Electorate: 43,888   Valid: 32,882   Spoilt: 267 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,221   Turnout: 33,149 (75.5%)  

                1973 general election
                1973 general election: Mayo East[4]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
                Fianna Fáil Seán Calleary 6,725 26.0 1 1
                Fine Gael Martin Finn 5,842 22.6 2
                Fine Gael Thomas O'Hara 3,507 13.6
                Fianna Fáil Seán Flanagan 3,290 12.7 3
                Fianna Fáil P. J. Morley 3,218 12.4
                Fine Gael Paddy O'Toole 1,850 7.2
                Labour Thomas Dillon Leetch 1,432 5.5
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,864   Quota: 6,467   Turnout:

                1969 general election
                1969 general election: Mayo East[3]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
                Fianna Fáil Seán Flanagan 6,165 23.6 1
                Fine Gael Martin Finn 4,852 18.6 3
                Fianna Fáil John Garrett 4,087 15.6
                Fine Gael Thomas O'Hara 4,080 15.6 2
                Fine Gael Michael Browne 3,780 14.5
                Fianna Fáil Kevin McLoughlin 2,292 8.8
                Labour Gerald Boyle 869 3.3
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,125   Quota: 6,532   Turnout:

                See also

                References
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                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.
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