Cork Mid (Dáil constituency)

Cork Mid was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1961 to 1981. The constituency was served by 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) from 1961 to 1977, and then 5 from 1977 until its abolition in 1981. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

For the 1885–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and the 1919–1921 First Dáil, see Mid Cork (UK Parliament constituency).

Cork Mid
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created1961
Abolished1981
Seats4 (1961–1977)
5 (1977–1981)
County/City councilCounty Cork

Boundaries

1961 to 1976

From 1961 to 1976 its boundaries were defined as: "The administrative county of Cork except the portions thereof which are comprised in the borough constituency of Cork and the county constituencies of Cork East and Cork West."[1]

1977 to 1981

For the 1977 general election, its boundaries were defined as: "The administrative county of Cork, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cork North-East, Cork South-West and Kerry South; and the following wards in the county borough of Cork: Bishopstown E, Gillabbey B, Gillabbey C, Glasheen A, Glasheen B, Glasheen C, Pouladuff A, Pouladuff B, The Lough, Togher A, Togher B."[2]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork Mid 1961–1981[3]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
17th1961[4] Dan Desmond
(Lab)		 4 seats
1961–1977		 Seán McCarthy
(FF)		 Con Meaney
(FF)		 Denis J. O'Sullivan
(FG)
1965 by-election[5] Eileen Desmond
(Lab)
18th1965[6] Flor Crowley
(FF)		 Thomas Meaney
(FF)		 Donal Creed
(FG)
19th1969[7] Philip Burton
(FG)		 Paddy Forde
(FF)
1972 by-election[8] Gene Fitzgerald
(FF)
20th1973[9] Eileen Desmond
(Lab)
21st1977[10] Barry Cogan
(FF)
22nd1981 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

1977 general election
1977 general election: Cork Mid[10]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 19.9 12,179        
Fianna Fáil Thomas Meaney 19.4 11,877        
Labour Party Eileen Desmond 14.5 8,902 9,001 9,112 10,276  
Fine Gael Donal Creed 13.2 8,088 8,163 8,241 10,413  
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan 10.7 6,563 7,545 8,151 8,259 8,595
Fine Gael Frank Crowley 7.6 4,681 4,695 4,777 5,614  
Fianna Fáil John Dennehy 7.4 4,522 5,292 6,069 6,188 6,470
Fine Gael Seán O'Leary 7.2 4,436 4,468 4,480    
Electorate: 75,031   Valid: 61,248   Spoilt: 446 (0.7%)   Quota: 10,209   Turnout: 61,694 (82.2%)[11]

    1973 general election
    1973 general election: Cork Mid[9]
    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
    Fianna Fáil Thomas Meaney 10,400 25.6 1
    Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 9,584 23.6 2
    Fine Gael Donal Creed 7,728 19.1 3
    Labour Party Eileen Desmond 6,170 15.2 4
    Fine Gael Philip Burton 5,629 13.9
    Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 1,055 2.6
    Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,566   Quota: 8,114   Turnout:

    1972 by-election

    Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Paddy Forde, a by-election was held on 2 August 1972. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Gene Fitzgerald.

    1972 by-election: Cork Mid[12]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2
    Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald 49.5 19,959 20,214
    Fine Gael Denis J. O'Sullivan 31.6 12,530 12,788
    Labour Party Eileen Desmond 15.9 6,301 6,711
    Aontacht Éireann Paddy O'Callaghan 3.0 1,172  
    Electorate: 49,402   Valid: 39,962   Quota: 19,982   Turnout: 80.89%

      1969 general election
      1969 general election: Cork Mid[7]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Fianna Fáil Thomas Meaney 8,978 23.0 1 1
      Fine Gael Donal Creed 7,400 18.9 2
      Fine Gael Philip Burton 5,310 13.6 4
      Labour Party Eileen Desmond 4,936 12.6
      Fianna Fáil Paddy Forde 4,284 11.0 3
      Fianna Fáil Batt Donegan 3,468 8.9
      Labour Party Neil Lehane 2,866 7.3
      Fine Gael Patrick Lombard 1,821 4.7
      Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,063   Quota: 7,813   Turnout:

      1965 general election
      1965 general election: Cork Mid[6]
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Labour Party Eileen Desmond 10,041 25.0 1 1
      Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 7,884 19.7 2
      Fine Gael Donal Creed 6,103 15.2 4
      Fianna Fáil Thomas Meaney 5,683 14.2 3
      Fine Gael Denis J. O'Sullivan 4,935 12.3
      Fianna Fáil Paddy Forde 3,099 7.7
      Independent Thomas O'Sullivan 1,089 2.7
      Fine Gael Edward McCarthy 789 2.0
      Independent Sylvester Cotter 498 1.2
      Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,121   Quota: 8,025   Turnout:

      1965 by-election

      Following the death of Labour Party TD Dan Desmond, a by-election was held on 10 March 1965. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate Eileen Desmond, widow of the deceased TD.

      1965 by-election: Cork Mid[12]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3
      Fianna Fáil Flor Crowley 36.2 13,779 13,932 15,093
      Labour Party Eileen Desmond 33.5 12,752 12,937 20,756
      Fine Gael Donal Creed 28.8 10,957 11,105  
      Independent Sylvester P. Cotter 1.6 590    
      Electorate: 50,220   Valid: 38,078   Quota: 19,040   Turnout: 75.82%

        1961 general election
        1961 general election: Cork Mid[4]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Labour Party Dan Desmond 10,035 27.3 1 1
        Fine Gael Denis J. O'Sullivan 7,787 21.2 2 1
        Fianna Fáil Con Meaney 6,586 17.9 4
        Fianna Fáil Seán MacCarthy 6,499 17.7 3
        Fine Gael Timothy Desmond 3,976 10.8
        Fianna Fáil David McGrath 1,890 5.1
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,773   Quota: 7,355   Turnout:

        See also

        References
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        2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
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        12. 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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