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, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

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

Cork South
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1961
Seats3
County/City councilCounty 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]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Party Dan Desmond 6,176 23.0 3
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 6,146 22.9 2
Fianna Fáil Sean MacDiarmaid Fawsitt 5,016 18.7
Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 4,769 17.8 1
Independent Patrick Dineen 4,712 17.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,819   Quota: 6,705   Turnout:

1954 general election
1954 general election: Cork South[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Party Dan Desmond 7,704 25.8 1 1
Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 7,401 24.8 2
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 5,714 19.1 3
Fianna Fáil Seán MacDiarmaid Fawsitt 4,872 16.3
Clann na Talmhan Patrick Lehane 4,206 14.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,897   Quota: 7,475   Turnout:

1951 general election
1951 general election: Cork South[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3
Labour Party Daniel Desmond 25.5 7,699    
Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 24.8 7,500 7,611  
Independent Patrick D. 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 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
    Labour Party Daniel Desmond 25.1 7,241          
    Clann na Talmhan Patrick D. 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 P. Browne 12.1 3,502 3,505 3,512 3,638    
    Clann na Poblachta Thomas 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. 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. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
      5. "General election 1951: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
      6. "General election 1954: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
      7. "General election 1957: Cork South". ElectionsIreland.org. 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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