Dublin County South (Dáil constituency)

Dublin County South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1981. 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 County Dublin (UK Parliament constituency).

Dublin County South
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created1969
Abolished1981
Seats3
County/City councilCounty Dublin

History

The constituency was created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969,[1] and first used at the 1969 general election. It was abolished by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980, with effect from the 1981 general election.[2]

Boundaries

In the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, the boundaries of Dublin County South are given as:[1]

"The district electoral divisions (except any parts thereof comprised in the county borough of Dublin) of:
Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, in the former Rural District of Celbridge No. 2;
Ballybrack (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown), Dundrum (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown), Glencullen, Milltown, Rathmichael except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire and Ratthdown), in the former Rural District of Rathdown No. 1;
Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Whitechurch, and the townland of Kimmage (except the part thereof comprised in the county borough of Dublin) in the district electoral division of Terenure, in the former Rural District of Dublin South."

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin County South 1969–1981[3]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
19th1969[4] Kevin Boland
(FF)		 Tom O'Higgins
(FG)		 Richard Burke
(FG)
1970 by-election[5] Larry McMahon
(FG)
20th1973[6] Ruairí Brugha
(FF)
21st1977[7] John Kelly
(FG)		 Niall Andrews
(FF)		 John Horgan
(Lab)
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: Dublin County South[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Niall Andrews 6,956 19.9 1
Fine Gael John Kelly 5,355 15.3 2
Labour Party John Horgan 4,673 13.4 3
Fianna Fáil Ruairí Brugha 4,037 11.6
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Murphy 3,902 11.2
Independent Nuala Fennell 3,426 9.8
Fine Gael Seán Barrett 3,331 9.5
Fine Gael Thomas Hand 2,258 6.5
Independent Myles Tierney 962 2.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,900   Quota: 8,726   Turnout:

1973 general election
1973 general election: Dublin County South[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Richard Burke 9,104 26.1 1
Fianna Fáil Ruairí Brugha 6,361 18.2 3
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Murphy 4,345 12.5
Fine Gael Larry McMahon 3,627 10.4 2
Labour Party Mervyn Taylor 3,083 8.8
Labour Party Malachi Burke 2,169 6.2
Aontacht Éireann Kevin Boland 2,142 6.2
Fine Gael Donal Lowry 2,103 6.0
Fianna Fáil Damien Murray 1,950 5.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,884   Quota: 8,722   Turnout:

1970 by-election

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Kevin Boland, a by-election was held on 2 December 1970. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Larry McMahon.

1970 by-election: Dublin County South[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
Fine Gael Lawrence McMahon 38.3 9,549 9,679 10,984 14,098
Fianna Fáil James Murphy 33.3 8,293 8,356 9,044 9,709
Labour Party Donal O'Sullivan 13.8 3,449 3,485 4,586  
Independent Joseph MacAnthony 12.7 3,169 3,377    
Independent James T. Deegan 1.9 462      
Electorate: 40,216   Valid: 24,922   Quota: 12,462   Turnout: 61.97%

    1969 general election
    1969 general election: Dublin County South[4]
    Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
    Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins 6,243 22.2 1
    Fianna Fáil Kevin Boland 5,441 19.3 3
    Fine Gael Richard Burke 3,623 12.9 2
    Fianna Fáil Ruairí Brugha 3,338 11.9
    Fine Gael Pearse Morris 2,344 8.3
    Labour Party Donal O'Sullivan 2,300 8.2
    Fianna Fáil Jimmy Murphy 2,224 7.9
    Labour Party Seán Fitzpatrick 1,814 6.4
    Labour Party Thomas O'Brien 830 3.0
    Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,157   Quota: 7,040   Turnout:

    See also

    References
    1. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
    2. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1980: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 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 1969: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
    5. "By-election 1970: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
    6. "General election 1973: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
    7. "General election 1977: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 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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