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Dáil constituency (1923–1969)
Mayo South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923 for the 1923 general election to Dáil Éireann, whose members formed the 4th Dáil .[ 1]
From 1923 to 1948, Mayo South elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs). Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 , this was reduced to 4 with effect from the 1948 general election .[ 2]
It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 , when it and Mayo North were replaced by the two new constituencies of Mayo East and Mayo West .[ 3]
The constituency covered the county electoral areas of Castlebar , Claremorris and Westport , in the administrative county of Mayo .[ 1]
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.
1965 general election [ edit ]
1965 general election : Mayo South[ 20] [ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
23.7
7,286
Fine Gael
Henry Kenny
23.0
7,071
Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan
15.6
4,799
5,510
5,546
6,811
Fine Gael
Michael Lyons
13.9
4,265
4,295
4,831
5,018
5,111
5,679
Fine Gael
Martin Finn
13.8
4,247
4,291
4,556
4,694
4,772
5,125
Clann na Poblachta
Oliver Morahan
5.4
1,651
1,710
1,778
1,835
1,918
Fianna Fáil
John J. Keane
4.7
1,442
1,731
1,744
Electorate: 42,253 Valid: 30,761 Quota: 6,153 Turnout: 72.8%
1961 general election [ edit ]
1961 general election : Mayo South[ 19] [ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
23.1
6,965
Fine Gael
Henry Kenny
20.6
6,215
Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan
14.5
4,368
4,841
4,849
4,908
6,045
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
13.6
4,088
4,189
4,231
4,566
4,652
5,180
5,748
Fine Gael
Martin Finn
8.0
2,409
2,426
2,476
2,534
2,651
3,016
Fine Gael
Michael Lyons
7.4
2,230
2,252
2,334
2,415
2,454
3,116
4,904
Independent
Dominick Cafferky
6.4
1,941
1,961
1,968
1,991
2,033
Fianna Fáil
George McGuire
4.1
1,236
1,530
1,533
1,576
Clann na Talmhan
Thomas Thornton
2.1
645
663
666
Electorate: 44,841 Valid: 30,097 Quota: 6,020 Turnout: 67.1%
1957 general election [ edit ]
1957 general election : Mayo South[ 18] [ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
16.8
5,749
6,056
6,247
6,689
7,078
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
16.5
5,624
5,736
5,778
5,833
7,530
Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan
15.8
5,391
5,475
5,590
5,750
7,038
Fine Gael
Henry Kenny
12.9
4,411
4,587
5,922
6,265
6,490
6,603
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Duffy
10.6
3,624
3,853
3,868
3,911
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
9.7
3,311
3,405
4,016
5,445
5,563
5,636
Clann na Talmhan
Douglas Kelly
7.4
2,525
2,541
2,613
Fine Gael
Michael Lyons
6.9
2,366
2,427
Clann na Poblachta
Oliver Morahan
3.4
1,155
Electorate: 49,018 Valid: 34,156 Quota: 6,832 Turnout: 69.7%
1954 general election [ edit ]
1954 general election : Mayo South[ 17] [ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
17.3
6,338
6,463
6,602
7,923
Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan
15.7
5,742
5,804
6,538
6,630
6,640
7,661
Fine Gael
Henry Kenny
13.6
4,983
5,045
5,156
5,438
5,508
5,659
5,686
8,220
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
11.5
4,204
4,250
5,164
5,204
5,216
7,139
7,430
Fine Gael
Michael Lyons
9.3
3,400
3,427
3,492
3,647
3,676
3,723
3,732
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Duffy
9.0
3,309
3,334
3,453
3,487
3,489
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
8.7
3,197
3,237
3,258
4,130
4,602
4,775
4,781
5,607
Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons
7.3
2,669
2,824
2,882
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Joyce
6.0
2,190
2,215
Independent
Martin Carney
1.6
603
Electorate: 50,516 Valid: 36,635 Quota: 7,328 Turnout: 72.5%
1951 general election [ edit ]
1951 general election : Mayo South[ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
18.1
6,974
7,096
7,180
7,217
8,838
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
15.5
5,947
5,959
5,972
6,282
7,804
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
13.5
5,187
5,209
5,220
5,506
5,606
5,661
5,667
9,116
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gibbons
12.4
4,756
4,771
4,815
4,961
5,029
5,042
5,044
Fine Gael
John T. Ruane
10.6
4,085
4,383
4,824
4,917
5,271
6,229
6,332
6,587
6,666
Fianna Fáil
Seán Flanagan
10.1
3,887
3,895
3,899
5,481
5,591
5,639
5,644
6,520
7,869
Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons
9.8
3,751
3,784
3,791
3,888
Fianna Fáil
Martin J. Cassidy
7.1
2,713
2,715
2,717
Fine Gael
Patrick Shanley
1.5
578
613
Fine Gael
Patrick Gavin
1.5
561
Electorate: 52,366 Valid: 38,439 Quota: 7,688 Turnout: 73.40%
1948 general election [ edit ]
1948 general election : Mayo South[ 21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
13.0
5,052
5,067
5,336
5,358
5,970
6,311
6,332
7,198
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
11.8
4,594
4,621
4,662
7,135
7,269
8,528
Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons
11.3
4,393
4,423
4,486
4,530
5,168
5,330
5,346
8,583
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
10.8
4,193
4,361
4,390
4,511
4,683
4,738
4,744
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Gibbons
10.0
3,889
3,919
4,170
4,314
4,540
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
9.6
3,713
3,749
3,837
4,375
4,594
6,705
7,382
7,435
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Regan
9.1
3,534
3,646
3,674
Fine Gael
John T. Ruane
8.7
3,379
4,179
4,287
4,410
4,912
5,068
5,098
5,303
Clann na Poblachta
John James Durcan
5.9
2,307
2,574
3,897
3,933
Clann na Poblachta
Owen Hughes
5.1
1,967
2,288
Fine Gael
John McCarthy
2.5
983
Clann na Poblachta
John Grealy
2.3
883
Electorate: 55,555 Valid: 38,887 Quota: 7,778 Turnout: 70.00%
Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Micheál Clery , a by-election was held on 4 December 1945. The seat was won by the Clann na Talmhan candidate Bernard Commons
1944 general election [ edit ]
1944 general election : Mayo South[ 13] [ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Clery
17.4
6,814
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
14.7
5,743
5,757
6,131
6,177
8,287
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
13.7
5,366
5,522
5,575
6,413
6,563
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
11.8
4,620
4,646
4,679
6,438
6,493
6,507
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
11.4
4,471
4,474
4,501
4,589
5,876
7,580
Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons
9.7
3,789
3,797
3,829
3,868
Fine Gael
James FitzGerald-Kenney
9.5
3,738
3,744
4,914
4,983
5,115
5,153
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
7.2
2,825
2,888
2,923
Fine Gael
John O'Connor
4.6
1,819
1,826
Electorate: 59,780 Valid: 39,185 Quota: 6,531 Turnout: 65.6%
1943 general election [ edit ]
1943 general election : Mayo South[ 12] [ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Clery
14.6
6,118
6,147
6,174
6,201
6,289
6,427
6,495
6,983
Clann na Talmhan
Dominick Cafferky
12.9
5,415
5,434
5,453
5,502
5,602
6,037
6,100
6,175
6,175
8,400
Clann na Talmhan
Joseph Blowick
11.9
4,992
4,999
5,058
5,168
5,272
5,328
5,761
5,969
5,970
7,188
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
10.2
4,283
4,302
4,411
4,487
4,603
4,640
4,823
5,479
5,483
5,593
5,636
Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons
8.8
3,695
3,721
3,756
3,786
4,054
4,078
4,135
4,177
4,177
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
8.4
3,516
3,538
3,570
3,723
3,762
3,808
4,440
5,940
5,944
5,983
6,001
Fine Gael
James FitzGerald-Kenney
7.3
3,052
3,062
3,118
3,194
4,137
5,213
5,433
5,633
5,633
5,936
6,054
Fianna Fáil
Michael Gallagher
6.9
2,892
2,907
2,918
2,956
2,967
2,986
3,629
Independent
John Morahan
5.5
2,307
2,311
2,326
2,550
2,572
2,624
Fine Gael
William Gallagher
4.6
1,925
1,943
1,947
1,985
2,073
Fine Gael
Martin Nally
4.3
1,791
1,819
1,861
1,912
Labour
James Quigley
1.9
790
868
1,174
Labour
William Walsh (Ballinrobe)
1.6
669
777
Labour
William Walsh (Kiltimagh)
1.0
398
Electorate: 59,780 Valid: 41,843 Quota: 6,974 Turnout: 70.0%
1938 general election [ edit ]
1938 general election : Mayo South[ 11] [ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Clery
20.5
8,781
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
15.9
6,816
7,469
Fine Gael
James FitzGerald-Kenney
15.7
6,727
6,762
6,763
6,965
8,288
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
12.6
5,395
5,600
5,697
5,952
6,029
6,072
6,097
Fine Gael
Martin Nally
11.2
4,813
4,841
4,844
4,976
8,148
Fine Gael
William Gallagher
11.2
4,779
4,812
4,814
4,882
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
10.8
4,617
5,285
5,509
5,660
5,734
5,791
5,823
Labour
James Quigley
2.2
923
940
940
Electorate: 59,800 Valid: 42,851 Quota: 7,142 Turnout: 71.7%
1937 general election [ edit ]
1937 general election : Mayo South[ 10] [ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Clery
20.0
8,235
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
15.5
6,373
6,805
7,179
Fine Gael
James FitzGerald-Kenney
14.5
5,951
5,983
6,389
6,404
6,637
6,695
7,644
Fine Gael
James Morrisroe
9.7
3,988
3,999
4,073
4,076
4,141
4,169
Fine Gael
Martin Nally
9.5
3,906
3,925
4,276
4,298
4,363
4,402
6,966
Fine Gael
James McGing
9.3
3,834
3,854
3,996
3,998
4,131
4,203
4,515
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
9.0
3,684
4,288
4,538
4,641
7,182
Fianna Fáil
Mícheál Ó Móráin
7.9
3,246
3,418
3,587
3,698
Independent
Malachi Forde
4.6
1,907
1,997
Electorate: 59,999 Valid: 41,124 Quota: 6,855 Turnout: 68.5%
1933 general election [ edit ]
1933 general election : Mayo South[ 9] [ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
17.2
7,033
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
15.6
6,410
6,422
6,447
6,566
6,608
Fianna Fáil
George Maguire
14.2
5,805
5,887
5,946
6,010
6,044
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
13.9
5,706
5,802
5,851
6,134
6,230
Cumann na nGaedheal
James FitzGerald-Kenney
13.6
5,588
5,589
5,870
8,342
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
12.0
4,926
4,927
5,234
6,841
Cumann na nGaedheal
James McGing
9.2
3,764
3,768
4,768
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick O'Donnell
4.3
1,773
1,775
Electorate: 51,619 Valid: 41,005 Quota: 6,835 Turnout: 79.4%
1932 general election [ edit ]
1932 general election : Mayo South[ 8] [ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Cumann na nGaedheal
James FitzGerald-Kenney
18.3
7,041
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
18.0
6,945
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
14.5
5,589
5,610
5,739
6,105
7,628
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
12.2
4,711
4,731
4,844
5,007
5,912
7,003
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
8.9
3,414
3,704
3,717
4,073
4,271
4,291
4,308
6,952
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Moran
8.0
3,094
3,305
3,314
3,727
3,797
3,828
3,849
Labour
Thomas J. O'Connell
8.0
3,085
3,105
3,132
3,447
3,719
3,785
4,134
4,666
Fianna Fáil
George Maguire
7.4
2,839
2,850
3,063
3,178
Independent
Thomas Moclair
4.7
1,796
1,844
1,865
Electorate: 50,843 Valid: 38,514 Quota: 6,420 Turnout: 75.8%
September 1927 general election [ edit ]
September 1927 general election : Mayo South[ 7] [ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Cumann na nGaedheal
James FitzGerald-Kenney
16.5
5,650
5,698
5,701
5,787
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
15.3
5,241
5,297
5,300
5,503
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
14.5
4,978
5,987
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
12.1
4,171
5,538
5,733
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick O'Donnell
11.8
4,058
4,095
4,097
4,245
Labour
Thomas J. O'Connell
11.0
3,790
3,953
3,963
5,107
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
9.7
3,344
3,707
3,758
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Mullen
9.0
3,104
Electorate: 52,989 Valid: 34,336 Quota: 5,723 Turnout: 64.8%
June 1927 general election [ edit ]
June 1927 general election : Mayo South[ 6] [ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Labour
Thomas J. O'Connell
12.1
4,144
4,228
4,325
4,617
4,779
5,296
5,944
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kilroy
11.2
3,836
3,929
3,977
4,043
4,062
4,221
4,442
4,489
4,491
6,101
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
10.0
3,429
3,587
3,722
3,924
4,763
5,066
5,649
5,726
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Mullen
9.6
3,282
3,322
3,355
3,406
3,440
3,792
3,884
3,902
3,905
4,393
4,735
Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh
9.6
3,268
3,313
3,367
3,379
3,412
3,556
3,609
3,618
3,621
4,431
4,496
Fianna Fáil
Edward Moane
8.9
3,056
3,101
3,129
3,255
3,270
3,320
3,367
3,375
3,375
Cumann na nGaedheal
James FitzGerald-Kenney
8.4
2,884
2,952
3,281
3,596
4,166
4,561
5,546
5,637
5,661
5,713
Cumann na nGaedheal
Patrick O'Donnell
6.8
2,336
2,344
2,424
2,805
3,015
3,286
National League
Thomas Moclair
6.6
2,260
2,296
2,517
2,639
2,712
Cumann na nGaedheal
Joseph MacBride
5.2
1,769
1,828
1,910
Cumann na nGaedheal
William Sears
5.1
1,728
1,772
1,927
2,114
Farmers' Party
Peter Tuohy
3.2
1,093
1,417
Farmers' Party
Thomas Kelly
3.1
1,075
Electorate: 52,989 Valid: 34,160 Quota: 5,694 Turnout: 64.5%
1923 general election [ edit ]
1923 general election : Mayo South[ 5] [ 22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Cumann na nGaedheal
William Sears
20.5
6,571
Republican
Tom Maguire
17.8
5,712
Cumann na nGaedheal
Joseph MacBride
14.8
4,758
5,117
5,124
5,417
Republican
Michael Kilroy
11.0
3,516
3,524
3,637
3,689
3,692
3,812
4,146
6,460
Cumann na nGaedheal
Martin Nally
10.8
3,468
3,932
3,941
4,140
4,169
4,322
4,650
4,690
4,737
Cumann na nGaedheal
Charles Bewley
7.7
2,479
2,656
2,658
2,784
2,813
3,223
3,590
3,613
3,626
Republican
Thomas Derrig
6.7
2,148
2,152
2,372
2,389
2,390
2,455
2,551
Labour
Michael O'Connor
4.0
1,298
1,345
1,354
1,411
1,416
1,633
Independent
P. J. O'Malley
3.7
1,175
1,234
1,236
1,347
1,354
Farmers' Party
Peter Tuohy
2.9
929
1,039
1,046
Electorate: 58,513 Valid: 32,054 Quota: 5,343 Turnout: 54.8%