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Dublin County South (Dáil constituency)

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Dublin County South
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1969
Abolished1981
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Dublin
Created fromDublin County
Replaced byDublin South

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 proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

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

Changes to the constituency of Dublin County South, 1969–1981
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1969–1977 3
In County Dublin[1]

the district electoral divisions (except any parts 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 Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown), Dundrum (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown), Glencullen, Milltown, Rathmichael (except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown), 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.
 Created from Dublin County
1977–1981 3
In County Dublin

the district electoral divisions of Ballybrack Number One, Ballybrack Number Two, Dundrum Number Two, Dundrum Number Three, Dundrum Number Four, Dundrum Number Five, Glencullen, Milltown Number One, Milltown Number Two, Rathmichael;

and that part of the district electoral division of Stillorgan Number One not contained in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire;

and in County Wicklow, the district electoral divisions of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael (Bray)[2]

Transfer of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael from Wicklow
1981 — Constituency abolished See Dublin South, Dún Laoghaire and Wicklow

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin County South 1969–1981[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
19th 1969[4] Kevin Boland
(FF) 		Tom O'Higgins
(FG) 		Richard Burke
(FG)
1970 by-election[5] Larry McMahon
(FG)
20th 1973[6] Ruairí Brugha
(FF)
21st 1977[7] John Kelly
(FG) 		Niall Andrews
(FF) 		John Horgan
(Lab)
22nd 1981 Constituency abolished. See Dublin South

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

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^ *: Outgoing TD

1977 general election

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1977 general election: Dublin County South[7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Niall Andrews 19.9 6,956 7,063 7,133 7,771 9,698    
Fine Gael John Kelly[*] 15.3 5,355 5,452 6,282 6,866 6,971 10,241  
Labour John Horgan 13.4 4,673 4,880 5,281 6,631 6,845 7,752 9,067
Fianna Fáil Ruairí Brugha[*] 11.6 4,037 4,112 4,148 4,506 6,356 6,514 6,714
Fianna Fáil James Murphy 11.2 3,902 3,982 4,057 4,310      
Independent Nuala Fennell 9.8 3,426 3,693 3,828        
Fine Gael Seán Barrett 9.5 3,331 3,384 4,126 4,536 4,631    
Fine Gael Tom Hand 6.5 2,258 2,357          
Independent Myles Tierney 2.8 962            
Electorate: 47,847   Valid: 34,900   Quota: 8,726   Turnout: 72.9%  

1973 general election

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1973 general election: Dublin County South[6][9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Richard Burke[*] 26.1 9,104              
Fianna Fáil Ruairí Brugha 18.2 6,361 6,366 6,910 7,271 7,328 7,375 7,579 8,043
Fianna Fáil James Murphy 12.5 4,345 4,349 5,541 5,733 5,802 5,861 6,052 6,574
Fine Gael Larry McMahon[*] 10.4 3,627 3,758 3,833 4,157 5,982 6,639 10,735  
Labour Mervyn Taylor 8.8 3,083 3,105 3,155 3,535 3,834 5,769    
Labour Malachi Burke 6.2 2,169 2,196 2,215 2,625 2,866      
Aontacht Éireann Kevin Boland[*][‡] 6.2 2,142 2,148 2,178          
Fine Gael Donal Lowry 6.0 2,103 2,289 2,309 2,558        
Fianna Fáil Damien Murray 5.6 1,950 1,951            
Electorate: 45,289   Valid: 34,884   Quota: 8,722   Turnout: 77.0%  

^ ‡: Boland resigned his seat on 4 November 1970

1970 by-election

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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[10][9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Larry 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 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: 61.9%  

1969 general election

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1969 general election: Dublin County South[4][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins 22.2 6,243 6305 6389 6489 7,665    
Fianna Fáil Kevin Boland 19.3 5,441 5,458 5,485 6,293 6,384 6,370 6,542
Fine Gael Richard Burke 12.9 3,623 3,648 3,697 3,793 4,795 5,367 6,878
Fianna Fáil Ruairí Brugha 11.9 3,338 3,352 3,393 4,483 4,592 4,606 4,921
Fine Gael Pearse Morris 8.3 2,344 2,361 2,484 2,567      
Labour Donal O'Sullivan 8.2 2,300 2,631 4,368 4,421 4,490 4,523  
Fianna Fáil James Murphy 7.9 2,224 2,240 2,288        
Labour Seán Fitzpatrick 6.4 1,814 2,144          
Labour Thomas O'Brien 2.9 830            
Electorate: 38,614   Valid: 28,157   Quota: 7,040   Turnout: 72.9%  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 3 of 1969, Schedule). Enacted on 26 March 1969. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, Schedule: Constituencies (No. 7 of 1974, Schedule). Enacted on 7 May 1974. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 2 October 2022.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "General election 1973: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  7. ^ a b "General election 1977: Dublin County South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  8. ^ "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b "20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. October 1973. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  10. ^ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
  11. ^ "19th Dáil 1969 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. January 1970. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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