Dáil constituency (1923–present)
Wicklow is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas . The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Boundaries [ edit ] The constituency spans the entire area of County Wicklow , including the towns of Wicklow , Arklow , Baltinglass , Greystones and Bray .[1]
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]
"The county of Wicklow."
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election , Wexford lose a seat to become a four-seat constituency with the transfer of territory in the south of County Wicklow to the new constituency of Wicklow–Wexford .[2]
For the next general election , the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[3]
"The county of Wicklow except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Wicklow-Wexford."
Changes to the Wicklow constituency Years TDs Boundaries Notes 1923–1937 3 County Wicklow.[4] Created from Kildare–Wicklow (5 seats). 1937–1948 3 County Wicklow; and in County Carlow ,[5] Clonmore, Hacketstown, Haroldstown, Kineagh, Rahul, Rathvilly, Tiknock and Williamstown.
Transfer of DEDs in County Carlow from Carlow–Kilkenny 1948–1977 3 County Wicklow.[6] [7] [8] Transfer of DEDs in County Carlow to Carlow–Kilkenny ; Increase in 1961 reflecting addition of Rathmichael (Bray) from County Dublin .[9] [10]
1977–1981 3 County Wicklow, except the parts in the constituencies of Mid County Dublin and South County Dublin .[11] Transfer of Blessington, Burgage Kilbride and Lackan, in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No. 1 to Mid County Dublin ; Transfer of Bray No. 1 and Rathmichael (Bray) to South County Dublin .
1981–1992 4 County Wicklow.[12] [13] Restoration to whole county. 1992–1997 5 County Wicklow; and in County Kildare ,[14] the district electoral divisions of
Ballitore, Belan, Carrigeen, Castledermot, Graney, Inchaquire, Moone, Narraghmore, in the former Rural District of Athy No. 1 ;
Ballymore Eustace, Carnalway, Gilitown, Kilcullen, Kilashee, Newtown, Usk, in the former
Rural District of Naas No. 1 .
Transfer of DEDs in County Kildare from Kildare . 1997–2020 5 County Wicklow; and in County Carlow,[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] Clonmore, Hacketstown, Haroldstown, Kineagh, Rahill, Rathvilly, Ticknock, Williamstown, in the former Rural District of Baltinglass No. 2 .
Transfer of EDs in County Kildare to Kildare South ; transfer of EDs in County Carlow from Carlow–Kilkenny
2020– 5 County Wicklow.[1] Transfer of EDs in County Carlow to Carlow–Kilkenny
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 [ edit ] 2020 general election [ edit ] 2020 general election : Wicklow[53] [54] [55] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Sinn Féin John Brady 24.3 17,297 Social Democrats Jennifer Whitmore 9.9 7,039 7,951 7,966 7,996 8,035 8,095 8,208 8,635 9,422 9,987 11,148 11,405 11,875 13,405 Fine Gael Simon Harris 12.3 8,765 8,885 8,890 8,913 8,929 8,948 8,968 9,129 9,171 9,369 9,545 9,774 11,261 11,752 11,838 Fianna Fáil Stephen Donnelly 7.7 5,467 5,630 5,637 5,650 5,666 5,707 5,781 5,879 5,915 6,113 6,301 9,363 10,024 10,882 11,018 Green Steven Matthews 7.9 5,634 6,064 6,079 6,095 6,114 6,159 6,299 6,629 7,072 7,410 7,713 7,838 8,114 9,108 9,622 Fine Gael Andrew Doyle 6.9 4,940 5,044 5,053 5,060 5,075 5,147 5,185 5,334 5,358 5,573 5,943 6,503 8,347 8,788 8,860 Independent Joe Behan 4.2 2,988 3,665 3,673 3,683 3,715 3,805 4,125 4,222 4,560 4,900 5,690 5,941 6,187 Fine Gael Billy Timmins 6.6 4,679 4,796 4,798 4,803 4,812 4,935 5,051 5,138 5,160 5,283 5,429 5,813 Fianna Fáil Pat Casey 6.3 4,473 4,669 4,674 4,680 4,689 4,776 4,848 4,910 4,936 5,089 5,323 Independent John Snell 4.3 3,050 3,597 3,601 3,642 3,663 3,782 3,890 4,187 4,352 4,654 Independent Valerie Cox 2.5 1,805 2,107 2,115 2,128 2,144 2,235 2,370 2,480 2,724 Solidarity–PBP Sharon Briggs[a] 1.5 1,037 2,244 2,255 2,262 2,278 2,335 2,403 2,448 Labour Paul O'Brien 2.4 1,727 1,912 1,915 1,927 1,936 1,956 1,975 Aontú Seamus Connor 1.5 1,051 1,208 1,211 1,217 1,239 1,351 Independent Tom Dunne 0.7 478 602 605 612 629 National Party Eileen Gunning 0.6 399 439 440 440 457 Independent Charlie Keddy 0.3 219 289 296 310 Independent John Larkin 0.2 173 212 219 Independent Anthony FitzGerald 0.1 79 93 Independent William King 0.0 20 26 Electorate: 101,332 Valid: 71,320 Spoilt: 559 Quota: 11,887 Turnout: 71,879 (70.9%)
2016 general election [ edit ] 2016 general election : Wicklow[56] [57] [52] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Social Democrats Stephen Donnelly 20.9 14,348 Sinn Féin John Brady 16.2 11,151 11,489 Fine Gael Simon Harris 15.7 10,819 11,468 Fine Gael Andrew Doyle 8.8 6,045 6,227 6,244 6,285 6,424 6,466 7,726 7,961 9,652 10,394 Fianna Fáil Pat Casey 9.1 6,289 6,446 6,457 6,505 6,552 6,600 6,700 8,931 9,214 10,260 Renua Billy Timmins 8.0 5,510 5,737 5,762 5,858 6,017 6,231 6,667 6,910 7,279 8,359 Independent Joe Behan 4.5 3,070 3,345 3,374 3,539 3,717 4,288 4,332 4,613 5,218 Labour Anne Ferris 3.8 2,634 2,861 2,873 2,912 3,413 3,633 3,859 4,032 Fianna Fáil Jennifer Cuffe 4.3 2,990 3,179 3,192 3,249 3,339 3,448 3,548 Fine Gael Avril Cronin 3.0 2,091 2,149 2,163 2,176 2,261 2,322 AAA–PBP Sharon Briggs 1.8 1,241 1,396 1,454 1,918 2,219 Green Steven Matthews 2.0 1,350 1,614 1,651 1,745 AAA–PBP Anna Doyle 0.8 539 612 655 Independent Charlie Keddy 0.6 447 476 520 Direct Democracy Kathrina Hutchinson 0.2 168 217 Independent Bob Kearns 0,2 112 120 Electorate: 97,858 Valid: 68,804 Spoilt: 596 (0.9%) Quota: 11,468 Turnout: 69,400 (70.9%)
2011 general election [ edit ] 2011 general election : Wicklow[58] [51] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Fine Gael Andrew Doyle 14.2 10,035 10,038 10,040 10,056 10,070 10,106 10,117 10,133 10,151 10,207 10,264 10,566 10,882 11,087 11,622 11,991 Fine Gael Billy Timmins 13.0 9,165 9,167 9,171 9,181 9,194 9,202 9,213 9,224 9,241 9,253 9,320 9,467 9,756 10,184 10,450 10,729 11,867 Fine Gael Simon Harris 12.4 8,726 8,729 8,735 8,741 8,752 8,755 8,792 8,838 8,847 8,872 8,938 9,133 9,253 9,444 10,134 10,901 11,392 11,459 11,512 Labour Anne Ferris 7.7 5,436 5,439 5,452 5,456 5,469 5,476 5,481 5,514 5,559 5,577 5,657 5,997 6,925 7,036 7,713 10,243 10,948 11,042 11,070 Independent Stephen Donnelly 9.2 6,530 6,536 6,557 6,571 6,604 6,624 6,647 6,692 6,732 6,792 6,919 7,389 7,508 7,670 8,576 8,980 9,909 9,946 9,966 Sinn Féin John Brady 10.1 7,089 7,090 7,099 7,115 7,120 7,144 7,163 7,187 7,220 7,269 7,404 7,676 7,887 8,027 8,626 9,037 9,797 9,839 9,854 Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzgerald 5.1 3,576 3,576 3,576 3,592 3,598 3,604 3,611 3,613 3,616 3,618 3,672 4,060 4,140 6,436 6,898 7,004 Labour Tom Fortune 4.9 3,420 3,421 3,423 3,423 3,427 3,435 3,468 3,482 3,495 3,507 3,551 3,659 4,807 4,931 5,282 Independent Joe Behan 6.0 4,197 4,200 4,207 4,210 4,223 4,231 4,245 4,277 4,290 4,312 4,407 4,551 4,631 4,917 Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 5.5 3,891 3,891 3,895 3,898 3,921 3,926 3,944 3,964 3,967 3,977 4,010 4,057 4,129 Labour Conal Kavanagh 4.6 3,231 3,234 3,237 3,243 3,249 3,260 3,272 3,280 3,296 3,317 3,369 3,503 Independent Peter Dempsey 2.0 1,409 1,415 1,434 1,454 1,460 1,468 1,478 1,486 1,497 1,516 1,673 Green Niall Byrne 1.5 1,026 1,027 1,031 1,033 1,038 1,042 1,045 1,054 1,073 1,092 1,113 Independent Nicky Kelly 0.7 518 522 523 534 536 542 549 556 571 585 Independent Donal Kiernan 0.6 403 405 405 406 415 419 433 444 456 472 Fís Nua Gerry Kinsella[a] 0.5 324 325 327 331 335 346 359 362 394 Fís Nua Pat Kavanagh[a] 0.4 291 293 298 300 302 313 322 327 Independent Eugene Finnegan 0.4 286 288 293 295 303 305 309 Independent Charlie Keddy 0.3 233 236 241 261 262 266 Independent Michael Mulvihill 0.3 187 188 191 195 196 Independent Anthony Fitzgerald 0.3 184 184 185 186 Independent Jim Tallon 0.2 166 166 169 Independent Thomas Clarke 0.1 103 125 Independent Kevin Carroll 0.1 74 Electorate: 95,339 Valid: 70,579 Spoilt: 702 (1.1%) Quota: 11,764 Turnout: 71,311 (74.8%)
^ a b Although Fís Nua was registered as a political party on 4 February 2011, the party's name did not appear on the ballot, as the Register of Political Parties in use was that in force on 1 February 2011, when the writ for the general election was issued.[59] 2007 general election [ edit ] 2007 general election : Wicklow[50] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 15.8 10,246 10,473 10,674 11,096 Fianna Fáil Joe Behan 14.5 9,431 9,673 9,956 10,223 10,892 Labour Liz McManus 10.4 6,751 6,874 7,356 7,544 8,030 9,649 9,678 13,118 Fine Gael Billy Timmins 12.4 8,072 8,177 8,309 8,973 9,157 9,604 9,674 10,431 11,288 Fine Gael Andrew Doyle 10.7 6,961 7,070 7,279 7,514 7,780 8,231 8,250 9,285 10,202 Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzgerald 7.6 5,029 5,149 5,193 5,561 5,744 7,127 7,271 7,771 8,016 Green Déirdre de Búrca 7.4 4,790 4,983 5,706 5,834 6,730 7,131 7,144 Labour Nicky Kelly 5.9 3,857 3,901 3,935 4,297 4,702 Sinn Féin John Brady 5.0 3,234 3,305 3,383 3,551 Independent Pat Doran 4.4 2,841 2,893 3,009 Independent Evelyn Cawley 3.5 2,246 2,387 Progressive Democrats Dónal Ó Siocháin 1.4 903 People Before Profit Carmel McKenna 0.6 365 Independent Jim Tallon 0.2 120 Fathers Rights Norman Newell 0.1 79 Electorate: 91,492 Valid: 64,925 Spoilt: 554 (0.9%) Quota: 10,821 Turnout: 65,479 (71.6%)
2002 general election [ edit ] 2002 general election : Wicklow[49] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 16.9 9,213 Labour Liz McManus 13.9 7,595 7,612 7,636 7,693 7,901 8,120 8,310 10,520 Fine Gael Billy Timmins 13.5 7,372 7,377 7,388 7,398 7,466 8,396 8,476 9,110 Fianna Fáil Joe Jacob 14.4 7,836 7,899 7,913 7,926 8,045 8,073 8,306 8,969 9,125 Independent Mildred Fox 11.6 6,324 6,342 6,364 6,410 6,642 6,726 6,975 8,247 8,669 8,688 Labour Nicky Kelly 12.0 6,529 6,532 6,536 6,555 6,662 6,691 6,910 7,809 8,657 8,669 Green Déirdre de Búrca 5.9 3,208 3,212 3,240 3,277 3,500 3,561 4,026 Labour Jimmy O'Shaughnessy 3.7 2,029 2,031 2,032 2,032 2,128 2,148 2,188 Sinn Féin Mairéad Keane 2.8 1,527 1,530 1,536 1,546 1,649 1,659 Fine Gael Raymond O'Rourke 2.4 1,332 1,333 1,353 1,372 1,397 Socialist Workers Catherine Kennedy 0.7 399 400 412 425 Independent Robert Kearns 0.7 406 406 412 418 Independent Charlie Keddy 0.7 383 384 392 404 Independent Brian Kenny 0.4 236 237 247 Independent Barbara Hyland 0.3 171 171 Electorate: 89,797 Valid: 54,560 Spoilt: 736 (1.3%) Quota: 9,094 Turnout: 55,296 (61.6%)
1997 general election [ edit ] 1997 general election : Wicklow[48] [60] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Joe Jacob 11.8 6,150 6,185 6,536 6,580 6,665 7,992 8,066 8,997 Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 11.7 6,101 6,200 6,575 6,672 6,715 7,873 8,156 8,725 Democratic Left Liz McManus 10.0 5,226 5,581 5,722 6,185 6,378 6,683 7,442 8,498 8,568 Fine Gael Billy Timmins 9.9 5,171 5,225 5,298 5,364 5,986 6,065 8,174 8,500 8,526 Independent Mildred Fox 10.7 5,590 5,911 6,178 6,360 6,477 6,907 7,344 8,252 8,348 Labour Liam Kavanagh 10.1 5,293 5,364 5,451 6,224 6,421 6,550 6,992 7,983 8,071 Independent Nicky Kelly 9.6 4,995 5,178 5,247 5,299 5,519 5,633 5,689 Fine Gael George Jones 5.9 3,116 3,218 3,300 3,505 4,232 4,323 Fianna Fáil Michael D. Lawlor 6.4 3,368 3,423 3,655 3,703 3,731 Fine Gael Tom Honan 3.8 2,021 2,065 2,117 2,260 Labour Tim Collins 3.7 1,924 2,072 2,106 Progressive Democrats Mary Heaslip 3.3 1,726 1,808 Green Alex Perkins 2.5 1,299 Independent Charlie Keddy 0.6 316 Electorate: 80,458 Valid: 52,296 Spoilt: 434 (0.8%) Quota: 8,717 Turnout: 52,730 (65.5%)
1995 by-election [ edit ] Following the death of Independent TD Johnny Fox , a by-election was held on 29 June 1995. The seat was won by the Independent candidate Mildred Fox, daughter of the deceased TD.
1995 by-election : Wicklow[47] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Independent Mildred Fox 26.9 11,724 11,872 12,627 13,119 13,928 15,131 17,793 22,922 Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 23.1 10,060 10,135 10,352 10,536 11,194 11,968 13,056 14,895 Fine Gael Tom Honan 12.6 5,503 5,529 5,725 5,912 6,246 7,996 9,971 Labour Tim Collins 11.6 5,064 5,139 5,279 5,591 6,527 7,203 Independent Nicky Kelly 10.5 4,556 4,635 4,729 4,943 5,250 Democratic Left John McManus 6.5 2,841 2,907 2,956 3,249 Green Emer Singleton 3.6 1,565 1,674 1,816 Independent Susan Philips 3.7 1,627 1,663 Independent Charlie Keddy 0.6 254 Workers' Party Frank Hayes 0.5 211 Natural Law Desmond Garrett 0.2 104 Independent Jim Tallon 0.2 80 Electorate: 81,525 Valid: 43,589 Quota: 21,795 Turnout: 53.5%
1992 general election [ edit ] 1992 general election : Wicklow[46] [61] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Labour Liam Kavanagh 22.8 11,843 Fianna Fáil Joe Jacob 12.5 6,475 6,813 6,819 6,877 6,939 7,048 7,107 7,772 7,863 8,258 8,651 Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins 8.9 4,612 5,010 5,014 5,055 5,111 5,254 5,481 5,600 5,700 5,833 6,627 9,520 Democratic Left Liz McManus 10.6 5,510 6,530 6,543 6,706 6,804 6,875 7,068 7,096 7,752 8,088 8,484 9,162 Independent Johnny Fox 9.2 4,749 5,056 5,062 5,154 5,413 5,631 5,801 5,842 6,208 6,350 6,498 6,846 7,456 7,656 Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 10.1 5,250 5,394 5,394 5,465 5,569 5,660 5,778 6,347 6,462 6,531 6,604 6,858 7,119 7,227 Fine Gael Shane Ross 5.6 2,903 3,107 3,107 3,128 3,170 3,336 3,749 3,786 3,972 3,995 4,626 Fine Gael Thomas Honan 3.2 1,676 1,832 1,835 1,853 1,877 1,918 2,046 2,067 2,149 2,914 Independent Vincent McElheron 3.5 1,806 1,950 1,953 1,975 2,010 2,024 2,055 2,070 2,135 Green Nuala Ahern 2.6 1,346 1,493 1,500 1,612 1,723 1,836 1,964 1,985 Fianna Fáil Eamon Kane 2.7 1,376 1,404 1,404 1,422 1,439 1,630 1,660 Progressive Democrats Liam Nolan 2.6 1,367 1,475 1,476 1,488 1,514 1,587 Independent Pat Dunlea 2.5 1,311 1,350 1,359 1,377 1,395 Christian Centrist John Hartnett 1.8 906 931 934 959 Sinn Féin Ken O'Connell 0.6 299 314 316 Workers' Party Frank Hayes 0.3 139 227 229 Sinn Féin Gerry O'Neill 0.3 179 191 192 Independent Barbara Hyland 0.2 87 97 100 Independent Leo Armstrong 0.1 57 68 Electorate: 77,133 Valid: 51,891 Spoilt: 743 (1.4%) Quota: 8,649 Turnout: 52,634 (68.2%)
1989 general election [ edit ] 1989 general election : Wicklow[45] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour Liam Kavanagh 20.1 8,541 Fianna Fáil Joe Jacob 19.9 8,454 8,462 8,539 Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins 18.1 7,661 7,676 7,742 7,748 7,959 8,780 Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 18.2 7,707 7,712 7,793 7,808 8,006 8,289 8,310 Fine Gael George Jones 10.2 4,333 4,338 4,435 4,459 4,498 5,323 5,569 Workers' Party Dermot Tobin 4.8 2,049 2,059 2,176 2,177 2,441 2,636 2,661 Progressive Democrats Ciarán Murphy 5.0 2,109 2,114 2,203 2,208 2,291 Independent Seán Wolahan 2.2 919 922 1,020 1,020 Independent Barbara Hyland 1.6 666 668 Electorate: ? Valid: 42,439 Quota: 8,488
1987 general election [ edit ] 1987 general election : Wicklow[44] [62] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fianna Fáil Joe Jacob 19.2 8,825 8,876 8,938 9,196 9,263 Labour Liam Kavanagh 16.9 7,754 7,880 7,973 8,498 8,656 10,247 Fine Gael Gemma Hussey 14.1 6,474 6,589 6,692 6,740 7,042 7,367 9,238 Fianna Fáil Dick Roche 13.4 6,163 6,241 6,251 6,334 6,390 7,313 7,855 8,283 Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins 12.4 5,710 5,741 5,813 5,911 6,024 6,213 7,463 7,853 Progressive Democrats Aidan Murphy 5.3 2,509 2,745 2,776 4,390 4,931 Workers' Party John McManus 7.6 3,509 3,744 3,765 3,987 4,079 Progressive Democrats Donal Atkins 4.4 2,014 2,069 2,411 2,452 Independent Seán Wolahan 2.7 1,243 1,307 1,365 Progressive Democrats Michael Healy 2.1 975 1,009 Green Liam de Siuin 1.4 658 Independent Barbara Hyland 0.5 217 Electorate: 64,272 Valid: 46,003 Quota: 9,202 Turnout: 71.6%
November 1982 general election [ edit ] November 1982 general election : Wicklow[43] [63] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour Liam Kavanagh 18.3 7,681 7,753 7,856 8,280 9,984 Fine Gael Gemma Hussey 18.0 7,552 7,677 7,761 7,882 8,439 Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins 18.8 7,886 7,928 7,983 8,111 8,393 9,114 Fianna Fáil Paudge Brennan 13.8 5,806 5,833 6,416 7,734 8,126 8,330 Fianna Fáil Ciarán Murphy 11.8 4,938 4,970 5,483 6,150 6,719 7,004 Workers' Party John McManus 8.2 3,431 3,548 3,610 3,762 Fianna Fáil Declan Connolly 6.2 2,614 2,626 2,857 Fianna Fáil Johnny Fox 3.9 1,624 1,643 Independent Liam de Siuin 1.1 463 Electorate: 58,213 Valid: 41,995 Quota: 8,400 Turnout: 72.1%
February 1982 general election [ edit ] February 1982 general election : Wicklow[42] [64] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Labour Liam Kavanagh 20.0 8,026 Fine Gael Gemma Hussey 17.8 7,112 7,137 7,178 8,042 Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins 18.5 7,400 7,426 7,473 7,904 Fianna Fáil Ciarán Murphy 16.5 6,616 6,632 7,186 7,902 Fianna Fáil Paudge Brennan 17.3 6,930 6,954 7,340 7,750 Sinn Féin The Workers' Party John McManus 6.8 2,739 2,783 2,820 Fianna Fáil Denis Teevan 2.7 1,072 1,086 Independent Jim Tallon 0.4 163 Electorate: 56,097 Valid: 40,058 Spoilt: 324 (0.8%) Quota: 8,012 Turnout: 40,382 (71.9%)
1981 general election [ edit ] 1981 general election : Wicklow[41] [65] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins 16.8 6,899 6,933 7,520 7,835 8,159 8,529 Labour Liam Kavanagh 14.4 5,894 5,983 6,192 6,245 7,286 7,868 7,915 8,064 Fianna Fáil Ciarán Murphy 14.3 5,881 5,961 6,054 6,911 7,488 8,736 Fine Gael Gemma Hussey 13.5 5,524 5,557 6,438 6,539 7,331 7,643 7,677 7,846 Fianna Fáil Paudge Brennan 12.2 5,019 5,170 5,202 5,815 6,108 7,786 8,230 Fianna Fáil Declan Connolly 9.2 3,763 3,812 3,827 4,223 4,357 Sinn Féin The Workers' Party John McManus 7.2 2,974 3,248 3,344 3,387 Fianna Fáil Jim Ruttle 5.8 2,372 2,399 2,410 Fine Gael George Jones 4.7 1,925 1,936 Independent Richard O'Carroll 1.8 734 Independent Jim Tallon 0.2 65 Electorate: 56,080 Valid: 41,050 Quota: 8,211 Turnout: 73.2%
1977 general election [ edit ] 1977 general election : Wicklow[40] [66] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fianna Fáil Ciarán Murphy 8,163 24.7 1 Labour Liam Kavanagh 6,540 19.8 3 Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins 6,291 19.1 2 Fianna Fáil Bernard Keating 4,465 13.5 Fine Gael Charles Keating 2,939 8.9 Fianna Fáil Jimmy Miley 2,437 7.4 Sinn Féin The Workers' Party John McManus 1,231 3.7 Irish Republican Socialist Seamus Costello 955 2.9 Electorate: 46,372 Valid: 33,021 Quota: 8,256 Turnout: 71.2%
1973 general election [ edit ] 1973 general election : Wicklow[39] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins 6,960 23.6 1 Fianna Fáil Ciarán Murphy 4,521 15.3 3 Fianna Fáil Jimmy Miley 4,095 13.9 Labour Liam Kavanagh 3,231 10.9 2 Fine Gael Mary Walsh 2,858 9.7 Independent Paudge Brennan 2,500 8.5 Fianna Fáil Basil Phelan 2,296 7.8 Sinn Féin (Official) Seamus Costello 1,966 6.7 Labour Thomas Byrne 1,094 3.7 Electorate: ? Valid: 29,521 Quota: 7,381 Turnout:
1969 general election [ edit ] 1968 by-election [ edit ] Following the death of Labour Party TD James Everett , a by-election was held on 14 March 1968. The seat was won by the candidate Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins.
1968 by-election : Wicklow[37] [67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Nancy O'Neill 37.2 9,788 9,829 9,945 10,343 12,050 Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins 30.6 8,035 8,089 8,280 8,728 12,596 Labour Liam Kavanagh 21.9 5,761 5,796 5,892 6,797 Sinn Féin Séamus Costello 7.6 2,009 2,024 2,081 Liberal Kevin McLeavey 1.9 509 526 Independent James J. Tallon 0.7 191 Electorate: 36,658 Valid: 26,293 Quota: 13,147 Turnout: 71.73%
1965 general election [ edit ] 1965 general election : Wicklow[36] [67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Paudge Brennan 35.0 8,806 Labour James Everett 23.0 5,799 6,028 6,557 Fine Gael Michael O'Higgins 16.5 4,141 4,217 6,711 Fianna Fáil Nancy O'Neill 13.0 3,282 5,317 5,469 Fine Gael Mark Deering 12.5 3,139 3,313 Electorate: 35,213 Valid: 25,167 Quota: 6,292 Turnout: 71.5%
1961 general election [ edit ] 1957 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election : Wicklow[33] [67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fine Gael Mark Deering 27.8 7,527 Labour James Everett 26.3 7,115 Fianna Fáil Paudge Brennan 21.2 5,741 5,774 5,831 7,065 Fianna Fáil Patrick Cogan 11.3 3,053 3,094 3,112 3,681 Fianna Fáil Mary Ledwidge 7.6 2,046 2,058 2,103 Fine Gael Brendan Donnelly 5.8 1,581 2,256 2,485 2,681 Electorate: 37,088 Valid: 27,063 Quota: 6,766 Turnout: 73.0%
1953 by-election [ edit ] Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Brennan , a by-election was held on 18 June 1953. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Mark Deering.
1953 by-election : Wicklow[32] [67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Paudge Brennan 27.9 7,788 8,314 9,261 9,630 10,852 Labour James J. McCrea 24.8 6,915 7,020 7,537 8,792 Fine Gael Mark Deering 23.1 6,433 7,382 7,607 8,833 14,672 Clann na Poblachta William Clarke 9.2 2,568 2,804 3,125 Independent William Lawless 7.8 2,164 2,256 Independent Elizabeth Bobbett 7.3 2,029 Electorate: 37,470 Valid: 27,897 Quota: 13,949 Turnout: 74.45%
1951 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election : Wicklow[31] [67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Labour James Everett 24.2 6,535 6,563 8,638 Fianna Fáil Thomas Brennan 22.7 6,138 6,473 6,630 6,776 Fianna Fáil Peter Ledwidge 19.2 5,178 5,653 5,826 6,037 Independent Patrick Cogan 16.1 4,350 4,391 5,739 6,645 Fine Gael Mark Deering 14.3 3,872 3,907 Fianna Fáil Joseph Groome 3.4 922 Electorate: 37,772 Valid: 26,995 Quota: 6,749 Turnout: 71.47%
1948 general election [ edit ] 1948 general election : Wicklow[30] [67] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Labour Party James Everett 18.3 4,834 4,879 5,005 5,424 6,198 6,952 Fianna Fáil Thomas Brennan 15.7 4,142 4,169 4,976 5,375 5,530 8,466 Fine Gael Edmund Sweetman 14.9 3,941 3,979 4,038 4,298 4,911 4,999 5,169 5,237 Independent Patrick Cogan 13.7 3,618 3,646 3,686 3,945 4,434 4,768 5,418 5,573 Fianna Fáil Christopher Byrne 12.9 3,414 3,426 4,081 4,258 4,416 Labour James J. McCrea 7.8 2,072 2,147 2,195 Clann na Poblachta William Clarke 6.9 1,824 2,401 2,436 2,960 Fianna Fáil Thomas F. O'Reilly 6.7 1,760 1,794 Clann na Poblachta Brendan Hyland 3.2 844 Electorate: 37,311 Valid: 26,449 Quota: 6,613 Turnout: 70.89%
1944 general election [ edit ] Figures for the 6th count are not available.
1944 general election : Wicklow[29] [68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Labour Party James Everett 19.2 4,992 5,048 5,502 5,907 6,845 Fianna Fáil Thomas Brennan 18.9 4,903 4,934 5,136 5,370 5,496 N/A 5,962 Fianna Fáil Christopher Byrne 17.6 4,568 4,609 4,812 5,062 5,229 N/A 5,875 Clann na Talmhan Patrick Cogan 17.4 4,519 4,615 4,816 5,075 7,519 Fine Gael Edmund Sweetman 13.6 3,548 3,810 3,971 4,257 Labour Edward Byrne 5.8 1,508 1,559 1,633 Independent William Clarke 5.1 1,325 1,391 Independent Henry Byrne 2.4 634 Electorate: 38,937 Valid: 25,997 Quota: 6,500 Turnout: 66.8%
1943 general election [ edit ] Full figures for the 2nd count are not available.
1943 general election : Wicklow[28] [68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Labour James Everett 25.6 7,144 Clann na Talmhan Patrick Cogan 18.4 5,130 N/A 5,626 6,290 6,592 Fianna Fáil Christopher Byrne 16.1 4,485 N/A 4,760 4,838 7,798 Fianna Fáil Thomas Brennan 13.2 3,691 N/A 3,868 4,050 Fine Gael Ralph Barry 12.4 3,452 N/A 3,557 5,111 5,221 Fine Gael Jacob Bourne 9.1 2,554 N/A 2,591 Labour Peter O'Reilly 5.3 1,476 1,585 Electorate: 38,937 Valid: 27,932 Quota: 6,984 Turnout: 71.7%
1938 general election [ edit ] 1938 general election : Wicklow[27] [68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Séamus Moore 33.1 9,497 Labour James Everett 28.3 8,125 Fine Gael Dermot O'Mahony 20.2 5,799 6,616 7,111 Independent Patrick Cogan 18.4 5,285 6,788 7,241 Electorate: 37,884 Valid: 28,706 Quota: 7,177 Turnout: 75.8%
1937 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election : Wicklow[26] [68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Labour James Everett 29.4 8,629 Fine Gael Dermot O'Mahony 23.0 6,771 6,952 7,121 Fianna Fáil Séamus Moore 19.9 5,861 6,438 9,176 Independent Patrick Cogan 15.6 4,580 4,717 5,218 Fianna Fáil Christopher Byrne 12.1 3,558 3,942 Electorate: 38,171 Valid: 29,399 Quota: 7,350 Turnout: 77.0%
1933 general election [ edit ]
1932 general election [ edit ] 1932 general election : Wicklow[24] [68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Cumann na nGaedheal Dermot O'Mahony 26.8 7,034 Labour James Everett 23.5 6,157 6,183 6,439 6,880 Fianna Fáil Séamus Moore 19.6 5,135 5,145 6,446 6,548 Independent Christopher Byrne 16.5 4,325 4,386 4,506 5,775 Cumann na nGaedheal Laurence O'Toole 7.0 1,837 2,215 2,237 Fianna Fáil Robert Devereux 6.6 1,736 1,738 Electorate: 34,420 Valid: 26,224 Quota: 6,557 Turnout: 76.2%
September 1927 general election [ edit ] September 1927 general election : Wicklow[23] [68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Cumann na nGaedheal Dermot O'Mahony 27.8 6,861 Fianna Fáil Séamus Moore 23.2 5,729 5,742 5,910 Labour James Everett 22.1 5,438 5,512 5,814 Independent Christopher Byrne 15.3 3,761 3,859 5,787 Farmers' Party Richard Wilson 11.6 2,869 3,380 Electorate: 35,044 Valid: 24,658 Quota: 6,165 Turnout: 70.4%
June 1927 general election [ edit ] June 1927 general election : Wicklow[22] [68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Labour James Everett 28.8 6,985 Fianna Fáil Séamus Moore 21.7 5,261 5,687 5,943 6,907 Cumann na nGaedheal Dermot O'Mahony 16.5 3,988 4,096 4,820 5,644 Farmers' Party Richard Wilson 12.6 3,056 3,079 3,722 4,523 Independent Christopher Byrne 11.2 2,716 3,014 3,430 National League Alan Patten 9.1 2,206 2,282 Electorate: 35,044 Valid: 24,212 Quota: 6,054 Turnout: 69.1%
1923 general election [ edit ] 1923 general election : Wicklow[21] [68] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Cumann na nGaedheal Christopher Byrne 34.6 7,932 Labour James Everett 19.4 4,450 5,235 5,960 Farmers' Party Richard Wilson 18.7 4,281 5,170 5,232 5,299 6,590 Republican Robert Barton 18.4 4,218 4,273 4,324 4,467 4,530 Independent Joseph Moore 5.2 1,188 1,509 1,543 1,568 Labour Charles Gaule 3.6 830 987 Electorate: 36,753 Valid: 22,899 Quota: 5,725 Turnout: 62.3%
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