Dáil constituency (1923–1961)
Cork West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1961. The constituency elected 5 (and later 3) deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
History [ edit ] It was created in 1923 as a 5-seat constituency, a partial replacement for the 8 seat Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West constituency. It was first used for the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil .
It was reduced to a 3 seater for the 1948 general election to the 12th Dáil , and remained at that size until its abolition for the 1961 general election to the 17th Dáil . It was then partially replaced by the new Cork South-West constituency.
Boundaries [ edit ] It consisted of the county electoral areas of Bandon , Bantry and Dunmanway in the administrative county of Cork .[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.
Elections [ edit ] 1957 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election : Cork West[15] [17] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Labour Michael Pat Murphy 25.4 7,315 Fianna Fáil Edward Cotter 21.8 6,270 8,982 Clann na Talmhan Florence Wycherley 14.7 4,238 4,389 4,984 5,012 6,181 Fine Gael Seán Collins 13.9 4,003 4,097 4,204 4,251 6,641 Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 12.6 3,635 3,864 4,093 4,132 Fianna Fáil Michael Finn 11.6 3,339 Electorate: 34,791 Valid: 28,800 Quota: 7,201 Turnout: 82.8%
1951 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election : Cork West[17] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 Fianna Fáil Ted O'Sullivan 25.8 7,571 Fine Gael Seán Collins 25.7 7,515 Labour Michael Pat Murphy 20.8 6,103 6,758 Independent Charles John Bryan 16.2 4,732 5,572 Fianna Fáil James Moynihan 11.5 3,373 Electorate: 35,960 Valid: 29,294 Quota: 7,324 Turnout: 81.46%
1949 by-election [ edit ] Following the death of the Labour Party TD Timothy J. Murphy , a by-election was held on 15 June 1949. The seat was won by the Labour Party candidate William J. Murphy.
1948 general election [ edit ] 1948 general election : Cork West[17] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Ted Sullivan 21.0 6,348 6,432 6,498 6,694 8,636 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 20.4 6,165 6,267 6,653 7,511 8,291 Clann na Talmhan Charles John Bryan 15.7 4,750 4,791 5,021 5,472 5,908 6,361 6,489 Fine Gael Seán Collins 15.4 4,643 4,732 5,805 6,412 6,775 6,944 7,150 Fianna Fáil Patrick John Burke 11.4 3,439 3,448 3,515 3,712 Clann na Poblachta Thomas Roycroft 7.1 2,135 2,633 2,680 Fine Gael Daniel J. Kingston 6.2 1,877 1,901 Clann na Poblachta Liam Dwyer 2.8 857 Electorate: 38,455 Valid: 30,214 Quota: 7,554 Turnout: 78.57%
1944 general election [ edit ] 1944 general election : Cork West[11] [18] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 15.6 7,764 7,971 8,224 9,865 Clann na Talmhan Patrick O'Driscoll 15.3 7,573 7,968 8,113 8,231 8,529 Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 15.2 7,529 7,569 7,980 8,022 8,108 8,282 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 14.4 7,136 7,226 7,379 7,576 7,862 8,028 Clann na Talmhan Daniel O'Leary 11.4 5,655 5,671 5,782 5,816 5,913 6,763 Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 10.3 5,125 5,480 5,635 5,738 6,024 8,625 Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 7.9 3,900 4,091 4,154 4,201 4,319 Labour Timothy J. Harrington 4.2 2,092 2,161 2,232 Independent Tom Hales 2.9 1,444 1,454 Fine Gael Michael Sheehy 2.8 1,405 Electorate: 66,863 Valid: 49,623 Quota: 8,271 Turnout: 74.2%
1943 general election [ edit ] 1943 general election : Cork West[10] [18] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 18.1 9,363 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 15.4 7,977 8,053 8,156 8,227 8,282 8,501 8,782 Clann na Talmhan Patrick O'Driscoll 13.7 7,062 7,118 7,359 8,317 8,362 8,461 8,985 Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 12.8 6,632 6,684 6,699 6,734 7,054 7,538 7,807 7,821 Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 9.4 4,854 4,928 5,197 5,248 5,332 5,502 7,898 8,159 Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 8.5 4,414 4,431 4,569 4,906 4,941 5,671 6,485 6,569 Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 8.5 4,378 4,416 4,603 4,687 4,859 5,021 Labour Denis Lehane 4.5 2,315 2,480 2,517 2,547 3,949 Labour Patrick Crowley 3.8 1,955 2,216 2,272 2,277 Clann na Talmhan Michael Twomey 3.1 1,582 1,587 1,604 Fine Gael Denis Cronin 2.1 1,104 1,116 Electorate: 66,863 Valid: 51,636 Quota: 8,607 Turnout: 77.2%
1938 general election [ edit ] 1938 general election : Cork West[9] [18] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil Seán Buckley 20.1 10,895 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 19.3 10,424 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 18.5 10,019 Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 14.5 7,825 8,440 8,973 9,381 Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 12.0 6,504 7,033 7,370 7,500 7,608 8,090 Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 11.7 6,304 6,776 7,166 7,396 7,487 9,109 Fine Gael Eugene O'Sullivan 3.9 2,124 2,387 2,535 2,770 2,783 Electorate: 66,266 Valid: 54,095 Quota: 9,016 Turnout: 81.6%
1937 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election : Cork West[8] [18] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 22.7 12,179 Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan 14.1 7,538 8,290 8,878 8,948 Fine Gael Timothy O'Donovan 12.8 6,846 7,312 7,538 9,082 Fine Gael Daniel O'Leary 10.8 5,781 6,018 6,138 6,592 6,625 6,627 7,395 8,486 Fianna Fáil Daniel Corkery 10.7 5,754 6,520 7,550 7,688 7,690 7,699 7,811 7,820 Fine Gael Eamonn O'Neill 9.5 5,108 5,336 5,490 6,651 6,752 6,758 10,029 Fine Gael William Roycroft 8.4 4,484 4,615 4,653 5,041 5,058 5,060 Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 6.9 3,675 3,856 3,954 Independent Tom Hales 4.1 2,207 2,696 Electorate: 67,017 Valid: 53,572 Quota: 8,929 Turnout: 79.9%
1933 general election [ edit ] 1933 general election : Cork West[7] [18] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cumann na nGaedheal James Burke 21.3 9,482 National Centre Party Timothy O'Donovan 20.4 9,075 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 14.5 6,458 6,656 7,859 Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn O'Neill 13.6 6,067 7,783 Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes 10.9 4,840 4,866 4,952 4,986 5,019 6,055 6,330 Fianna Fáil Tom Hales 9.0 4,021 4,049 4,214 4,270 4,318 4,911 7,400 Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Galvin 6.1 2,708 2,769 2,877 2,917 2,935 3,132 Fianna Fáil Eugene McCarthy 4.1 1,843 1,880 1,977 2,040 2,108 Electorate: 54,868 Valid: 44,494 Quota: 7,416 Turnout: 81.1%
1932 general election [ edit ] 1932 general election : Cork West[6] [18] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 17.7 7,257 Independent Jasper Wolfe 14.1 5,757 5,805 5,894 6,855 Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn O'Neill 13.9 5,715 5,793 5,822 8,070 Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 13.0 5,310 5,387 5,565 6,455 7,654 Fianna Fáil Jeremiah Galvin 12.3 5,060 5,132 5,724 5,883 5,898 5,932 Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes 12.2 5,005 5,058 6,352 6,449 6,476 6,536 Cumann na nGaedheal Timothy Sheehy 10.9 4,476 4,538 4,657 Fianna Fáil Eugene McCarthy 5.8 2,393 2,431 Electorate: 54,238 Valid: 40,973 Quota: 6,829 Turnout: 75.5%
September 1927 general election [ edit ] September 1927 general election : Cork West[5] [18] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Independent Jasper Wolfe 16.6 6,027 6,085 Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 16.3 5,893 5,941 6,177 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 15.3 5,561 5,751 8,176 Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullins 13.2 4,797 9,004 Cumann na nGaedheal Timothy Sheehy 13.2 4,771 4,788 4,863 4,926 4,948 Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn O'Neill 12.8 4,623 4,643 4,679 4,804 4,833 Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes 12.6 4,585 Electorate: 56,663 Valid: 36,257 Quota: 6,043 Turnout: 64.0%
June 1927 general election [ edit ] June 1927 general election : Cork West[4] [18] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 18.7 6,679 Independent Jasper Wolfe 12.4 4,422 4,526 4,688 4,785 4,907 5,128 5,296 5,543 5,837 Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 10.4 3,708 3,788 3,879 3,922 4,045 4,128 4,912 5,054 5,902 Cumann na nGaedheal Timothy Sheehy 9.0 3,206 3,299 3,529 3,569 4,345 4,458 4,624 4,713 5,999 Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullins 8.2 2,925 3,001 3,079 3,661 3,722 4,465 4,585 6,328 Farmers' Party Joseph McCarthy 7.5 2,693 2,735 2,833 2,974 3,056 3,182 3,636 3,743 3,962 Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas O'Donovan 6.7 2,404 2,486 2,550 2,594 2,876 2,902 3,032 3,105 Fianna Fáil Jeremiah McCarthy 5.9 2,122 2,154 2,192 2,343 2,375 2,782 2,848 Farmers' Party Jeremiah O'Sullivan 5.0 1,801 1,820 1,850 1,897 2,043 2,093 Fianna Fáil George Ross 4.9 1,739 1,790 1,817 1,962 1,994 Cumann na nGaedheal John Prior 4.7 1,685 1,735 1,779 1,801 Sinn Féin Seán Buckley 3.8 1,349 1,396 1,427 Independent Cornelius O'Donovan 2.7 947 1,003 Electorate: 56,663 Valid: 35,680 Quota: 5,947 Turnout: 63.0%
1923 general election [ edit ] There is no record of Buckley's surplus having been distributed, even though it was greater than the difference between the votes of Murphy and Kelly.[18]
1923 general election : Cork West[3] [18] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cumann na nGaedheal Cornelius Connolly 14.9 4,430 4,482 4,601 4,626 4,813 5,264 Labour Timothy J. Murphy 11.8 3,517 3,600 3,630 3,697 3,773 3,987 3,998 4,191 4,290 4,405 Cumann na nGaedheal John Prior 11.0 3,257 3,349 3,394 3,398 3,449 3,736 3,915 4,186 4,595 4,615 Republican Seán Buckley 10.9 3,237 3,325 3,355 3,629 3,720 3,763 3,769 3,815 3,867 5,866 Farmers' Party Timothy O'Donovan 8.3 2,473 2,535 3,036 3,090 3,410 3,543 3,563 3,789 4,777 4,861 Cumann na nGaedheal Robert Kelly 8.3 2,469 2,548 2,609 2,635 2,681 2,794 2,870 3,258 3,368 3,505 Republican Maurice Donegan 5.9 1,741 1,767 1,789 2,500 2,549 2,562 2,565 2,649 2,682 Farmers' Party Michael Scully 4.9 1,460 1,477 1,604 1,617 1,871 1,927 1,932 2,078 Independent Daniel O'Leary 4.8 1,427 1,445 1,483 1,508 1,569 1,665 1,675 Cumann na nGaedheal Daniel McCarthy 4.5 1,347 1,396 1,418 1,441 1,494 National Democratic Joseph O'Mahony 4.5 1,336 1,350 1,393 1,410 Republican John Lehane 4.2 1,240 1,266 1,296 Farmers' Party Daniel Minihane 3.6 1,074 1,114 Independent William Hales 1.7 510 Independent David Connor 0.7 205 Electorate: 59,500 Valid: 29,723 Quota: 4,954 Turnout: 50.0%
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