Cork East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Cork East
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Cork East shown within Ireland
Created: 1981
TDs: Michael Ahern
Ned O'Keeffe
David Stanton
Seán Sherlock
Counties: County Cork
EP constituency: South

Cork East is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 72,702 and at present is served by 4 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

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[edit] Members of Dáil Éireann

Election 1st Member
(Party)		 2nd Member
(Party)		 3rd Member
(Party)		 4th Member
(Party)
22nd Dáil
(1981)		 Carey Joyce
(Fianna Fáil)		 Myra Barry
(Fine Gael)		 Paddy Hegarty
(Fine Gael)		 Joe Sherlock
(Workers Party)
23rd Dáil
(Feb 1982)		 Michael Ahern
(Fianna Fáil)
24th Dáil
(Nov 1982)		 Ned O'Keeffe
(Fianna Fáil)
25th Dáil
(1987)		 Joe Sherlock
(Workers Party)
26th Dáil
(1989)		 Paul Bradford
(Fine Gael)
27th Dáil
(1992)		 John Mulvihill
(Labour Party)
28th Dáil
(1997)		 David Stanton
(Fine Gael)
29th Dáil
(2002)		 Joe Sherlock
(Labour Party)
30th Dáil
(2007)		 Seán Sherlock
(Labour Party)

The constituency runs from Mitchelstown and Mallow in the north, through Fermoy, to Cobh, Midleton and Youghal in the south. It encompasses almost all of the Fermoy, Midleton, and Mallow electoral areas of Cork County Council.

[edit] 2007 Election

2007 General Election: Cork East
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael Ahern 10,350 19.2 1 3
Fianna Fáil Ned O'Keeffe 10,081 18.7 2 4
Fine Gael David Stanton 7,686 14.3 3 6
Labour Party Seán Sherlock 7,295 13.6 4 6
Fine Gael Paul Bradford 8,916 16.6 Not Elected (6)
Labour Party John Mulvihill 3,954 7.3 Excluded (4)
Sinn Féin Sandra McLellan 3,672 6.8 Excluded (2)
Green Party Sarah Iremonger 1,572 2.9 Excluded (1)
Fathers Rights Christy Carr 166 0.3 Excluded (1)
Independent John Cronin 116 Excluded (1)

[edit] 2002 Election results

2002 General Election: Cork East
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Ned O'Keeffe 10,574 23.09 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael Ahern 8,340 18.21 2 2
Labour Party Joe Sherlock 4,792 10.47 2 4
Fine Gael David Stanton 6,269 13.69 4 4
Fine Gael Paul Bradford 7,053 15.40
Labour Party John Mulvihill 4,813 10.51
Sinn Féin June Murphy 2,624 5.73
Green Party Martin O'Keeffe 1,136 2.48
Christian Solidarity Patrick Manning 187 0.41

[edit] November 1982 - 2002 full election results

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[edit] Full February 1982 result

February 1982 General Election – 18 February 1982
Party Candidate Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5
Fine Gael Myra Barry 8,870 8,870 8,870
Fine Gael Paul Hegarty 8,309 8,309 8,309 8,309 8,309
Fianna Fáil Michael Ahern 7,011 7,149 8,830 8,830
Sinn Féin the Workers Party Joe Sherlock 6,677 7,200 7,674 8,102 8,137
Fianna Fáil Carey Joyce 5,601 5,659 7,257 7,456 8,008
Fianna Fáil William Cronin 3,799 3,845
Labour Party Tomas O'Conaill 946
Electorate = 52,647; Valid = 41,213; Spoiled = 321; Quota = 8,243

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[edit] See also

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City
Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Baltimore (1614–1800) · Bandonbridge (1614–1800) · Castlemartyr (1676–1800) · Charleville (1673–1800) · Clonakilty (1613–1800) · Cork City (1264–1800) · Cork County (????–1800) · Doneraile (1640–1800) · Kinsale (1334?–1800) · Mallow (1613–1800) · Midleton (1671–1800) · Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) · Youghal (????–1800)
Westminster
1801–1922

Bandon (1801–1885) · Cork County (1801–1885) · Cork City (1801–1922) · East Cork (1885–1922) · Mid Cork (1885–1922) · North Cork (1885–1922) · North East Cork (1885–1922) · South Cork (1885–1922) · South East Cork (1885–1922) · West Cork (1885–1922) · Kinsale (1801–1885) · Mallow (1801–1885) · Youghal (1801–1885)
Dáil Éireann
1918–present

Cork Borough (1921–1969) · Cork City (1918–1921) · Cork City (1977–1981) · Cork City North West (1969–1977) · Cork City South East (1969–1977) · East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork East (1923–1937), 1948–1961, 1981— ) · Cork East and North East (1921–1923) · Mid Cork (1918–1921) · Cork Mid (1961–1981) · Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–1923) · North Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North (1923–1961) · Cork North Central (1981— ) · North East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North East (1961–1981) · Cork North West (1981— ) · South Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South (1948–1961) · Cork South Central (1981— ) · South East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South East (1937–1948) · Cork South West (1961— ) · West Cork (1918–1921) · Cork West (1923–1961)
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Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
Government of Ireland
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