Dublin South Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Dublin South Central
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Dublin South Central shown within County Dublin
Created: 1948
TDs: 5
Counties: Dublin
EP constituency: Dublin

Dublin South Central is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It is located in the heart of the capital city of Dublin. The constituency has an electorate of 86,710 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

The district comprises Drimnagh, Walkinstown, Crumlin, Inchicore , Ballyfermot, Kimmage and Terenure.

In 2004 the constituency boundary was extended to the north side of the Liffey, taking in Islandbridge.

Contents

[edit] Summary of seats won 1981–2007

1981 1982F 1982N 1987 1989 1992 1997 2002 2007
Fianna Fáil 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Fine Gael 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Independent 1 1 1
Labour 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Workers Party 1
Sinn Féin 1 1

[edit] 2007 Election result

2007 General Election: Dublin South Central
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Ardagh 8,286 17.4 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 7,439 15.7 2 3
Labour Party Mary Upton 5,987 12.6 3 9
Fine Gael Catherine Byrne 4,713 9.9 4 10
Sinn Féin Aengus Ó Snodaigh 4,825 10.2 5 10
Labour Party Eric Byrne 4,054 8.5
Green Party Tony McDermott 2,756 5.8
Independent Joan Collins 2,203 4.6
Fine Gael Anne Marie Martin 2,125 4.5
People Before Profit Bríd Smith 2,086 4.4
Independent Roisín Healy 1,613 3.4
Progressive Democrats Frank McNamara 474 1.0
Progressive Democrats Ben Doyle 438 0.9
Workers' Party Andrew McGuinness 256 0.5
Christian Solidarity Michael Redmond 155 0.3
Independent Con Gunning 121 0.3

[edit] 2002 Election result

2002 General Election: Dublin South Central
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael Gay Mitchell 5,444 12.37 1 9
Sinn Féin Aengus Ó Snodaigh 5,591 12.70 2 9
Fianna Fáil Seán Ardagh 6,031 13.70 3 9
Labour Party Mary Upton 4,520 10.27 4 9
Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 4,990 11.34 5 9
Labour Party Eric Byrne 4,159 9.45
Fianna Fáil Marian McGennis 4,085 9.28
Green Party Kristina McElroy 2,299 5.22
Fine Gael Catherine Byrne 2,012 4.57
Progressive Democrats Bob Quinn 1,377 3.13
Independent Vincent Ballyfermot Jackson 1,142 2.59
Independent Áine Ní Chonaill 926 2.10
Workers' Party Linda Kavanagh 553 1.26
Socialist Workers Bríd Smith 617 1.40
Workers' Party Shay Kelly 270 0.61

[edit] November 1982 - 1997 full election results

Online at [1]

[edit] 1977 full election result

Electorate=37934, Valid votes =25528, spoiled votes=245, quota=5883 [1]

Name Party Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5
Fergus O'Brien Fine Gael 5931 5931 5931 5931 5931
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick Fianna Fáil 4542 5015 5058 5239 5566
Frank Cluskey Labour 3986 4024 4177 4711 6991
M Campion Fianna Fáil 3218 3579 3595 3804 4018
Alexis Fitzgerald Fine Gael 2483 2523 3389 3542
A Smith Workers Party 1313 1340 1345
Maurice Dockrell Fine Gael 1096 1101
V Kinsella Fianna Fáil 959

[edit] Former TDs

[edit] See also

v • d • e
Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
Government of Ireland

[edit] References

  1. ^ Irish Times, 20-6-1977, p7-10