Cork North West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Cork North West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It has an electorate of 53,699 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
It is a large rural 3 seat constituency. Due to its size and landscape it is considered one of the most difficult constituencies to canvass in Ireland. The constituency itself encompasses the western part of Ireland's largest county of Cork. It runs from Charleville in the north to Ballingeary and Crookstown, south of Macroom, in the south. The constituency also takes in parts of the Mallow and Fermoy electoral areas.
The most recent boundary revision suggested that the Ballincollig area should be added to this constituency from Cork South Central. As a result of this change as of the next general election, the competition between the Fianna Fáil candidates is being described as a bloodbath. The Fine Gael candidates are also tipped to battle it out.
[edit] Recent results
| 2002 General Election: Cork North West | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Michael Moynihan | Fianna Fáil | 10,540 | 27.15 | 1 | 1 | |
| Donal Moynihan | Fianna Fáil | 8,893 | 22.91 | 2 | 3 | |
| Gerard Murphy | Fine Gael | 8,548 | 22.02 | 3 | 4 | |
| Michael Creed | Fine Gael | 7,787 | 20.06 | |||
| Martin Coughlan | Labour Party | 2,668 | 6.87 | |||
| Gerry Duffy | Christian Solidarity | 383 | 0.99 | |||
| 1997 General Election: Cork North West | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Michael Creed | Fine Gael | 8,041 | 23.13 | 1 | 2 | |
| Michael Moynihan | Fianna Fáil | 8,299 | 23.87 | 2 | 2 | |
| Donal Moynihan | Fianna Fáil | 7,867 | 22.91 | 3 | 3 | |
| Frank Crowley | Fine Gael | 6,253 | 17.99 | |||
| Bill Cashin | Labour Party | 2,574 | 7.4 | |||
| Donnie Howard | Independent | 1,729 | 4.97 | |||
[edit] See also
- Parliamentary Constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
