Kerry South (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Kerry South is a constituency represented by three Teachtaí Dála (TDs) in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas. As of 2005, the constituency has an electorate of 51,761. The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. The constituency is located in the southern half of County Kerry, Ireland, taking in Killarney, Caherciveen and Kenmare.

It was established by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 (No. 5/1935) joining Kerry North in succeeding the Kerry constituency. It was first used in the 1937 General election electing Members of the 9th Dáil.

The most high profile TD in the constituency is the current Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism, John O'Donoghue. Another colourful politician from the area is the Independent deputy Jackie Healy-Rae.

[edit] 2002 General election

2002 General Election: Kerry South
Candidate		Party	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	John O'Donoghue	Fianna Fáil	9.445	25.77	1	1
	Breeda Moynihan Cronin	Labour Party	5,307	14.48	2	6
	Jackie Healy-Rae	Independent	6,229	17.00	3	7
	Tom Fleming	Fianna Fáil	6,912	18.86
	Séamus Cosai FitzGerald	Fine Gael	4,539	12.39
	Sheila Casey	Fine Gael	1,934	5.28
	Donal Grady	Independent	1,346	3.67
	Donal Barry	Independent	934	2.55

[edit] Earlier elections

Members of the 28th Dáil elected in the 1997 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Donoghue	Fianna Fáil
	Breeda Moynihan Cronin	Labour Party
	Jackie Healy-Rae	Independent

Members of the 27th Dáil elected in the 1992 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Donoghue	Fianna Fáil
	Breeda Moynihan Cronin	Labour Party
	John O'Leary	Fianna Fáil

Members of the 26th Dáil elected in the 1989 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Donoghue	Fianna Fáil
	John O'Leary	Fianna Fáil
	Michael Moynihan	Labour Party

Members of the 25th Dáil elected in the 1987 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Donoghue	Fianna Fáil
	John O'Leary	Fianna Fáil
	Michael Begley	Fine Gael

Members of the 24th Dáil elected in the November 1982 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Leary	Fianna Fáil
	Michael Begley	Fine Gael
	Michael Moynihan	Labour Party

Members of the 23rd Dáil elected in the February 1982 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Leary	Fianna Fáil
	Michael Begley	Fine Gael
	Michael Moynihan	Labour Party

Members of the 22nd Dáil elected in the 1981 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Leary	Fianna Fáil
	Michael Begley	Fine Gael
	Michael Moynihan	Labour Party

Members of the 21st Dáil elected in the 1977 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Leary	Fianna Fáil
	Tim 'Chubb' O'Connor	Fianna Fáil
	Michael Begley	Fine Gael

Members of the 20th Dáil elected in the 1973 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Leary	Fianna Fáil
	Tim 'Chubb' O'Connor	Fianna Fáil
	Michael Begley	Fine Gael

Members of the 19th Dáil elected in the 1969 general election

Name		Party
	John O'Leary	Fianna Fáil
	Tim 'Chubb' O'Connor	Fianna Fáil
	Michael Begley	Fine Gael

Members of the 18th Dáil elected in the 1965 general election

Name		Party
	Honor Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	Tim 'Chubb' O'Connor	Fianna Fáil
	Patrick Connor	Fine Gael

In the December 1966 by-election John O'Leary (Fianna Fáil) held the seat vacated by the death of Honor Crowley.

Members of the 17th Dáil elected in the 1961 general election

Name		Party
	Honor Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	Tim 'Chubb' O'Connor	Fianna Fáil
	Patrick Connor	Fine Gael

Members of the 16th Dáil elected in the 1957 general election

Name		Party
	Honor Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	Patrick Palmer	Fine Gael
	John Joe Rice	Sinn Féin

Members of the 15th Dáil elected in the 1954 general election

Name		Party
	Honor Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	John Flynn	Fianna Fáil
	Patrick Palmer	Fine Gael

Members of the 14th Dáil elected in the 1951 general election

Name		Party
	Honor Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	Patrick Palmer	Fine Gael
	John Flynn	Independent

Members of the 13th Dáil elected in the 1948 general election

Name		Party
	Honor Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	Patrick Palmer	Fine Gael
	John Flynn	Independent

Members of the 12th Dáil elected in the 1944 general election

Name		Party
	Frederick Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	John Healy	Fianna Fáil
	Finian Lynch	Fine Gael

In the December 1945 by-election Honor Crowley (Fianna Fáil) holds the seat vacated by the death of her husband Frederick Crowley and Denis O'Donoghue (Fianna Fáil) takes the seat vacated by the retirement of Finian Lynch.

Members of the 11th Dáil elected in the 1943 general election

Name		Party
	Frederick Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	John Healy	Fianna Fáil
	Finian Lynch	Fine Gael

Members of the 10th Dáil elected in the 1938 general election

Name		Party
	Frederick Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	John Flynn	Fianna Fáil
	Finian Lynch	Fine Gael

Members of the 9th Dáil elected in the 1937 general election

Name		Party
	Frederick Crowley	Fianna Fáil
	John Flynn	Fianna Fáil
	Finian Lynch	Fine Gael

For the representatives prior to the 9th Dáil, see the earlier Kerry constituency.

[edit] See also

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