Mayo (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Mayo Constituency

Mayo is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 94,854 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

The constituency spans the entire area of Mayo County Council in the Connacht county of Mayo. These areas include Castlebar, Westport and Ballina. Geographically, Mayo is the largest constituency in the state.

Presently, the leader of Fine Gael and the Leader of the Opposition, Enda Kenny is one of the most high profile TDs from the constituency. His party colleague, Michael Ring, is outspoken on a range of issues. Beverley Flynn, who was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD, has since been expelled from the Parliamentary Party after losing a libel action against RTÉ. In effect this means that she is an Independent TD but she still votes in favour of Fianna Fáil. Recently, Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern disbanded a cumann (branch) of the party that continued to support her. Her father, Pádraig Flynn, served the constituency for over twenty-five years before his retirement from domestic politics.

[edit] Recent results

2002 General Election: Mayo
Candidate		Party	1st Pref	%	Seat	Count
	Jerry Cowley	Independent	8,709	13.72	1	5
	Michael Ring	Fine Gael	9,880	15.56	2	5
	Enda Kenny	Fine Gael	5,834	9.19	3	9
	John Carty	Fianna Fáil	6,457	10.17	4	10
	Beverley Flynn	Fianna Fáil	6,661	10.49	5	10
	Tom Moffatt	Fianna Fáil	6,536	10.30
	Jim Higgins	Fine Gael	5,858	9.23
	Frank Chambers	Fianna Fáil	5,726	9.02
	Ernie Caffrey	Fine Gael	2,290	3.61
	Vincent Wood	Sinn Féin	2,085	3.28
	Michael Holmes	Independent	1,754	2.76
	Billy Heffron	Progressive Democrats	919	1.45
	Ann Crowley	Green Party	669	1.05
	Thomas King	Independent	102	0.16

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[edit] See also

Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
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in use 2007 general election: Longford-Westmeath \| Meath East \| Meath West \| Roscommon-South Leitrim \| Sligo-North Leitrim