Cork South West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Cork South West
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Cork South West shown within Ireland
Created: 1961
TDs: 3
Counties: County Cork
EP constituency: South

Cork South West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the first time in 1961 and was first used in the General Election of that year.

The constituency has an electorate of 54,274 and at present is served by three Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

The constituency encompasses the Bandon, Bantry and Skibbereen electoral areas of Cork County Council. It is a largely rural constituency, with many medium-sized towns, and runs from Dursey Island in the west to Ringabella in the east.

Contents

[edit] Members of Dáil Éireann

Election 1st Member
(Party)		 2nd Member
(Party)		 3rd Member
(Party)
29th Dáil
(2002)		 Denis O'Donovan
(Fianna Fáil)		 Jim O'Keeffe
(Fine Gael)		 Joe Walsh
(Fianna Fáil)
30th Dáil
(2007)		 Christy O'Sullivan
(Fianna Fáil)		 P. J. Sheehan
(Fine Gael)

[edit] 2007 Election result

2007 General Election: Cork South West
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Christy O'Sullivan 10,333 24.4 1 2
Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 7,560 18.0 2 4
Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 7,739 18.2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 7,760 18.2
Labour Party Michael McCarthy 4,095 9.6
Green Party Quentin Gargan 2,860 6.2
Sinn Féin Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 2,150 5.1

[edit] 2002 Election result

2002 General Election: Cork South West
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 7,695 20.41 1 6
Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh 7,187 19.06 2 7
Fine Gael Jim O'Keeffe 6,358 16.87 3 7
Fine Gael P. J. Sheehan 5,831 15.47
Independent Christy O'Sullivan 3,609 9.57
Labour Party Michael McCarthy 3,442 9.13
Sinn Féin Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin 1,308 3.47
Sinn Féin Anne O'Leary 899 2.38
Independent Theresa Heaney 748 1.98
Independent Edmund Butler 621 1.65

[edit] November 1982 - 2002 full election results

Online at [1]

[edit] February 1982 full result

23rd Irish General Election – 18th February, 1982
Candidate Party Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4
Joe Walsh Fianna Fáil 7145 7323 7561 8748
Jim O'Keeffe Fine Gael 6868 7808 8561 8561
P. J. Sheehan Fine Gael 6834 7626 8451 8451
Flor Crowley Fianna Fáil 4940 5024 5289 6660
D.F. O'Sullivan Fianna Fáil 2640 2677 2831
Michael Calnan Labour Party 2215 2346
John McCarthy Fine Gael 2179
Electorate=40969, valid=32821, spoiled=208, quota=8206

[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
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