Kerry (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Kerry
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency

Kerry shown within Ireland
1923–1937
Seats 7
County/City council County Kerry

Kerry was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1937. The constituency elected 7 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Contents

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election to elect the Members of the 4th Dáil. It replaced the Kerry–Limerick West constituency which was used to elect members of the 2nd Dáil and members of the 3rd Dáil. It consisted of the administrative county of Kerry.[1]

It was abolished by the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 and the new Kerry South and Kerry North constituencies were created. They were first used at the 1937 general election for the members of the 9th Dáil.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Kerry 1923–1937[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[3] Patrick Cahill
(Rep)		 James Crowley
(CnaG)		 Fionán Lynch
(CnaG)		 Tom McEllistrim
(Rep)		 Thomas O'Donoghue
(Rep)		 John O'Sullivan
(CnaG)		 Austin Stack
(Rep)
5th 1927 (Jun)[4] William O'Leary
(FF)		 Tom McEllistrim
(FF)		 Thomas O'Reilly
(FF)		 Austin Stack
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep)[5] Frederick Crowley
(FF)
7th 1932[6] John Flynn
(FF)		 Eamonn Kissane
(FF)
8th 1933[7] Denis Daly
(FF)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Kerry North and Kerry South

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

1933 general election

1933 general election: Kerry[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 10,238 15.2 1 1
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 9,694 14.4 2 1
Fianna Fáil John Flynn 9,372 13.9 3 1
Fianna Fáil Denis Daly 8,290 12.3 4
Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 8,039 11.9 5
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 6,578 9.8 6
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 6,259 9.3 7
Cumann na nGaedheal Con Brosnan 5,867 8.7
National Centre Party Edmond O'Connor 3,141 4.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 67,478   Quota: 8,435   Turnout:

1932 general election

1932 general election: Kerry[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil John Flynn 7,638 12.7 1 1
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Kissane 7,364 12.2 2
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 6,266 10.4 3
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 6,930 11.5 4
Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 7,134 11.8 5
Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Reilly 6,691 11.1 6
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 5,686 9.4 7
Cumann na nGaedheal James Crowley 4,644 7.7
Farmers' Party Patrick Trant 4,548 7.5
Cumann na nGaedheal John Moore 3,409 5.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 60,310   Quota: 7,539   Turnout:

September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Kerry[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 6,866 12.3 1
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 6,296 11.3 2
Cumann na nGaedheal James Crowley 5,651 10.1 3
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 6,190 11.1 4
Fianna Fáil William O'Leary 5,993 10.7 5
Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 5,762 10.3 6
Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Reilly 6,039 10.8 7
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Donnell 5,027 9.0
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Slattery 3,473 6.2
Farmers' Party Patrick O'Shea 2,903 5.2
Farmers' Party Maurice Lawlor 1,691 3.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 55,891   Quota: 6,987   Turnout:

June 1927 general election

June 1927 general election: Kerry[4]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 5,483 10.2 1
Sinn Féin Austin Stack 5,140 9.5 2
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 4,569 8.5 3
Cumann na nGaedheal James Crowley 4,246 7.9 4
Fianna Fáil William O'Leary 3,849 7.1 5
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 3,207 6.0 6
Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Reilly 4,492 8.3 7
Fianna Fáil Frederick Crowley 3,370 6.3
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Donnell 2,975 5.5
Independent Eugene O'Sullivan 2,405 4.5
Farmers' Party Patrick O'Shea 2,205 4.1
Labour Party Patrick Casey 2,141 4.0
Cumann na nGaedheal Florence Harty 2,063 3.8
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Dennehy 1,749 3.3
Farmers' Party Charles Roche 1,637 3.0
Independent William McElligott 1,109 2.1
Labour Party Diarmuid O'Leary 1,054 2.0
Independent Kate Breen 978 1.8
Independent John Kavanagh 729 1.4
Independent Eamon Horan 484 0.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 53,885   Quota: 6,736   Turnout:

1923 general election

1923 general election: Kerry[3]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Republican Austin Stack 10,333 18.8 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal Fionán Lynch 8,982 16.4 2 1
Republican Tom McEllistrim 7,277 13.3 3 1
Republican Thomas O'Donoghue 4,414 8.1 4
Cumann na nGaedheal John O'Sullivan 3,759 6.9 5
Cumann na nGaedheal James Crowley 3,759 6.9 6
Republican Patrick Cahill 2,708 4.9 7
Farmers' Party Denis Brosnan 3,182 5.8
Labour Party Patrick Casey 2,329 4.3
Labour Party Cormac Walsh 1,974 3.6
Farmers' Party John O'Neill 1,674 3.1
Independent Thomas O'Donnell 1,640 3.0
Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Dennehy 1,308 2.4
Independent Jeremiah McSweeney 1,124 2.1
Independent E. J. Gleeson 382 0.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 54,845   Quota: 6,856   Turnout:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Act, 1923". Irish Statute Book database. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1923/en/act/pub/0012/sched8.html#sched8. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  2. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8. ISSN 0332-0286. 
  3. ^ a b "General election 1923: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1923&cons=135. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "General election June 1927: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1927jun&cons=135. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  5. ^ a b "General election September 1927: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1927sep&cons=135. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  6. ^ a b "General election 1932: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1932&cons=135. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  7. ^ a b "General election 1933: Kerry". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1933&cons=135. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 

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