Limerick West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Limerick West
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency

Limerick West shown within Ireland
1948–2011
Seats 3
County/City council County Limerick

Limerick West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1948 to 2011. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known in English as TDs). The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Contents

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 for the 1948 general election. It succeeded the constituency of Limerick, which was divided between Limerick West and Limerick East. It was located in the western and southern part of County Limerick. It was a rural constituency, including the towns of Abbeyfeale, Askeaton, Newcastle West and Rathkeale.[1]

In some elections, such as in 1981 and 1982, only Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates appeared on the ballot. In 1987, a Progressive Democrats candidate was elected, which was the only time a candidate from a party other than Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael was elected in the constituency. No candidate from a left-wing party was ever elected in the constituency.

At the 2011 general election the constituency was replaced by the constituencies of Limerick and Kerry North–West Limerick.[2] The western part of the constituency became part of Kerry North–West Limerick, while the remainder along with the most of the rural parts of Limerick East were transferred to the Limerick constituency.[3]

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick West 1948–2011[4]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948[5] James Collins
(FF)		 Donnchadh Ó Briain
(FF)		 David Madden
(FG)
14th 1951[6]
15th 1954[7]
1955 by-election[8] Michael Colbert
(FF)
16th 1957[9] Denis Jones
(FG)
17th 1961[10]
18th 1965[11]
1967 by-election[12] Gerry Collins
(FF)
19th 1969[13] Michael J. Noonan
(FF)
20th 1973[14]
21st 1977[15] William O'Brien
(FG)
22nd 1981[16]
23rd 1982 (Feb)[17]
24th 1982 (Nov)[18]
25th 1987[19] John McCoy
(PD)
26th 1989[20] Michael Finucane
(FG)
27th 1992[21]
28th 1997[22] Michael Collins
(FF)		 Dan Neville
(FG)
29th 2002[23] John Cregan
(FF)
30th 2007[24] Niall Collins
(FF)
31st 2011 Constituency abolished. See Limerick and Kerry North–West Limerick

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

2007 general election

2007 general election: Limerick West[24]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3
Fianna Fáil Niall Collins 25.7 10,396    
Fianna Fáil John Cregan 21.5 8,701 8,823 10,355
Fine Gael Dan Neville 20.6 8,314 8,504 10,018
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 19.4 7,839 7,975 9,027
Labour Party James Heffernan 5.6 2,277 2,687  
Progressive Democrats Michael Brennan 4.8 1,935 1,993  
Green Party James Nix 2.4 969    
Electorate: 58,712   Valid: 40,431   Spoilt: 381 (0.9%)   Quota: 10,108   Turnout: 40,812 (69.5%)

2002 general election

In the final count Dan Neville beat Michael Finucane by only one vote to win the last seat.

2002 general election: Limerick West[23]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4
Fianna Fáil John Cregan 30.3 10,823      
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Collins 23.1 8,236 9,526    
Fine Gael Dan Neville 20.9 7,446 7,678 7,862 8,564
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 20.8 7,410 7,684 7,867 8,563
Green Party Marcus Briody 2.7 948 1,002 1,138  
Independent Mike MacDomhnaill 1.9 662 710 789  
Christian Solidarity Patrick O'Riordan 0.4 144 151 177  
Electorate: 53,879   Valid: 35,669   Spoilt: 476 (1.3%)   Quota: 8,918   Turnout: 36,145 (67.1%)

1997 general election

1997 general election: Limerick West[22]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Collins 6,985 20.8 1 6
Fine Gael Dan Neville 7,026 20.9 2 6
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 5,476 16.3 3 7
Independent Michael Brennan 3,661 10.9
Fianna Fáil John Clifford 3,921 11.7
Independent John Gallahue 3,355 10.0
Labour Party Mary Kelly 1,418 4.2
Progressive Democrats Jeanette McDonnell 1,406 4.2
Independent Mike MacDomhnaill 366 1.1
Electorate: 47,859   Valid: 33,614   Spoilt: 365 (1.1%)   Quota: 8,404   Turnout: 33,979 (71.0%)

1992 general election

1992 general election: Limerick West[21]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 10,913 34.3 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 4,173 13.1 2 7
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 5,164 16.2 3 7
Fine Gael Dan Neville 4,657 14.6
Labour Party Mary Kelly 3,447 10.8
Progressive Democrats Seán Liston 2,343 7.4
Independent Bridget Randles 645 2.0
Sinn Féin Coireall MacCurtain 346 1.1
Independent John Fitzgibbon 129 0.4
Electorate: 44,848   Valid: 31,817   Spoilt: 524 (1.6%)   Quota: 7,955   Turnout: 32,341 (72.1%)

1989 general election

1989 general election: Limerick West[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 12,476 39.7 1 1
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 8,484 27.0 2 1
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 6,491 20.7 3 2
Progressive Democrats Seán Liston 3,960 12.6
Electorate: 43,690   Valid: 31,411   Spoilt: 481 (1.5%)   Quota: 7,853   Turnout: 31,892 (73.0%)

1987 general election

1987 general election: Limerick West[19]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 10,812 31.8 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 6,631 19.5 2
Progressive Democrats John McCoy 6,580 19.4 3
Fine Gael Jim Houlihan 3,352 9.9
Fine Gael Michael Finucane 3,218 9.5
Fine Gael Dan Neville 2,894 8.5
Labour Party Paudge Brennan 519 1.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,006   Quota: 8,502   Turnout:

November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Limerick West[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 12,719 40.0 1 1
Fine Gael William O'Brien 8,435 26.5 2 1
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 7,061 22.2 3
Fine Gael Brendan Danaher 3,580 11.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,795   Quota: 7,949   Turnout:

February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Limerick West[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 12,702 40.1 1
Fine Gael William O'Brien 8,390 26.5 2
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 7,535 23.8 3
Fine Gael Seán Broderick 3,088 9.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,715   Quota: 7,929   Turnout:

1981 general election

1981 general election: Limerick West[16]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 44.5 14,776  
Fine Gael William O'Brien 26.2 8,676  
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 19.8 6,579 12,731
Fine Gael Donal Sheehan 9.5 3,158 3,484
Electorate: 41,097   Valid: 33,189   Spoilt: 387 (1.2%)   Quota: 8,298   Turnout: 33,576 (81.7%)

1977 general election

1977 general election: Limerick West[15]
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 30.2 10,081    
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 29.2 9,749    
Fine Gael William O'Brien 22.7 7,596 8,153 8,887
Fine Gael Ailish Jones Cassidy 9.5 3,165 3,526 3,775
Labour Party Edward Dwyer 4.3 1,444 1,950 2,299
Fine Gael Seán Broderick 4.1 1,379 1,682 1,745
Electorate: 42,037   Valid: 33,414   Spoilt: 266 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,354   Turnout: 33,680 (80.1%)[25]

1973 general election

1973 general election: Limerick West[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 9,679 33.9 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 5,398 18.9 2
Fine Gael Denis Jones 6,403 22.5 3
Fine Gael William O'Brien 4,253 14.9
Fine Gael Brendan Danaher 2,792 9.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,525   Quota: 7,132   Turnout:

1969 general election

1969 general election: Limerick West[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 10,557 36.7 1 1
Fine Gael Denis Jones 6,165 21.4 2
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan 2,598 9.0 3
Fine Gael William O'Brien 3,102 10.8
Fine Gael Brendan Danaher 2,366 8.2
Fianna Fáil Rory Kiely 1,991 6.9
Labour Party Edward Dwyer 1,254 4.4
Labour Party Michael Murphy 529 1.8
Independent Thomas Lynch 231 0.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,793   Quota: 7,199   Turnout:

1967 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD James Collins, a by-election was held on 9 November 1967. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Gerry Collins, son of the deceased TD.

1967 by-election: Limerick West[12]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins 14,384 53.8 1 1
Fine Gael William Madden 10,327 38.6
Labour Party Edward Dwyer 2,048 7.7
Electorate: 32,958   Valid: 26,759   Quota: 13,380   Turnout: 81.2%

1965 general election

1965 general election: Limerick West[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil James Collins 8,476 33.4 1 1
Fine Gael Denis Jones 7,213 28.5 2 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 5,343 21.1 3
Labour Party Edward Dwyer 2,304 9.1
Fine Gael Brendan Danaher 2,020 8.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,356   Quota: 6,340   Turnout:

1961 general election

1961 general election: Limerick West[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil James Collins 9,018 35.6 1 1
Fine Gael Denis Jones 7,037 27.7 2 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 6,006 23.6 3
Fine Gael James O'Donnell 3,346 13.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,407   Quota: 6,352   Turnout:

1957 general election

1957 general election: Limerick West[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael Denis Jones 7,952 30.8 1 1
Fianna Fáil James Collins 7,910 30.6 2 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 4,985 19.3 3
Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert 4,467 17.3
Independent Martin Ward 514 2.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,828   Quota: 6,458   Turnout:

1955 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD David Madden, a by-election was held on 13 December 1955. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Michael Colbert.

1955 by-election: Limerick West[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert 15,088 56.2 1 1
Fine Gael Denis Jones 9,406 35.0
Labour Party Patrick Aherne 2,349 8.8
Electorate: 33,267   Valid: 26,843   Quota: 13,422   Turnout: 80.7%

1954 general election

1954 general election: Limerick West[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil James Collins 7,857 28.5 1 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 7,078 25.6 2 1
Fine Gael David Madden 5,614 20.3 3
Labour Party Gerard Hayes 3,249 11.8
Fine Gael William O'Connor 2,471 9.0
Fine Gael Liam Bennett 1,331 4.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,600   Quota: 6,901   Turnout:

1951 general election

1951 general election: Limerick West[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael David Madden 7,901 29.2 1 1
Fianna Fáil James Collins 6,851 25.3 2 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 5,966 22.0 3
Fianna Fáil Richard Bresnihan 3,541 13.1
Fine Gael William O'Connor 2,827 10.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,086   Quota: 6,772   Turnout:

1948 general election

1948 general election: Limerick West[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil James Collins 6,778 24.7 1
Fianna Fáil Donnchadh Ó Briain 6,101 22.2 2
Fine Gael David Madden 4,602 16.8 3
Fianna Fáil John Lynch 2,235 8.1
Fine Gael Timothy O'Connell 1,783 6.5
Labour Party Patrick Langan 1,695 6.2
Clann na Poblachta James O'Connor 1,402 5.1
Independent Patrick Fitzsimons 1,257 4.6
Clann na Poblachta Patrick Liston 836 3.0
Independent Michael Dore 787 2.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,476   Quota: 6,870   Turnout:

See also

References

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  22. ^ a b "General election 1997: Limerick West". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1997&cons=160. Retrieved 23 February 2009. 
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